ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Ecuador
Ecuador: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 61.07 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Ecuador, 2000–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 61.07 % for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Ecuador peaked at 63.47 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.31 %, in 2000.
Ecuador ranks 13th of 79 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.31 % | — |
| 2001 | 58.91 % | +39.2% |
| 2003 | 48.13 % | -18.3% |
| 2004 | 57.4 % | +19.3% |
| 2005 | 53.5 % | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 55.65 % | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 51.67 % | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 49.57 % | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 47.25 % | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 45.49 % | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 43.95 % | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 45.21 % | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 47.76 % | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 47.41 % | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 55.41 % | +16.9% |
| 2016 | 60.48 % | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 62.53 % | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 61.02 % | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 62.58 % | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 53.45 % | -14.6% |
| 2021 | 63.04 % | +17.9% |
| 2022 | 63.05 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 60.59 % | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 63.47 % | +4.8% |
| 2025 | 61.07 % | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.6 % | 42.31 % | 58.91 % | 9 |
| 2010s | 53.18 % | 43.95 % | 62.58 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.78 % | 53.45 % | 63.47 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More economy & growth data for Ecuador
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.54 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.51 Percent per annum (2029)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 4,778 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 5.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9648 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 6,874 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.9648 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 6,874 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.96 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Ecuador?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Ecuador was 61.07 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 63.47 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.31 % in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Ecuador ranks 13th out of 79 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, total (15+), rural areas — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.