ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Ecuador

Ecuador: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 72.63 % in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
72.63 %
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
7th
of 79 countries
All-time high
74.69 %
in 2001
All-time low
62.76 %
in 2011
Years of data
25
2000–2025

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Ecuador, 2000–2025

0204060802000201220252000: 64.8 %2001: 74.7 %2003: 68.1 %2004: 73.3 %2005: 71 %2006: 72.8 %2007: 69.9 %2008: 67.7 %2009: 65.3 %2010: 64.4 %2011: 62.8 %2012: 63.5 %2013: 64.7 %2014: 64.7 %2015: 70.2 %2016: 73.5 %2017: 74.6 %2018: 73.2 %2019: 73.7 %2020: 66.7 %2021: 74.1 %2022: 73.8 %2023: 71.6 %2024: 73.8 %2025: 72.6 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2025, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Ecuador stood at 72.63 %.

That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Ecuador peaked at 74.69 % in 2001 and was at its lowest, 62.76 %, in 2011.

That places Ecuador 7th out of 79 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, total (15+), rural areas — Value in Ecuador, 2000 to 2025.
Year % Change
2000 64.83 %
2001 74.69 % +15.2%
2003 68.13 % -8.8%
2004 73.27 % +7.5%
2005 71.05 % -3.0%
2006 72.81 % +2.5%
2007 69.9 % -4.0%
2008 67.68 % -3.2%
2009 65.3 % -3.5%
2010 64.37 % -1.4%
2011 62.76 % -2.5%
2012 63.49 % +1.2%
2013 64.74 % +2.0%
2014 64.74 % +0.0%
2015 70.19 % +8.4%
2016 73.45 % +4.6%
2017 74.56 % +1.5%
2018 73.17 % -1.9%
2019 73.69 % +0.7%
2020 66.67 % -9.5%
2021 74.08 % +11.1%
2022 73.78 % -0.4%
2023 71.56 % -3.0%
2024 73.83 % +3.2%
2025 72.63 % -1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 69.74 % 64.83 % 74.69 % 9
2010s 68.52 % 62.76 % 74.56 % 10
2020s 72.09 % 66.67 % 74.08 % 6

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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 72.63 % 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 74.69 % in 2001.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 62.76 % in 2011.
How does Ecuador rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
Ecuador ranks 7th 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 3.5%. 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 — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, total (15+), rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
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86 places, 1,544 data points, 1987–2025
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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.