ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Ecuador
Ecuador: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of was 36.1 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Ecuador, 2001–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Ecuador is 36.1 %, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 9.4% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Ecuador peaked at 46.8 % in 2014 and was at its lowest, 32.6 %, in 2021.
That places Ecuador 60th out of 72 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 37.7 % | — |
| 2003 | 42.8 % | +13.5% |
| 2004 | 38.1 % | -11.0% |
| 2005 | 39.9 % | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 40.5 % | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 43.7 % | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 43.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 41.9 % | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 43.4 % | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 41.2 % | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 42.1 % | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 43.7 % | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 46.8 % | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 44.1 % | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 39.1 % | -11.3% |
| 2017 | 38.2 % | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 37 % | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 35.4 % | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 33.9 % | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 32.6 % | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 32.9 % | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 36.5 % | +10.9% |
| 2024 | 33 % | -9.6% |
| 2025 | 36.1 % | +9.4% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 36.1 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 54.9 %, 66% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 36.1 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 54.4 %, 66% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.04 % | 37.7 % | 43.7 % | 8 |
| 2010s | 41.1 % | 35.4 % | 46.8 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.17 % | 32.6 % | 36.5 % | 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 0 BoP, current US$ (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0 BoP, current US$ per person (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.30 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 191.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.01 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 71.04 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 41.84 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Ecuador?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Ecuador was 36.1 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 46.8 % in 2014.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.6 % in 2021.
- How does Ecuador rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of?
- Ecuador ranks 60th out of 72 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.