Employment-to-population ratio — all countries

Employment-to-population ratio — Ecuador

Employment-to-population ratio in Ecuador in 2025 — 62.36%. Ranked 55 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 1.89 pp.

2025 62.36% +0.05 pp vs 2024
World rank 55of 182
Period maximum 65.54%2017
Period minimum 56.36%2020

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Ecuador, 1991–20255557.56062.56567.519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 60.47%1992: 60.49%1993: 60.44%1994: 60.67%1995: 60.7%1996: 60.67%1997: 61.41%1998: 63.47%1999: 61.91%2000: 60.4%2001: 61.36%2002: 61.59%2003: 61.64%2004: 64.09%2005: 64.45%2006: 65.54%2007: 64.67%2008: 63.94%2009: 61.06%2010: 60.12%2011: 59.64%2012: 60.43%2013: 60.34%2014: 60.44%2015: 63.28%2016: 64.56%2017: 65.54%2018: 64.31%2019: 63.66%2020: 56.36%2021: 62.73%2022: 63.39%2023: 62.23%2024: 62.31%2025: 62.36%
Change over the period: +1.89 pp Annual average: 0.06 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Ecuador

Ecuador 62.36%
World 58.06%
South America computed 59.71%
Employment-to-population ratio — Ecuador, by year Ecuador All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 62.36 +0.05 pp
2024 62.31 +0.09 pp
2023 62.23 −1.16 pp
2022 63.39 +0.66 pp
2021 62.73 +6.37 pp
2020 56.36 −7.3 pp
2019 63.66 −0.65 pp
2018 64.31 −1.23 pp
2017 65.54 +0.98 pp
2016 64.56 +1.27 pp
2015 63.28 +2.84 pp
2014 60.44 +0.1 pp
2013 60.34 −0.09 pp
2012 60.43 +0.79 pp
2011 59.64 −0.48 pp
2010 60.12 −0.94 pp
2009 61.06 −2.88 pp
2008 63.94 −0.73 pp
2007 64.67 −0.87 pp
2006 65.54 +1.09 pp
2005 64.45 +0.35 pp
2004 64.09 +2.46 pp
2003 61.64 +0.05 pp
2002 61.59 +0.23 pp
2001 61.36 +0.95 pp
2000 60.4 −1.5 pp
1999 61.91 −1.56 pp
1998 63.47 +2.06 pp
1997 61.41 +0.73 pp
1996 60.67 −0.03 pp
1995 60.7 +0.03 pp
1994 60.67 +0.22 pp
1993 60.44 −0.05 pp
1992 60.49 +0.02 pp
1991 60.47

About the indicator

The ratio of the employed to the population aged 15 and over. Unlike the unemployment rate it does not depend on whether a person is looking for work, so it captures the actual involvement of the population in the economy better. Employment and unemployment together give the full picture: low unemployment alongside low employment means mass withdrawal from the labor force.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.