Labor force participation rate — all countries

Labor force participation rate — Ecuador

Labor force participation rate in Ecuador in 2025 — 64.5%. Ranked 69 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 1.48 pp.

2025 64.5% −0.04 pp vs 2024
World rank 69of 182
Period maximum 68.15%2017
Period minimum 60.03%2020

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Labor force participation rate — Ecuador, 1990–20256062.56567.57019901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 63.02%1991: 63.24%1992: 63.23%1993: 63.23%1994: 63.46%1995: 63.5%1996: 63.48%1997: 64.25%1998: 66.38%1999: 64.93%2000: 63.45%2001: 64.08%2002: 64.71%2003: 65.34%2004: 67.47%2005: 66.98%2006: 67.95%2007: 66.77%2008: 66.55%2009: 64.01%2010: 62.68%2011: 61.78%2012: 62.45%2013: 62.26%2014: 62.62%2015: 65.66%2016: 67.67%2017: 68.15%2018: 66.66%2019: 66.18%2020: 60.03%2021: 65.69%2022: 65.83%2023: 64.49%2024: 64.54%2025: 64.5%
Change over the period: +1.48 pp Annual average: 0.04 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Ecuador 64.5%
World 60.98%
South America computed 63.64%
Labor force participation rate — Ecuador, by year Ecuador All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 64.5 −0.04 pp
2024 64.54 +0.05 pp
2023 64.49 −1.34 pp
2022 65.83 +0.15 pp
2021 65.69 +5.65 pp
2020 60.03 −6.15 pp
2019 66.18 −0.48 pp
2018 66.66 −1.49 pp
2017 68.15 +0.48 pp
2016 67.67 +2.01 pp
2015 65.66 +3.04 pp
2014 62.62 +0.36 pp
2013 62.26 −0.19 pp
2012 62.45 +0.67 pp
2011 61.78 −0.9 pp
2010 62.68 −1.33 pp
2009 64.01 −2.54 pp
2008 66.55 −0.22 pp
2007 66.77 −1.18 pp
2006 67.95 +0.97 pp
2005 66.98 −0.49 pp
2004 67.47 +2.13 pp
2003 65.34 +0.62 pp
2002 64.71 +0.63 pp
2001 64.08 +0.63 pp
2000 63.45 −1.48 pp
1999 64.93 −1.45 pp
1998 66.38 +2.13 pp
1997 64.25 +0.77 pp
1996 63.48 −0.02 pp
1995 63.5 +0.03 pp
1994 63.46 +0.24 pp
1993 63.23 −0.01 pp
1992 63.23 −0 pp
1991 63.24 +0.22 pp
1990 63.02

About the indicator

The share of the population aged 15 and over that belongs to the labor force. It shows how fully a country uses its labor potential. The decline in advanced countries comes from an aging population and longer years of schooling, while low values in developing ones usually come from limited participation by women.

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