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Labor force — Ecuador

Labor force in Ecuador in 2025 — 8,977,208 people. Ranked 59 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 122%.

2025 8.98M people +1.53% vs 2024
World rank 59of 182
Period maximum 8.98M people2025
Period minimum 4.04M people1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — Ecuador, 1990–20254M6M8M10M19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 4,043,976 people1991: 4,169,617 people1992: 4,280,876 people1993: 4,390,835 people1994: 4,516,529 people1995: 4,629,670 people1996: 4,740,530 people1997: 4,912,617 people1998: 5,196,031 people1999: 5,202,482 people2000: 5,202,036 people2001: 5,375,207 people2002: 5,554,493 people2003: 5,740,735 people2004: 6,069,723 people2005: 6,169,877 people2006: 6,409,972 people2007: 6,449,993 people2008: 6,581,958 people2009: 6,478,792 people2010: 6,489,520 people2011: 6,540,161 people2012: 6,757,347 people2013: 6,882,742 people2014: 7,072,058 people2015: 7,577,726 people2016: 7,985,502 people2017: 8,229,598 people2018: 8,250,992 people2019: 8,393,240 people2020: 7,753,251 people2021: 8,597,736 people2022: 8,739,737 people2023: 8,695,838 people2024: 8,842,169 people2025: 8,977,208 people
Change over the period: +4.93M (+121.99%) Average annual rate: 2.3 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Ecuador 8.98M people
World 3.74B people
South America computed 220M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 1.38B people
Labor force — Ecuador, by year Ecuador All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 8.98M +135,039 +1.53%
2024 8.84M +146,331 +1.68%
2023 8.7M −43,899 −0.5%
2022 8.74M +142,001 +1.65%
2021 8.6M +844,485 +10.89%
2020 7.75M −639,989 −7.63%
2019 8.39M +142,248 +1.72%
2018 8.25M +21,394 +0.26%
2017 8.23M +244,096 +3.06%
2016 7.99M +407,776 +5.38%
2015 7.58M +505,668 +7.15%
2014 7.07M +189,316 +2.75%
2013 6.88M +125,395 +1.86%
2012 6.76M +217,186 +3.32%
2011 6.54M +50,641 +0.78%
2010 6.49M +10,728 +0.17%
2009 6.48M −103,166 −1.57%
2008 6.58M +131,965 +2.05%
2007 6.45M +40,021 +0.62%
2006 6.41M +240,095 +3.89%
2005 6.17M +100,154 +1.65%
2004 6.07M +328,988 +5.73%
2003 5.74M +186,242 +3.35%
2002 5.55M +179,286 +3.34%
2001 5.38M +173,171 +3.33%
2000 5.2M −446 −0.01%
1999 5.2M +6,451 +0.12%
1998 5.2M +283,414 +5.77%
1997 4.91M +172,087 +3.63%
1996 4.74M +110,860 +2.39%
1995 4.63M +113,141 +2.51%
1994 4.52M +125,694 +2.86%
1993 4.39M +109,959 +2.57%
1992 4.28M +111,259 +2.67%
1991 4.17M +125,641 +3.11%
1990 4.04M

About the indicator

The economically active population — everyone aged 15 and over who either works or actively looks for work. It covers the employed, the unemployed and first-time job seekers; it leaves out students, homemakers and other people who do not offer their labor on the market. The size of the labor force is the basic constraint on the growth potential of an economy.

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