Ecuador Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2023

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Ecuador labor force participation rate for 2021 was 44.31%, a 4.57% increase from 2020.
  • Ecuador labor force participation rate for 2020 was 39.74%, a 4.25% decline from 2019.
  • Ecuador labor force participation rate for 2019 was 43.99%, a 0.02% increase from 2018.
  • Ecuador labor force participation rate for 2018 was 43.97%, a 1.23% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Peru 59.45%
Paraguay 59.39%
St. Lucia 54.97%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 52.32%
Brazil 51.64%
Guatemala 49.17%
Colombia 48.69%
China 48.07%
Maldives 46.42%
Guyana 46.39%
Belarus 45.74%
Malaysia 44.97%
Mexico 44.82%
Ecuador 44.31%
Belize 44.14%
Costa Rica 44.04%
Dominican Republic 42.78%
Turkey 41.48%
Azerbaijan 40.67%
Kazakhstan 40.38%
Thailand 39.63%
Mauritius 38.68%
Fiji 38.14%
Suriname 36.53%
Bosnia 36.07%
Cuba 35.89%
Botswana 35.40%
Armenia 35.36%
Albania 34.68%
Montenegro 34.49%
Venezuela 33.13%
Russia 32.54%
Samoa 32.27%
Jamaica 31.95%
North Macedonia 30.15%
Serbia 29.89%
Romania 28.57%
Namibia 28.45%
Lebanon 28.39%
Equatorial Guinea 27.43%
Iraq 26.99%
Turkmenistan 26.41%
Jordan 25.04%
Tonga 24.50%
Iran 24.29%
Algeria 22.83%
South Africa 22.43%
Bulgaria 20.70%
Gabon 16.66%
Libya 16.20%
Ecuador Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2021 44.31% 4.57%
2020 39.74% -4.25%
2019 43.99% 0.02%
2018 43.97% -1.23%
2017 45.20% 0.42%
2016 44.78% 2.02%
2015 42.76% 2.61%
2014 40.14% -1.17%
2013 41.31% -2.03%
2012 43.35% 1.30%
2011 42.04% -2.80%
2010 44.85% -2.84%
2009 47.68% -3.18%
2008 50.86% -0.21%
2007 51.07% -3.31%
2006 54.38% 1.81%
2005 52.57% -1.56%
2004 54.13% 1.42%
2003 52.71% 0.07%
2002 52.64% 0.06%
2001 52.58% 0.05%
2000 52.53% 0.05%
1999 52.49% 0.04%
1998 52.44% 4.75%
1997 47.70% -0.20%
1996 47.90% -0.06%
1995 47.96% -0.06%
1994 48.02% -0.05%
1993 48.08% -0.06%
1992 48.14% -0.06%
1991 48.20% -0.04%
1990 48.24% -0.04%