Ecuador Labor Force Participation Rate 1991-2024

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 2023 was 45.60%, a 0.27% decline from 2022.
  • Ecuador labor force participation rate for 2022 was 45.87%, a 0.11% decline from 2021.
  • Ecuador labor force participation rate for 2021 was 45.98%, a 6.24% increase from 2020.
  • Ecuador labor force participation rate for 2020 was 39.73%, a 4.21% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
St. Lucia 63.80%
Paraguay 56.84%
Brazil 54.49%
Peru 54.21%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 53.37%
Guatemala 51.88%
Belize 49.71%
China 48.32%
Maldives 47.64%
Azerbaijan 46.74%
Ecuador 45.60%
Dominican Republic 45.41%
Mexico 44.74%
Colombia 44.56%
Guyana 44.54%
Malaysia 44.26%
Turkey 44.06%
Samoa 43.52%
Kazakhstan 42.26%
Belarus 42.04%
Cuba 41.50%
Fiji 39.77%
Thailand 39.52%
Costa Rica 39.10%
Botswana 38.83%
Armenia 38.35%
Lebanon 35.64%
Suriname 34.74%
Jamaica 33.87%
Mauritius 33.84%
Albania 33.82%
Serbia 31.86%
Montenegro 31.35%
South Africa 31.21%
Turkmenistan 29.66%
Bosnia 28.76%
Equatorial Guinea 28.59%
North Macedonia 28.31%
Tonga 28.28%
Namibia 28.13%
Russia 27.99%
Venezuela 27.22%
Iraq 26.66%
Jordan 26.03%
Romania 24.96%
Algeria 23.26%
Bulgaria 22.87%
Iran 22.44%
Gabon 18.30%
Libya 17.12%
Ecuador Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 45.60% -0.27%
2022 45.87% -0.11%
2021 45.98% 6.24%
2020 39.73% -4.21%
2019 43.94% -0.04%
2018 43.98% -1.24%
2017 45.23% 0.43%
2016 44.80% 2.03%
2015 42.77% 2.64%
2014 40.13% -0.97%
2013 41.10% -1.90%
2012 43.00% 1.26%
2011 41.75% -2.94%
2010 44.69% -2.97%
2009 47.66% -3.12%
2008 50.77% -0.12%
2007 50.90% -3.44%
2006 54.34% 1.86%
2005 52.47% -1.56%
2004 54.03% 1.30%
2003 52.73% 0.30%
2002 52.43% 0.30%
2001 52.13% 0.30%
2000 51.82% -0.31%
1999 52.13% -0.31%
1998 52.43% 4.64%
1997 47.80% -0.17%
1996 47.97% 0.01%
1995 47.96% 0.00%
1994 47.96% -0.04%
1993 48.00% 0.01%
1992 47.99% 0.01%
1991 47.99% 0.01%