Ecuador Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2024
Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
- Ecuador youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 7.21%, a 1.2% decline from 2022.
- Ecuador youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 8.41%, a 0.82% decline from 2021.
- Ecuador youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 9.24%, a 1.85% decline from 2020.
- Ecuador youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 11.09%, a 2.35% increase from 2019.
| Similar Country Ranking | |
|---|---|
| Country Name | % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 |
| Libya | 49.44% |
| South Africa | 49.14% |
| Botswana | 45.41% |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 42.31% |
| Jordan | 40.80% |
| Namibia | 38.03% |
| Gabon | 36.53% |
| Iraq | 32.23% |
| Algeria | 30.78% |
| North Macedonia | 28.57% |
| Albania | 28.25% |
| St. Lucia | 28.15% |
| Montenegro | 27.93% |
| Bosnia | 26.52% |
| Guyana | 25.87% |
| Suriname | 25.29% |
| Serbia | 24.31% |
| Costa Rica | 24.10% |
| Lebanon | 23.74% |
| Iran | 22.79% |
| Romania | 21.30% |
| Mauritius | 20.87% |
| Samoa | 19.76% |
| Colombia | 19.27% |
| Armenia | 18.96% |
| Brazil | 17.90% |
| Turkey | 17.61% |
| Belize | 17.41% |
| Equatorial Guinea | 16.35% |
| China | 15.72% |
| Fiji | 15.24% |
| Maldives | 14.93% |
| Jamaica | 13.84% |
| Azerbaijan | 13.55% |
| Paraguay | 13.03% |
| Russia | 12.70% |
| Malaysia | 12.49% |
| Bulgaria | 11.99% |
| Dominican Republic | 11.75% |
| Venezuela | 10.77% |
| Belarus | 10.23% |
| Turkmenistan | 9.06% |
| Peru | 8.80% |
| Ecuador | 7.21% |
| Tonga | 6.70% |
| Mexico | 6.11% |
| Guatemala | 5.87% |
| Thailand | 5.31% |
| Kazakhstan | 3.82% |
| Cuba | 2.99% |
| Ecuador Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 | Annual Change |
| 2023 | 7.21% | -1.20% |
| 2022 | 8.41% | -0.82% |
| 2021 | 9.24% | -1.85% |
| 2020 | 11.09% | 2.35% |
| 2019 | 8.75% | 0.78% |
| 2018 | 7.97% | -0.51% |
| 2017 | 8.48% | -1.89% |
| 2016 | 10.37% | 1.53% |
| 2015 | 8.84% | -0.21% |
| 2014 | 9.04% | 0.71% |
| 2013 | 8.34% | -0.20% |
| 2012 | 8.54% | -0.35% |
| 2011 | 8.89% | -0.38% |
| 2010 | 9.27% | -0.58% |
| 2009 | 9.85% | 0.70% |
| 2008 | 9.15% | 2.14% |
| 2007 | 7.01% | -0.91% |
| 2006 | 7.91% | 0.06% |
| 2005 | 7.85% | -2.34% |
| 2004 | 10.19% | -0.65% |
| 2003 | 10.84% | 1.33% |
| 2002 | 9.51% | 0.95% |
| 2001 | 8.56% | -1.23% |
| 2000 | 9.79% | 0.18% |
| 1999 | 9.61% | 0.38% |
| 1998 | 9.23% | -0.23% |
| 1997 | 9.46% | 0.08% |
| 1996 | 9.39% | 0.05% |
| 1995 | 9.34% | 0.03% |
| 1994 | 9.31% | 0.05% |
| 1993 | 9.26% | 0.14% |
| 1992 | 9.12% | -0.03% |
| 1991 | 9.15% | -0.03% |