Employment-to-population ratio in Ecuador
The ILO estimates that 62.4% of people aged 15 and over in Ecuador were employed in 2025.
Ecuador, 2025
62.4%
Change from 2024
+0.1percentage points
World, 2025
57.9%
Position in 2025
55th of 181
Employment-to-population ratio in Ecuador over time
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% of population aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Ecuador | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 62.4% | 57.9% |
| 2024 | 62.3% | 58.0% |
| 2023 | 62.2% | 58.1% |
| 2022 | 63.4% | 57.5% |
| 2021 | 62.7% | 56.7% |
| 2020 | 56.4% | 55.7% |
| 2019 | 63.7% | 57.6% |
| 2018 | 64.3% | 57.7% |
| 2017 | 65.5% | 57.7% |
| 2016 | 64.6% | 57.8% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 62.3% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 63.3%, the figure has changed by −0.9 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Ecuador has the 55th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.9%.
More for Ecuador
All statistics for Ecuador
Labour force participation
64.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
3.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
8.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
52.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
32.5%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
16.6%
2025 · World Bank