Labour force participation in Ecuador
The ILO estimates that 64.5% of people aged 15 and over in Ecuador were in the labour force in 2025.
Ecuador, 2025
64.5%
Change from 2024
0percentage points
World, 2025
60.8%
Position in 2025
69th of 181
Labour force participation in Ecuador over time
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% of working-age 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 | 64.5% | 60.8% |
| 2024 | 64.5% | 61.0% |
| 2023 | 64.5% | 61.0% |
| 2022 | 65.8% | 60.7% |
| 2021 | 65.7% | 60.4% |
| 2020 | 60.0% | 59.7% |
| 2019 | 66.2% | 61.0% |
| 2018 | 66.7% | 61.2% |
| 2017 | 68.2% | 61.3% |
| 2016 | 67.7% | 61.5% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 64.5% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 65.7%, the figure has changed by −1.2 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Ecuador has the 69th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 60.8%.
More for Ecuador
All statistics for Ecuador
Women's labour force participation
52.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
62.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
3.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
8.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
32.5%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
16.6%
2025 · World Bank