Ecuador — Labor participation
Labor Force Participation Rate for Ecuador, 1990–2025.
Labor participation for Ecuador was 64.50% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 36 years, from 1990 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 68.15% in 2017. The lowest was 60.03% in 2020 (about 1.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.07% per year.
Ecuador ranks 70 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 37%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 63.14%, so Ecuador sits above it. It peaked in 2017 and has fallen 5% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 2%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 13 of 31 economies; Haiti (63.93%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 9% in 2021.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 82nd of 187 in 1990 → 76th of 187 in 2000 → 78th of 187 in 2010 → 96th of 187 in 2020 → 69th of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2025
| Year | % of population ages 15+ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 64.5% | -0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 64.54% | +0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 64.49% | -1.3 pp |
| 2022 | 65.83% | +0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 65.69% | +5.7 pp |
| 2020 | 60.03% | -6.1 pp |
| 2019 | 66.18% | -0.5 pp |
| 2018 | 66.66% | -1.5 pp |
| 2017 | 68.15% | +0.5 pp |
| 2016 | 67.67% | +2.0 pp |
| 2015 | 65.66% | +3.0 pp |
| 2014 | 62.62% | +0.4 pp |
| 2013 | 62.26% | -0.2 pp |
| 2012 | 62.45% | +0.7 pp |
| 2011 | 61.78% | -0.9 pp |
| 2010 | 62.68% | -1.3 pp |
| 2009 | 64.01% | -2.5 pp |
| 2008 | 66.55% | -0.2 pp |
| 2007 | 66.77% | -1.2 pp |
| 2006 | 67.95% | +1.0 pp |
| 2005 | 66.98% | -0.5 pp |
| 2004 | 67.47% | +2.1 pp |
| 2003 | 65.33% | +0.6 pp |
| 2002 | 64.71% | +0.6 pp |
| 2001 | 64.08% | +0.6 pp |
| 2000 | 63.45% | -1.5 pp |
| 1999 | 64.93% | -1.5 pp |
| 1998 | 66.38% | +2.1 pp |
| 1997 | 64.25% | +0.8 pp |
| 1996 | 63.48% | -0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 63.5% | +0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 63.46% | +0.2 pp |
| 1993 | 63.23% | -0.0 pp |
| 1992 | 63.23% | -0.0 pp |
| 1991 | 63.24% | +0.2 pp |
| 1990 | 63.02% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Ecuador’s Labor participation in 1991?
63.24% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population ages 15+, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Ecuador’s Labor participation growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +2.3% in total — about 0.1% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SL.TLF.CACT.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 64.5%; 2024: 64.54%; 2023: 64.49%; 2022: 65.83%; 2021: 65.69%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS — Labor Force Participation Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.