Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) was 5,702 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) in Ecuador, 2013–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 5,702 for informal employment (previous ilo definition - icls13) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment (previous ilo definition - icls13) in Ecuador peaked at 5,702 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,930, in 2014.
Ecuador ranks 20th of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 4,018 | — |
| 2014 | 3,930 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 4,163 | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 4,562 | +9.6% |
| 2017 | 4,856 | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 4,871 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 4,984 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 5,454 | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 5,598 | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 5,526 | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 5,657 | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 5,702 | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4,483 | 3,930 | 4,984 | 7 |
| 2020s | 5,587 | 5,454 | 5,702 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More work & labour data for Ecuador
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.578 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.567 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.589 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.04 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 17,174 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,794 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 9,543 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 9,549 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 19,092 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is informal employment (previous ilo definition - icls13) in Ecuador?
- Informal employment (previous ilo definition - icls13) in Ecuador was 5,702 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest informal employment (previous ilo definition - icls13) recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 5,702 in 2025.
- What is the lowest informal employment (previous ilo definition - icls13) recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,930 in 2014.
- How does Ecuador rank for informal employment (previous ilo definition - icls13)?
- Ecuador ranks 20th out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is informal employment (previous ilo definition - icls13) rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. This harmonized series for informal employment is derived using the same set of criteria across countries to improve comparability. The criteria used are based on employment status, institutional sector, destination of production, bookkeeping, registration, social security contribution, places of work and size. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.