LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Ecuador
Ecuador: LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment was 19.54 in 2025. ▲ Rising
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Ecuador, 2013–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Ecuador is 19.54, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 11.5% on the previous year and up 52.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Ecuador peaked at 23.81 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10.77, in 2013.
Ecuador ranks 3rd of 61 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 10.77 | — |
| 2014 | 11.82 | +9.8% |
| 2015 | 12.85 | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 17.42 | +35.6% |
| 2017 | 18 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 17.78 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 23.81 | +33.9% |
| 2022 | 21.95 | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 19.7 | -10.3% |
| 2024 | 22.07 | +12.0% |
| 2025 | 19.54 | -11.5% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 19.54 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.85, 2.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 19.54 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.77, 2.2× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.77 | 10.77 | 18 | 6 |
| 2020s | 21.41 | 19.54 | 23.81 | 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 lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Ecuador?
- Lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Ecuador was 19.54 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 23.81 in 2021.
- What is the lowest lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.77 in 2013.
- How does Ecuador rank for lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment?
- Ecuador ranks 3rd out of 61 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.1%. 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 LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment for persons ages 25 to 54 (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). 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. LU2 represents the share of the labour force, in this case for persons of prime age (i.e., persons ages 25 to 54), that are either in unemployment or time-related underemployment. For more information, refer to the Gender Equality and Non-Discrimination Indicators (GEND) database description.