Poverty Headcount: All Social Protection … Protection Labor urban in Ecuador
Ecuador: Poverty Headcount: All Social Protection … Protection Labor urban was 17.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in Ecuador, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 17.5% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in 2022.
That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Ecuador peaked at 20.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 2020.
That places Ecuador 24th out of 36 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Poverty Headcount: All Social Protection … Protection Labor urban in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 15.9% | — |
| 2010 | 18.7% | +17.5% |
| 2011 | 18.6% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 20.7% | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 11.0% | -47.1% |
| 2015 | 10.7% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 18.6% | +73.8% |
| 2017 | 11.9% | -36.0% |
| 2018 | 11.4% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 10.7% | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 9.6% | -10.5% |
| 2021 | 18.8% | +95.9% |
| 2022 | 17.5% | -6.6% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 17.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.7%, 54% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 17.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.4%, 86% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poverty Headcount: All Social Protection … Protection Labor urban in Ecuador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +95.9% | 9.6% | 18.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.9% | 15.9% | 15.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 10.7% | 20.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 15.3% | 9.6% | 18.8% | 3 |
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 poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Ecuador?
- Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Ecuador was 17.5% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 20.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 2020.
- How does Ecuador rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor?
- Ecuador ranks 24th out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty headcount reduction due to SPL programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount