Labour Force (Total) rose 9.77% to 8.53 mil in Ecuador in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Force (Total) in Ecuador reached an all time high of 8.53 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 4.05 mil in 1990. When compared to Ecuador's main peers, Labour Force (Total) in Brazil amounted to 99.5 mil, 26.1 mil in Colombia, 1.97 mil in Panama and 18.4 mil in Peru in 2021.
Ecuador has been ranked 61st within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Force (Total), 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Labour Force (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Bolivia | mil | 4.98 | 5.10 | 5.31 | 5.66 | 5.68 | ||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | mil | 99.0 | 100 | 102 | 103 | 105 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chile | mil | 8.56 | 8.66 | 8.86 | 9.05 | 9.21 | ||||||||||||||||
| Colombia | mil | 24.8 | 25.0 | 25.5 | 26.0 | 26.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | mil | 2.31 | 2.22 | 2.27 | 2.38 | 2.50 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ecuador | mil | 7.55 | 7.95 | 8.19 | 8.23 | 8.39 | ||||||||||||||||
| Honduras | mil | 3.92 | 3.98 | 4.16 | 4.41 | 4.30 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | mil | 2.78 | 2.84 | 2.91 | 2.95 | 3.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Panama | mil | 1.79 | 1.83 | 1.85 | 1.94 | 2.03 | ||||||||||||||||
| Peru | mil | 16.7 | 17.2 | 17.6 | 18.0 | 18.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | mil | 13.6 | 13.5 | 13.1 | 12.2 | 10.9 |
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