Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Ecuador's youth unemployment rate stands at 8.16% as of 2025-12-31, down from 8.57% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Ecuador's youth unemployment rate was 8.16%, down from 8.57% in 2024.
In 2024, Ecuador's youth unemployment rate was 8.57%, up from 7.78% in 2023.
In 2023, Ecuador's youth unemployment rate was 7.78%, down from 8.3% in 2022.
In 2022, Ecuador's youth unemployment rate was 8.3%, down from 9.14% in 2021.
In 2021, Ecuador's youth unemployment rate was 9.14%, down from 11.07% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8.16% | -0.414% |
| 2024 | 8.57% | +0.792% |
| 2023 | 7.78% | -0.516% |
| 2022 | 8.3% | -0.838% |
| 2021 | 9.14% | -1.93% |
| 2020 | 11.07% | +2.33% |
| 2019 | 8.73% | +0.777% |
| 2018 | 7.96% | -0.509% |
| 2017 | 8.47% | -1.88% |
| 2016 | 10.35% | +1.53% |
| 2015 | 8.82% | -0.207% |
| 2014 | 9.03% | +0.699% |
| 2013 | 8.33% | -0.206% |
| 2012 | 8.54% | -0.361% |
| 2011 | 8.9% | -0.387% |
| 2010 | 9.29% | -0.578% |
| 2009 | 9.86% | +0.701% |
| 2008 | 9.16% | +2.15% |
| 2007 | 7.02% | -0.909% |
| 2006 | 7.93% | +0.062% |
| 2005 | 7.86% | -2.34% |
| 2004 | 10.2% | -0.645% |
| 2003 | 10.85% | +1.34% |
| 2002 | 9.51% | +0.956% |
| 2001 | 8.55% | -1.22% |
| 2000 | 9.77% | +0.164% |
| 1999 | 9.6% | +0.343% |
| 1998 | 9.26% | -0.222% |
| 1997 | 9.48% | +0.083% |
| 1996 | 9.4% | +0.049% |
| 1995 | 9.35% | +0.033% |
| 1994 | 9.32% | +0.058% |
| 1993 | 9.26% | +0.13% |
| 1992 | 9.13% | -0.024% |
| 1991 | 9.15% | — |
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Ecuador's youth unemployment rate is 8.16% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 8.57% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 11.07% (2020); the lowest is 7.02% (2007), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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