Number of people employed in agriculture in Ecuador
Ecuador: Number of people employed in agriculture was 2.82 million people in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people employed in agriculture in Ecuador, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 2.82 million people for number of people employed in agriculture in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 41.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people employed in agriculture in Ecuador peaked at 2.82 million people in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.11 million people, in 1992.
That places Ecuador 45th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of people employed in agriculture in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.16 million people | — |
| 1992 | 1.11 million people | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 1.21 million people | +8.8% |
| 1994 | 1.22 million people | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 1.15 million people | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 1.23 million people | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 1.31 million people | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 1.44 million people | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 1.45 million people | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 1.56 million people | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 1.60 million people | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 1.65 million people | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 1.70 million people | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 1.85 million people | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 1.90 million people | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 1.95 million people | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 1.90 million people | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 1.89 million people | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.88 million people | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.85 million people | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 1.88 million people | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 1.90 million people | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.85 million people | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 1.80 million people | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 2.00 million people | +10.8% |
| 2016 | 2.14 million people | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 2.28 million people | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 2.38 million people | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 2.49 million people | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 2.31 million people | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 2.64 million people | +14.2% |
| 2022 | 2.65 million people | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 2.52 million people | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 2.78 million people | +10.5% |
| 2025 | 2.82 million people | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.25 million people | 1.11 million people | 1.45 million people | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.79 million people | 1.56 million people | 1.95 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.06 million people | 1.80 million people | 2.49 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.62 million people | 2.31 million people | 2.82 million people | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Ecuador
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.097 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 691.36 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4287 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3661 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people employed in agriculture in Ecuador?
- Number of people employed in agriculture in Ecuador was 2.82 million people in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people employed in agriculture recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 2.82 million people in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people employed in agriculture recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.11 million people in 1992.
- How does Ecuador rank for number of people employed in agriculture?
- Ecuador ranks 45th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people employed in agriculture rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people employed in agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people working in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.