Annual working hours per worker in Ecuador
Ecuador: Annual working hours per worker was 1,594 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1,594 hours per worker
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
110th
of 130 countries
All-time high
1,943 hours per worker
in 1995
All-time low
1,483 hours per worker
in 2020
Years of data
29
1995–2023
Annual working hours per worker in Ecuador, 1995–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
In 2023, annual working hours per worker in Ecuador stood at 1,594 hours per worker.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Ecuador peaked at 1,943 hours per worker in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1,483 hours per worker, in 2020.
Ecuador ranks 110th of 130 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Annual working hours per worker in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | hours per worker | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1,943 hours per worker | — |
| 1996 | 1,936 hours per worker | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 1,930 hours per worker | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 1,923 hours per worker | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 1,789 hours per worker | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 1,800 hours per worker | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 1,812 hours per worker | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 1,823 hours per worker | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 1,835 hours per worker | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 1,783 hours per worker | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 1,809 hours per worker | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 1,773 hours per worker | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 1,729 hours per worker | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 1,758 hours per worker | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 1,734 hours per worker | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 1,719 hours per worker | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 1,700 hours per worker | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 1,665 hours per worker | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 1,661 hours per worker | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1,649 hours per worker | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 1,620 hours per worker | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 1,572 hours per worker | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 1,566 hours per worker | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1,568 hours per worker | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,552 hours per worker | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 1,483 hours per worker | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 1,570 hours per worker | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 1,593 hours per worker | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 1,594 hours per worker | +0.1% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 1,594 hours per worker is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,063 hours per worker, 77% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 1,594 hours per worker is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,965 hours per worker, 81% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,904 hours per worker | 1,789 hours per worker | 1,943 hours per worker | 5 |
| 2000s | 1,786 hours per worker | 1,729 hours per worker | 1,835 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,627 hours per worker | 1,552 hours per worker | 1,719 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,560 hours per worker | 1,483 hours per worker | 1,594 hours per worker | 4 |
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 annual working hours per worker in Ecuador?
- Annual working hours per worker in Ecuador was 1,594 hours per worker in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per worker recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 1,943 hours per worker in 1995.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,483 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Ecuador rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Ecuador ranks 110th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours per worker. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average working hours per worker in a given year.