Average weekly hours actually worked per employee in care employment in Ecuador
Ecuador: Average weekly hours actually worked per employee in care employment was 35.61 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Average weekly hours actually worked per employee in care employment in Ecuador, 2013–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 35.61 for average weekly hours actually worked per employee in care employment in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average weekly hours actually worked per employee in care employment in Ecuador peaked at 39.58 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 35.61, in 2025.
Ecuador ranks 38th of 63 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Average weekly hours actually worked per employee in care employment in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 39.58 | — |
| 2014 | 39.05 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 39.35 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 37.64 | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 38.33 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 38.33 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 36.96 | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 37.75 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 37.33 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 36.75 | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 35.92 | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 35.61 | -0.9% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 35.61 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37.62, 95% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 35.61 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 36.25, 98% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 38.46 | 36.96 | 39.58 | 7 |
| 2020s | 36.67 | 35.61 | 37.75 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 35 Costa Rica 36.25 compare
- 36 South Africa 35.73 compare
- 37 North Macedonia 35.72 compare
- 39 Georgia 35.39 compare
- 40 Iran 35.37 compare
- 41 Serbia 35.22 compare
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 average weekly hours actually worked per employee in care employment in Ecuador?
- Average weekly hours actually worked per employee in care employment in Ecuador was 35.61 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest average weekly hours actually worked per employee in care employment recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 39.58 in 2013.
- What is the lowest average weekly hours actually worked per employee in care employment recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.61 in 2025.
- How does Ecuador rank for average weekly hours actually worked per employee in care employment?
- Ecuador ranks 38th out of 63 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average weekly hours actually worked per employee in care employment rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Average weekly hours actually worked per employee in care employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. The earnings of employees relate to the gross remuneration in cash and in kind paid to employees, as a rule at regular intervals, for time worked or work done together with remuneration for time not worked, such as annual vacation, other type of paid leave or holidays. Earnings exclude employers' contributions in respect of their employees paid to social security and pension schemes and also the benefits received by employees under these schemes. Earnings also exclude severance and termination pay. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.