Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 22.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Ecuador, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Ecuador stood at 22.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Ecuador peaked at 29.1% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 16.6%, in 2014.
That places Ecuador 35th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 27.3% | — |
| 1992 | 26.5% | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 26.5% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 28.4% | +6.9% |
| 1995 | 29.1% | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 27.1% | -7.0% |
| 1997 | 27.1% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 27.6% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 27.8% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 27.8% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 27.5% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 24.1% | -12.2% |
| 2003 | 20.8% | -13.7% |
| 2004 | 25.0% | +20.2% |
| 2005 | 22.0% | -12.0% |
| 2006 | 21.8% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 20.3% | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 20.2% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 20.5% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 18.5% | -10.1% |
| 2011 | 18.9% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 18.6% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 18.4% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 16.6% | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 19.3% | +16.4% |
| 2016 | 21.6% | +12.2% |
| 2017 | 22.5% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 22.9% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 23.1% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 23.0% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 24.1% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 22.8% | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 20.1% | -11.9% |
| 2024 | 22.5% | +12.0% |
| 2025 | 22.4% | -0.4% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 22.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.7%, 4.8× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 22.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.0%, 7.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.5% | 26.5% | 29.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 23.0% | 20.2% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.0% | 16.6% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.5% | 20.1% | 24.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 32 Guinea-Bissau 23.8% compare
- 33 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 23.7% compare
- 34 Guinea 22.5% compare
- 36 Togo 22.4% compare
- 37 Tajikistan 20.7% compare
- 38 Georgia 20.2% 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 contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Ecuador?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Ecuador was 22.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 29.1% in 1995.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.6% in 2014.
- How does Ecuador rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Ecuador ranks 35th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.