Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 8.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Ecuador, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Ecuador is 8.2%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Ecuador peaked at 10.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2014.
Ecuador ranks 42nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 9.1% | — |
| 1992 | 10.2% | +11.6% |
| 1993 | 9.5% | -6.6% |
| 1994 | 8.6% | -9.2% |
| 1995 | 9.3% | +7.5% |
| 1996 | 9.8% | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 7.4% | -24.2% |
| 1998 | 10.5% | +41.8% |
| 1999 | 10.7% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 10.8% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 10.7% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 9.5% | -11.7% |
| 2003 | 8.2% | -13.3% |
| 2004 | 9.8% | +19.7% |
| 2005 | 8.9% | -9.0% |
| 2006 | 8.8% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 7.7% | -12.3% |
| 2008 | 7.7% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 7.8% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 7.1% | -9.4% |
| 2011 | 6.4% | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 6.1% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | -13.2% |
| 2015 | 6.4% | +20.8% |
| 2016 | 7.9% | +24.3% |
| 2017 | 8.4% | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 8.1% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 8.7% | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 9.9% | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 8.4% | -14.8% |
| 2023 | 7.2% | -13.9% |
| 2024 | 8.1% | +12.4% |
| 2025 | 8.2% | +0.8% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 8.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.2%, 3.7× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 8.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.0%, 4.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.5% | 7.4% | 10.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 9.0% | 7.7% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 5.3% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 7.2% | 9.9% | 6 |
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 contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Ecuador?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Ecuador was 8.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2014.
- How does Ecuador rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Ecuador ranks 42nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. 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, male (% of male 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.