Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 14.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Ecuador, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 14.0% for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Ecuador peaked at 17.2% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 2014.
That places Ecuador 39th 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, total (% of total employment) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 15.9% | — |
| 1992 | 16.3% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 15.9% | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 16.0% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 16.7% | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 16.3% | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 14.8% | -9.1% |
| 1998 | 17.2% | +15.8% |
| 1999 | 17.1% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 16.9% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 16.9% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 14.9% | -11.5% |
| 2003 | 13.0% | -13.0% |
| 2004 | 15.8% | +21.6% |
| 2005 | 14.0% | -11.2% |
| 2006 | 13.8% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 12.6% | -8.9% |
| 2008 | 12.6% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 12.8% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 11.5% | -10.1% |
| 2011 | 11.2% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 11.0% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 10.9% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 9.6% | -11.7% |
| 2015 | 11.5% | +19.7% |
| 2016 | 13.5% | +17.8% |
| 2017 | 14.2% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 14.2% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 14.6% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 14.6% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 15.7% | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 14.4% | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 12.5% | -13.1% |
| 2024 | 14.0% | +11.9% |
| 2025 | 14.0% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.2% | 14.8% | 17.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 14.3% | 12.6% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 9.6% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.2% | 12.5% | 15.7% | 6 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.589 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Ecuador?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Ecuador was 14.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 1998.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 2014.
- How does Ecuador rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Ecuador ranks 39th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. 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, total (% of total 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.