Employers, female (% of female employment) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Employers, female (% of female employment) was 1.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Ecuador, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 1.5% for employers, female (% of female employment) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, female (% of female employment) in Ecuador peaked at 3.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2017.
Ecuador ranks 118th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.8% | — |
| 1992 | 2.6% | +42.4% |
| 1993 | 3.6% | +38.2% |
| 1994 | 3.1% | -14.6% |
| 1995 | 2.5% | -17.4% |
| 1996 | 2.5% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 2.7% | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 2.8% | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 2.8% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 2.8% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 2.9% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 3.6% | +16.6% |
| 2005 | 3.7% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | -20.1% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | -24.3% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | -13.6% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | -18.8% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -24.2% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | +22.0% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | +21.5% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | -4.7% |
| 2025 | 1.5% | +1.7% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 1.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.2%, 70% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 1.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.4%, 65% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.7% | 1.8% | 3.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.2% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.3% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 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 employers, female (% of female employment) in Ecuador?
- Employers, female (% of female employment) in Ecuador was 1.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2017.
- How does Ecuador rank for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- Ecuador ranks 118th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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 Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).