Employers, male (% of male employment) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Employers, male (% of male employment) was 2.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Ecuador, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employers, male (% of male employment) in Ecuador stood at 2.7%.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, male (% of male employment) in Ecuador peaked at 7.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2024.
That places Ecuador 138th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.3% | — |
| 1992 | 6.8% | +58.4% |
| 1993 | 6.4% | -7.0% |
| 1994 | 6.4% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 6.5% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 6.0% | -7.4% |
| 1997 | 6.3% | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 6.7% | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 6.7% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 6.6% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 6.7% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 6.2% | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 5.7% | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 7.9% | +39.3% |
| 2005 | 7.7% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 7.6% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | -10.4% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 5.6% | -19.3% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | -9.4% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 4.7% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | -14.6% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | -8.8% |
| 2024 | 2.7% | -5.1% |
| 2025 | 2.7% | +1.1% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 2.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.4%, 61% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 2.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.9%, 55% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employers, male (% of male employment) in Ecuador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +58.4% | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2004 | +39.3% | 5.7% | 7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.2% | 4.3% | 6.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 5.6% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.2% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 135 Puerto Rico 2.8% compare
- 136 Viet Nam 2.8% compare
- 137 Burkina Faso 2.7% compare
- 139 Mozambique 2.7% compare
- 140 South Sudan 2.5% compare
- 141 Cyprus 2.5% 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 employers, male (% of male employment) in Ecuador?
- Employers, male (% of male employment) in Ecuador was 2.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9% in 2004.
- What is the lowest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2024.
- How does Ecuador rank for employers, male (% of male employment)?
- Ecuador ranks 138th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. 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, male (% of male 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).