Female employment to population ratio in Ecuador
Ecuador: Female employment to population ratio was 49.92 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Female employment to population ratio in Ecuador, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 49.92 for female employment to population ratio in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female employment to population ratio in Ecuador peaked at 53.62 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 27.44, in 1990.
That places Ecuador 92nd out of 172 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Female employment to population ratio in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27.44 | — |
| 1996 | 41.59 | +51.6% |
| 1997 | 42.65 | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 44.53 | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 43.01 | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 51.88 | +20.6% |
| 2002 | 46.68 | -10.0% |
| 2003 | 46.17 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 49.86 | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 49.53 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 50.51 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 50.08 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 49.59 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 46.96 | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 45.86 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 45.31 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 46.46 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 46.55 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 45.95 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 49.79 | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 52.4 | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 53.62 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 52.24 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 52.03 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 44.82 | -13.9% |
| 2021 | 50.68 | +13.1% |
| 2022 | 51.98 | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 50.64 | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 50.22 | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 49.92 | -0.6% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 49.92 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 48.55, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 49.92 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 48.92, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Female employment to population ratio 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +51.6% | 27.44 | 41.59 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.05 | 27.44 | 44.53 | 4 |
| 2000s | 48.43 | 43.01 | 51.88 | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.02 | 45.31 | 53.62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.71 | 44.82 | 51.98 | 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 female employment to population ratio in Ecuador?
- Female employment to population ratio in Ecuador was 49.92 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female employment to population ratio recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 53.62 in 2017.
- What is the lowest female employment to population ratio recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.44 in 1990.
- How does Ecuador rank for female employment to population ratio?
- Ecuador ranks 92nd out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female employment to population ratio rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Female employment to population ratio. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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