Female employment rate in Ecuador
Ecuador: Female employment rate was 49.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Female employment rate in Ecuador, 1990–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 49.9% for female employment rate 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 rate in Ecuador peaked at 53.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 27.4%, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.1% | 27.4% | 44.5% | 4 |
| 2000s | 48.4% | 43.0% | 51.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.0% | 45.3% | 53.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.7% | 44.8% | 52.0% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Ecuador
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 64.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 76.9% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 68.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 52.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 68.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 55.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female employment rate in Ecuador?
- Female employment rate in Ecuador was 49.9% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female employment rate recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 53.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest female employment rate recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.4% in 1990.
- How does Ecuador rank for female employment rate?
- Ecuador ranks 92nd out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female employment rate 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 Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female employment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population who are employed. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.