Female labor force participation rate vs. GDP per capita in Ecuador
Ecuador: Female labor force participation rate vs. GDP per capita was 52.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Female labor force participation rate vs. GDP per capita in Ecuador, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 52.4% for female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita in Ecuador peaked at 56.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 45.9%, in 2000.
Ecuador ranks 102nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Female labor force participation rate vs. GDP per capita in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 46.9% | — |
| 1991 | 47.3% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 47.3% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 47.4% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 47.8% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 48.0% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 48.1% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 48.5% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 51.7% | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 48.8% | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 45.9% | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 47.0% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 48.1% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 49.2% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 52.7% | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 51.9% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 52.7% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 52.0% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 52.0% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 49.7% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 48.0% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 47.1% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 48.1% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 48.1% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 47.7% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 51.9% | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 55.4% | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 56.2% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 54.5% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 54.4% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 48.2% | -11.3% |
| 2021 | 53.6% | +11.2% |
| 2022 | 54.2% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 52.5% | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 52.4% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 52.4% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.2% | 46.9% | 51.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.1% | 45.9% | 52.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.1% | 47.1% | 56.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.2% | 48.2% | 54.2% | 6 |
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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 labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita in Ecuador?
- Female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita in Ecuador was 52.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 56.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.9% in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Ecuador ranks 102nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female labor force participation rate vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).