Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) was 53.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, female in Ecuador, 2000–2025
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total female employment.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 53.2% for part time employment, female in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and up 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, female in Ecuador peaked at 55.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.7%, in 2000.
That places Ecuador 16th out of 115 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of total female employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.7% | — |
| 2001 | 37.8% | +19.4% |
| 2003 | 37.0% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 39.4% | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 38.8% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 38.0% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 40.0% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 36.6% | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 34.8% | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 34.0% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 32.8% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 31.9% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 33.2% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 34.1% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 37.9% | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 44.4% | +17.2% |
| 2017 | 45.6% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 43.1% | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 45.3% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 47.5% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 52.0% | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 53.9% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 50.6% | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 55.2% | +9.0% |
| 2025 | 53.2% | -3.5% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 53.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 29.4%, 1.8× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 53.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33.9%, 1.6× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.1% | 31.7% | 40.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 38.2% | 31.9% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.1% | 47.5% | 55.2% | 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 part time employment, female in Ecuador?
- Part time employment, female in Ecuador was 53.2% in 2025, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, female recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 55.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest part time employment, female recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.7% in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for part time employment, female?
- Ecuador ranks 16th out of 115 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, female rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Part time employment, female (% of total female employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.