Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Part time employment, total (% of total employment) was 43.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, total in Ecuador, 2000–2025
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total employment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for part time employment, total in Ecuador is 43.3%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and up 57.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, total in Ecuador peaked at 45.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.5%, in 2000.
Ecuador ranks 17th of 115 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.5% | — |
| 2001 | 27.2% | +21.3% |
| 2003 | 27.9% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 29.4% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 28.8% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 28.5% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 29.6% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 26.7% | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 25.8% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 25.1% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 23.5% | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 23.3% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 24.0% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 24.8% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 27.4% | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 32.8% | +19.6% |
| 2017 | 34.2% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 32.4% | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 35.6% | +9.8% |
| 2020 | 37.8% | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 42.2% | +11.6% |
| 2022 | 43.7% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 40.5% | -7.4% |
| 2024 | 45.7% | +12.8% |
| 2025 | 43.3% | -5.3% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 43.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.8%, 1.9× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 43.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 28.2%, 1.5× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.4% | 22.5% | 29.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 28.3% | 23.3% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.2% | 37.8% | 45.7% | 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, total in Ecuador?
- Part time employment, total in Ecuador was 43.3% in 2025, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, total recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 45.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.5% in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for part time employment, total?
- Ecuador ranks 17th out of 115 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.7%. 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, total (% of total 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.