Part time employment, total in Ecuador
Ecuador: Part time employment, total was 41.0% 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 41.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and up 47.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, total in Ecuador peaked at 43.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.5%, in 2000.
Ecuador ranks 19th of 111 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 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 | 25.4% | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 24.8% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 27.8% | +12.0% |
| 2016 | 32.5% | +16.8% |
| 2017 | 33.5% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 32.9% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 34.6% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 37.2% | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 40.3% | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 42.1% | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 39.8% | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 43.1% | +8.3% |
| 2025 | 41.0% | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.4% | 22.5% | 29.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 28.3% | 23.3% | 34.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.6% | 37.2% | 43.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 16 Côte d'Ivoire 43.3% compare
- 17 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 43.1% compare
- 18 Argentina 41.5% compare
- 20 Georgia 40.2% compare
- 21 Timor-Leste 40.0% compare
- 22 Mali 39.7% compare
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 41.0% 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 43.1% 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 19th out of 111 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.6%. 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.