Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) was 67.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Ecuador, 1962–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 67.5% for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in 2025.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Ecuador peaked at 69.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 18.8%, in 1962.
That places Ecuador 141st out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 18.8% | — |
| 1974 | 19.7% | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 35.6% | +80.6% |
| 1981 | 35.6% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 24.9% | -30.1% |
| 1988 | 41.8% | +67.8% |
| 1989 | 41.8% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 34.4% | -17.8% |
| 1996 | 60.7% | +76.7% |
| 1997 | 60.5% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 63.5% | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 56.4% | -11.3% |
| 2001 | 64.9% | +15.2% |
| 2002 | 66.0% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 60.1% | -9.0% |
| 2004 | 63.9% | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 63.0% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 63.1% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 63.4% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 63.9% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 63.1% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 61.8% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 61.3% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 62.3% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 62.7% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 61.2% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 65.1% | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 69.0% | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 69.8% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 68.9% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 69.6% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 67.0% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 68.7% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 69.8% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 68.5% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 68.1% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 67.5% | -0.8% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 67.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 70.1%, 96% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 67.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 73.9%, 91% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Ecuador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +80.6% | 19.7% | 35.6% |
| 1996 | +76.7% | 34.4% | 60.7% |
| 1988 | +67.8% | 24.9% | 41.8% |
| 1982 | -30.1% | 35.6% | 24.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.8% | 18.8% | 18.8% | 1 |
| 1970s | 19.7% | 19.7% | 19.7% | 1 |
| 1980s | 35.9% | 24.9% | 41.8% | 5 |
| 1990s | 54.8% | 34.4% | 63.5% | 4 |
| 2000s | 62.8% | 56.4% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.2% | 61.2% | 69.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.3% | 67.0% | 69.8% | 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 ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Ecuador?
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Ecuador was 67.5% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 69.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.8% in 1962.
- How does Ecuador rank for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
- Ecuador ranks 141st out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate is the proportion of female labor force participation relative to male labor force participation. The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population ages 15 and older. The labor force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed.