Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0176 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Ecuador, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Ecuador stood at 0.0176 units per person.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Ecuador peaked at 0.0178 units per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0144 units per person, in 2020.
Ecuador ranks 63rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0165 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0169 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0168 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0167 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.016 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0158 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0158 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0161 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0162 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0163 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0172 units per person | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0174 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0178 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0177 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0175 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0144 units per person | -17.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0171 units per person | +18.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0175 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0174 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0175 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0176 units per person | +0.9% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.0176 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0174 units per person, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.0176 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0176 units per person, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0165 units per person | 0.016 units per person | 0.0169 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0168 units per person | 0.0158 units per person | 0.0178 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0169 units per person | 0.0144 units per person | 0.0176 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 60 Mongolia 0.0178 units per person compare
- 61 Dominican Republic 0.0178 units per person compare
- 62 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0176 units per person compare
- 64 Madagascar 0.0176 units per person compare
- 65 Cape Verde 0.0175 units per person compare
- 66 Hungary 0.0175 units per person 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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Ecuador?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Ecuador was 0.0176 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0178 units per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0144 units per person in 2020.
- How does Ecuador rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Ecuador ranks 63rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.