Unemployment rate of males vs females in Ecuador
Ecuador: Unemployment rate of males vs females was 2.76 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate of males vs females in Ecuador, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rate of males vs females in Ecuador stood at 2.76.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate of males vs females in Ecuador peaked at 5.36 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2.64, in 2007.
Ecuador ranks 146th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment rate of males vs females in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.45 | — |
| 1992 | 3.41 | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 3.47 | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 3.47 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3.47 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 3.48 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 3.48 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 3.43 | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 3.69 | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 3.85 | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 3.66 | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 4.39 | +19.9% |
| 2003 | 5.36 | +22.2% |
| 2004 | 4.54 | -15.3% |
| 2005 | 3.18 | -29.9% |
| 2006 | 3.02 | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 2.64 | -12.5% |
| 2008 | 3.21 | +21.5% |
| 2009 | 3.79 | +18.0% |
| 2010 | 3.53 | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 2.94 | -16.8% |
| 2012 | 2.86 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 2.71 | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 3.07 | +13.1% |
| 2015 | 3.02 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 3.72 | +23.3% |
| 2017 | 3.06 | -17.7% |
| 2018 | 2.92 | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 3.26 | +11.5% |
| 2020 | 5.28 | +62.0% |
| 2021 | 3.65 | -30.8% |
| 2022 | 3.23 | -11.6% |
| 2023 | 2.92 | -9.5% |
| 2024 | 2.82 | -3.5% |
| 2025 | 2.76 | -2.3% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 2.76 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.65, 49% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 2.76 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.65, 49% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate of males vs females 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +62.0% | 3.26 | 5.28 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.48 | 3.41 | 3.69 | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.76 | 2.64 | 5.36 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.11 | 2.71 | 3.72 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.44 | 2.76 | 5.28 | 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 unemployment rate of males vs females in Ecuador?
- Unemployment rate of males vs females in Ecuador was 2.76 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate of males vs females recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 5.36 in 2003.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate of males vs females recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.64 in 2007.
- How does Ecuador rank for unemployment rate of males vs females?
- Ecuador ranks 146th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate of males vs females rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate of males vs females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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