ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total in Ecuador

Ecuador: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total was 15.28 % in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
15.28 %
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
84th
of 97 countries
All-time high
17.21 %
in 2002
All-time low
13.11 %
in 2020
Years of data
25
2001–2025

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total in Ecuador, 2001–2025

0510152001201320252001: 14.9 %2002: 17.2 %2003: 15 %2004: 14.7 %2005: 16.8 %2006: 15.2 %2007: 15.5 %2008: 15.4 %2009: 14.9 %2010: 14.6 %2011: 14.9 %2012: 15.3 %2013: 14.4 %2014: 16.6 %2015: 16.8 %2016: 15.6 %2017: 16.1 %2018: 15.4 %2019: 14.5 %2020: 13.1 %2021: 15.3 %2022: 15.1 %2023: 16.6 %2024: 14.8 %2025: 15.3 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 15.28 % for ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total in Ecuador peaked at 17.21 % in 2002 and was at its lowest, 13.11 %, in 2020.

That places Ecuador 84th out of 97 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total employees in agriculture — Female — Value in Ecuador, 2001 to 2025.
Year % Change
2001 14.94 %
2002 17.21 % +15.2%
2003 15.03 % -12.7%
2004 14.66 % -2.5%
2005 16.78 % +14.5%
2006 15.22 % -9.3%
2007 15.53 % +2.0%
2008 15.43 % -0.6%
2009 14.91 % -3.4%
2010 14.56 % -2.3%
2011 14.9 % +2.3%
2012 15.32 % +2.8%
2013 14.39 % -6.1%
2014 16.57 % +15.1%
2015 16.81 % +1.4%
2016 15.55 % -7.5%
2017 16.1 % +3.5%
2018 15.36 % -4.6%
2019 14.48 % -5.7%
2020 13.11 % -9.5%
2021 15.28 % +16.6%
2022 15.11 % -1.1%
2023 16.61 % +9.9%
2024 14.77 % -11.1%
2025 15.28 % +3.5%

Ecuador compared with similar countries

  • Ecuador's 15.28 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.42 %, 65% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
  • Ecuador's 15.28 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.22 %, 94% of the median. (18 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 15.52 % 14.66 % 17.21 % 9
2010s 15.4 % 14.39 % 16.81 % 10
2020s 15.03 % 13.11 % 16.61 % 6

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 81 Mali 15.73 % compare
  2. 82 Angola 15.51 % compare
  3. 83 Colombia 15.48 % compare
  4. 85 Costa Rica 14.9 % compare
  5. 86 Malta 13.46 % compare
  6. 87 Botswana 13.27 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total in Ecuador?
Ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total in Ecuador was 15.28 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 17.21 % in 2002.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 13.11 % in 2020.
How does Ecuador rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total?
Ecuador ranks 84th out of 97 countries with data for 2025.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total employees in agriculture — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total employees in agriculture — Female — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
106 places, 2,172 data points, 1976–2025
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.