ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of females in total employment in Ecuador
Ecuador: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of females in total employment was 36.82 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of females in total employment in Ecuador, 2001–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 36.82 % for ilostat - labour force survey — share of females in total employment in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of females in total employment in Ecuador peaked at 39.55 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 29.55 %, in 2003.
That places Ecuador 27th out of 87 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of females in total employment in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 33.87 % | — |
| 2003 | 29.55 % | -12.8% |
| 2004 | 34.23 % | +15.8% |
| 2005 | 32.66 % | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 33.34 % | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 31.75 % | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 30.98 % | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 30.66 % | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 29.68 % | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 29.61 % | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 29.98 % | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 31 % | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 31.43 % | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 35.17 % | +11.9% |
| 2016 | 37.21 % | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 37.86 % | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 37.8 % | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 38.25 % | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 36.39 % | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 38.85 % | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 39.24 % | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 39.55 % | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 38.87 % | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 36.82 % | -5.3% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 36.82 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 31.63 %, 1.2× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 36.82 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.64 %, 1.9× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.13 % | 29.55 % | 34.23 % | 8 |
| 2010s | 33.8 % | 29.61 % | 38.25 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.29 % | 36.39 % | 39.55 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More agriculture & rural data for Ecuador
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.097 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 691.36 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4287 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3661 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of females in total employment in Ecuador?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — share of females in total employment in Ecuador was 36.82 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of females in total employment recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 39.55 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of females in total employment recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.55 % in 2003.
- How does Ecuador rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of females in total employment?
- Ecuador ranks 27th out of 87 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of females in total employment rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 females in total employment in agriculture — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.