Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) was 35.6% in 2016. ▬ Flat
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Ecuador, 1991–2016
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 35.6% for own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in 2016. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Ecuador peaked at 35.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 28.3%, in 1999.
That places Ecuador 44th out of 187 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 34.5% | — |
| 1992 | 35.1% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 35.0% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 32.3% | -7.8% |
| 1995 | 32.0% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 33.4% | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 32.3% | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 33.2% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 28.3% | -14.8% |
| 2000 | 29.5% | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 31.4% | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 31.8% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 31.7% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 31.9% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 29.3% | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 29.9% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 33.6% | +12.3% |
| 2008 | 33.5% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 33.4% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 33.3% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 34.4% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 33.5% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 33.8% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 34.1% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 34.3% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 35.6% | +3.8% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 35.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.0%, 1.5× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 35.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23.2%, 1.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.9% | 28.3% | 35.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 31.6% | 29.3% | 33.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.1% | 33.3% | 35.6% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 41 Honduras 37.4% compare
- 42 Bhutan 36.1% compare
- 43 El Salvador 35.8% compare
- 45 Peru 35.0% compare
- 46 Burkina Faso 34.1% compare
- 47 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 33.9% compare
More gender data for Ecuador
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,113 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.8663 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 14,957 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 14,957 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 129,930 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 135,561 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 130,156 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 135,822 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 131,369 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Ecuador?
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Ecuador was 35.6% in 2016, according to International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
- What is the highest own-account workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 35.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest own-account workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.3% in 1999.
- How does Ecuador rank for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Ecuador ranks 44th out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017, published as part of Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Own-account workers are workers who, working on their own account or with one or more more partners, hold the types of jobs defined as "self-employment jobs" and have not engaged on a continuous basis any employees to work for them. Own account workers are a subcategory of "self-employed".