Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Ecuador
Ecuador: Proportion of women in ministerial level positions was 50.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Ecuador, 2005–2025
Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union. United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women). Women in Politics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Ecuador is 50.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 18.8% on the previous year and up 111.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Ecuador peaked at 50.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.3%, in 2005.
That places Ecuador 7th out of 192 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 14.3% | — |
| 2008 | 35.3% | +146.9% |
| 2010 | 32.5% | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 40.0% | +23.1% |
| 2014 | 22.2% | -44.5% |
| 2015 | 23.7% | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 27.5% | +16.0% |
| 2018 | 22.2% | -19.3% |
| 2019 | 37.9% | +70.9% |
| 2020 | 32.0% | -15.6% |
| 2022 | 25.0% | -21.9% |
| 2023 | 50.0% | +100.0% |
| 2024 | 42.1% | -15.8% |
| 2025 | 50.0% | +18.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.8% | 14.3% | 35.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 29.4% | 22.2% | 40.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 39.8% | 25.0% | 50.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
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 proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Ecuador?
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Ecuador was 50.0% in 2025, according to Inter-Parliamentary Union. United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women). Women in Politics.
- What is the highest proportion of women in ministerial level positions recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 50.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in ministerial level positions recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.3% in 2005.
- How does Ecuador rank for proportion of women in ministerial level positions?
- Ecuador ranks 7th out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of women in ministerial level positions rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 111.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Inter-Parliamentary Union. United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women). Women in Politics, published as part of Proportion of women in ministerial level positions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Women in ministerial level positions is the proportion of women in ministerial or equivalent positions (including deputy prime ministers) in the government. Prime Ministers/Heads of Government are included when they hold ministerial portfolios. Vice-Presidents and heads of governmental or public agencies are excluded.