Share of female workers by sector in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share of female workers by sector was 30.76 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of female workers by sector in Ecuador, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of female workers by sector in Ecuador is 30.76, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female workers by sector in Ecuador peaked at 30.76 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 14.18, in 1992.
Ecuador ranks 59th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Share of female workers by sector in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 15.69 | — |
| 1992 | 14.18 | -9.6% |
| 1993 | 16.96 | +19.6% |
| 1994 | 16.88 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 14.9 | -11.7% |
| 1996 | 14.45 | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 14.6 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 16.57 | +13.5% |
| 1999 | 18.2 | +9.9% |
| 2000 | 25.16 | +38.2% |
| 2001 | 25.33 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 24.35 | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 23.47 | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 26.44 | +12.7% |
| 2005 | 25.71 | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 25.43 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 23.03 | -9.4% |
| 2008 | 21.98 | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 22.23 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 21.19 | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 21.13 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 21.02 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 20.76 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 20.17 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 22.65 | +12.3% |
| 2016 | 23.9 | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 24.86 | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 26.17 | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 27.2 | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 28.42 | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 30.24 | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 29.45 | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 27.56 | -6.4% |
| 2024 | 30.71 | +11.5% |
| 2025 | 30.76 | +0.2% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 30.76 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.64, 2.6× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 30.76 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.27, 5.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of female workers by sector 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +38.2% | 18.2 | 25.16 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.83 | 14.18 | 18.2 | 9 |
| 2000s | 24.31 | 21.98 | 26.44 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.91 | 20.17 | 27.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.52 | 27.56 | 30.76 | 6 |
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 share of female workers by sector in Ecuador?
- Share of female workers by sector in Ecuador was 30.76 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of female workers by sector recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 30.76 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of female workers by sector recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.18 in 1992.
- How does Ecuador rank for share of female workers by sector?
- Ecuador ranks 59th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of female workers by sector rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of female workers by sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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