Gender in Ecuador

249 indicators covering gender for Ecuador.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,113 2030 down 11.2% 75th
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.8663 % change on previous year 2030 down 53.3% 109th
Population 14,957 2030 up 15.8% 68th
Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 14,957 2030 up 15.8% 68th
Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year 2030 down 29.2% 88th
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 129,930 2025 down 10.8% 73rd
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 135,561 2025 down 10.8% 73rd
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 130,156 2025 down 12.2% 73rd
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 135,822 2025 down 12.1% 73rd
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 131,369 2025 down 14.4% 73rd
Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 137,174 2025 down 14.3% 73rd
Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 133,677 2025 down 15.8% 73rd
Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 139,563 2025 down 15.7% 73rd
Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 136,584 2025 down 14.3% 74th
Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 142,568 2025 down 14.2% 74th
Age population, age 05, female, interpolated 139,821 2025 down 12.0% 74th
Age population, age 05, male, interpolated 145,900 2025 down 11.9% 75th
Women's universal right to vote 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Universal suffrage women lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 35.57 2027 up 11.7% 122nd
Women's Political Empowerment Index 0.79 2025 down 6.4% 83rd
Women's Civil Liberties Index 0.664 2025 down 17.0% 99th
Women's Civil Society Participation Index 0.759 2025 down 2.3% 81st
Women's Political Participation Index 0.985 2025 down 0.2% 52nd
Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index 0.79 2025 down 6.4% 83rd
Key features of women's political empowerment 0.79 2025 down 6.4% 83rd
Key features of womens political empowerment, annual growth rate -0.1264 % change on previous year 2025 down 153.2% 89th
Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled 0.79 2025 down 6.4% 83rd
Gender of the head of government, gaps filled 0 2025 20th
Prevalence of obesity, female 33.9% 2024 up 25.9% 63rd
Prevalence of obesity, male 23.7% 2024 up 44.6% 69th
Life expectancy at age 60, female 24.11 years 2024 up 4.6% 61st
Life expectancy at age 60, male 19.62 years 2024 down 4.1% 82nd
Share of women who are obese 33.9% 2024 up 25.9% 66th
Share of women who are overweight or obese 70.3% 2024 up 6.8% 49th
Share of overweight men vs. women 65.7% 2024 up 14.3% 53rd
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 87.9% 2024 up 1.9% 88th
Share of women who are married or in a union 9.4% 2022 down 16.8% 80th
Population, per capita 1 units per person 2024 unchanged 27th
Population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 6.2% 93rd
Population, annual growth rate 0.8643 % change on previous year 2024 down 40.1% 108th
Key features of womens political empowerment, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 30.2% 103rd
Women and men have the same rights to own property 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Married women are required by law to obey their husbands 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Total calories from animal protein vs. mean male height 161.92 kilocalories per day per capita 2023 down 5.2% 109th
Women, Business and the Law Index 89.38 index (0–100) 2023 up 5.9% 48th
Women can apply for a passport in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women can register a business on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women can get a divorce on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 1st
Women have the same rights to remarry as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 1st
Women can open a bank account in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Equal access to financial services for women and men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 94th
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita 0.0002 units per person 2025 down 17.7% 99th
Women can open bank account same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Women can register a business in the same way as men, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Population, per square kilometre 72.4 units per square kilometre 2023 up 13.7% 108th
Population (UN estimates and projections), per capita 0.0008 units per person 2025 up 7.3% 87th
Labor force, female 3.68 million 2025 up 21.8% 56th
Labor force, female, per capita 0.2014 units per person 2025 up 8.3% 94th
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 0.9996 index 2025 down 1.0% 137th