Gender in Ecuador 249 indicators covering gender for Ecuador. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 9.1% 75th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 31.0% 94th Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 10.0% 87th Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 0.9934 index 2025 down 4.0% 137th Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 1.1 index 2025 up 1.2% 64th Labor force, female, annual growth rate 1.57 % change on previous year 2025 down 85.9% 85th Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 50.3% 2050 up 9.3% 179th Women required to obey husband, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Women and men have equal rights to immovable property, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Labor force, female, per square kilometre 14.41 units per square kilometre 2023 up 33.2% 94th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0181 units per square kilometre 2023 down 5.4% 104th Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.0543 units per square kilometre 2023 up 22.0% 103rd Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.777 2023 up 2.9% 88th Women can apply passport same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 4.88 2025 up 5.4% 58th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.12 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 2024 down 33.3% 74th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.23 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 2024 down 30.3% 71st Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 15,649 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 down 3.8% 107th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.18 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 2024 down 30.8% 59th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.34 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 2024 down 27.7% 43rd Women can obtain divorce same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Share of the population that is female 50.2% 2025 up 0.2% 130th Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 97.25 2023 down 6.9% 136th Gender Development Index 0.998 2023 up 1.8% 34th Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.998 2023 up 1.8% 34th Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.998 2023 up 1.8% 34th Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.7773 2023 up 1.8% 86th Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 18.6% 120th Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 0.434 % change on previous year 2023 down 58.4% 106th Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 27.9 2016 up 4.9% 39th Access to justice for women 0 2025 — 47th Gender of the chief executive 0 2025 — 18th Gender of the head of government 0 2025 — 20th Gender of the head of state 0 2025 — 18th Share of women in parliament 45.0% 2025 up 8.1% 12th Population 18.14 million 2024 up 13.1% 69th Life Expectancy at Birth 77.58 2024 up 1.9% 78th SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 43.16 2025 up 30.5% 32nd Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 20.2% 2023 up 11.6% 142nd Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 20.2% 2023 up 11.6% 144th Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 29.5% 2023 up 6.1% 84th Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 92.81 2023 down 7.8% 91st Sex ratio at birth 104.44 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.1% 136th Sex ratio by age 18.05 males per 100 females 2023 up 26.3% 132nd Sex ratio at age 5 104.31 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.1% 126th Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 104.44 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.1% 136th Women have full legal rights to decide where to live 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can sign a contract on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Probability of dying that year, among females 0.8% 2023 down 28.5% 131st Probability that a man will outlive a woman 39.4% 2023 down 2.1% 116th Sex ratio at age 60 93.41 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.2% 118th Male population by age group 716,911 people 2023 down 13.0% 73rd Female population by age group 686,823 people 2023 down 13.0% 73rd Do Men and Women Have Equal Ownership Rights to Immovable Property? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Register a Business in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Sign a Contract in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Entrepreneurship Score 75 2023 unchanged 94th Is Paid Leave of at Least 14 Weeks Available to Mothers? 0 2023 — 123rd Is Dismissal of Pregnant Workers Prohibited? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is There Paid Leave Available to Fathers? 1 2023 unchanged 1st ← Previous Page 2 of 5 Next →