Work & Labour in Ecuador

1,117 indicators covering work & labour for Ecuador.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 60.2% 2025 down 10.0% 118th
Employment in industry (% of total employment) 16.6% 2025 down 9.2% 125th
Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 21.7% 2025 down 7.0% 123rd
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 9.1% 2025 down 13.3% 108th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 14.0% 2025 up 21.8% 39th
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 8.2% 2025 up 28.3% 42nd
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 22.4% 2025 up 16.3% 35th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 47.7% 2025 down 8.7% 132nd
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 53.4% 2025 down 8.2% 124th
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 39.3% 2025 down 8.7% 134th
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 52.3% 2025 up 9.5% 56th
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 46.6% 2025 up 11.5% 64th
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 60.7% 2025 up 6.6% 54th
Employers, total (% of total employment) 2.2% 2025 down 23.6% 137th
Employers, male (% of male employment) 2.7% 2025 down 29.0% 138th
Employers, female (% of female employment) 1.5% 2025 down 1.3% 118th
Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per capita 0.0005 units per person 2025 up 5.7% 67th
Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per capita 0.0005 units per person 2025 up 5.7% 67th
Share of workers in vulnerable employment 50.1% 2025 up 11.7% 53rd
GDP per person employed 30,171 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 down 2.4% 115th
Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 11.3% 75th
Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 11.3% 75th
Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year 2025 down 76.0% 75th
Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year 2025 down 76.0% 75th
GDP per employed person 30,171 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 down 2.4% 115th
Women can take the same jobs as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 0.656 2027 down 67.4% 159th
SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 0.656 2027 down 67.4% 159th
Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0193 units per square kilometre 2023 up 14.8% 110th
Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre 0.035 units per square kilometre 2023 up 26.3% 92nd
CPI: National consumer price index, base year 2017 = 100 113.86 2025 up 10.3% 114th
Employment in agriculture vs. urban population 30.0% 2023 up 12.6% 59th
CPI: National consumer price index, percentage change from previous 0.71 2025 down 82.1% 159th
Female labor force participation rates slopes, gaps filled 52.04 2025 up 0.1% 117th
Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled 52.04 2025 up 0.1% 117th
Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled 52.04 2025 up 0.1% 117th
Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre 0.0338 units per square kilometre 2023 up 25.8% 89th
Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre 0.0338 units per square kilometre 2023 up 25.8% 89th
Employment in agri vs urban pop, annual growth rate -4.85 % change on previous year 2023 down 1.9% 163rd
Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 64.3 2025 down 1.9% 87th
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 3.2% 2025 down 5.5% 144th
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 2.6% 2025 down 7.4% 145th
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 4.1% 2025 down 4.0% 132nd
SDG indicator 10.4.1: Labour income share as a percent of GDP 57.59 2026 down 0.0% 27th
Labour income share as a percent of GDP 57.59 2026 down 0.0% 27th
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 22.01 2027 up 14.9% 25th
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 22.01 2027 up 14.9% 25th
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons 333,451 2027 up 12.0% 63rd
Ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 26.34 2027 down 3.6% 80th
Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 37.16 2027 down 1.3% 124th
Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 19.59 2027 up 23.0% 5th
Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) 1,758 2027 up 39.4% 20th
Full-time equivalent employment (ILO modelled estimates) 8,336 2027 up 12.0% 63rd
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 18.95 2027 up 7.9% 92nd
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 597.98 2027 up 10.5% 68th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 77.1% 2025 down 3.5% 43rd
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 52.0% 2025 up 0.1% 117th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 64.3% 2025 down 1.9% 84th
Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 52.0% 2025 up 0.1% 117th
Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate 52.0% 2025 up 0.1% 117th