Work & Labour in Ecuador 1,117 indicators covering work & labour for Ecuador. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Informal care employment rate 33.41 2025 up 39.7% 23rd Care employment outside the formal sector 210.62 2025 up 45.5% 18th Share of care employment outside the formal sector 28.6 2025 up 41.6% 21st Average monthly earnings of employees 538.45 2025 up 8.0% 44th Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 5,702 2025 up 37.0% 20th Informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 68.45 2025 up 17.6% 17th Employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition) 4,774 2025 up 38.9% 20th Share of employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO) 57.32 2025 up 19.3% 17th Average monthly earnings of STEM employees 946.71 2025 down 3.2% 38th Average monthly earnings of STEM employees 946.71 2025 down 3.2% 38th Detected victims of human trafficking for forced labour, servitude 41 2025 up 583.3% 47th Detected victims of human trafficking for forced labour, servitude 0.22 2025 up 450.0% 55th Average monthly earnings of employees 538.45 2025 up 8.0% 39th Care employment 736.52 2025 up 2.7% 17th Average monthly earnings of employees ages 25 to 54 506.83 2025 up 6.8% 25th Average hourly earnings of STEM employees 5.68 2025 up 5.8% 36th Average hourly earnings of STEM employees 5.68 2025 up 5.8% 36th Informal employment in STEM occupations 63.25 2025 up 122.1% 15th Informal employment rate in STEM occupations 17.82 2025 up 74.7% 25th Children in employment 219.72 2025 up 31.1% 13th Employment in STEM occupations outside the formal sector 33.44 2025 up 112.3% 17th Share of employment in STEM occupations outside the formal sector 9.42 2025 up 67.0% 22nd Children in child labour 197.08 2025 up 66.5% 8th Share of children in child labour 17.68 2025 up 49.8% 6th Employment in STEM occupations 354.96 2025 up 27.1% 17th Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued 3.44 2015 — 28th Share of children in child labour -- General Production Boundary 17.68 2025 up 49.8% 6th Tourism sector employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 845.56 2025 up 25.0% 12th Average weekly hours actually worked per employee in tourism sector 36.31 2025 down 10.5% 28th Average weekly hours actually worked per person in tourism sector 36.7 2025 down 9.7% 29th Population receiving All Social Insurance and Labor Market 0.1% 2022 up 413.9% 17th Population receiving All Social Insurance and Labor Market (%) -urban 0.1% 2022 up 296.9% 18th Population in the 1st quintile (poorest) receiving All Social 0.0% 2022 — 19th Population in the 1st quintile (poorest) receiving All Social 0.0% 2022 — 17th Population in the 1st quintile (poorest) receiving All Social 0.0% 2022 — 17th Population in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) receiving All Social 0.0% 2022 — 11th Coverage of social protection and labor programs 41.1% 2022 down 44.5% 33rd Coverage of social safety net programs 28.1% 2022 down 58.6% 29th Coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile 56.5% 2022 down 36.3% 23rd Coverage of social safety net programs in 2nd quintile 39.2% 2022 down 52.9% 28th Coverage of social safety net programs in 3rd quintile 28.6% 2022 down 61.7% 29th Coverage of social safety net programs in 4th quintile 14.0% 2022 down 76.6% 29th Coverage of social safety net programs in richest quintile 2.4% 2022 down 92.9% 34th Coverage (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban 36.2% 2022 down 45.9% 34th Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social Protection and 65.3% 2022 down 28.5% 31st Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social Protection and 57.8% 2022 down 35.5% 28th Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social Protection and 46.4% 2022 down 44.2% 32nd Coverage in 2nd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor 48.9% 2022 down 43.0% 34th Coverage in 2nd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor 44.8% 2022 down 47.5% 34th Coverage in 2nd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban 39.4% 2022 down 49.0% 34th Coverage in 3rd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor 33.7% 2022 down 57.3% 36th Coverage in 3rd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor 38.5% 2022 down 50.3% 35th Coverage in 3rd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban 31.1% 2022 down 55.5% 34th Coverage in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor 28.8% 2022 down 56.6% 35th Coverage in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor 29.5% 2022 down 55.7% 35th Coverage in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban 27.0% 2022 down 53.7% 34th Coverage in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -All Social Protection and 28.8% 2022 down 39.4% 29th Coverage in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -All Social Protection and 34.9% 2022 down 31.5% 29th Coverage in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -All Social Protection and 37.1% 2022 down 19.0% 28th Coverage in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -All Social Protection 65.3% 2022 down 30.1% 32nd ← Previous Page 7 of 19 Next →