Ecuador - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Ecuador was 41.47 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 41.51 in 2017, while its lowest value was 37.32 in 1990.

Definition: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 37.32
1991 37.51
1992 37.57
1993 37.63
1994 37.83
1995 37.91
1996 37.95
1997 37.86
1998 39.05
1999 38.81
2000 38.56
2001 38.31
2002 38.05
2003 37.79
2004 39.26
2005 38.94
2006 38.97
2007 39.11
2008 39.31
2009 39.02
2010 38.53
2011 38.33
2012 38.74
2013 38.90
2014 38.33
2015 39.80
2016 41.23
2017 41.51
2018 41.17
2019 41.42
2020 40.50
2021 41.47

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Ecuador was 8,447,612 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 8,447,612 in 2021 and a minimum value of 3,990,575 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 3,990,575
1991 4,119,536
1992 4,237,386
1993 4,356,409
1994 4,493,256
1995 4,617,885
1996 4,737,316
1997 4,919,056
1998 5,211,160
1999 5,324,927
2000 5,439,835
2001 5,547,949
2002 5,658,731
2003 5,771,714
2004 6,098,242
2005 6,192,115
2006 6,429,939
2007 6,464,362
2008 6,589,827
2009 6,481,412
2010 6,488,680
2011 6,533,045
2012 6,743,271
2013 6,863,959
2014 7,050,017
2015 7,551,558
2016 7,955,978
2017 8,194,875
2018 8,196,417
2019 8,312,171
2020 7,697,701
2021 8,447,612

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure