Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female in Ecuador

Ecuador: Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female was 0.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.6%
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
20th
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2020
All-time low
0.5%
in 2013
Years of data
23
1994–2021

Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female in Ecuador, 1994–2021

00.20.40.61994200720211994: 0.551 % of female employed population in working age1998: 0.558 % of female employed population in working age1999: 0.584 % of female employed population in working age2000: 0.469 % of female employed population in working age2003: 0.465 % of female employed population in working age2004: 0.512 % of female employed population in working age2005: 0.468 % of female employed population in working age2006: 0.487 % of female employed population in working age2007: 0.489 % of female employed population in working age2008: 0.467 % of female employed population in working age2009: 0.483 % of female employed population in working age2010: 0.466 % of female employed population in working age2011: 0.488 % of female employed population in working age2012: 0.469 % of female employed population in working age2013: 0.458 % of female employed population in working age2014: 0.478 % of female employed population in working age2015: 0.476 % of female employed population in working age2016: 0.515 % of female employed population in working age2017: 0.531 % of female employed population in working age2018: 0.538 % of female employed population in working age2019: 0.556 % of female employed population in working age2020: 0.618 % of female employed population in working age2021: 0.592 % of female employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female employed population in working age.

Analysis

In 2021, unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female in Ecuador stood at 0.6%.

The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female in Ecuador peaked at 0.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2013.

That places Ecuador 20th out of 106 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age) in Ecuador, 1994 to 2021.
Year % of female employed population in working age Change
1994 0.6%
1998 0.6% +1.2%
1999 0.6% +4.6%
2000 0.5% -19.7%
2003 0.5% -0.9%
2004 0.5% +10.2%
2005 0.5% -8.6%
2006 0.5% +4.2%
2007 0.5% +0.4%
2008 0.5% -4.6%
2009 0.5% +3.5%
2010 0.5% -3.5%
2011 0.5% +4.7%
2012 0.5% -4.0%
2013 0.5% -2.2%
2014 0.5% +4.3%
2015 0.5% -0.3%
2016 0.5% +8.1%
2017 0.5% +3.2%
2018 0.5% +1.2%
2019 0.6% +3.4%
2020 0.6% +11.2%
2021 0.6% -4.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 3
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 8
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 10
2020s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 2

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 17 Gambia 0.7% compare
  2. 18 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.6% compare
  3. 19 Peru 0.6% compare
  4. 21 Cambodia 0.6% compare
  5. 22 Morocco 0.6% compare
  6. 23 Bangladesh 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female in Ecuador?
Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female in Ecuador was 0.6% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2020.
What is the lowest unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2013.
How does Ecuador rank for unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female?
Ecuador ranks 20th out of 106 countries with data for 2021.
Is unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age)
Unit
% of female employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,503 data points, 1970–2021
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