Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Ecuador

Ecuador: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female was 0.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.5%
Change on year
up 13.1%
World rank
76th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2012
All-time low
0.4%
in 1999
Years of data
23
1994–2021

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Ecuador, 1994–2021

00.20.40.61994200720211994: 0.418 % of female workers in the industrial sector1998: 0.382 % of female workers in the industrial sector1999: 0.368 % of female workers in the industrial sector2000: 0.507 % of female workers in the industrial sector2003: 0.548 % of female workers in the industrial sector2004: 0.504 % of female workers in the industrial sector2005: 0.536 % of female workers in the industrial sector2006: 0.55 % of female workers in the industrial sector2007: 0.524 % of female workers in the industrial sector2008: 0.521 % of female workers in the industrial sector2009: 0.542 % of female workers in the industrial sector2010: 0.546 % of female workers in the industrial sector2011: 0.53 % of female workers in the industrial sector2012: 0.566 % of female workers in the industrial sector2013: 0.544 % of female workers in the industrial sector2014: 0.521 % of female workers in the industrial sector2015: 0.54 % of female workers in the industrial sector2016: 0.488 % of female workers in the industrial sector2017: 0.443 % of female workers in the industrial sector2018: 0.497 % of female workers in the industrial sector2019: 0.488 % of female workers in the industrial sector2020: 0.405 % of female workers in the industrial sector2021: 0.458 % of female workers in the industrial sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female workers in the industrial sector.

Analysis

In 2021, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Ecuador stood at 0.5%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.1% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Ecuador peaked at 0.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1999.

That places Ecuador 76th out of 90 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female (% of female workers in the industrial sector) in Ecuador, 1994 to 2021.
Year % of female workers in the industrial sector Change
1994 0.4%
1998 0.4% -8.6%
1999 0.4% -3.7%
2000 0.5% +37.8%
2003 0.5% +8.2%
2004 0.5% -8.1%
2005 0.5% +6.4%
2006 0.6% +2.6%
2007 0.5% -4.7%
2008 0.5% -0.6%
2009 0.5% +4.1%
2010 0.5% +0.7%
2011 0.5% -3.0%
2012 0.6% +6.9%
2013 0.5% -4.0%
2014 0.5% -4.2%
2015 0.5% +3.6%
2016 0.5% -9.6%
2017 0.4% -9.2%
2018 0.5% +12.2%
2019 0.5% -1.8%
2020 0.4% -17.0%
2021 0.5% +13.1%

Ecuador compared with similar countries

  • Ecuador's 0.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 59% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • Ecuador's 0.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6%, 79% of the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 3
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 8
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.6% 10
2020s 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 2

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 73 Paraguay 0.5% compare
  2. 74 Gambia 0.5% compare
  3. 75 Peru 0.5% compare
  4. 77 Guatemala 0.4% compare
  5. 78 Pakistan 0.4% compare
  6. 79 Panama 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Ecuador?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Ecuador was 0.5% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2012.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1999.
How does Ecuador rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female?
Ecuador ranks 76th out of 90 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. 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 Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female (% of female workers in the industrial sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female (% of female workers in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of female workers in the industrial sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,259 data points, 1970–2021
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