Population in Ecuador

263 indicators covering population for Ecuador.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Population aged 25-64 years 9,131 thousands 2025 up 24.3% 62nd
General government total expenditure 0 current LCU 2025 down 100.0% 189th
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking 5.0% 2024 down 16.7% 104th
Share of urban population using at least basic sanitation facilities 94.0% 2024 up 6.3% 95th
Share of urban vs. rural population using at least basic sanitation 94.0% 2024 up 6.3% 95th
Share of the population using at least basic sanitation services 91.2% 2024 up 9.3% 134th
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities 98.1% 2024 up 6.3% 122nd
Share of people practicing open defecation 1.7% 2024 down 68.8% 73rd
Population growth 0.9% 2024 down 39.9% 117th
Rural population 35.0% 2024 down 4.8% 108th
DEC alternative conversion factor 1 LCU per US$ 2024 unchanged 160th
Official exchange rate 1 LCU per US$, period average 2024 unchanged 160th
GDP 124.68 billion current LCU 2024 up 21.4% 146th
GDP per capita 6,875 current LCU 2024 up 7.3% 203rd
GDP 124.68 billion current US$ 2024 up 21.4% 64th
GDP per capita 6,875 current US$ 2024 up 7.3% 119th
GDP 113.12 billion constant LCU 2024 up 12.1% 130th
GDP deflator 110.21 base year varies by country 2024 up 8.3% 190th
GDP growth -2.0% 2024 down 147.4% 203rd
GDP at market prices 108.80 billion constant 2010 US$ 2024 up 12.1% 61st
GNI 121.34 billion current LCU 2024 up 19.9% 144th
GNI per capita 6,691 current LCU 2024 up 6.0% 198th
GNI per capita, Atlas method 6,430 current US$ 2024 up 3.9% 114th
Share of the rural population using at least basic sanitation facilities 86.1% 2024 up 14.9% 88th
Share of rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking 99 2023 down 0.1% 82nd
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP 5.9% 2025 up 141.6% 56th
Population growth rate 0.9% 2023 down 39.8% 120th
Population 17.98 million people 2023 up 13.7% 72nd
Population: comparison of UN projections 17.98 million people 2023 up 13.7% 72nd
Birth rate 15.03 births per 1,000 people 2023 down 23.5% 110th
Number of births, by world region 270,300 births 2023 down 13.0% 74th
Annual change in population 156,179 people 2023 down 33.5% 72nd
Population 17.98 million people 2023 up 13.7% 73rd
Number of children under 15, by world region 4.50 million people 2023 down 5.4% 75th
Population by age group 17.98 million people 2023 up 13.7% 72nd
Life expectancy by sex 80.14 years 2023 up 2.2% 93rd
Total dependency ratio 49.5% 2023 down 13.3% 171st
Youth dependency ratio 37.4% 2023 down 20.8% 104th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people 1.45 million people 2023 up 46.9% 65th
Population by age group 1.45 million people 2023 up 46.9% 65th
Population growth rate with and without migration 0.9% 2023 down 39.8% 120th
Median age vs. births per woman 28.41 years 2023 up 15.1% 141st
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people 1.45 million people 2023 up 46.9% 65th
The global population hockey stick 17.98 million people 2023 up 13.7% 73rd
Number of births 270,300 births 2023 down 13.0% 74th
Population 17.98 million people 2023 up 13.7% 72nd
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people 4.50 million people 2023 down 5.4% 75th
Population 17.98 million people 2023 up 13.7% 73rd
Births, by age of mother 0 births 2023 down 100.0% 132nd
Population by age group 1.40 million people 2023 down 13.0% 73rd
Share of births by age of mother 16.6% 2023 down 21.7% 30th
Birth rate 15.03 births per 1,000 people 2023 down 23.5% 110th
Birth rate by women's age group 55.53 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 2023 down 33.5% 61st
Has the population peaked? 17.98 million people 2023 up 13.7% 72nd
Life expectancy at birth, total 77.39 years 2023 up 2.1% 78th
Fertility rate, total 1.82 births per woman 2023 down 22.8% 118th
Mortality rate, infant 11.1 per 1,000 live births 2023 down 20.7% 108th
Total population by age 88.87 2023 up 47.4% 62nd
Population density of the capital city 6,103 people per km² 2100 down 3.8% 83rd
Military personnel as a share of total population 0.2% 2022 down 38.6% 98th