Age dependency ratio in Ecuador
Ecuador: Age dependency ratio was 48.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Ecuador, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 48.1% for age dependency ratio in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Ecuador peaked at 95.2% in 1963 and was at its lowest, 48.1%, in 2025.
That places Ecuador 162nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 94.4% | 93.4% | 95.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 90.1% | 86.4% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 80.0% | 74.6% | 85.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.6% | 67.7% | 73.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.4% | 59.8% | 66.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.8% | 52.1% | 59.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.8% | 48.1% | 51.4% | 6 |
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- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 153,515 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 165,962 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 159,279 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 165,399 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 158,711 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 159,980 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 151,834 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 149,012 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 145,656 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 158,574 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Ecuador?
- Age dependency ratio in Ecuador was 48.1% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 95.2% in 1963.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.1% in 2025.
- How does Ecuador rank for age dependency ratio?
- Ecuador ranks 162nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.