Demographics & population — Ecuador
Population size, age structure, migration, ethnicity, language, education, and health indicators.
Profile updated 2026-06-02
⚡ Demographics & population at a glance
Population size, age structure, migration, ethnicity, language, education, and health indicators. Key figure for Ecuador: 16,904,867
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Population overview
- Population
16,904,867
- Population Growth Rate
1.4%
- Urban Population
- Population in Major Urban Areas
Guayaquil 2.287 million; QUITO (capital) 1.622 million
Age & family
- Age Structure
- Median Age
- Birth Rate - births/1,000 population
19
- Death Rate - deaths/1,000 population
5.03
- Total Fertility Rate - children born/woman
2.33
- Contraceptive Prevalance Rate - female 12-49
72.7%
- Contraceptive Prevalence Rate - female 12-49
72.7%
- Sex Ratio at Birth - male/female
Migration
- Net Migration Rate - migrant(s)/1,000 population
-0.25
Ethnicity & language
- Ethnic Groups
mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 65%, Amerindian 25%, Spanish and others 7%, black 3%
- Nationality Noun
Ecuadorian(s)
Education
- Literacy - total population
91%
- Literacy - male
94%
- Literacy - female
91%
- Literacy Definition
age 15 and over can read and write
- Education Expenditures - percent of GDP
4.4%
- Total School Life Expectancy - (primary to tertiary)
Health & living conditions
- Life Expectancy at Birth
- Infant Mortality Rate
- Infant Mortality Rate - total deaths/1,000 live births
- Maternal Mortality Rate - deaths/100,000 live births
110
- Physicians Density - physicians/1,000 population
1.69
- Hospital Bed Density - beds/1,000 population
1.6
- Health Expenditures - percent of GDP
7.3%
- Major Infectious Diseases - degree of risk
high
- Obesity - adult prevalence rate
21.4%
- Drinking Water Source - percent of urban population improved
- Sanitation Facility Access - percent of urban population improved
- Underweight - percent of children under five years
6.2%