Ecuador Demographics Profile 2013

Population

15,223,680 (July 2012 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 29.5% (male 2,293,743/female 2,202,203)
15-24 years: 18.8% (male 1,444,763/female 1,414,227)
25-54 years: 38.4% (male 2,847,576/female 2,998,086)
55-64 years: 6.7% (male 504,977/female 518,152)
65 years and over: 6.6% (male 479,718/female 520,235) (2012 est.)

Median age

total: 26 years
male: 25.4 years
female: 26.6 years (2012 est.)

Population growth rate

1.419% (2012 est.)

Birth rate

19.6 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)

Death rate

5.01 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)

Net migration rate

-0.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 67% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 2% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Major cities - population

Guayaquil 2.634 million; QUITO (capital) 1.801 million (2009)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.92 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2011 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 19.06 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 22.37 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 15.59 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 75.94 years
male: 73 years
female: 79.04 years (2012 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.38 children born/woman (2012 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.4% (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

37,000 (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

2,200 (2009 est.)

Sanitation facility access

improved:
urban: 96% of population
rural: 84% of population
total: 92% of population
unimproved:
urban: 4% of population
rural: 16% of population
total: 8% of population

Major infectious diseases

degree of risk: high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: dengue fever and malaria
water contact disease: leptospirosis (2009)

Nationality

noun: Ecuadorian(s)
adjective: Ecuadorian

Ethnic groups

mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 71.9%, Montubio 7.4%, Afroecuadorian 7.2%, Amerindian 7%, white 6.1%, other 0.4% (2010 census)

Religions

Roman Catholic 95%, other 5%

Languages

Spanish (official), indigenous (Quechua, Shuar)

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.2%
male: 94.2%
female: 92.3% (2010 census)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 14 years
male: 13 years
female: 14 years (2008)

Education expenditures

NA

Maternal mortality rate

110 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

6.2% (2004)

Health expenditures

5% of GDP (2009)

Physicians density

1.48 physicians/1,000 population (2000)

Hospital bed density

1.5 beds/1,000 population (2008)