Ecuador

Population estimates and projections 17,980,083 people 2023 · UN Population Division Median age estimates and projections 28.4 years 2023 · UN Population Division Fertility rate estimates and projections 1.82 births per woman 2023 · UN Population Division Population growth estimates and projections 0.87% 2023 · UN Population Division Population 18,289,896 people 2025 · World Bank Population growth 0.85% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 65 and over 8.6% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 0 to 14 23.9% 2025 · World Bank Fertility rate 1.81 births per woman 2024 · World Bank Crude birth rate 14.8 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Crude death rate 5.2 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Urban population share 63.4% 2025 · World Bank Adolescent birth rate 54.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 2024 · World Bank Age dependency ratio 48.1 per 100 working-age people 2025 · World Bank Population density 73.0 people per km² 2024 · World Bank Urban population growth 1.09% 2025 · World Bank

Net migration estimates and projections -1.2 per 1,000 people 2023 · UN Population Division Net migration -17,219 people 2025 · World Bank International migrant stock 4.1% 2024 · World Bank Personal remittances received 5.9% 2025 · World Bank

ILO estimate of the unemployment rate 3.3% 2025 · ILOSTAT ILO estimate of youth unemployment 8.2% 2025 · ILOSTAT Labour force participation 64.5% 2025 · ILOSTAT Women's labour force participation 52.4% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment-to-population ratio 62.4% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment in agriculture 32.5% 2025 · World Bank Employment in industry 16.6% 2025 · World Bank Employment in services 50.9% 2025 · World Bank

GDP in US dollars US$130.3 billion 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita in US dollars US$7,125 per person 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita, PPP Int$14,319 per person 2025 · World Bank GNI per capita, Atlas method US$6,890 per person 2025 · World Bank Real GDP growth 3.7% 2025 · World Bank Services share of GDP 57.0% 2025 · World Bank Investment share of GDP 20.9% 2025 · World Bank Savings share of GDP 27.2% 2025 · World Bank Household consumption per person US$3,950 per person 2025 · World Bank

Consumer price inflation 0.7% 2025 · World Bank Consumer price index 134.0 (2010 = 100) 2025 · World Bank Inflation measured by the GDP deflator 1.5% 2025 · World Bank Exchange rate to the US dollar 1.000 per US$ 2025 · World Bank

Slum population 57.8% 2022 · World Bank

ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate 18.9% 2025 · ILOSTAT Primary completion (UIS) 98.1% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Lower secondary completion 91.7% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Upper secondary completion 80.8% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school children 4.7% 2023 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school adolescents 13.6% 2023 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school youth 12.1% 2023 · UNESCO UIS Primary net enrolment 95.3% 2023 · UNESCO UIS Youth literacy 99.0% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Qualified primary teachers 89.6% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Education share of public spending 15.5% 2025 · UNESCO UIS Education spending 3.7% 2024 · World Bank Primary school enrolment (gross) 97.2% 2023 · World Bank Tertiary education enrolment (gross) 67.9% 2023 · World Bank Adult literacy rate 93.5% 2024 · World Bank Primary school completion rate 100.2% 2023 · World Bank Secondary school enrolment (gross) 92.8% 2023 · World Bank

Life expectancy estimates and projections 77.4 years 2023 · UN Population Division Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections 18.8 years 2023 · UN Population Division Healthy life expectancy 66.5 years 2023 · WHO UHC service coverage 78 2023 · WHO Alcohol consumption 2.89 litres 2024 · WHO Adult obesity 28.9% 2024 · WHO Hypertension 27.2% 2019 · WHO Suicide rate 5.5 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Premature NCD mortality 10.5% 2023 · WHO Physical inactivity 22.5% 2022 · WHO DTP3 immunisation 77% 2025 · WHO Anaemia in women 20.2% 2023 · WHO Poisoning deaths 0.8 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Nurses and midwives 26.3 per 10,000 people 2020 · WHO Dentists 2.97 per 10,000 people 2020 · WHO Life expectancy at birth 77.6 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, women 80.3 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, men 74.9 years 2024 · World Bank Health spending share of GDP 7.6% 2023 · World Bank Under-five mortality rate 12.9 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Infant mortality rate 10.9 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Maternal mortality ratio 55 per 100,000 live births 2023 · World Bank Physicians 2.31 per 1,000 people 2020 · World Bank Hospital beds 1.3 per 1,000 people 2023 · World Bank Measles immunisation 74% 2024 · World Bank Tobacco use 10.1% 2024 · World Bank Out-of-pocket health spending 30.9% 2023 · World Bank Health spending per person US$509 per person 2023 · World Bank Diabetes prevalence 4.9% 2024 · World Bank Neonatal mortality rate 7.0 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Child stunting 17.4% 2024 · World Bank Malaria incidence 0.0 per 1,000 at risk 2024 · World Bank Tuberculosis incidence 66 per 100,000 people 2024 · World Bank HIV incidence 0.18 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 2024 · World Bank

Internet users 77.2% 2024 · World Bank Mobile subscriptions 102 per 100 people 2024 · World Bank Fixed broadband subscriptions 17.2 per 100 people 2024 · World Bank

Industry share of GDP 25.7% 2025 · World Bank New businesses registered 19,317 companies 2024 · World Bank Medium and high-tech manufacturing 15.7% 2024 · World Bank Manufacturing share of GDP 13.2% 2025 · World Bank

Exports share of GDP 31.4% 2025 · World Bank Imports share of GDP 27.9% 2025 · World Bank Trade as a share of GDP 59.4% 2025 · World Bank Foreign direct investment inflows 1.0% 2025 · World Bank Current account balance 5.9% 2025 · World Bank High-technology exports 10.0% 2024 · World Bank

Road traffic deaths 20.1 per 100,000 people 2019 · World Bank Air passengers carried 4,567,423 passengers 2023 · World Bank

Access to electricity 98.5% 2024 · World Bank Clean cooking access 95.0% 2024 · World Bank Renewable energy share 18.9% 2021 · World Bank Fossil electricity share 32.0% 2024 · World Bank Net energy imports -60.9% 2024 · World Bank

Temperature change 1.49e (Estimate) °C 2025 · FAOSTAT Agrifood emissions per person 2.18e (Estimate) t CO2e per person 2024 · FAOSTAT Total greenhouse gas emissions 74.4 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Greenhouse gas emissions per person 4.1 t CO2e per person 2024 · World Bank CO2 emissions per person 2.64 t CO2 per person 2024 · World Bank Methane emissions 21.7 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Nitrous oxide emissions 3.83 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank

PM2.5 air pollution 8.1 µg/m³ 2023 · WHO Forest area 49.7% 2024 · World Bank Protected areas 20.2% 2025 · World Bank PM2.5 air pollution exposure 18.6 µg/m³ 2023 · World Bank Terrestrial protected areas 23.8% 2025 · World Bank

Basic drinking water access 92.1% 2024 · World Bank Safely managed drinking water 69.9% 2024 · World Bank Basic sanitation access 91.2% 2024 · World Bank Level of water stress 6.8% 2022 · World Bank Renewable internal freshwater per person 24,821 m³ per person 2022 · World Bank Safely managed sanitation 49.3% 2024 · World Bank

Cost of a healthy diet Int$3.66e (Estimate) per person per day 2025 · FAOSTAT Healthy diet unaffordable 25.7%e (Estimate) 2025 · FAOSTAT Pesticide use 9.81e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Nitrogen fertiliser use 28.3e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Agriculture share of GDP 9.7% 2025 · World Bank Cereal yield 4,007 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Agricultural land 20.3% 2024 · World Bank Capture fisheries production 784,915 tonnes 2024 · World Bank Prevalence of undernourishment 10.8% 2024 · World Bank Food production index 115.6 (2014-16 = 100) 2024 · World Bank Fertiliser use 263.7 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Land area 248,360 km² 2024 · World Bank

Gini index 45.9 (0 to 100) 2025 · World Bank Income share held by the richest 10% 35.1% 2025 · World Bank Extreme poverty rate 3.4% 2025 · World Bank Poverty rate at national poverty lines 21.4% 2025 · World Bank Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 8.4% 2025 · World Bank Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 30.1% 2025 · World Bank

Tax revenue 13.1% 2022 · World Bank Central government expense 30.4% 2022 · World Bank

R&D spending share of GDP 0.44% 2014 · World Bank Researchers per million people 400 per million people 2014 · World Bank Scientific and technical journal articles 3,530 articles 2023 · World Bank

Intentional homicides 45.7 per 100,000 people 2023 · World Bank

Women in national parliament 45.0% 2025 · World Bank