Life expectancy estimates and projections in Ecuador

Life expectancy at birth in Ecuador was 77.4 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.

Ecuador, 2023 (latest estimate) 77.4 Years
Change from 2022 +1.1% 2022: 76.6 years
Projection for 2030 78.6 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2050 81.9 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2100 88.0 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Position in 2023 77th of 216 See the full ranking

Life expectancy estimates and projections in Ecuador over time

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Years. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.

Life expectancy at birth, estimates and projections to 2100 (years), 1994 to 2100 – the last ten estimates and projections every five years; the CSV has every year
Period Ecuador
2100 88.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2095 87.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2090 87.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2085 86.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2080 85.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2075 85.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2070 84.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2065 84.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2060 83.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2055 82.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2050 81.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2045 81.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2040 80.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2035 79.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2030 78.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2025 77.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2023 77.4 years
2022 76.6 years
2021 72.7 years
2020 72.0 years
2019 77.3 years
2018 77.2 years
2017 76.2 years
2016 76.1 years
2015 76.2 years
2014 76.1 years

Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.1% from 76.6 years in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 75.8 years, the figure has changed by +2.1%.
  • Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Ecuador has the 77th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
UN Population Division
Source
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
Dataset or series code
WPP2024 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1950 to 2023 for Ecuador
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 3.0 IGO
Attribution
Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024