Median age estimates and projections in Ecuador

The median age in Ecuador was 28.4 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.

Ecuador, 2023 (latest estimate) 28.4 Years
Change from 2022 +1.5% 2022: 28.0 years
Projection for 2030 31.5 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2050 39.5 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2100 50.1 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Position in 2023 124th of 216 See the full ranking

Median age 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.

Median age, 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 50.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2095 49.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2090 49.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2085 48.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2080 47.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2075 46.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2070 45.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2065 44.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2060 43.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2055 41.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2050 39.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2045 37.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2040 35.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2035 33.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2030 31.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2025 29.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2023 28.4 years
2022 28.0 years
2021 27.6 years
2020 27.2 years
2019 26.9 years
2018 26.5 years
2017 26.1 years
2016 25.7 years
2015 25.4 years
2014 25.0 years

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

In short

  • That is a change of +1.5% from 28.0 years in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 24.7 years, the figure has changed by +15.1%.
  • Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Ecuador has the 124th 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