| People | Ecuador |
 = Fields  = World Records  = Dictionary  = Bar graph  = Distribution map  = Fields History  = Definitions |
Population:
|
14,573,101 (July 2009 est.) |
Urbanization:
|
urban population: 66% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 2.1% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.) |
Population density:
|
53 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
|
0-14 years: 31.1% (male 2,312,610/female 2,220,378)
15-64 years: 62.7% (male 4,506,908/female 4,636,703)
65 years and over: 6.2% (male 432,144/female 464,358) (2009 est.) |
Median age:
|
total: 25 years
male: 24.4 years
female: 25.6 years (2009 est.) |
Population growth rate:
|
1.497% (2009 est.) |
Birth rate:
|
20.77 births/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
Death rate:
|
4.21 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate:
|
-0.81 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
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: 0.93 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2009 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
|
total: 20.9 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 24.4 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 17.24 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
|
total population: 75.3 years
male: 72.37 years
female: 78.37 years (2009 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
|
2.51 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
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) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
|
0.3% (2007 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
|
26,000 (2007 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
|
1,400 (2007 est.) |
Nationality:
|
noun: Ecuadorian(s)
adjective: Ecuadorian |
Ethnic groups:
|
mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 65%, Amerindian 25%, Spanish and others 7%, black 3% |
Religions:
|
Roman Catholic 95%, other 5% |
Languages:
|
Spanish (official), Amerindian languages (especially Quechua) |
Literacy:
|
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91%
male: 92.3%
female: 89.7% (2001 census) |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
|
void |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
|
1% of GDP (2001) |
People - note:
|
void |
|
= Fields = World Records = Dictionary = Bar graph = Distribution map = Fields History = Definitions |
|
Home 
Geographic Names
Chiefs of State
Intl. Organizations
Intl. Environmental Agree.
Other References
