| Population |
13,212,742 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age structure |
0-14 years: 33.9% (male 2,285,775; female 2,199,356)
15-64 years: 61.2% (male 4,020,873; female 4,062,672)
65 years and over: 4.9% (male 302,129; female 341,937) (2004 est.) |
| Median age |
total: 23 years
male: 22.5 years
female: 23.5 years (2004 est.) |
| Population growth rate |
1.03% (2004 est.) |
| Birth rate |
23.18 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death rate |
4.26 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net migration rate |
-8.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Sex ratio |
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.88 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate |
total: 24.49 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 19.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 29.34 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life expectancy at birth |
total population: 76.01 years
male: 73.15 years
female: 79 years (2004 est.) |
| Total fertility rate |
2.78 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
0.3% (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
21,000 (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths |
1,700 (2003 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% |
| Languages |
Spanish (official), Amerindian languages (especially Quechua) |
| Literacy |
conventional long form: republic of ecuador
conventional short form: ecuador
local short form: ecuador
local long form: republica del ecuador |