🇪🇨 Ecuador Demographics - Population, Culture & Society

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🇪🇨 Ecuador EC / ECU #73

Nomad Score 60.0

Cities 21

Region Union of South American Nations, Latin America, Andean States, Amazon Basin, Hispanophone, Remote Work Friendly Countries, Coworking Hotspots, Nomad Visa Countries, Affordable Nomad Destinations, South America, Americas, South America, Developing Countries

Currency USD

📊 KEY DEMOGRAPHICS

Population 17.5M

Density 61.2/km²

HDI 0.777 (High)

Gini Index (2019) 45.7

Life Expectancy (2023) 77.4 yrs

Fertility Rate (2023) 1.82

Urban Population (2024) 63.2%

Literacy Rate (2022) 96.3%

Gender Wage Gap (2025) -9.1%

Sources: REST Countries v4, World Bank, OWID

🗣 LANGUAGES & CULTURE

Languages

Language	Native Name
Spanish	Español

Religions

Religion	Percentage
Christianity	89.3%
No religion	8.9%
Other	2.0%

Ethnicities

Ethnicity	Percentage
Mestizo	77.5%
Montubio	7.7%
Indigenous	7.7%
Black	4.8%
White	2.2%
Others	0.1%

Demonym (male) Ecuadorean

Demonym (female) Ecuadorean

National Anthem Salve, Oh Patria

📈 POPULATION STRUCTURE

Age Group	Distribution	Share
0-14 Youth		24.5%
15-64 Working		67.2%
65+ Elderly		8.3%

Dependency Ratio 48.8%

Profile Mature

Urban Pop. (2024) 63.2%

Birth Rate (2023) 15.0 /1000

Death Rate (2023) 5.1 /1000

Fertility Rate (2023) 1.82

Infant Mortality (2023) 11.1 /1000

Source: World Bank

🏥 HEALTHCARE

Life Expectancy (2023) 77.4 yrs

HALE (2021) 64.3 yrs

Health Spending (2023) 7.6% of GDP

Infant Mortality (2023) 11.1/1000

UHC Index (2021) 77/100

Hospital Beds (2023) 1.3/1000

Physicians (2020) 2.31/1000

Source: World Bank, WHO

🎓 EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY

Literacy Rate (2022) 96.3%

Education Spending (2023) 3.9% of GDP

Learning Outcomes (2020) 420

Internet Users (2024) 77.2%

Mobile Subscriptions (2023) 101.0/100

Broadband (2023) 16.1/100

Source: World Bank, OWID

🌐 BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY

Broadband per 100 (2023) 16.1

Source: ITU / World Bank via OWID. Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people.

🌍 GEOGRAPHY & PRACTICAL

Area 276,841 km²

Capital Quito 📍

Continent South America

Region Americas

Subregion South America

Landlocked No

Driving Side Right

Timezones UTC-06:00, UTC-05:00

Calling Codes +593

Postal Code @####@

TLD .ec

Maps Google Maps | OpenStreetMap

Borders 🇨🇴 Colombia, 🇵🇪 Peru

🏅 NATIONAL SYMBOLS

Flag The flag of Ecuador is composed of the horizontal bands of yellow, blue and red, with the yellow band twice the height of the other two bands. The Ecuadorian coat of arms is superimposed in the center of the field.

National Anthem Salve, Oh Patria

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