Key demographics
- Population
- 17.5M
- Density
- 61.2/km²
- HDI
- 0.777 (High)
- Gini index (2019)
- 45.7
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 77.6 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.81
- Urban population (2025)
- 63.4%
- Literacy rate (2024)
- 93.5%
- Labor force (2025)
- 68.1%
- Gender wage gap (2025)
- -9.1%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 48.1%
- Profile
- Mature
- Urban population (2025)
- 63.4%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 14.8 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 5.2 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 28.0%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.81
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 10.9 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 57.8%
- Tourism (2019)
- 2.1M
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Español |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Christianity | 89.3% |
| No religion | 8.9% |
| Other | 2.0% |
| 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
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 77.6 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 64.3 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 7.6% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 10.9/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 78/100
- Hospital beds (2023)
- 1.3/1000
- Physicians (2020)
- 2.31/1000
- Nurses (2018)
- 2.51/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $509
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 30.9%
Education and technology
- Literacy rate (2024)
- 93.5%
- Education spending (2024)
- 3.7% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 420
- Internet users (2024)
- 77.2%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 101.6/100
- Broadband (2024)
- 17.3/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 491/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2024)
- 17.3
Geography and practical
- Area
- 276,841 km²
- 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
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