Fertility & birth rates in Djibouti and Ecuador

Fertility rate in Djibouti vs Ecuador chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Djibouti was 2.61 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.82 in Ecuador in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Djibouti vs Ecuador population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Djibouti	Ecuador
1960	6.85	6.72
1961	6.85	6.7
1962	6.85	6.68
1963	6.86	6.65
1964	6.87	6.61
1965	6.86	6.56
1966	6.88	6.51
1967	6.87	6.44
1968	6.88	6.35
1969	6.88	6.25
1970	6.88	6.14
1971	6.88	6.01
1972	6.85	5.87
1973	6.82	5.73
1974	6.78	5.58
1975	6.74	5.43
1976	6.69	5.28
1977	6.64	5.13
1978	6.59	4.99
1979	6.52	4.86
1980	6.46	4.73
1981	6.4	4.61
1982	6.34	4.5
1983	6.3	4.39
1984	6.25	4.31
1985	6.19	4.14
1986	6.14	4
1987	6.09	3.87
1988	6.03	3.79
1989	5.97	3.74
1990	5.93	3.68
1991	5.86	3.63
1992	5.75	3.58
1993	5.64	3.49
1994	5.51	3.42
1995	5.33	3.38
1996	5.15	3.35
1997	4.97	3.29
1998	4.8	3.23
1999	4.69	3.17
2000	4.6	3.1
2001	4.52	3.04
2002	4.41	2.97
2003	4.3	2.91
2004	4.16	2.85
2005	4.04	2.8
2006	3.9	2.75
2007	3.76	2.7
2008	3.62	2.69
2009	3.52	2.68
2010	3.43	2.62
2011	3.34	2.61
2012	3.26	2.51
2013	3.19	2.36
2014	3.12	2.27
2015	3.04	2.21
2016	2.97	2.12
2017	2.92	2.13
2018	2.86	2.11
2019	2.8	2.04
2020	2.75	1.97
2021	2.7	1.91
2022	2.65	1.86
2023	2.61	1.82
2024	2.62	1.81
2025	2.58	1.79
2026	2.54	1.78
2027	2.51	1.77
2028	2.48	1.76
2029	2.45	1.75
2030	2.42	1.75
2031	2.39	1.74
2032	2.36	1.73
2033	2.33	1.73
2034	2.31	1.72
2035	2.29	1.72
2036	2.27	1.72
2037	2.25	1.71
2038	2.23	1.71
2039	2.21	1.71
2040	2.19	1.71
2041	2.17	1.7
2042	2.16	1.7
2043	2.14	1.7
2044	2.13	1.69
2045	2.11	1.69
2046	2.1	1.69
2047	2.09	1.69
2048	2.08	1.69
2049	2.06	1.68
2050	2.05	1.68

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Djibouti	Ecuador
1960	44.2%	43.9%
1961	44%	44.1%
1962	43.8%	44.3%
1963	43.7%	44.4%
1964	43.5%	44.4%
1965	43.6%	44.4%
1966	43.8%	44.4%
1967	44%	44.4%
1968	44.3%	44.3%
1969	44.5%	44.3%
1970	44.7%	44.2%
1971	44.9%	44.2%
1972	45%	44.1%
1973	45.2%	43.9%
1974	45.3%	43.8%
1975	45.4%	43.6%
1976	45.5%	43.4%
1977	45.5%	43.2%
1978	45.6%	43%
1979	45.5%	42.7%
1980	45.5%	42.4%
1981	45.4%	42.1%
1982	45.3%	41.8%
1983	45.1%	41.4%
1984	45%	41.1%
1985	44.8%	40.7%
1986	44.6%	40.3%
1987	44.4%	39.9%
1988	44.2%	39.5%
1989	44%	39.1%
1990	43.7%	38.7%
1991	43.5%	38.4%
1992	43.3%	38.1%
1993	43.1%	37.7%
1994	42.8%	37.4%
1995	42.5%	37.1%
1996	42.2%	36.8%
1997	41.5%	36.4%
1998	40.6%	36.1%
1999	40%	35.7%
2000	39.6%	35.4%
2001	39.1%	35%
2002	38.7%	34.7%
2003	38.6%	34.3%
2004	38.5%	33.9%
2005	38.4%	33.5%
2006	38.1%	33%
2007	37.7%	32.6%
2008	37.2%	32.1%
2009	36.8%	31.7%
2010	36.4%	31.3%
2011	35.9%	30.9%
2012	35.5%	30.5%
2013	35.1%	30.1%
2014	34.6%	29.6%
2015	34%	29%
2016	33.4%	28.5%
2017	32.8%	28%
2018	32.2%	27.4%
2019	31.6%	26.9%
2020	31%	26.4%
2021	30.5%	26%
2022	30%	25.5%
2023	29.6%	25%
2024	29.2%	24.5%
2025	28.8%	23.9%
2026	28.5%	23.3%
2027	28.1%	22.8%
2028	27.8%	22.3%
2029	27.5%	21.9%
2030	27.3%	21.6%
2031	27%	21.2%
2032	26.8%	20.9%
2033	26.6%	20.6%
2034	26.4%	20.3%
2035	26.2%	20%
2036	26.1%	19.7%
2037	25.9%	19.5%
2038	25.7%	19.3%
2039	25.5%	19.1%
2040	25.3%	18.9%
2041	25.1%	18.8%
2042	24.9%	18.6%
2043	24.7%	18.4%
2044	24.5%	18.2%
2045	24.3%	18%
2046	24.1%	17.8%
2047	23.8%	17.6%
2048	23.6%	17.4%
2049	23.4%	17.2%
2050	23.2%	17%

Children aged 0-14 make up 29.2% of the population in Djibouti and 24.5% in Ecuador in 2024, compared to 43.7% and 38.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Djibouti and Ecuador compared.

Natural population change in Djibouti vs Ecuador by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.43% in Djibouti and +1.15% in Ecuador. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Djibouti	Ecuador
1960	2,299	130,368
1961	2,412	135,573
1962	2,538	140,943
1963	2,687	146,531
1964	2,864	152,263
1965	3,054	157,915
1966	3,268	163,317
1967	3,484	168,629
1968	3,712	173,828
1969	3,950	178,403
1970	4,249	183,517
1971	4,484	187,995
1972	4,885	192,136
1973	5,234	196,028
1974	5,601	199,276
1975	6,034	202,407
1976	6,567	205,366
1977	7,195	209,095
1978	7,886	212,497
1979	8,573	216,162
1980	9,187	220,120
1981	9,654	224,073
1982	10,058	227,606
1983	10,391	231,336
1984	10,713	236,543
1985	11,106	236,438
1986	11,671	237,084
1987	12,357	237,724
1988	13,107	241,191
1989	13,851	248,129
1990	15,074	252,919
1991	16,553	257,713
1992	16,971	259,787
1993	15,805	260,330
1994	15,989	261,788
1995	15,651	264,449
1996	15,408	267,695
1997	15,255	266,020
1998	15,845	263,927
1999	16,491	261,650
2000	17,014	259,837
2001	17,710	259,376
2002	18,167	259,446
2003	18,341	258,928
2004	17,756	257,436
2005	17,361	255,295
2006	16,901	254,184
2007	16,647	253,419
2008	16,356	257,894
2009	16,323	260,892
2010	16,225	257,404
2011	16,169	258,171
2012	16,026	249,825
2013	15,986	234,103
2014	15,857	225,790
2015	15,718	219,399
2016	15,621	208,245
2017	15,593	211,355
2018	15,524	219,513
2019	15,368	211,045
2020	14,970	156,458
2021	14,555	155,146
2022	15,337	179,308
2023	15,349	178,093

Maternal mortality chart: Djibouti vs Ecuador

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 162 deaths per 100,000 live births in Djibouti, compared to 55 deaths in Ecuador.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Djibouti	Ecuador
1985	821	188
1986	804	181
1987	785	131
1988	768	166
1989	746	166
1990	725	168
1991	731	177
1992	780	172
1993	704	168
1994	682	155
1995	634	146
1996	609	138
1997	582	135
1998	555	131
1999	524	128
2000	501	123
2001	441	116
2002	404	109
2003	391	102
2004	364	97
2005	315	94
2006	298	90
2007	285	86
2008	273	83
2009	263	82
2010	243	80
2011	229	77
2012	221	72
2013	219	68
2014	212	65
2015	210	64
2016	204	65
2017	201	62
2018	199	61
2019	194	62
2020	192	91
2021	221	93
2022	174	69
2023	162	55

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 5.04% in Djibouti and 1.31% in Ecuador. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Djibouti	Ecuador
1960	-	17.6%
1961	-	17.1%
1962	-	16.6%
1963	-	16.1%
1964	-	15.7%
1965	-	15.3%
1966	-	14.9%
1967	-	14.6%
1968	-	14.3%
1969	-	14%
1970	-	13.7%
1971	-	13.4%
1972	-	13%
1973	-	12.5%
1974	-	12%
1975	-	11.5%
1976	17.1%	11%
1977	16.6%	10.5%
1978	16.2%	10%
1979	15.7%	9.57%
1980	15.3%	9.12%
1981	14.8%	8.68%
1982	14.4%	8.23%
1983	14%	7.78%
1984	13.6%	7.35%
1985	13.2%	6.95%
1986	12.8%	6.58%
1987	12.5%	6.25%
1988	12.2%	5.94%
1989	11.9%	5.66%
1990	11.6%	5.39%
1991	11.4%	5.12%
1992	11.2%	4.86%
1993	11.1%	4.6%
1994	10.9%	4.34%
1995	10.8%	4.08%
1996	10.7%	3.82%
1997	10.5%	3.57%
1998	10.3%	3.34%
1999	10.2%	3.14%
2000	9.95%	2.96%
2001	9.72%	2.81%
2002	9.48%	2.68%
2003	9.24%	2.57%
2004	9%	2.46%
2005	8.77%	2.37%
2006	8.53%	2.28%
2007	8.28%	2.19%
2008	8.03%	2.1%
2009	7.81%	2%
2010	7.59%	1.92%
2011	7.36%	1.83%
2012	7.14%	1.74%
2013	6.93%	1.66%
2014	6.72%	1.59%
2015	6.51%	1.53%
2016	6.33%	1.48%
2017	6.13%	1.44%
2018	5.94%	1.41%
2019	5.75%	1.38%
2020	5.56%	1.36%
2021	5.38%	1.34%
2022	5.22%	1.32%
2023	5.04%	1.31%