Ecuador birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Ecuador chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Ecuador was 1.82 in 2023 and has been below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman since 2019. In 1993, the fertility rate was 3.49 — a -47.8% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Ecuador	World
1960	6.72	4.69
1961	6.7	4.56
1962	6.68	5.02
1963	6.65	5.31
1964	6.61	5.13
1965	6.56	5.08
1966	6.51	4.97
1967	6.44	4.87
1968	6.35	4.98
1969	6.25	4.88
1970	6.14	4.84
1971	6.01	4.69
1972	5.87	4.55
1973	5.73	4.42
1974	5.58	4.26
1975	5.43	4.07
1976	5.28	3.97
1977	5.13	3.84
1978	4.99	3.77
1979	4.86	3.76
1980	4.73	3.73
1981	4.61	3.71
1982	4.5	3.72
1983	4.39	3.59
1984	4.31	3.57
1985	4.14	3.53
1986	4	3.51
1987	3.87	3.48
1988	3.79	3.39
1989	3.74	3.35
1990	3.68	3.31
1991	3.63	3.13
1992	3.58	3.04
1993	3.49	2.97
1994	3.42	2.92
1995	3.38	2.87
1996	3.35	2.82
1997	3.29	2.78
1998	3.23	2.75
1999	3.17	2.72
2000	3.1	2.73
2001	3.04	2.69
2002	2.97	2.66
2003	2.91	2.64
2004	2.85	2.63
2005	2.8	2.61
2006	2.75	2.61
2007	2.7	2.6
2008	2.69	2.6
2009	2.68	2.59
2010	2.62	2.57
2011	2.61	2.55
2012	2.51	2.56
2013	2.36	2.53
2014	2.27	2.52
2015	2.21	2.49
2016	2.12	2.49
2017	2.13	2.46
2018	2.11	2.39
2019	2.04	2.35
2020	1.97	2.28
2021	1.91	2.25
2022	1.86	2.22
2023	1.82	2.2
2024	1.81	2.19
2025	1.79	2.18
2026	1.78	2.18
2027	1.77	2.17
2028	1.76	2.16
2029	1.75	2.15
2030	1.75	2.14
2031	1.74	2.13
2032	1.73	2.12
2033	1.73	2.12
2034	1.72	2.11
2035	1.72	2.1
2036	1.72	2.09
2037	1.71	2.09
2038	1.71	2.08
2039	1.71	2.08
2040	1.71	2.08
2041	1.7	2.07
2042	1.7	2.07
2043	1.7	2.07
2044	1.69	2.07
2045	1.69	2.06
2046	1.69	2.06
2047	1.69	2.06
2048	1.69	2.05
2049	1.68	2.05
2050	1.68	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 15.6% were to women under 20 years old, 50.5% to women ages 20-29, and 33.9% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 16.7%, 54%, and 29.3% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Ecuador by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Ecuador	World
1960	43.9%	37.4%
1961	44.1%	37.5%
1962	44.3%	37.6%
1963	44.4%	37.8%
1964	44.4%	38%
1965	44.4%	38%
1966	44.4%	38%
1967	44.4%	38%
1968	44.3%	37.9%
1969	44.3%	37.8%
1970	44.2%	37.7%
1971	44.2%	37.6%
1972	44.1%	37.5%
1973	43.9%	37.3%
1974	43.8%	37.2%
1975	43.6%	37.1%
1976	43.4%	36.9%
1977	43.2%	36.7%
1978	43%	36.3%
1979	42.7%	35.9%
1980	42.4%	35.5%
1981	42.1%	35.2%
1982	41.8%	34.9%
1983	41.4%	34.6%
1984	41.1%	34.3%
1985	40.7%	34%
1986	40.3%	33.8%
1987	39.9%	33.6%
1988	39.5%	33.4%
1989	39.1%	33.2%
1990	38.7%	33%
1991	38.4%	32.9%
1992	38.1%	32.7%
1993	37.7%	32.5%
1994	37.4%	32.3%
1995	37.1%	32.1%
1996	36.8%	31.8%
1997	36.4%	31.5%
1998	36.1%	31.1%
1999	35.7%	30.8%
2000	35.4%	30.4%
2001	35%	30%
2002	34.7%	29.6%
2003	34.3%	29.2%
2004	33.9%	28.8%
2005	33.5%	28.5%
2006	33%	28.1%
2007	32.6%	27.9%
2008	32.1%	27.6%
2009	31.7%	27.5%
2010	31.3%	27.3%
2011	30.9%	27.1%
2012	30.5%	27%
2013	30.1%	26.9%
2014	29.6%	26.8%
2015	29%	26.6%
2016	28.5%	26.5%
2017	28%	26.4%
2018	27.4%	26.2%
2019	26.9%	26%
2020	26.4%	25.8%
2021	26%	25.6%
2022	25.5%	25.3%
2023	25%	25%
2024	24.5%	24.7%
2025	23.9%	24.4%
2026	23.3%	24.1%
2027	22.8%	23.8%
2028	22.3%	23.4%
2029	21.9%	23.1%
2030	21.6%	22.8%
2031	21.2%	22.6%
2032	20.9%	22.3%
2033	20.6%	22.1%
2034	20.3%	21.9%
2035	20%	21.7%
2036	19.7%	21.6%
2037	19.5%	21.5%
2038	19.3%	21.4%
2039	19.1%	21.3%
2040	18.9%	21.2%
2041	18.8%	21.1%
2042	18.6%	21%
2043	18.4%	21%
2044	18.2%	20.9%
2045	18%	20.8%
2046	17.8%	20.7%
2047	17.6%	20.7%
2048	17.4%	20.6%
2049	17.2%	20.5%
2050	17%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Ecuador was 43.9% in 1960, 37.7% in 1993, and 24.5% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Ecuador.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Ecuador, excluding migration, has been +1.15% annually. On average, 196,435 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Ecuador
1960	130,368
1961	135,573
1962	140,943
1963	146,531
1964	152,263
1965	157,915
1966	163,317
1967	168,629
1968	173,828
1969	178,403
1970	183,517
1971	187,995
1972	192,136
1973	196,028
1974	199,276
1975	202,407
1976	205,366
1977	209,095
1978	212,497
1979	216,162
1980	220,120
1981	224,073
1982	227,606
1983	231,336
1984	236,543
1985	236,438
1986	237,084
1987	237,724
1988	241,191
1989	248,129
1990	252,919
1991	257,713
1992	259,787
1993	260,330
1994	261,788
1995	264,449
1996	267,695
1997	266,020
1998	263,927
1999	261,650
2000	259,837
2001	259,376
2002	259,446
2003	258,928
2004	257,436
2005	255,295
2006	254,184
2007	253,419
2008	257,894
2009	260,892
2010	257,404
2011	258,171
2012	249,825
2013	234,103
2014	225,790
2015	219,399
2016	208,245
2017	211,355
2018	219,513
2019	211,045
2020	156,458
2021	155,146
2022	179,308
2023	178,093

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Ecuador was 55 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.06% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -55.3% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Ecuador	World
1985	188	460
1986	181	438
1987	131	429
1988	166	414
1989	166	401
1990	168	391
1991	177	395
1992	172	395
1993	168	389
1994	155	382
1995	146	371
1996	138	366
1997	135	358
1998	131	360
1999	128	340
2000	123	328
2001	116	321
2002	109	311
2003	102	301
2004	97	291
2005	94	283
2006	90	276
2007	86	269
2008	83	264
2009	82	258
2010	80	253
2011	77	247
2012	72	239
2013	68	235
2014	65	231
2015	64	228
2016	65	220
2017	62	215
2018	61	211
2019	62	207
2020	91	211
2021	93	242
2022	69	203
2023	55	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Ecuador was 13.1 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 1.31% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 29.6 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Ecuador	World
1960	17.6%	18.5%
1961	17.1%	18.1%
1962	16.6%	17.8%
1963	16.1%	17.5%
1964	15.7%	17.7%
1965	15.3%	17.5%
1966	14.9%	17.3%
1967	14.6%	17%
1968	14.3%	16.5%
1969	14%	15.5%
1970	13.7%	15.2%
1971	13.4%	15.1%
1972	13%	14.4%
1973	12.5%	14.1%
1974	12%	13.7%
1975	11.5%	13.4%
1976	11%	13%
1977	10.5%	12.5%
1978	10%	12.1%
1979	9.57%	11.7%
1980	9.12%	11.4%
1981	8.68%	11%
1982	8.23%	10.8%
1983	7.78%	10.6%
1984	7.35%	10.4%
1985	6.95%	10.1%
1986	6.58%	9.81%
1987	6.25%	9.47%
1988	5.94%	9.31%
1989	5.66%	9.02%
1990	5.39%	8.81%
1991	5.12%	8.66%
1992	4.86%	8.46%
1993	4.6%	8.19%
1994	4.34%	7.98%
1995	4.08%	7.76%
1996	3.82%	7.52%
1997	3.57%	7.28%
1998	3.34%	7.05%
1999	3.14%	6.76%
2000	2.96%	6.48%
2001	2.81%	6.21%
2002	2.68%	5.94%
2003	2.57%	5.65%
2004	2.46%	5.43%
2005	2.37%	5.16%
2006	2.28%	4.92%
2007	2.19%	4.7%
2008	2.1%	4.5%
2009	2%	4.31%
2010	1.92%	4.11%
2011	1.83%	3.97%
2012	1.74%	3.77%
2013	1.66%	3.61%
2014	1.59%	3.48%
2015	1.53%	3.35%
2016	1.48%	3.23%
2017	1.44%	3.11%
2018	1.41%	2.97%
2019	1.38%	2.86%
2020	1.36%	2.75%
2021	1.34%	2.66%
2022	1.32%	2.59%
2023	1.31%	2.49%