Fertility & birth rates in Ecuador and Montenegro

Fertility rate in Ecuador vs Montenegro chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Ecuador was 1.82 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.74 in Montenegro in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Ecuador	Montenegro
1960	6.72	3.53
1961	6.7	3.49
1962	6.68	3.44
1963	6.65	3.38
1964	6.61	3.28
1965	6.56	3.19
1966	6.51	3.09
1967	6.44	2.91
1968	6.35	2.8
1969	6.25	2.79
1970	6.14	2.69
1971	6.01	2.67
1972	5.87	2.61
1973	5.73	2.51
1974	5.58	2.43
1975	5.43	2.38
1976	5.28	2.35
1977	5.13	2.31
1978	4.99	2.25
1979	4.86	2.2
1980	4.73	2.22
1981	4.61	2.19
1982	4.5	2.19
1983	4.39	2.17
1984	4.31	2.14
1985	4.14	2.13
1986	4	2.09
1987	3.87	2.07
1988	3.79	2.01
1989	3.74	1.94
1990	3.68	1.95
1991	3.63	2.02
1992	3.58	2.01
1993	3.49	1.96
1994	3.42	1.94
1995	3.38	1.96
1996	3.35	1.92
1997	3.29	1.89
1998	3.23	1.89
1999	3.17	1.88
2000	3.1	1.9
2001	3.04	1.86
2002	2.97	1.81
2003	2.91	1.8
2004	2.85	1.73
2005	2.8	1.69
2006	2.75	1.73
2007	2.7	1.8
2008	2.69	1.89
2009	2.68	1.98
2010	2.62	1.7
2011	2.61	1.65
2012	2.51	1.72
2013	2.36	1.73
2014	2.27	1.75
2015	2.21	1.7
2016	2.12	1.8
2017	2.13	1.8
2018	2.11	1.8
2019	2.04	1.8
2020	1.97	1.75
2021	1.91	1.75
2022	1.86	1.8
2023	1.82	1.74
2024	1.81	1.74
2025	1.79	1.73
2026	1.78	1.73
2027	1.77	1.73
2028	1.76	1.73
2029	1.75	1.72
2030	1.75	1.72
2031	1.74	1.72
2032	1.73	1.71
2033	1.73	1.71
2034	1.72	1.71
2035	1.72	1.7
2036	1.72	1.7
2037	1.71	1.7
2038	1.71	1.69
2039	1.71	1.69
2040	1.71	1.69
2041	1.7	1.69
2042	1.7	1.68
2043	1.7	1.68
2044	1.69	1.68
2045	1.69	1.68
2046	1.69	1.68
2047	1.69	1.67
2048	1.69	1.67
2049	1.68	1.67
2050	1.68	1.67

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Ecuador	Montenegro
1960	43.9%	36.1%
1961	44.1%	36.3%
1962	44.3%	36.4%
1963	44.4%	36.2%
1964	44.4%	35.9%
1965	44.4%	35.5%
1966	44.4%	35.1%
1967	44.4%	34.5%
1968	44.3%	33.9%
1969	44.3%	33.3%
1970	44.2%	32.6%
1971	44.2%	32%
1972	44.1%	31.4%
1973	43.9%	30.9%
1974	43.8%	30.4%
1975	43.6%	29.9%
1976	43.4%	29.5%
1977	43.2%	29%
1978	43%	28.5%
1979	42.7%	28.1%
1980	42.4%	27.8%
1981	42.1%	27.5%
1982	41.8%	27.1%
1983	41.4%	26.9%
1984	41.1%	26.6%
1985	40.7%	26.4%
1986	40.3%	26.2%
1987	39.9%	26%
1988	39.5%	25.9%
1989	39.1%	25.7%
1990	38.7%	25.6%
1991	38.4%	25.4%
1992	38.1%	25.1%
1993	37.7%	24.7%
1994	37.4%	24.4%
1995	37.1%	24%
1996	36.8%	23.6%
1997	36.4%	23.2%
1998	36.1%	22.8%
1999	35.7%	22.4%
2000	35.4%	21.9%
2001	35%	21.5%
2002	34.7%	21.2%
2003	34.3%	20.9%
2004	33.9%	20.6%
2005	33.5%	20.4%
2006	33%	20.1%
2007	32.6%	19.9%
2008	32.1%	19.6%
2009	31.7%	19.4%
2010	31.3%	19.2%
2011	30.9%	19%
2012	30.5%	18.8%
2013	30.1%	18.7%
2014	29.6%	18.6%
2015	29%	18.6%
2016	28.5%	18.6%
2017	28%	18.5%
2018	27.4%	18.4%
2019	26.9%	18.4%
2020	26.4%	18.4%
2021	26%	18.5%
2022	25.5%	18.5%
2023	25%	18.3%
2024	24.5%	18.1%
2025	23.9%	17.9%
2026	23.3%	17.7%
2027	22.8%	17.5%
2028	22.3%	17.2%
2029	21.9%	17%
2030	21.6%	16.8%
2031	21.2%	16.6%
2032	20.9%	16.3%
2033	20.6%	16.2%
2034	20.3%	16%
2035	20%	15.8%
2036	19.7%	15.7%
2037	19.5%	15.5%
2038	19.3%	15.4%
2039	19.1%	15.3%
2040	18.9%	15.2%
2041	18.8%	15.1%
2042	18.6%	15.1%
2043	18.4%	15%
2044	18.2%	15%
2045	18%	15%
2046	17.8%	14.9%
2047	17.6%	14.9%
2048	17.4%	14.9%
2049	17.2%	14.9%
2050	17%	14.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 24.5% of the population in Ecuador and 18.1% in Montenegro in 2024, compared to 38.7% and 25.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Ecuador and Montenegro compared.

Natural population change in Ecuador vs Montenegro by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.15% in Ecuador and +0.07% in Montenegro. 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
	Ecuador	Montenegro
1960	130,368	9,144
1961	135,573	9,278
1962	140,943	9,402
1963	146,531	9,449
1964	152,263	9,227
1965	157,915	9,010
1966	163,317	8,661
1967	168,629	7,961
1968	173,828	7,497
1969	178,403	7,449
1970	183,517	7,069
1971	187,995	7,168
1972	192,136	7,252
1973	196,028	7,096
1974	199,276	6,919
1975	202,407	6,878
1976	205,366	6,845
1977	209,095	6,650
1978	212,497	6,408
1979	216,162	6,139
1980	220,120	6,383
1981	224,073	6,275
1982	227,606	6,419
1983	231,336	6,482
1984	236,543	6,337
1985	236,438	6,283
1986	237,084	6,097
1987	237,724	5,958
1988	241,191	5,529
1989	248,129	5,129
1990	252,919	5,010
1991	257,713	5,191
1992	259,787	5,015
1993	260,330	4,638
1994	261,788	4,381
1995	264,449	4,527
1996	267,695	4,155
1997	266,020	3,597
1998	263,927	3,889
1999	261,650	3,454
2000	259,837	3,751
2001	259,376	3,462
2002	259,446	2,988
2003	258,928	2,632
2004	257,436	2,146
2005	255,295	1,536
2006	254,184	1,599
2007	253,419	1,848
2008	257,894	2,530
2009	260,892	2,783
2010	257,404	1,797
2011	258,171	1,365
2012	249,825	1,554
2013	234,103	1,557
2014	225,790	1,560
2015	219,399	1,062
2016	208,245	1,125
2017	211,355	939
2018	219,513	752
2019	211,045	627
2020	156,458	-188
2021	155,146	-2,062
2022	179,308	0
2023	178,093	686

Maternal mortality chart: Ecuador vs Montenegro

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 55 deaths per 100,000 live births in Ecuador, compared to 6 deaths in Montenegro.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Ecuador	Montenegro
1985	188	11
1986	181	11
1987	131	10
1988	166	10
1989	166	10
1990	168	10
1991	177	11
1992	172	11
1993	168	11
1994	155	11
1995	146	11
1996	138	12
1997	135	12
1998	131	12
1999	128	12
2000	123	11
2001	116	11
2002	109	10
2003	102	10
2004	97	9
2005	94	8
2006	90	8
2007	86	8
2008	83	8
2009	82	8
2010	80	7
2011	77	7
2012	72	7
2013	68	7
2014	65	7
2015	64	7
2016	65	6
2017	62	7
2018	61	7
2019	62	6
2020	91	15
2021	93	15
2022	69	13
2023	55	6

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.31% in Ecuador and 0.26% in Montenegro. 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
	Ecuador	Montenegro
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	11%	-
1977	10.5%	-
1978	10%	-
1979	9.57%	-
1980	9.12%	-
1981	8.68%	-
1982	8.23%	-
1983	7.78%	-
1984	7.35%	2.72%
1985	6.95%	2.48%
1986	6.58%	2.25%
1987	6.25%	2.05%
1988	5.94%	1.89%
1989	5.66%	1.75%
1990	5.39%	1.65%
1991	5.12%	1.58%
1992	4.86%	1.54%
1993	4.6%	1.52%
1994	4.34%	1.51%
1995	4.08%	1.51%
1996	3.82%	1.51%
1997	3.57%	1.51%
1998	3.34%	1.49%
1999	3.14%	1.46%
2000	2.96%	1.42%
2001	2.81%	1.37%
2002	2.68%	1.3%
2003	2.57%	1.22%
2004	2.46%	1.14%
2005	2.37%	1.06%
2006	2.28%	0.97%
2007	2.19%	0.89%
2008	2.1%	0.8%
2009	2%	0.73%
2010	1.92%	0.66%
2011	1.83%	0.59%
2012	1.74%	0.54%
2013	1.66%	0.49%
2014	1.59%	0.45%
2015	1.53%	0.41%
2016	1.48%	0.38%
2017	1.44%	0.36%
2018	1.41%	0.33%
2019	1.38%	0.32%
2020	1.36%	0.3%
2021	1.34%	0.28%
2022	1.32%	0.27%
2023	1.31%	0.26%