Fertility & birth rates in Ecuador and Singapore

Fertility rate in Ecuador vs Singapore 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 0.97 in Singapore in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Ecuador vs Singapore 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	Singapore
1960	6.72	5.76
1961	6.7	5.41
1962	6.68	5.21
1963	6.65	5.16
1964	6.61	4.97
1965	6.56	4.66
1966	6.51	4.46
1967	6.44	3.91
1968	6.35	3.53
1969	6.25	3.22
1970	6.14	3.07
1971	6.01	3.02
1972	5.87	3.04
1973	5.73	2.79
1974	5.58	2.35
1975	5.43	2.07
1976	5.28	2.11
1977	5.13	1.82
1978	4.99	1.79
1979	4.86	1.79
1980	4.73	1.82
1981	4.61	1.78
1982	4.5	1.74
1983	4.39	1.61
1984	4.31	1.62
1985	4.14	1.61
1986	4	1.43
1987	3.87	1.62
1988	3.79	1.96
1989	3.74	1.75
1990	3.68	1.83
1991	3.63	1.73
1992	3.58	1.72
1993	3.49	1.74
1994	3.42	1.71
1995	3.38	1.67
1996	3.35	1.66
1997	3.29	1.61
1998	3.23	1.48
1999	3.17	1.47
2000	3.1	1.6
2001	3.04	1.41
2002	2.97	1.37
2003	2.91	1.27
2004	2.85	1.26
2005	2.8	1.26
2006	2.75	1.28
2007	2.7	1.29
2008	2.69	1.28
2009	2.68	1.22
2010	2.62	1.15
2011	2.61	1.2
2012	2.51	1.29
2013	2.36	1.19
2014	2.27	1.25
2015	2.21	1.24
2016	2.12	1.2
2017	2.13	1.16
2018	2.11	1.14
2019	2.04	1.14
2020	1.97	1.1
2021	1.91	1.12
2022	1.86	1.04
2023	1.82	0.97
2024	1.81	0.98
2025	1.79	0.99
2026	1.78	1
2027	1.77	1.01
2028	1.76	1.02
2029	1.75	1.03
2030	1.75	1.03
2031	1.74	1.04
2032	1.73	1.05
2033	1.73	1.06
2034	1.72	1.07
2035	1.72	1.07
2036	1.72	1.08
2037	1.71	1.09
2038	1.71	1.1
2039	1.71	1.1
2040	1.71	1.11
2041	1.7	1.12
2042	1.7	1.13
2043	1.7	1.13
2044	1.69	1.14
2045	1.69	1.15
2046	1.69	1.16
2047	1.69	1.17
2048	1.69	1.17
2049	1.68	1.18
2050	1.68	1.19

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Ecuador	Singapore
1960	43.9%	44.7%
1961	44.1%	44.8%
1962	44.3%	44.7%
1963	44.4%	44.4%
1964	44.4%	43.8%
1965	44.4%	43.2%
1966	44.4%	42.5%
1967	44.4%	41.7%
1968	44.3%	40.8%
1969	44.3%	39.8%
1970	44.2%	38.7%
1971	44.2%	37.5%
1972	44.1%	36.2%
1973	43.9%	35%
1974	43.8%	33.7%
1975	43.6%	32.5%
1976	43.4%	31.2%
1977	43.2%	30%
1978	43%	28.8%
1979	42.7%	27.6%
1980	42.4%	26.4%
1981	42.1%	25.2%
1982	41.8%	24.2%
1983	41.4%	23.7%
1984	41.1%	23.3%
1985	40.7%	23.1%
1986	40.3%	22.9%
1987	39.9%	22.4%
1988	39.5%	22%
1989	39.1%	21.7%
1990	38.7%	21.4%
1991	38.4%	21.2%
1992	38.1%	21.1%
1993	37.7%	21%
1994	37.4%	20.7%
1995	37.1%	20.4%
1996	36.8%	20%
1997	36.4%	19.5%
1998	36.1%	19.2%
1999	35.7%	19%
2000	35.4%	18.8%
2001	35%	18.6%
2002	34.7%	18.4%
2003	34.3%	18.2%
2004	33.9%	17.8%
2005	33.5%	17.2%
2006	33%	16.6%
2007	32.6%	15.8%
2008	32.1%	15.1%
2009	31.7%	14.6%
2010	31.3%	14.1%
2011	30.9%	13.7%
2012	30.5%	13.4%
2013	30.1%	13.1%
2014	29.6%	12.9%
2015	29%	12.7%
2016	28.5%	12.5%
2017	28%	12.4%
2018	27.4%	12.3%
2019	26.9%	12.2%
2020	26.4%	12.2%
2021	26%	12.2%
2022	25.5%	12%
2023	25%	11.8%
2024	24.5%	11.7%
2025	23.9%	11.7%
2026	23.3%	11.7%
2027	22.8%	11.8%
2028	22.3%	11.9%
2029	21.9%	12%
2030	21.6%	12%
2031	21.2%	12%
2032	20.9%	12.1%
2033	20.6%	12.1%
2034	20.3%	12.1%
2035	20%	12.1%
2036	19.7%	12.1%
2037	19.5%	12.1%
2038	19.3%	12%
2039	19.1%	11.8%
2040	18.9%	11.7%
2041	18.8%	11.5%
2042	18.6%	11.2%
2043	18.4%	11%
2044	18.2%	10.7%
2045	18%	10.4%
2046	17.8%	10.1%
2047	17.6%	9.87%
2048	17.4%	9.6%
2049	17.2%	9.35%
2050	17%	9.12%

Children aged 0-14 make up 24.5% of the population in Ecuador and 11.7% in Singapore in 2024, compared to 38.7% and 21.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Ecuador and Singapore compared.

Natural population change in Ecuador vs Singapore by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.15% in Ecuador and +0.35% in Singapore. 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	Singapore
1960	130,368	51,533
1961	135,573	49,880
1962	140,943	48,830
1963	146,531	49,542
1964	152,263	47,697
1965	157,915	45,474
1966	163,317	44,298
1967	168,629	40,145
1968	173,828	36,216
1969	178,403	34,314
1970	183,517	35,059
1971	187,995	35,708
1972	192,136	38,098
1973	196,028	36,404
1974	199,276	31,664
1975	202,407	28,509
1976	205,366	31,189
1977	209,095	26,508
1978	212,497	27,537
1979	216,162	28,363
1980	220,120	30,657
1981	224,073	32,167
1982	227,606	33,346
1983	231,336	30,296
1984	236,543	31,967
1985	236,438	32,010
1986	237,084	27,880
1987	237,724	33,020
1988	241,191	42,407
1989	248,129	36,929
1990	252,919	41,136
1991	257,713	39,188
1992	259,787	39,091
1993	260,330	40,425
1994	261,788	39,319
1995	264,449	38,065
1996	267,695	38,542
1997	266,020	37,960
1998	263,927	33,381
1999	261,650	32,857
2000	259,837	37,057
2001	259,376	31,035
2002	259,446	29,231
2003	258,928	24,689
2004	257,436	24,583
2005	255,295	24,741
2006	254,184	25,968
2007	253,419	26,614
2008	257,894	28,068
2009	260,892	27,930
2010	257,404	24,876
2011	258,171	25,919
2012	249,825	29,750
2013	234,103	25,376
2014	225,790	27,896
2015	219,399	27,121
2016	208,245	25,794
2017	211,355	21,888
2018	219,513	21,427
2019	211,045	21,674
2020	156,458	18,763
2021	155,146	15,270
2022	179,308	9,019
2023	178,093	7,101

Maternal mortality chart: Ecuador vs Singapore

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 Singapore.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Ecuador	Singapore
1985	188	18
1986	181	18
1987	131	18
1988	166	18
1989	166	18
1990	168	17
1991	177	16
1992	172	16
1993	168	16
1994	155	16
1995	146	17
1996	138	17
1997	135	17
1998	131	17
1999	128	17
2000	123	17
2001	116	16
2002	109	16
2003	102	15
2004	97	14
2005	94	14
2006	90	13
2007	86	12
2008	83	11
2009	82	10
2010	80	10
2011	77	10
2012	72	10
2013	68	9
2014	65	9
2015	64	8
2016	65	8
2017	62	8
2018	61	8
2019	62	7
2020	91	13
2021	93	20
2022	69	34
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 0.21% in Singapore. 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	Singapore
1960	17.6%	4.76%
1961	17.1%	4.37%
1962	16.6%	4.05%
1963	16.1%	3.81%
1964	15.7%	3.64%
1965	15.3%	3.5%
1966	14.9%	3.34%
1967	14.6%	3.18%
1968	14.3%	3.01%
1969	14%	2.86%
1970	13.7%	2.71%
1971	13.4%	2.56%
1972	13%	2.39%
1973	12.5%	2.18%
1974	12%	1.95%
1975	11.5%	1.75%
1976	11%	1.62%
1977	10.5%	1.54%
1978	10%	1.51%
1979	9.57%	1.49%
1980	9.12%	1.46%
1981	8.68%	1.4%
1982	8.23%	1.32%
1983	7.78%	1.23%
1984	7.35%	1.16%
1985	6.95%	1.09%
1986	6.58%	1.03%
1987	6.25%	0.97%
1988	5.94%	0.91%
1989	5.66%	0.84%
1990	5.39%	0.77%
1991	5.12%	0.7%
1992	4.86%	0.63%
1993	4.6%	0.58%
1994	4.34%	0.54%
1995	4.08%	0.51%
1996	3.82%	0.48%
1997	3.57%	0.46%
1998	3.34%	0.44%
1999	3.14%	0.41%
2000	2.96%	0.38%
2001	2.81%	0.36%
2002	2.68%	0.34%
2003	2.57%	0.32%
2004	2.46%	0.31%
2005	2.37%	0.3%
2006	2.28%	0.29%
2007	2.19%	0.29%
2008	2.1%	0.28%
2009	2%	0.28%
2010	1.92%	0.28%
2011	1.83%	0.28%
2012	1.74%	0.28%
2013	1.66%	0.28%
2014	1.59%	0.27%
2015	1.53%	0.27%
2016	1.48%	0.27%
2017	1.44%	0.26%
2018	1.41%	0.25%
2019	1.38%	0.24%
2020	1.36%	0.23%
2021	1.34%	0.22%
2022	1.32%	0.22%
2023	1.31%	0.21%