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Fertility & birth rates in Ecuador and Tajikistan

Updated on by Georank team

Ecuador has an annual birth rate of 15 births per 1,000 people, compared to 26.1 for Tajikistan. The average number of children a woman is expected to have during her lifetime — the fertility rate, is 1.82 in Ecuador and 3.07 in Tajikistan — 68.5% difference.

1960 vs 2023, the fertility rate has decreased by -72.9% in Ecuador and by -50.7% in Tajikistan — in 1960, it was 6.72 and 6.24, respectively.

Birth rates facts compared:

  • Ecuador is ranked 102/196 by birth rate compared to 48/196 for Tajikistan.
  • The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 27.5 in Ecuador — it's 26.4 in Tajikistan.
  • Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) is 55.5 in Ecuador vs 40.4 in Tajikistan.
  • In Ecuador, 26.8% of the population is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), compared to 25.5% in Tajikistan.
  • Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +0.99% in Ecuador and +2.15% in Tajikistan.

Birth rate data compared

Ecuador Tajikistan
Fertility rate 1.82 3.07
Birth rate 15 26.1
Birth rate rank 102/196 48/196
Age at first childbirth n/a 23.2 years
Average age at childbearing 27.5 years 26.4 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 53.3 38.1
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 87.7 206.6
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 19.1 27.4
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 26.8% 25.5%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 72.4% 27.1%
Share of births attended by skilled health staff 99.4% 94.8%
Maternal mortality per live birth 0.06% 0.01%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) 0.71% 1.26%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 1.11% 2.29%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births 1.31% 2.73%
Population change due to births and deaths +178,093 +223,828
Natural population change rank 65/196 56/196
Natural population change rate +0.99% +2.15%
Population growth +0.86% +1.94%
Population growth rank 112/197 57/197
Life expectancy 77.8 years 72.1 years

Fertility rate in Ecuador vs Tajikistan 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 3.07 in Tajikistan in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Ecuador
Factual

UN forecast
Tajikistan
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
Ecuador Tajikistan
1960 6.72 6.24
1961 6.7 6.35
1962 6.68 6.48
1963 6.65 6.62
1964 6.61 6.68
1965 6.56 6.74
1966 6.51 6.82
1967 6.44 6.89
1968 6.35 6.91
1969 6.25 6.91
1970 6.14 6.91
1971 6.01 6.91
1972 5.87 6.89
1973 5.73 6.84
1974 5.58 6.77
1975 5.43 6.69
1976 5.28 6.6
1977 5.13 6.49
1978 4.99 6.4
1979 4.86 6.31
1980 4.73 6.21
1981 4.61 6.12
1982 4.5 6.03
1983 4.39 5.98
1984 4.31 5.96
1985 4.14 5.94
1986 4 5.91
1987 3.87 5.84
1988 3.79 5.75
1989 3.74 5.61
1990 3.68 5.46
1991 3.63 5.28
1992 3.58 5.06
1993 3.49 4.92
1994 3.42 4.79
1995 3.38 4.66
1996 3.35 3.94
1997 3.29 4.06
1998 3.23 4.07
1999 3.17 3.85
2000 3.1 3.49
2001 3.04 3.49
2002 2.97 3.47
2003 2.91 3.42
2004 2.85 3.51
2005 2.8 3.4
2006 2.75 3.34
2007 2.7 3.37
2008 2.69 3.39
2009 2.68 3.43
2010 2.62 3.46
2011 2.61 3.46
2012 2.51 3.42
2013 2.36 3.43
2014 2.27 3.46
2015 2.21 3.46
2016 2.12 3.38
2017 2.13 3.29
2018 2.11 3.29
2019 2.04 3.28
2020 1.97 3.21
2021 1.91 3.17
2022 1.86 3.13
2023 1.82 3.07
2024 1.81 3.04
2025 1.79 2.99
2026 1.78 2.96
2027 1.77 2.93
2028 1.76 2.89
2029 1.75 2.86
2030 1.75 2.83
2031 1.74 2.8
2032 1.73 2.76
2033 1.73 2.73
2034 1.72 2.7
2035 1.72 2.68
2036 1.72 2.65
2037 1.71 2.63
2038 1.71 2.6
2039 1.71 2.58
2040 1.71 2.55
2041 1.7 2.53
2042 1.7 2.51
2043 1.7 2.49
2044 1.69 2.46
2045 1.69 2.44
2046 1.69 2.42
2047 1.69 2.4
2048 1.69 2.38
2049 1.68 2.37
2050 1.68 2.35

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Ecuador
Factual

UN forecast
Tajikistan
Factual

UN forecast
Year Share of people 0-14 years old
Ecuador Tajikistan
1960 43.9% 40.2%
1961 44.1% 41.4%
1962 44.3% 42.5%
1963 44.4% 43.4%
1964 44.4% 44.1%
1965 44.4% 44.4%
1966 44.4% 44.6%
1967 44.4% 44.7%
1968 44.3% 44.7%
1969 44.3% 44.6%
1970 44.2% 44.6%
1971 44.2% 44.5%
1972 44.1% 44.4%
1973 43.9% 44.3%
1974 43.8% 44.2%
1975 43.6% 44%
1976 43.4% 43.8%
1977 43.2% 43.6%
1978 43% 43.4%
1979 42.7% 43.2%
1980 42.4% 43.2%
1981 42.1% 43.2%
1982 41.8% 43.2%
1983 41.4% 43.3%
1984 41.1% 43.3%
1985 40.7% 43.3%
1986 40.3% 43.1%
1987 39.9% 43.1%
1988 39.5% 43.2%
1989 39.1% 43.4%
1990 38.7% 43.7%
1991 38.4% 44%
1992 38.1% 44.3%
1993 37.7% 44.6%
1994 37.4% 44.8%
1995 37.1% 44.9%
1996 36.8% 44.7%
1997 36.4% 44.3%
1998 36.1% 43.7%
1999 35.7% 43%
2000 35.4% 42.3%
2001 35% 41.5%
2002 34.7% 40.7%
2003 34.3% 39.9%
2004 33.9% 39.3%
2005 33.5% 38.6%
2006 33% 38%
2007 32.6% 37.6%
2008 32.1% 37.3%
2009 31.7% 37%
2010 31.3% 36.8%
2011 30.9% 36.7%
2012 30.5% 36.7%
2013 30.1% 36.5%
2014 29.6% 36.4%
2015 29% 36.3%
2016 28.5% 36.3%
2017 28% 36.2%
2018 27.4% 36.2%
2019 26.9% 36.3%
2020 26.4% 36.4%
2021 26% 36.6%
2022 25.5% 36.6%
2023 25% 36.5%
2024 24.5% 36.3%
2025 23.9% 35.9%
2026 23.3% 35.4%
2027 22.8% 35%
2028 22.3% 34.5%
2029 21.9% 33.9%
2030 21.6% 33.2%
2031 21.2% 32.5%
2032 20.9% 32%
2033 20.6% 31.6%
2034 20.3% 31.2%
2035 20% 30.8%
2036 19.7% 30.4%
2037 19.5% 30.1%
2038 19.3% 29.8%
2039 19.1% 29.6%
2040 18.9% 29.4%
2041 18.8% 29.2%
2042 18.6% 29.1%
2043 18.4% 29%
2044 18.2% 28.9%
2045 18% 28.7%
2046 17.8% 28.6%
2047 17.6% 28.4%
2048 17.4% 28.1%
2049 17.2% 27.9%
2050 17% 27.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 24.5% of the population in Ecuador and 36.3% in Tajikistan in 2024, compared to 38.7% and 43.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Ecuador and Tajikistan compared.

Natural population change in Ecuador vs Tajikistan by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.15% in Ecuador and +2.42% in Tajikistan. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Ecuador
Tajikistan

Natural population change

Year Population change due to births and deaths
Ecuador Tajikistan
1960 130,368 65,415
1961 135,573 68,182
1962 140,943 70,700
1963 146,531 73,065
1964 152,263 74,030
1965 157,915 75,139
1966 163,317 76,702
1967 168,629 78,733
1968 173,828 80,698
1969 178,403 82,931
1970 183,517 85,645
1971 187,995 88,618
1972 192,136 91,677
1973 196,028 94,523
1974 199,276 97,481
1975 202,407 100,604
1976 205,366 103,777
1977 209,095 106,920
1978 212,497 110,564
1979 216,162 114,496
1980 220,120 117,888
1981 224,073 121,418
1982 227,606 127,838
1983 231,336 133,280
1984 236,543 139,145
1985 236,438 145,720
1986 237,084 155,987
1987 237,724 163,611
1988 241,191 172,805
1989 248,129 179,212
1990 252,919 178,429
1991 257,713 177,585
1992 259,787 163,652
1993 260,330 157,975
1994 261,788 167,590
1995 264,449 168,934
1996 267,695 138,287
1997 266,020 149,825
1998 263,927 153,508
1999 261,650 147,622
2000 259,837 136,549
2001 259,376 142,276
2002 259,446 146,492
2003 258,928 150,391
2004 257,436 161,201
2005 255,295 160,189
2006 254,184 164,046
2007 253,419 173,200
2008 257,894 182,337
2009 260,892 192,851
2010 257,404 201,389
2011 258,171 208,429
2012 249,825 213,078
2013 234,103 220,693
2014 225,790 227,304
2015 219,399 230,903
2016 208,245 228,547
2017 211,355 224,396
2018 219,513 228,597
2019 211,045 231,817
2020 156,458 219,467
2021 155,146 222,850
2022 179,308 228,336
2023 178,093 223,828

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Maternal mortality chart: Ecuador vs Tajikistan

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 14 deaths in Tajikistan.

Ecuador
Tajikistan
Year Maternal mortality per 100K births
Ecuador Tajikistan
1985 188 98
1986 181 91
1987 131 91
1988 166 83
1989 166 85
1990 168 80
1991 177 79
1992 172 84
1993 168 84
1994 155 85
1995 146 81
1996 138 82
1997 135 76
1998 131 72
1999 128 64
2000 123 58
2001 116 58
2002 109 48
2003 102 39
2004 97 36
2005 94 36
2006 90 35
2007 86 30
2008 83 29
2009 82 29
2010 80 26
2011 77 25
2012 72 23
2013 68 21
2014 65 21
2015 64 20
2016 65 20
2017 62 17
2018 61 16
2019 62 16
2020 91 25
2021 93 25
2022 69 14
2023 55 14

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.31% in Ecuador and 2.73% in Tajikistan. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Ecuador
Tajikistan

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

Year Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
Ecuador Tajikistan
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% 15.5%
1973 12.5% 15%
1974 12% 14.4%
1975 11.5% 14%
1976 11% 13.5%
1977 10.5% 13.2%
1978 10% 13%
1979 9.57% 12.8%
1980 9.12% 12.7%
1981 8.68% 12.6%
1982 8.23% 12.5%
1983 7.78% 12.3%
1984 7.35% 12%
1985 6.95% 11.6%
1986 6.58% 11.1%
1987 6.25% 10.5%
1988 5.94% 10.1%
1989 5.66% 9.88%
1990 5.39% 9.92%
1991 5.12% 10.2%
1992 4.86% 10.6%
1993 4.6% 10.9%
1994 4.34% 11%
1995 4.08% 10.8%
1996 3.82% 10.4%
1997 3.57% 9.86%
1998 3.34% 9.26%
1999 3.14% 8.62%
2000 2.96% 7.97%
2001 2.81% 7.34%
2002 2.68% 6.75%
2003 2.57% 6.18%
2004 2.46% 5.67%
2005 2.37% 5.22%
2006 2.28% 4.82%
2007 2.19% 4.47%
2008 2.1% 4.17%
2009 2% 3.92%
2010 1.92% 3.7%
2011 1.83% 3.52%
2012 1.74% 3.36%
2013 1.66% 3.23%
2014 1.59% 3.12%
2015 1.53% 3.02%
2016 1.48% 2.94%
2017 1.44% 2.88%
2018 1.41% 2.83%
2019 1.38% 2.81%
2020 1.36% 2.8%
2021 1.34% 2.79%
2022 1.32% 2.77%
2023 1.31% 2.73%

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