Ecuador Demographics: Median age, Gender, Race, Religion

Median age in Ecuador, 1960–2100

In 1960, the median age in Ecuador was 18.2 years compared to the world's average of 22.5 years. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 29.8 years, compared with the average of 31.6 years in other countries. Ranked 139th for median age 64 years ago (old to young), Ecuador ranks 105th currently.

According to the United Nations projections, the median age in Ecuador is expected to increase to 51 years by 2100. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

Chart Table

Ecuador

Male

Female

Age range	Share of population
	Ecuador
	Male	Female
80+	0.61%	0.97%
75-79	0.7%	0.86%
70-74	1.05%	1.22%
65-69	1.38%	1.54%
60-64	1.75%	1.89%
55-59	2.14%	2.26%
50-54	2.53%	2.62%
45-49	2.92%	2.98%
40-44	3.36%	3.4%
35-39	3.73%	3.71%
30-34	4.08%	4.03%
25-29	4.31%	4.21%
20-24	4.36%	4.22%
15-19	4.44%	4.26%
10-14	4.48%	4.3%
5-9	4.13%	3.96%
0-4	3.87%	3.71%

The chart above is a variation of the population pyramid and represents the age and gender structure. Ecuador has average demographic potential with 58.4% of people in the 0-34 age group (ranked 92/196).

Working-age demographic by year

Chart Table

Ecuador

Factual

UN forecast

World

Factual

UN forecast

1x

Year	Working age share
	Ecuador	World
2100	54.2%	59.6%
2099	54.3%	59.6%
2098	54.4%	59.7%
2097	54.5%	59.7%
2096	54.6%	59.7%
2095	54.7%	59.7%
2094	54.8%	59.7%
2093	54.9%	59.8%
2092	55%	59.8%
2091	55%	59.8%
2090	55.1%	59.8%
2089	55.2%	59.8%
2088	55.2%	59.8%
2087	55.3%	59.8%
2086	55.4%	59.8%
2085	55.6%	59.9%
2084	55.7%	59.9%
2083	55.9%	60%
2082	56.1%	60.1%
2081	56.3%	60.3%
2080	56.5%	60.4%
2079	56.7%	60.6%
2078	57%	60.7%
2077	57.3%	60.9%
2076	57.7%	61%
2075	58%	61.1%
2074	58.3%	61.3%
2073	58.7%	61.4%
2072	59%	61.5%
2071	59.3%	61.6%
2070	59.6%	61.7%
2069	59.9%	61.8%
2068	60.3%	61.9%
2067	60.6%	62%
2066	60.9%	62%
2065	61.2%	62.1%
2064	61.6%	62.1%
2063	61.9%	62.1%
2062	62.3%	62.2%
2061	62.6%	62.2%
2060	63%	62.3%
2059	63.3%	62.3%
2058	63.6%	62.4%
2057	63.9%	62.4%
2056	64.2%	62.5%
2055	64.5%	62.7%
2054	64.8%	62.8%
2053	65.1%	62.9%
2052	65.3%	63.1%
2051	65.6%	63.2%
2050	65.9%	63.4%
2049	66.1%	63.5%
2048	66.4%	63.6%
2047	66.6%	63.8%
2046	66.8%	63.9%
2045	67%	64%
2044	67.2%	64.1%
2043	67.4%	64.2%
2042	67.6%	64.3%
2041	67.8%	64.4%
2040	68%	64.5%
2039	68.1%	64.7%
2038	68.3%	64.8%
2037	68.4%	64.9%
2036	68.5%	65.1%
2035	68.6%	65.2%
2034	68.6%	65.3%
2033	68.5%	65.4%
2032	68.5%	65.4%
2031	68.5%	65.4%
2030	68.4%	65.4%
2029	68.3%	65.4%
2028	68.2%	65.4%
2027	67.9%	65.4%
2026	67.6%	65.2%
2025	67.4%	65.1%
2024	67.2%	65.1%
2023	66.9%	65%
2022	66.6%	64.9%
2021	66.4%	64.9%
2020	66%	64.8%
2019	65.7%	64.9%
2018	65.4%	64.9%
2017	65%	65%
2016	64.7%	65.1%
2015	64.3%	65.1%
2014	64%	65.2%
2013	63.7%	65.2%
2012	63.4%	65.2%
2011	63.1%	65.2%
2010	62.8%	65.1%
2009	62.6%	65%
2008	62.3%	64.9%
2007	62%	64.7%
2006	61.6%	64.5%
2005	61.3%	64.3%
2004	61%	64%
2003	60.7%	63.7%
2002	60.4%	63.4%
2001	60.2%	63.1%
2000	59.9%	62.8%
1999	59.6%	62.5%
1998	59.4%	62.2%
1997	59.1%	61.9%
1996	58.9%	61.7%
1995	58.7%	61.5%
1994	58.5%	61.3%
1993	58.3%	61.2%
1992	58.1%	61.1%
1991	57.9%	61%
1990	57.6%	60.9%
1989	57.3%	60.8%
1988	56.9%	60.7%
1987	56.5%	60.5%
1986	56.1%	60.4%
1985	55.8%	60.1%
1984	55.4%	59.9%
1983	55%	59.6%
1982	54.6%	59.3%
1981	54.3%	59%
1980	53.9%	58.7%
1979	53.6%	58.4%
1978	53.3%	58%
1977	53.1%	57.7%
1976	52.8%	57.5%
1975	52.6%	57.4%
1974	52.4%	57.3%
1973	52.2%	57.3%
1972	52.1%	57.2%
1971	51.9%	57.1%
1970	51.8%	57%
1969	51.7%	56.9%
1968	51.6%	56.9%
1967	51.5%	56.9%
1966	51.4%	56.8%
1965	51.4%	56.9%
1964	51.3%	57%
1963	51.2%	57.2%
1962	51.3%	57.4%
1961	51.4%	57.5%
1960	51.5%	57.6%

The share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 in Ecuador changed from 61% to 67.2% between 2004 and 2024.

Age dependency by year

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64. Age dependency in Ecuador decreased from 63.9% to 48.8% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of children and an increased proportion of people aged 65+

Share of young demographic (0-14 years) by year

Chart Table

Ecuador

Factual

UN forecast

World

Factual

UN forecast

1x

Year	Share of 0-14
	Ecuador	World
2100	12.9%	16.5%
2099	12.9%	16.6%
2098	12.9%	16.6%
2097	12.9%	16.7%
2096	12.9%	16.8%
2095	13%	16.8%
2094	13%	16.9%
2093	13%	17%
2092	13%	17%
2091	13.1%	17.1%
2090	13.1%	17.2%
2089	13.2%	17.2%
2088	13.2%	17.3%
2087	13.3%	17.4%
2086	13.3%	17.4%
2085	13.4%	17.5%
2084	13.4%	17.5%
2083	13.5%	17.6%
2082	13.5%	17.7%
2081	13.6%	17.7%
2080	13.6%	17.8%
2079	13.7%	17.8%
2078	13.7%	17.9%
2077	13.8%	17.9%
2076	13.9%	18%
2075	13.9%	18%
2074	14%	18.1%
2073	14.1%	18.2%
2072	14.1%	18.2%
2071	14.2%	18.3%
2070	14.3%	18.3%
2069	14.4%	18.4%
2068	14.4%	18.5%
2067	14.5%	18.6%
2066	14.6%	18.6%
2065	14.7%	18.7%
2064	14.8%	18.8%
2063	15%	18.9%
2062	15.1%	19.1%
2061	15.2%	19.2%
2060	15.4%	19.3%
2059	15.5%	19.4%
2058	15.7%	19.5%
2057	15.8%	19.6%
2056	16%	19.8%
2055	16.2%	19.9%
2054	16.4%	20%
2053	16.5%	20.1%
2052	16.7%	20.2%
2051	16.9%	20.3%
2050	17.1%	20.4%
2049	17.3%	20.5%
2048	17.5%	20.6%
2047	17.7%	20.7%
2046	17.9%	20.8%
2045	18.1%	20.9%
2044	18.3%	20.9%
2043	18.5%	21%
2042	18.7%	21.1%
2041	18.8%	21.2%
2040	19%	21.2%
2039	19.2%	21.3%
2038	19.4%	21.4%
2037	19.6%	21.5%
2036	19.8%	21.6%
2035	20.1%	21.8%
2034	20.4%	22%
2033	20.7%	22.2%
2032	21.1%	22.4%
2031	21.4%	22.7%
2030	21.7%	23%
2029	22.1%	23.3%
2028	22.6%	23.6%
2027	23.1%	23.9%
2026	23.6%	24.2%
2025	24.2%	24.6%
2024	24.5%	24.7%
2023	25%	25%
2022	25.5%	25.3%
2021	26%	25.6%
2020	26.4%	25.8%
2019	26.9%	26%
2018	27.4%	26.2%
2017	28%	26.4%
2016	28.5%	26.5%
2015	29%	26.6%
2014	29.6%	26.8%
2013	30.1%	26.9%
2012	30.5%	27%
2011	30.9%	27.1%
2010	31.3%	27.3%
2009	31.7%	27.5%
2008	32.1%	27.6%
2007	32.6%	27.9%
2006	33%	28.1%
2005	33.5%	28.5%
2004	33.9%	28.8%
2003	34.3%	29.2%
2002	34.7%	29.6%
2001	35%	30%
2000	35.4%	30.4%
1999	35.7%	30.8%
1998	36.1%	31.1%
1997	36.4%	31.5%
1996	36.8%	31.8%
1995	37.1%	32.1%
1994	37.4%	32.3%
1993	37.7%	32.5%
1992	38.1%	32.7%
1991	38.4%	32.9%
1990	38.7%	33%
1989	39.1%	33.2%
1988	39.5%	33.4%
1987	39.9%	33.6%
1986	40.3%	33.8%
1985	40.7%	34%
1984	41.1%	34.3%
1983	41.4%	34.6%
1982	41.8%	34.9%
1981	42.1%	35.2%
1980	42.4%	35.5%
1979	42.7%	35.9%
1978	43%	36.3%
1977	43.2%	36.7%
1976	43.4%	36.9%
1975	43.6%	37.1%
1974	43.8%	37.2%
1973	43.9%	37.3%
1972	44.1%	37.5%
1971	44.2%	37.6%
1970	44.2%	37.7%
1969	44.3%	37.8%
1968	44.3%	37.9%
1967	44.4%	38%
1966	44.4%	38%
1965	44.4%	38%
1964	44.4%	38%
1963	44.4%	37.8%
1962	44.3%	37.6%
1961	44.1%	37.5%
1960	43.9%	37.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Ecuador decreased from 33.9% to 24.5% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in birth rates.

Share of old population (65+) by year

Chart Table

Ecuador

Factual

UN forecast

World

Factual

UN forecast

1x

Year	Share of 65+ years old
	Ecuador	World
2100	32.9%	23.9%
2099	32.8%	23.8%
2098	32.7%	23.7%
2097	32.6%	23.6%
2096	32.4%	23.5%
2095	32.3%	23.4%
2094	32.2%	23.4%
2093	32.1%	23.3%
2092	32%	23.2%
2091	31.9%	23.1%
2090	31.8%	23.1%
2089	31.7%	23%
2088	31.5%	22.9%
2087	31.4%	22.8%
2086	31.3%	22.7%
2085	31.1%	22.6%
2084	30.8%	22.5%
2083	30.6%	22.4%
2082	30.3%	22.2%
2081	30.1%	22%
2080	29.9%	21.8%
2079	29.6%	21.6%
2078	29.3%	21.4%
2077	28.9%	21.2%
2076	28.5%	21%
2075	28.1%	20.8%
2074	27.7%	20.6%
2073	27.3%	20.4%
2072	26.9%	20.3%
2071	26.5%	20.1%
2070	26.1%	19.9%
2069	25.7%	19.8%
2068	25.3%	19.6%
2067	24.9%	19.5%
2066	24.5%	19.3%
2065	24%	19.2%
2064	23.6%	19.1%
2063	23.1%	18.9%
2062	22.6%	18.8%
2061	22.2%	18.6%
2060	21.7%	18.5%
2059	21.2%	18.3%
2058	20.7%	18.1%
2057	20.2%	17.9%
2056	19.8%	17.7%
2055	19.3%	17.5%
2054	18.8%	17.2%
2053	18.4%	17%
2052	17.9%	16.7%
2051	17.5%	16.4%
2050	17%	16.2%
2049	16.6%	16%
2048	16.1%	15.8%
2047	15.7%	15.5%
2046	15.3%	15.3%
2045	14.9%	15.1%
2044	14.5%	14.9%
2043	14.1%	14.8%
2042	13.7%	14.6%
2041	13.4%	14.4%
2040	13%	14.2%
2039	12.7%	14%
2038	12.3%	13.8%
2037	12%	13.5%
2036	11.7%	13.3%
2035	11.3%	13%
2034	11%	12.7%
2033	10.7%	12.4%
2032	10.4%	12.2%
2031	10.1%	11.9%
2030	9.82%	11.6%
2029	9.53%	11.3%
2028	9.26%	11%
2027	8.99%	10.7%
2026	8.72%	10.5%
2025	8.47%	10.3%
2024	8.34%	10.2%
2023	8.09%	9.98%
2022	7.85%	9.74%
2021	7.67%	9.53%
2020	7.56%	9.33%
2019	7.41%	9.1%
2018	7.19%	8.88%
2017	7%	8.65%
2016	6.83%	8.45%
2015	6.64%	8.26%
2014	6.45%	8.08%
2013	6.26%	7.92%
2012	6.11%	7.78%
2011	5.98%	7.66%
2010	5.84%	7.58%
2009	5.7%	7.52%
2008	5.57%	7.47%
2007	5.45%	7.41%
2006	5.33%	7.34%
2005	5.22%	7.26%
2004	5.11%	7.18%
2003	5%	7.1%
2002	4.9%	7.01%
2001	4.8%	6.92%
2000	4.71%	6.84%
1999	4.62%	6.76%
1998	4.52%	6.68%
1997	4.41%	6.61%
1996	4.29%	6.53%
1995	4.17%	6.45%
1994	4.06%	6.37%
1993	3.95%	6.29%
1992	3.85%	6.21%
1991	3.76%	6.14%
1990	3.67%	6.07%
1989	3.62%	6.01%
1988	3.58%	5.95%
1987	3.56%	5.91%
1986	3.55%	5.86%
1985	3.55%	5.82%
1984	3.56%	5.8%
1983	3.58%	5.79%
1982	3.6%	5.8%
1981	3.62%	5.81%
1980	3.64%	5.81%
1979	3.66%	5.77%
1978	3.68%	5.71%
1977	3.7%	5.65%
1976	3.72%	5.59%
1975	3.75%	5.53%
1974	3.79%	5.47%
1973	3.82%	5.42%
1972	3.86%	5.37%
1971	3.91%	5.32%
1970	3.96%	5.28%
1969	4%	5.24%
1968	4.06%	5.2%
1967	4.11%	5.16%
1966	4.17%	5.12%
1965	4.23%	5.08%
1964	4.3%	5.04%
1963	4.37%	5.02%
1962	4.45%	5.01%
1961	4.52%	4.99%
1960	4.6%	4.97%

The share of older people aged 65 and over in Ecuador increased from 5.11% to 8.34% between 2004 and 2024.

Median age map

+ -

1x