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Population in Ecuador
17 816 293
people
As of November 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) in Ecuador is 17 816 293 people, including children under the age of 6 - 1 792 764 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 2 091 187 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 2 149 090 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 7 649 871 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 3 349 463 people, and the centenarians in Ecuador over 80 years old - 783 917 people.
Population size in Ecuador by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 1 792 764 / 10.06% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 2 091 187 / 11.74% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 2 149 090 / 12.06% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 7 649 871 / 42.94% |
| Elderly over 60 | 3 349 463 / 18.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 783 917 / 4.4% |
Gender composition of the population in Ecuador
Total in Ecuador permanent residents 8 355 841 men (46.9%) and 9 460 452 women (53.1%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 544 287 / 6% | 435 431 / 5.7% | 47.4% |
| 5 – 9 | 544 287 / 6% | 427 057 / 5.6% | 47.2% |
| 10 - 14 | 485 672 / 5.3% | 385 189 / 5.1% | 47.2% |
| 15 - 19 | 410 309 / 4.4% | 334 947 / 4.5% | 47.7% |
| 20 - 24 | 485 672 / 5.3% | 401 936 / 5.3% | 48.7% |
| 25 - 29 | 720 134 / 8.1% | 602 904 / 7.7% | 48.6% |
| 30 - 34 | 703 387 / 7.9% | 602 904 / 7.7% | 49.1% |
| 35 - 39 | 644 771 / 7.2% | 586 157 / 7.5% | 50.8% |
| 40 - 44 | 594 529 / 6.6% | 552 662 / 7.1% | 51.2% |
| 45 - 49 | 544 287 / 6% | 510 794 / 6.6% | 51.5% |
| 50 - 54 | 619 650 / 6.9% | 619 651 / 7.9% | 53.3% |
| 55 - 59 | 653 145 / 7.3% | 711 761 / 9% | 55.2% |
| 60 - 64 | 544 287 / 6% | 636 398 / 8.1% | 57% |
| 65 - 69 | 376 814 / 4% | 502 420 / 6.5% | 60.1% |
| 70 - 74 | 159 099 / 1.4% | 267 958 / 3.7% | 65.5% |
| 75 - 79 | 200 967 / 1.9% | 418 683 / 5.5% | 69.7% |
| 80+ | 142 352 / 1.2% | 376 815 / 5% | 74.9% |
Education level
Education level of residents in Ecuador: have higher education 22.6% (4 026 482 people), incomplete higher education — 3% (534 489 people), secondary vocational — 35.6% (6 342 600 people), 11 classes — 15.6% (2 779 342 people), 9 classes — 8.6% (1 532 201 people), 5 classes — 8.3% (1 478 752 people), have no education — 0.3% (53 449 people), illiterate — 0.7% (124 714 people).
| Higher education | 4 026 482 / 22.6% |
| Incomplete higher | 534 489 / 3% |
| Secondary vocational | 6 342 600 / 35.6% |
| Elementary school | 2 779 342 / 15.6% |
| Middle school | 1 532 201 / 8.6% |
| High school | 1 478 752 / 8.3% |
| Without education | 53 449 / 0.3% |
| Illiterate | 124 714 / 0.7% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners in Ecuador
Total in Ecuador the number of officially employed population is 11 366 795 people (63.8%), pensioners 4 810 399 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 1 104 610 people (6.2%).
| Employed population | 11 366 795 / 63.8% |
| Unemployed | 1 104 610 / 6.2% |
| Pensioners | 4 810 399 / 27% |
Disability
Total in Ecuador have a disability 1 769 158 people, what constitutes 9.93% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 279 716 (1.57.%), disabled of the group II are 680 582 (3.82.%), disabled of the group III are 653 858 (3.67.%), disabled children 155 002 (0.87.%).
| Total disabled | 1 769 158 / 9.93% |
| Disabled of the group I | 279 716 / 1.57% |
| Disabled of the group II | 680 582 / 3.82% |
| Disabled of the group III | 653 858 / 3.67% |
| Disabled children | 155 002 / 0.87% |