Short facts about people of Ecuador

Population:

13,183,978 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  35.8% (male 2,398,801; female 2,320,537) 15-64 years:  59.81% (male 3,900,193; female 3,984,797) 65 years and over:  4.39% (male 269,372; female 310,278) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

2% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

25.99 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

5.44 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

-0.55 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth:  1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years:  1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years:  0.98 male(s)/female 65 years and over:  0.87 male(s)/female total population:  0.99 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

34.08 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  71.33 years male:  68.52 years female:  74.28 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

3.12 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

0.29% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

19,000 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

1,400 (1999 est.)

Nationality:

noun:  Ecuadorian(s) adjective:  Ecuadorian

Ethnic groups:

mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 65%, Amerindian 25%, Spanish and others 7%, black 3%

Religions:

Roman Catholic 95%

Languages:

Spanish (official), Amerindian languages (especially Quechua)

Literacy:

definition:  age 15 and over can read and write total population:  90.1% male:  92% female:  88.2% (1995 est.)

Source: World Factbook