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2012/03/08

Ecuador People Profile 2012

Some 40 % of the population is mestizo (mixed Indian and white), 40 % are Indians, 10 % are white, and the rest are black, mulatto (mixed black and white), and other . Spanish is the official language of the country. Most Indians speak different dialects of Quechua, Jivaro tribes speak their own language.

Population

Value:

14 573 101

Date:

July 2009

Comparison to the world:

Age structure

Age:

0-14 years

Value:

31.1% (male 2,312,610/female 2,220,378)

Year:

2009

Age:

15-64 years

Value:

62.7% (male 4,506,908/female 4,636,703)

Age:

65 years and over

Value:

6.2% (male 432,144/female 464,358)

Median Age

Name:

total

Value:

25 years

Year:

2009

Name:

male

Value:

24.4 years

Name:

female

Value:

25.6 years

Population growth rate

Value:

1,497%

Year:

2009

Comparison to the world:

Birth rate

Value:

20.77 births/1,000 population

Year:

2009

Comparison to the world:

Death rate

Value:

20.77 births/1,000 population

Date:

July 2009

Comparison to the world:

191

Net migration rate

Value:

-0.81 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Year:

2009

Comparison to the world:

119

Urbanization

Urban population:

urban population: 66% of total population

Rate of urbanization:

rate of urbanization: 2.1% annual rate of change

Sex ratio

Range:

at birth

Value:

1.05 male(s)/female

Year:

2009

Range:

under 15 years

Value:

1.04 male(s)/female

Range:

15-64 years

Value:

0.97 male(s)/female

Range:

65 years and over

Value:

0.93 male(s)/female

Range:

total population

Value:

0.99 male(s)/female

Infant mortality rate

Total value:

20.9 deaths/1,000 live births

Comparison to the world:

103

Male value:

24.4 deaths/1,000 live births

Female value:

17.24 deaths/1,000 live births

Year:

2009

Life expectancy at birth

Total value:

75.3 years

Comparison to the world:

Male value:

72.37 years

Female value:

78.37 years

Year:

2009

Total fertility rate

Value:

2.51 children born/woman

Year:

2009

Comparison to the world:

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

Value:

0,30%

Year:

2007

Comparison to the world:

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

Value:

26 000

Year:

2007

Comparison to the world:

HIV/AIDS - deaths

Value:

1 400

Year:

2007

Comparison to the world:

Nationality

Noun:

Ecuadorian(s)

Adjective:

Ecuadorian

Ethnic groups

Value:

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

Religions

Value:

Roman Catholic 95%, other 5%

Languages

Languages info:

Spanish (official), Amerindian languages (especially Quechua)

Literacy

Definition:

age 15 and over can read and write

Total population:

91%

Male:

92,3%

Female:

89,7%

Year:

2001

Education expenditures

Value:

1% of GDP

Comparison to the world:

179

Year:

2001

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