Age dependency ratio in Ecuador
Ecuador: Age dependency ratio was 48.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Ecuador, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 48.1% for age dependency ratio in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Ecuador peaked at 95.2% in 1963 and was at its lowest, 48.1%, in 2025.
That places Ecuador 162nd out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 94.2% | — |
| 1961 | 94.7% | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 95.1% | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 95.2% | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 95.0% | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 94.7% | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 94.4% | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 94.1% | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 93.8% | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 93.4% | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 93.0% | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 92.6% | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 92.1% | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 91.5% | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 90.8% | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 90.0% | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 89.2% | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 88.4% | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 87.4% | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 86.4% | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 85.4% | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 84.2% | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 83.1% | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 81.8% | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 80.6% | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 79.4% | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 78.1% | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 76.9% | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 75.6% | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 74.6% | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 73.6% | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 72.8% | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 72.1% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 71.5% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 70.9% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 70.3% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 69.7% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 69.1% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 68.4% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 67.7% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 66.9% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 66.2% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 65.5% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 64.7% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 63.9% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 63.1% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 62.2% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 61.4% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 60.5% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 59.8% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 59.2% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 58.5% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 57.8% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 57.1% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 56.3% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 55.5% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 54.6% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 53.7% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 52.9% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 52.1% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 51.4% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 50.7% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 50.1% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 49.5% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 48.8% | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 48.1% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 94.4% | 93.4% | 95.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 90.1% | 86.4% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 80.0% | 74.6% | 85.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.6% | 67.7% | 73.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.4% | 59.8% | 66.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.8% | 52.1% | 59.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.8% | 48.1% | 51.4% | 6 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6766 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,324 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 354 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.117 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.122 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Ecuador?
- Age dependency ratio in Ecuador was 48.1% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 95.2% in 1963.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.1% in 2025.
- How does Ecuador rank for age dependency ratio?
- Ecuador ranks 162nd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.