What is birth rate vs. death rate in Ecuador?

Birth rate vs. death rate in Ecuador was 15.03 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Ecuador?

The highest recorded value was 45.04 births per 1,000 people in 1950.

What is the lowest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Ecuador?

The lowest recorded value was 15.03 births per 1,000 people in 2023.

How does Ecuador rank for birth rate vs. death rate?

Ecuador ranks 110th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is birth rate vs. death rate rising or falling in Ecuador?

Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Ecuador data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Birth rate vs. death rate in Ecuador

Name: Birth rate vs. death rate in Ecuador
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Ecuador: Birth rate vs. death rate was 15.03 births per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

15.03 births per 1,000 people

Change on year

down 2.5%

World rank

110th

of 236 countries

All-time high

45.04 births per 1,000 people

in 1950

All-time low

15.03 births per 1,000 people

in 2023

Years of data

1950–2023

Birth rate vs. death rate in Ecuador, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per 1,000 people.

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 15.03 births per 1,000 people for birth rate vs. death rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth rate vs. death rate in Ecuador peaked at 45.04 births per 1,000 people in 1950 and was at its lowest, 15.03 births per 1,000 people, in 2023.

Ecuador ranks 110th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	44.53 births per 1,000 people	43.87 births per 1,000 people	45.04 births per 1,000 people	10
1960s	42.85 births per 1,000 people	41.67 births per 1,000 people	43.71 births per 1,000 people	10
1970s	38.52 births per 1,000 people	35.73 births per 1,000 people	41.22 births per 1,000 people	10
1980s	32.61 births per 1,000 people	30.21 births per 1,000 people	35.2 births per 1,000 people	10
1990s	28.12 births per 1,000 people	26.14 births per 1,000 people	29.92 births per 1,000 people	10
2000s	23.72 births per 1,000 people	22.43 births per 1,000 people	25.64 births per 1,000 people	10
2010s	19.13 births per 1,000 people	16.92 births per 1,000 people	21.89 births per 1,000 people	10
2020s	15.68 births per 1,000 people	15.03 births per 1,000 people	16.39 births per 1,000 people	4

Countries ranked near Ecuador

107 Western Sahara 15.5 births per 1,000 people compare
108 American Samoa 15.39 births per 1,000 people compare
109 Venezuela 15.09 births per 1,000 people compare
111 New Caledonia 14.26 births per 1,000 people compare
112 Greenland 14.11 births per 1,000 people compare
113 Sri Lanka 14.11 births per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Ecuador

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,324 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 354 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 157,554 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 153,270 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 157,639 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 152,970 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 157,678 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 152,655 (2025)

All data for Ecuador →

Frequently asked questions

What is birth rate vs. death rate in Ecuador?: Birth rate vs. death rate in Ecuador was 15.03 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Ecuador?: The highest recorded value was 45.04 births per 1,000 people in 1950.
What is the lowest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Ecuador?: The lowest recorded value was 15.03 births per 1,000 people in 2023.
How does Ecuador rank for birth rate vs. death rate?: Ecuador ranks 110th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is birth rate vs. death rate rising or falling in Ecuador?: Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Birth rate vs. death rate
Unit: births per 1,000 people
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.