Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate in Ecuador
Ecuador: Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate was 1.31 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate in Ecuador, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate in Ecuador is 1.31 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate in Ecuador peaked at 3.35 % change on previous year in 1983 and was at its lowest, 1.23 % change on previous year, in 2022.
Ecuador ranks 89th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.6 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 2.68 % change on previous year | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 2.87 % change on previous year | +7.0% |
| 1964 | 3.08 % change on previous year | +7.4% |
| 1965 | 3.15 % change on previous year | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 3.16 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 3.18 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 3.2 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 3.22 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 3.23 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 3.24 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 3.26 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 3.28 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 3.28 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 3.29 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 3.29 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 3.28 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 3.29 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 3.3 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 3.33 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 3.34 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 3.34 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 3.35 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 3.35 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 3.31 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 3.25 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 3.17 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 3.07 % change on previous year | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 2.94 % change on previous year | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 2.82 % change on previous year | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 2.65 % change on previous year | -6.0% |
| 1992 | 2.54 % change on previous year | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 2.44 % change on previous year | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 2.32 % change on previous year | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 2.29 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 2.26 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 2.22 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 2.23 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2.24 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 2.21 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 2.2 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 2.21 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 2.24 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 2.26 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 2.26 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 2.28 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 2.28 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 2.23 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 2.17 % change on previous year | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 2.12 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 2.1 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 2.05 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 1.98 % change on previous year | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 1.94 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 1.96 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 2.04 % change on previous year | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 2.13 % change on previous year | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 2.29 % change on previous year | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 2.22 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 1.67 % change on previous year | -24.7% |
| 2021 | 1.25 % change on previous year | -25.2% |
| 2022 | 1.23 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 1.28 % change on previous year | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 1.31 % change on previous year | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 1.31 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 1.31 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8139 % change on previous year, 1.6× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 1.31 % change on previous year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5308 % change on previous year, 2.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate in Ecuador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -25.2% | 1.67 % change on previous year | 1.25 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.02 % change on previous year | 2.6 % change on previous year | 3.22 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.27 % change on previous year | 3.23 % change on previous year | 3.3 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.24 % change on previous year | 2.94 % change on previous year | 3.35 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.4 % change on previous year | 2.22 % change on previous year | 2.82 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.23 % change on previous year | 2.17 % change on previous year | 2.28 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.08 % change on previous year | 1.94 % change on previous year | 2.29 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.34 % change on previous year | 1.23 % change on previous year | 1.67 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 86 Cayman Islands 1.34 % change on previous year compare
- 87 Panama 1.33 % change on previous year compare
- 88 Cambodia 1.32 % change on previous year compare
- 90 Cape Verde 1.29 % change on previous year compare
- 91 Uzbekistan 1.27 % change on previous year compare
- 92 Paraguay 1.27 % change on previous year compare
More health data for Ecuador
- 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)
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0362 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate in Ecuador?
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate in Ecuador was 1.31 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 3.35 % change on previous year in 1983.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.23 % change on previous year in 2022.
- How does Ecuador rank for population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate?
- Ecuador ranks 89th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Population ages 15-64, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Population ages 15-64, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population ages 15-64, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.