Demographics of Ecuador

The total population of Ecuador is 16,863,425 people. People in Ecuador speak the Spanish language. The linguistic diversity of Ecuador is vaguely diverse according to a fractionalization scale which for Ecuador is 0.1308. The median age is approximately 26.7 years. Life expectancy in Ecuador is 75. The female fertility rate in Ecuador is 2.6. Around 21% of the population of Ecuador are obese. The ethnic diversity is rather diverse according to a fractionalization scale which for Ecuador is 0.655. To find out specifics of language, religion, age, gender distribution, and advancement of people in Ecuador see the sections below, as well as visit the section concerning the education in the country.

Population

In Ecuador, the population density is 63 people per square kilometer (164 per square mile). Because of this statistic, this country is considered to be sparsely populated. The total population of Ecuador is 16,863,425 people. Ecuador has approximately 359,315 foreign immigrants. Immigrants in Ecuador represent 0.2 percent of the total number of immigrants in the world. Immigrants in Ecuador represent 2.2 percent of the total number of immigrants in the world. The ethnic diversity of Ecuador is rather diverse according to a fractionalization scale based on ethnicity. Ethnic fractionalization (EF) deals with the number, sizes, socioeconomic distribution, and geographical location of distinct cultural groups, usually in a state or some otherwise delineated territory. Specific cultural features might refer to language, skin color, religion, ethnicity, customs and traditions, history, or other distinctive criteria, alone or in combination. Frequently, these features are used for social exclusion and the monopolization of power. The index of ethnic fractionalization in Ecuador is 0.655. This means that there is a relatively high number of unique ethnic groups in Ecuador. EF is usually measured as 1 minus the Herfindahl concentration index of ethnolinguistic group shares, which reproduces the probability that two randomly drawn individuals from the population belong to different groups. The theoretical maximum of EF of 1 means that each person belongs to a different group. Read below for statistics of Ecuador on median age and gender distribution at various ages.

Age

The median age is approximately 26.7 years. The median age for men is 26, while the median age for women is 27.3.

Gender

The sex ratio, or the number of males for each female (estimated at birth), is 1.05. It can be further divided into the following categories: sex ratio under 15 - 1.04; sex ratio from 15 to 64 - 0.97; sex ratio over 64 - 0.93; total sex ratio - 0.99. Total sex ratio is different from sex ratio estimated at birth. This is due to the fact that some newborns are considered in the sex ratio estimated at birth but pass away within the first weeks of their life and are not included in the total sex ratio.

Religion

The majority religion of Ecuador is Christianity, the followers of which comprise 94.1% of all religious believers in the country. Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ as presented in the New Testament. Christianity is the world's largest religion, with over 2.4 billion adherents, known as Christians. Christians believe that Jesus is the Son of God and the savior of humanity whose coming as Christ or the Messiah was prophesied in the Old Testament. Besides Christianity, there are some followers of folk religions in Ecuador. The religious diversity of Ecuador is vaguely diverse according to a fractionalization scale based on the number of religions in Ecuador. The index of religious fractionalization in Ecuador is 0.1417. This score means that within the country there is one major with a few other minor beliefs.

General development

Ecuador is considered to be a developing nation. The developmental stage of a nation is determined by a number of factors including, but not limited to, economic prosperity, life expectancy, income equality, and quality of life. As a developing nation, Ecuador may not be able to offer consistent social services to its citizens. These social services may include things like public education, reliable healthcare, and law enforcement. Citizens of developing nations may have lower life expectancies than citizens of developed nations. In Ecuador, 35.13 in every 100 people use internet. Ecuador has a Human Development Index (HDI) of 0.711. Ecuador has an upper medium HDI score. This indicates that the majority of citizens will be able to attain a desirable life, though some citizens will not be able to achieve high living standards. The migration rate in Ecuador is 0%. In Ecuador, 25.6% of the population lives below the poverty line. The percentage of citizens living below the poverty line in Ecuador is fairly high, but is not reason for complete concern with regard to investments. Potential financial backers should look at other economic markers, including GDP, urbanization rate, and strength of currency, before making any decisions regarding investments.

Language

People in Ecuador speak the Spanish language. The linguistic diversity of Ecuador is vaguely diverse according to a fractionalization scale based on the number of unrelated languages spoken in Ecuador. The index of linguistic fractionalization in Ecuador is 0.1308. This means that within the country there is one major language and several minor languages. Unrelated languages share few characteristics of grammatical structure, vocabulary, and etymological heritage. Linguistic diversity often results in issues of social and cultural fractionalization that can impact a country’s political circumstance and public policies.