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Population Pyramid of Ecuador2024

Total population
18.1M
Median age
29.8
Peak year
2063
Peak population
21.7M

Age & sex distribution over time

195019802000202420502100
1950 · 3.5M · median age 20
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1950
1980 · 8.2M · median age 18.5
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1980
2000 · 12.7M · median age 22.2
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2000
2024 · 18.1M · median age 29.8
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2024
2050 · 21.3M · median age 40.6
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2050
2100 · 19.1M · median age 51
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2100

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024 Revision (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Values in thousands. Years after 2024 are medium-variant projections.

Key insights

Demographic profile

Ecuador presently shows a transitional pyramid, narrowing at the base as fertility declines but still with substantial youth cohorts. The median age in 2024 is 29.8 years.

Age composition

Children under 15 account for 24.5% of the population; people 65 and older account for 8.3%.

Peak population

UN medium-variant projections place Ecuador's peak population in 2063.

Long arc

In 1950 the population was 3.5 million with median age 20. Projected 2100 values are 19.1 million and median age 51.

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