Population:
14,573,101 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 31.1% (male 2,312,610/female 2,220,378)
15-64 years: 62.7% (male 4,506,908/female 4,636,703)
65 years and over: 6.2% (male 432,144/female 464,358) (2009 est.)

Median age:
total: 25 years
male: 24.4 years
female: 25.6 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate:
1.497% (2009 est.)

Birth rate:
20.77 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate:
4.99 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)

Net migration rate:
-0.81 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Urbanization:
urban population: 66% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 2.1% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.93 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate:
total: 20.9 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 24.4 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 17.24 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 75.3 years
male: 72.37 years
female: 78.37 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate:
2.51 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.3% (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
26,000 (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
1,400 (2007 est.)

Major infectious diseases:
degree of risk: high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: dengue fever and malaria
water contact disease: leptospirosis (2009)

Nationality:
noun: Ecuadorian(s)
adjective: Ecuadorian

Ethnic groups:
mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 65%, Amerindian 25%, Spanish and others 7%, black 3%

Religions:
Roman Catholic 95%, other 5%

Languages:
Spanish (official), Amerindian languages (especially Quechua)

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91%
male: 92.3%
female: 89.7% (2001 census)

Education expenditures:
1% of GDP (2001)