Ecuador Population Pyramid 1989
Ecuador in 1989
As of 1989, Ecuador counted 10,241,852 inhabitants. A decade earlier, in 1979, the population was 7,948,869; it has grown by 28.8% since.
With a median age of 20.0 years, Ecuador had a youth dependency ratio of 68.3 and an old-age dependency ratio of 6.3 per 100 people of working age. The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
In 2023 women in Ecuador had on average 1.82 children, below the replacement level of 2.1.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
A child born there in 2023 could expect to live 77.4 years on average (80.1 years for girls, 74.7 for boys).
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
740,711 immigrants live in Ecuador, 4.1% of the population.
| Venezuela | 487,871 |
| Colombia | 159,966 |
| Spain | 21,320 |
| Peru | 14,275 |
| United States of America | 13,588 |
1,243,052 people born in Ecuador live in other countries.
| United States of America | 561,895 |
| Spain | 432,111 |
| Italy | 76,883 |
| Chile | 46,245 |
| Venezuela | 33,255 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 10,241,852 | 20.0 | |
| Chile | 13,215,005 | 25.6 | |
| Bolivia | 6,981,767 | 19.6 | |
| Paraguay | 3,927,803 | 19.2 | |
| Uruguay | 3,086,255 | 30.8 |





