Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Ecuador, 2006

Ecuador
2006
Total fertility rate: 2.75
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2006  +1 +5

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

The total fertility rate of Ecuador was 2.75 children per woman in 2006 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (151 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.0 years old. In total, 323,530 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.75
Births
323,530
Births per 1,000 people
23.0
Mean age of mothers
27.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.30
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.8
Population
14,086,132
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-144.30.8%3,192
15-1987.515.9%60,914
20-24151.427.5%98,580
25-29129.623.5%75,402
30-3495.017.2%49,032
35-3958.010.5%26,515
40-4422.14.0%8,786
45-493.20.6%1,080
50-540.10.0%28