Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Ecuador
Ecuador: Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 was 49.91 per 1,000 population in 2022. ▼ Falling
Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Ecuador, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 1,000 population.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 49.91 per 1,000 population for birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 45.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Ecuador peaked at 96.64 per 1,000 population in 2000 and was at its lowest, 49.91 per 1,000 population, in 2022.
Ecuador ranks 63rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.58 per 1,000 population | 83.94 per 1,000 population | 96.64 per 1,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.8 per 1,000 population | 66.18 per 1,000 population | 91.45 per 1,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.3 per 1,000 population | 49.91 per 1,000 population | 58.23 per 1,000 population | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 60 Kiribati 50.64 per 1,000 population compare
- 61 French Guiana 50.48 per 1,000 population compare
- 62 El Salvador 50.21 per 1,000 population compare
- 64 Cape Verde 49.59 per 1,000 population compare
- 65 Dominica 49.19 per 1,000 population compare
- 66 Solomon Islands 49.1 per 1,000 population compare
More population data for Ecuador
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.6% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 792,284 people (2100)
- Population density 76.87 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.6% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.81 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 23,218 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.81 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.81 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 1.0% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.82 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Ecuador?
- Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Ecuador was 49.91 per 1,000 population in 2022, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 96.64 per 1,000 population in 2000.
- What is the lowest birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.91 per 1,000 population in 2022.
- How does Ecuador rank for birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19?
- Ecuador ranks 63rd out of 215 countries with data for 2022.
- Is birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women aged 15-19 and 10-14 years)