Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious in Ecuador
Ecuador: Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious was 1.82 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious in Ecuador, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious in Ecuador is 1.82 live births per woman, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious in Ecuador peaked at 6.77 live births per woman in 1955 and was at its lowest, 1.82 live births per woman, in 2023.
Ecuador ranks 127th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.75 live births per woman | 6.72 live births per woman | 6.77 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.55 live births per woman | 6.25 live births per woman | 6.72 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.5 live births per woman | 4.86 live births per woman | 6.14 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.21 live births per woman | 3.74 live births per woman | 4.73 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.42 live births per woman | 3.17 live births per woman | 3.68 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.85 live births per woman | 2.68 live births per woman | 3.1 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3 live births per woman | 2.04 live births per woman | 2.62 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.89 live births per woman | 1.82 live births per woman | 1.97 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More population data for Ecuador
- World population growth -0.6% (2100)
- Population density 76.87 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 792,284 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.6% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.81 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.81 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 23,218 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.81 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.79 children per women (2023)
- Birth rate by women's age group 55.53 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious in Ecuador?
- Fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious in Ecuador was 1.82 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 6.77 live births per woman in 1955.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.82 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Ecuador rank for fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious?
- Ecuador ranks 127th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.