Life expectancy by sex in Ecuador
Ecuador: Life expectancy by sex was 80.14 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
80.14 years
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
93rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
80.14 years
in 2023
All-time low
50.24 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy by sex in Ecuador, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy by sex in Ecuador stood at 80.14 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy by sex in Ecuador peaked at 80.14 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 50.24 years, in 1950.
Ecuador ranks 93rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy by sex in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 50.24 years | — |
| 1951 | 50.71 years | +0.9% |
| 1952 | 51.02 years | +0.6% |
| 1953 | 51.32 years | +0.6% |
| 1954 | 51.71 years | +0.7% |
| 1955 | 52.13 years | +0.8% |
| 1956 | 52.64 years | +1.0% |
| 1957 | 53.24 years | +1.1% |
| 1958 | 53.9 years | +1.2% |
| 1959 | 54.61 years | +1.3% |
| 1960 | 55.34 years | +1.3% |
| 1961 | 56.07 years | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 56.78 years | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 57.49 years | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 58.2 years | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 58.84 years | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 59.35 years | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 59.86 years | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 60.33 years | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 60.66 years | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 61.28 years | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 61.81 years | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 62.32 years | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 62.85 years | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 63.22 years | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 63.58 years | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 63.9 years | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 64.44 years | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 64.9 years | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 65.36 years | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 65.84 years | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 66.32 years | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 66.78 years | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 67.18 years | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 67.73 years | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 68.16 years | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 68.69 years | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 69.2 years | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 69.73 years | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 70.6 years | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 71.4 years | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 72.14 years | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 72.6 years | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 73.25 years | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 74.11 years | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 74.72 years | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 75.12 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 75.35 years | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 75.13 years | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 75.07 years | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 75.16 years | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 75.67 years | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 76.27 years | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 76.78 years | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 77.09 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 77.13 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 77.22 years | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 77.41 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 77.92 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 78.07 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 78.26 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 78.13 years | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 78.26 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 78.42 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 78.62 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 78.62 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 78.44 years | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 78.59 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 79.88 years | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 79.98 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 75.88 years | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 76.01 years | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 79.47 years | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 80.14 years | +0.8% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 80.14 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 77.75 years, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 80.14 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 78.49 years, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 52.15 years | 50.24 years | 54.61 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 58.29 years | 55.34 years | 60.66 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 63.37 years | 61.28 years | 65.36 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.02 years | 65.84 years | 70.6 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.89 years | 71.4 years | 75.35 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.87 years | 75.16 years | 78.07 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.72 years | 78.13 years | 79.98 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.87 years | 75.88 years | 80.14 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More population data for Ecuador
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4058 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.5775 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -4.47 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.5775 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6473 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.9392 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy by sex in Ecuador?
- Life expectancy by sex in Ecuador was 80.14 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy by sex recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 80.14 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy by sex recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.24 years in 1950.
- How does Ecuador rank for life expectancy by sex?
- Ecuador ranks 93rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy by sex rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth among females, in a given year.