Distribution of population between different poverty lines in Ecuador
Ecuador: Distribution of population between different poverty lines was 1.78 million people in 2025. ▲ Rising
Distribution of population between different poverty lines in Ecuador, 1994–2025
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2025, distribution of population between different poverty lines in Ecuador stood at 1.78 million people. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.8% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty lines in Ecuador peaked at 1.78 million people in 2025 and was at its lowest, 270,215 people, in 2000.
That places Ecuador 42nd out of 120 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Distribution of population between different poverty lines in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 354,498 people | — |
| 1999 | 384,676 people | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 270,215 people | -29.8% |
| 2003 | 556,655 people | +106.0% |
| 2004 | 511,211 people | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 759,194 people | +48.5% |
| 2006 | 829,394 people | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 939,763 people | +13.3% |
| 2008 | 923,199 people | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 820,474 people | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 1.02 million people | +24.8% |
| 2011 | 1.08 million people | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 1.26 million people | +16.2% |
| 2013 | 1.32 million people | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 1.34 million people | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 1.39 million people | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 1.34 million people | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 1.44 million people | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 1.54 million people | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 1.44 million people | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 1.15 million people | -20.2% |
| 2021 | 1.35 million people | +17.7% |
| 2022 | 1.44 million people | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 1.44 million people | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.34 million people | -6.9% |
| 2025 | 1.78 million people | +32.8% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 1.78 million people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 626,662 people, 2.8× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 1.78 million people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.09 million people, 1.6× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Distribution of population between different poverty lines in Ecuador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +106.0% | 270,215 people | 556,655 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 369,587 people | 354,498 people | 384,676 people | 2 |
| 2000s | 701,263 people | 270,215 people | 939,763 people | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.32 million people | 1.02 million people | 1.54 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.42 million people | 1.15 million people | 1.78 million people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More poverty & inequality data for Ecuador
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 10 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.82 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,007 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -0.4522 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 15.13 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 15.1% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population between different poverty lines in Ecuador?
- Distribution of population between different poverty lines in Ecuador was 1.78 million people in 2025, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty lines recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.78 million people in 2025.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty lines recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 270,215 people in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for distribution of population between different poverty lines?
- Ecuador ranks 42nd out of 120 countries with data for 2025.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty lines rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of population between different poverty lines. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption above $40 per day.