Distribution of population between different poverty lines in Ecuador
Ecuador: Distribution of population between different poverty lines was 11.34 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
Ecuador recorded 11.34 million people for distribution of population between different poverty lines in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty lines in Ecuador peaked at 11.34 million people in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.29 million people, in 2000.
That places Ecuador 40th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.10 million people | 3.06 million people | 3.13 million people | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.44 million people | 2.29 million people | 6.94 million people | 8 |
| 2010s | 9.70 million people | 7.70 million people | 10.68 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.64 million people | 9.62 million people | 11.34 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)
- 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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 15.1% (2022)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.358 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 14.2% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1015 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1015 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1252 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.3061 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population between different poverty lines in Ecuador?
- Distribution of population between different poverty lines in Ecuador was 11.34 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 11.34 million people in 2025.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty lines recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.29 million people in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for distribution of population between different poverty lines?
- Ecuador ranks 40th 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 13.3%. 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 $10 per day.