Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Ecuador
Ecuador: Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty was 1.82 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.82
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
123rd
of 229 countries
All-time high
6.77
in 1955
All-time low
1.82
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Ecuador, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 1.82 for fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Ecuador peaked at 6.77 in 1955 and was at its lowest, 1.82, in 2023.
That places Ecuador 123rd out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.72 | — |
| 1951 | 6.73 | +0.1% |
| 1952 | 6.75 | +0.2% |
| 1953 | 6.76 | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 6.76 | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 6.77 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 6.76 | -0.0% |
| 1957 | 6.76 | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 6.75 | -0.1% |
| 1959 | 6.74 | -0.2% |
| 1960 | 6.72 | -0.2% |
| 1961 | 6.7 | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 6.68 | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 6.65 | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 6.61 | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 6.56 | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 6.51 | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 6.44 | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 6.35 | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 6.25 | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 6.14 | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 6.01 | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 5.87 | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 5.73 | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 5.58 | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 5.43 | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 5.28 | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 5.13 | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 4.99 | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 4.86 | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 4.73 | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 4.61 | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 4.5 | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 4.39 | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 4.3 | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 4.14 | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 4 | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 3.87 | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 3.79 | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 3.74 | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 3.68 | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 3.63 | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 3.58 | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 3.49 | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 3.42 | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 3.38 | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 3.35 | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 3.29 | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 3.23 | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 3.17 | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 3.1 | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 3.04 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 2.97 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 2.91 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 2.85 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 2.8 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 2.75 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 2.7 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 2.69 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 2.68 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 2.62 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 2.6 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 2.51 | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 2.36 | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 2.27 | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 2.21 | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 2.12 | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 2.13 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 2.11 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 2.04 | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 1.97 | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 1.91 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 1.86 | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 1.82 | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.75 | 6.72 | 6.77 | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.55 | 6.25 | 6.72 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.5 | 4.86 | 6.14 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.21 | 3.74 | 4.73 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.42 | 3.17 | 3.68 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.85 | 2.68 | 3.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3 | 2.04 | 2.62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.89 | 1.82 | 1.97 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Ecuador
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 10 (2025)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 4,007 (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 revenues vs income inequality 15.13 (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 10.31 % change on previous year (2022)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.358 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 14.18 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Ecuador?
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Ecuador was 1.82 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 6.77 in 1955.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.82 in 2023.
- How does Ecuador rank for fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty?
- Ecuador ranks 123rd out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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