Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data in Ecuador
Ecuador: Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data was 625,232 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data in Ecuador, 1994–2025
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Ecuador is 625,232 people, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 52.9% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Ecuador peaked at 4.32 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 625,232 people, in 2025.
That places Ecuador 46th out of 120 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.90 million people | 2.45 million people | 3.36 million people | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.19 million people | 1.38 million people | 4.32 million people | 8 |
| 2010s | 836,467 people | 636,583 people | 1.17 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 999,826 people | 625,232 people | 1.48 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)
- 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)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 14.2% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.3061 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Ecuador?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Ecuador was 625,232 people in 2025, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 4.32 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 625,232 people in 2025.
- How does Ecuador rank for number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data?
- Ecuador ranks 46th out of 120 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.