Age structure:
0-14 years:
36.23% (male 2,379,541; female 2,301,543)
15-64 years:
59.4% (male 3,794,515; female 3,880,367)
65 years and over:
4.37% (male 262,701; female 301,425) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 2.04% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 26.51 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 5.52 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: -0.56 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.87 male(s)/female
total population:
0.99 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 35.13 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
71.06 years
male:
68.26 years
female:
73.99 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 3.18 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Ecuadorian(s)
adjective:
Ecuadorian
Ethnic groups: mestizo (mixed Amerindian and Spanish) 65%, Amerindian 25%, Spanish and others 7%, black 3%
Religions: Roman Catholic 95%
Languages: Spanish (official), Amerindian languages (especially Quechua)
Literacy:
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
90.1%
male:
92%
female:
88.2% (1995 est.)
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