Average age, urban in Ecuador

Ecuador: Average age, urban was 31.53 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
31.53
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
60th
of 99 countries
All-time high
32.75
in 2012
All-time low
25.47
in 1998
Years of data
23
1994–2021

Average age, urban in Ecuador, 1994–2021

01020301994200720211994: 25.81998: 25.51999: 26.12000: 27.22003: 27.92004: 28.92005: 28.82006: 29.22007: 29.22008: 302009: 30.72010: 31.72011: 31.62012: 32.82013: 30.62014: 29.32015: 29.52016: 29.82017: 29.92018: 31.52019: 31.82020: 31.52021: 31.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average age, urban in Ecuador is 31.53, measured in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age, urban in Ecuador peaked at 32.75 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 25.47, in 1998.

That places Ecuador 60th out of 99 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Average age, urban in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Average age, urban in Ecuador, 1994 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1994 25.82 —
1998 25.47 -1.3%
1999 26.13 +2.6%
2000 27.22 +4.2%
2003 27.88 +2.4%
2004 28.91 +3.7%
2005 28.83 -0.2%
2006 29.23 +1.4%
2007 29.22 -0.0%
2008 29.96 +2.5%
2009 30.74 +2.6%
2010 31.68 +3.1%
2011 31.58 -0.3%
2012 32.75 +3.7%
2013 30.64 -6.4%
2014 29.28 -4.4%
2015 29.5 +0.7%
2016 29.78 +1.0%
2017 29.89 +0.4%
2018 31.45 +5.2%
2019 31.75 +1.0%
2020 31.54 -0.7%
2021 31.53 -0.0%

Ecuador compared with similar countries

  • Ecuador's 31.53 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 33.8, 93% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
  • Ecuador's 31.53 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 32.37, 97% of the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 25.81 25.47 26.13 3
2000s 29 27.22 30.74 8
2010s 30.83 29.28 32.75 10
2020s 31.54 31.53 31.54 2

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 57 Mexico 33.34 compare
  2. 58 Colombia 33.2 compare
  3. 59 India 31.97 compare
  4. 61 Guatemala 31.21 compare
  5. 62 Morocco 31.09 compare
  6. 63 South Africa 31.08 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age, urban in Ecuador?
Average age, urban in Ecuador was 31.53 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age, urban recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 32.75 in 2012.
What is the lowest average age, urban recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 25.47 in 1998.
How does Ecuador rank for average age, urban?
Ecuador ranks 60th out of 99 countries with data for 2021.
Is average age, urban rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age, urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age, urban
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
99 places, 1,372 data points, 1970–2021
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