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Median age in Ecuador

Ecuador: Median age was 28.41 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
28.41 years
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
141st
of 236 countries
All-time high
28.41 years
in 2023
All-time low
16.54 years
in 1966
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age in Ecuador, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, median age in Ecuador stood at 28.41 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Ecuador peaked at 28.41 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.54 years, in 1966.

Ecuador ranks 141st of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Median age in Ecuador, year by year

Year years Change
1950 19 years —
1951 18.75 years -1.3%
1952 18.53 years -1.2%
1953 18.31 years -1.2%
1954 18.1 years -1.2%
1955 17.9 years -1.1%
1956 17.7 years -1.1%
1957 17.51 years -1.1%
1958 17.34 years -1.0%
1959 17.18 years -0.9%
1960 17.04 years -0.8%
1961 16.92 years -0.7%
1962 16.81 years -0.6%
1963 16.72 years -0.6%
1964 16.63 years -0.5%
1965 16.56 years -0.4%
1966 16.54 years -0.1%
1967 16.56 years +0.1%
1968 16.58 years +0.1%
1969 16.6 years +0.1%
1970 16.62 years +0.2%
1971 16.66 years +0.2%
1972 16.7 years +0.3%
1973 16.76 years +0.3%
1974 16.82 years +0.4%
1975 16.89 years +0.4%
1976 16.98 years +0.5%
1977 17.07 years +0.5%
1978 17.17 years +0.6%
1979 17.29 years +0.7%
1980 17.42 years +0.7%
1981 17.55 years +0.8%
1982 17.7 years +0.8%
1983 17.85 years +0.9%
1984 18.02 years +0.9%
1985 18.19 years +1.0%
1986 18.38 years +1.0%
1987 18.58 years +1.1%
1988 18.78 years +1.1%
1989 18.98 years +1.1%
1990 19.18 years +1.0%
1991 19.38 years +1.0%
1992 19.57 years +1.0%
1993 19.76 years +1.0%
1994 19.95 years +1.0%
1995 20.14 years +1.0%
1996 20.34 years +0.9%
1997 20.53 years +0.9%
1998 20.73 years +1.0%
1999 20.93 years +1.0%
2000 21.14 years +1.0%
2001 21.35 years +1.0%
2002 21.59 years +1.1%
2003 21.84 years +1.2%
2004 22.1 years +1.2%
2005 22.37 years +1.2%
2006 22.64 years +1.2%
2007 22.93 years +1.2%
2008 23.22 years +1.3%
2009 23.51 years +1.2%
2010 23.79 years +1.2%
2011 24.08 years +1.2%
2012 24.36 years +1.2%
2013 24.67 years +1.3%
2014 25 years +1.3%
2015 25.36 years +1.4%
2016 25.72 years +1.4%
2017 26.09 years +1.4%
2018 26.47 years +1.4%
2019 26.86 years +1.5%
2020 27.22 years +1.4%
2021 27.58 years +1.3%
2022 27.98 years +1.4%
2023 28.41 years +1.5%

Ecuador compared with similar countries

  • Ecuador's 28.41 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 29.94 years, 95% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Ecuador's 28.41 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33.82 years, 84% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 18.03 years 17.18 years 19 years 10
1960s 16.69 years 16.54 years 17.04 years 10
1970s 16.9 years 16.62 years 17.29 years 10
1980s 18.15 years 17.42 years 18.98 years 10
1990s 20.05 years 19.18 years 20.93 years 10
2000s 22.27 years 21.14 years 23.51 years 10
2010s 25.24 years 23.79 years 26.86 years 10
2020s 27.8 years 27.22 years 28.41 years 4

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 138 Venezuela 29.02 years compare
  2. 139 Mexico 28.89 years compare
  3. 140 American Samoa 28.43 years compare
  4. 142 Lebanon 28.32 years compare
  5. 143 South Africa 28.21 years compare
  6. 144 Algeria 28.19 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Ecuador?
Median age in Ecuador was 28.41 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 28.41 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 16.54 years in 1966.
How does Ecuador rank for median age?
Ecuador ranks 141st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median age
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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Age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.