Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Ecuador

Ecuador: Number of 1-year-olds, by sex was 134,169 people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
134,169 people
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
73rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
159,800 people
in 2012
All-time low
62,962 people
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Ecuador, 1950–2023

050.0k100.0k150.0k195019862023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Ecuador is 134,169 people, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Ecuador peaked at 159,800 people in 2012 and was at its lowest, 62,962 people, in 1950.

Ecuador ranks 73rd 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.

Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Ecuador, 1950 to 2023.
Year people Change
1950 62,962 people
1951 65,281 people +3.7%
1952 66,719 people +2.2%
1953 68,459 people +2.6%
1954 70,269 people +2.6%
1955 72,120 people +2.6%
1956 74,028 people +2.6%
1957 76,012 people +2.7%
1958 78,081 people +2.7%
1959 80,234 people +2.8%
1960 82,471 people +2.8%
1961 84,811 people +2.8%
1962 87,249 people +2.9%
1963 89,766 people +2.9%
1964 92,377 people +2.9%
1965 95,073 people +2.9%
1966 97,793 people +2.9%
1967 100,474 people +2.7%
1968 103,126 people +2.6%
1969 105,736 people +2.5%
1970 108,269 people +2.4%
1971 110,739 people +2.3%
1972 113,087 people +2.1%
1973 115,283 people +1.9%
1974 117,367 people +1.8%
1975 119,351 people +1.7%
1976 121,237 people +1.6%
1977 123,054 people +1.5%
1978 124,858 people +1.5%
1979 126,648 people +1.4%
1980 128,479 people +1.4%
1981 130,414 people +1.5%
1982 132,389 people +1.5%
1983 134,268 people +1.4%
1984 136,185 people +1.4%
1985 138,426 people +1.6%
1986 139,666 people +0.9%
1987 139,808 people +0.1%
1988 140,080 people +0.2%
1989 141,055 people +0.7%
1990 143,233 people +1.5%
1991 145,610 people +1.7%
1992 147,792 people +1.5%
1993 149,609 people +1.2%
1994 150,399 people +0.5%
1995 150,722 people +0.2%
1996 151,712 people +0.7%
1997 153,434 people +1.1%
1998 154,345 people +0.6%
1999 154,477 people +0.1%
2000 154,718 people +0.2%
2001 154,802 people +0.1%
2002 154,728 people -0.0%
2003 154,642 people -0.1%
2004 154,591 people -0.0%
2005 154,558 people -0.0%
2006 154,632 people +0.0%
2007 154,964 people +0.2%
2008 155,376 people +0.3%
2009 156,581 people +0.8%
2010 158,777 people +1.4%
2011 159,381 people +0.4%
2012 159,800 people +0.3%
2013 158,978 people -0.5%
2014 153,551 people -3.4%
2015 148,160 people -3.5%
2016 145,496 people -1.8%
2017 142,879 people -1.8%
2018 142,729 people -0.1%
2019 144,942 people +1.6%
2020 143,971 people -0.7%
2021 140,624 people -2.3%
2022 137,233 people -2.4%
2023 134,169 people -2.2%

Ecuador compared with similar countries

  • Ecuador's 134,169 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41,663 people, 3.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Ecuador's 134,169 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12,700 people, 10.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 71,416 people 62,962 people 80,234 people 10
1960s 93,888 people 82,471 people 105,736 people 10
1970s 117,989 people 108,269 people 126,648 people 10
1980s 136,077 people 128,479 people 141,055 people 10
1990s 150,133 people 143,233 people 154,477 people 10
2000s 154,959 people 154,558 people 156,581 people 10
2010s 151,469 people 142,729 people 159,800 people 10
2020s 138,999 people 134,169 people 143,971 people 4

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 70 Sri Lanka 158,942 people compare
  2. 71 South Sudan 150,340 people compare
  3. 72 Australia 149,125 people compare
  4. 74 Tajikistan 130,470 people compare
  5. 75 South Korea 123,691 people compare
  6. 76 Bolivia 123,421 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Ecuador?
Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Ecuador was 134,169 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of 1-year-olds, by sex recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 159,800 people in 2012.
What is the lowest number of 1-year-olds, by sex recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 62,962 people in 1950.
How does Ecuador rank for number of 1-year-olds, by sex?
Ecuador ranks 73rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of 1-year-olds, by sex rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. 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 Number of 1-year-olds, by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of 1-year-olds, by sex
Unit
people
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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Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes women aged 1.