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Ecuador People:
Population:
13,363,593 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 33.5% (male:2,282,252; female:2,195,942)
15-64 years: 61.5% (male:4,094,146; female:4,130,096)
65 years and over: 4.9% (male:310,336; female:350,821) (2005)
Median age:
total: 23.27 years
male: 22.82 years
female: 23.74 years (2005)
Population growth rate:
1.24% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
22.67 births
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
4.24 deaths
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
-6.07 migrant(s)
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female (2005)
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female (2005)
15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female (2005)
65 years and over: 0.88 male(s)/female (2005)
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2005)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 23.66 deaths
/
1,000 live births (2005 est.)
male: 28.36 deaths
/
1,000 live births
female: 18.72 deaths
/
1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total: 76.21 years (2005 est.)
male: 73.35 years
female: 79.22 years
Total fertility rate:
2.72 children born/woman (2005 est.)
HIV/AIDS — adult prevalence rate:
0.3% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS — people living with HIV/AIDS:
21,000 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS — deaths:
1,700 (2003 est.)
Nationality:
noun: Ecuadorian(s)
adjective: Ecuadorian
Ethnic groups:
mestizo 65% mixed Amerindian and white, Amerindian 25%, Spanish and others 7%, black 3%
Religions:
Roman Catholic 95%, other 5%
Languages:
Spanish (official), Amerindian languages (especially Quechua)
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.5%
male: 94%
female: 91% (2003)
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