Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union was 50.3% in 2050. ▲ Rising
Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union in Ecuador, 2023–2050
Source: United Nations (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 50.3% for share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union in 2050. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union in Ecuador peaked at 50.3% in 2050 and was at its lowest, 44.0%, in 2029.
Ecuador ranks 180th of 224 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 45.0% | — |
| 2024 | 44.8% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 44.5% | -0.7% |
| 2026 | 44.3% | -0.4% |
| 2027 | 44.2% | -0.2% |
| 2028 | 44.1% | -0.2% |
| 2029 | 44.0% | -0.2% |
| 2030 | 44.1% | +0.2% |
| 2031 | 44.1% | +0.0% |
| 2032 | 44.2% | +0.2% |
| 2033 | 44.3% | +0.2% |
| 2034 | 44.4% | +0.2% |
| 2035 | 44.6% | +0.5% |
| 2036 | 44.8% | +0.4% |
| 2037 | 45.1% | +0.7% |
| 2038 | 45.4% | +0.7% |
| 2039 | 45.7% | +0.7% |
| 2040 | 46.0% | +0.7% |
| 2041 | 46.4% | +0.9% |
| 2042 | 46.7% | +0.6% |
| 2043 | 47.1% | +0.9% |
| 2044 | 47.5% | +0.8% |
| 2045 | 48.0% | +1.1% |
| 2046 | 48.4% | +0.8% |
| 2047 | 48.8% | +0.8% |
| 2048 | 49.3% | +1.0% |
| 2049 | 49.8% | +1.0% |
| 2050 | 50.3% | +1.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 50.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 55.1%, 91% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 50.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 53.8%, 93% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 44.4% | 44.0% | 45.0% | 7 |
| 2030s | 44.7% | 44.1% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 2040s | 47.8% | 46.0% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 2050s | 50.3% | 50.3% | 50.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More gender data for Ecuador
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,113 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.8663 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 14,957 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 14,957 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 129,930 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 135,561 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 130,156 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 135,822 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 131,369 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union in Ecuador?
- Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union in Ecuador was 50.3% in 2050, according to United Nations (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 50.3% in 2050.
- What is the lowest share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.0% in 2029.
- How does Ecuador rank for share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union?
- Ecuador ranks 180th out of 224 countries with data for 2050.
- Is share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of women aged 15–49 who are married, or who live with a partner without being married.