Share of the population that is female in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share of the population that is female was 50.2% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of the population that is female in Ecuador, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population that is female in Ecuador is 50.2%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Ecuador peaked at 50.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 50.0%, in 1989.
That places Ecuador 130th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.1% | 50.1% | 50.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.0% | 50.0% | 50.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.0% | 50.0% | 50.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.1% | 50.1% | 50.2% | 6 |
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More gender data for Ecuador
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 137,174 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 133,677 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 139,563 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 136,584 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 142,568 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that is female in Ecuador?
- Share of the population that is female in Ecuador was 50.2% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 50.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.0% in 1989.
- How does Ecuador rank for share of the population that is female?
- Ecuador ranks 130th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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