Age structure: 0-14 years: 37% (male 2,252,260; female 2,174,004) 15-64 years: 59% (male 3,529,606; female 3,619,002) 65 years and over : 4% (male 248,105; female 282,147) (July 1997 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.93% (1997 est.)
Birth rate: 24.04 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Death rate: 5.28 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Net migration rate: 0.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.88 male(s)/female total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (1997 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 33.4 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 71.44 years male: 68.83 years female: 74.17 years (1997 est.)
Total fertility rate: 2.87 children born/woman (1997 est.)
Nationality: noun: Ecuadorian(s) adjective: Ecuadorian