Ecuador EC: Rural Population data was reported at 6,039,811.000 Person in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 5,974,979.000 Person for 2016. Ecuador EC: Rural Population data is updated yearly, averaging 4,541,051.000 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6,039,811.000 Person in 2017 and a record low of 3,005,609.000 Person in 1960. Ecuador EC: Rural Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ecuador – Table EC.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.; Sum;

Ecuador EC: Rural Population: % of Total Population data was reported at 35.784 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 36.024 % for 2016. Ecuador EC: Rural Population: % of Total Population data is updated yearly, averaging 46.068 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 66.122 % in 1960 and a record low of 35.784 % in 2017. Ecuador EC: Rural Population: % of Total Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ecuador – Table EC.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2014 Revision.; Weighted average;

Ecuador: Rural population, percent of total population: The latest value from 2024 is 34.97 percent, a decline from 35.21 percent in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 38.30 percent, based on data from 196 countries. Historically, the average for Ecuador from 1960 to 2024 is 47.07 percent. The minimum value, 34.97 percent, was reached in 2024 while the maximum of 66.12 percent was recorded in 1960.

Rural population (% of total population) in Ecuador was reported at 34.97 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Ecuador - Rural population - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on November of 2025.

Ecuador Population: Rural: Female data was reported at 2,755,328.479 Person in Jun 2019. This records an increase from the previous number of 2,737,454.268 Person for Mar 2019. Ecuador Population: Rural: Female data is updated quarterly, averaging 2,641,591.445 Person from Dec 2013 (Median) to Jun 2019, with 23 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,755,328.479 Person in Jun 2019 and a record low of 2,528,547.196 Person in Dec 2013. Ecuador Population: Rural: Female data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics and Census. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ecuador – Table EC.G009: ENEMDU: Population: Rural.

In 2023, the positive evaluation of the country's economy in Ecuador was estimated at approximately nine percent. Between 1996 and 2023, the figure dropped by around one percentage point, though the decline followed an uneven course rather than a steady trajectory.

Ecuador Working Age Population: Rural: 35 to 44 Years Old data was reported at 687,627.659 Person in Jun 2019. This records an increase from the previous number of 661,932.346 Person for Mar 2019. Ecuador Working Age Population: Rural: 35 to 44 Years Old data is updated quarterly, averaging 631,527.301 Person from Dec 2013 (Median) to Jun 2019, with 23 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 687,627.659 Person in Jun 2019 and a record low of 591,513.936 Person in Jun 2014. Ecuador Working Age Population: Rural: 35 to 44 Years Old data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics and Census. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ecuador – Table EC.G012: ENEMDU: Working Age Population: Rural.

Actual value and historical data chart for Ecuador Rural Population

Ecuador Population: Female: Rural data was reported at 3,020,837.000 Person in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 2,984,174.000 Person for 2016. Ecuador Population: Female: Rural data is updated yearly, averaging 2,361,857.000 Person from Dec 2001 (Median) to 2017, with 17 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3,020,837.000 Person in 2017 and a record low of 2,352,519.000 Person in 2009. Ecuador Population: Female: Rural data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics and Census. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ecuador – Table EC.G001: Population.

Ecuador Population: Rural: Montubio data was reported at 453,821.234 Person in Jun 2019. This records a decrease from the previous number of 467,909.441 Person for Mar 2019. Ecuador Population: Rural: Montubio data is updated quarterly, averaging 383,137.994 Person from Dec 2013 (Median) to Jun 2019, with 23 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 525,951.834 Person in Mar 2018 and a record low of 304,324.681 Person in Mar 2015. Ecuador Population: Rural: Montubio data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics and Census. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ecuador – Table EC.G009: ENEMDU: Population: Rural.

Ecuador Population: Rural: Mestizo & Mestiza data was reported at 3,304,809.441 Person in Jun 2019. This records an increase from the previous number of 3,185,183.525 Person for Mar 2019. Ecuador Population: Rural: Mestizo & Mestiza data is updated quarterly, averaging 3,290,119.719 Person from Dec 2013 (Median) to Jun 2019, with 23 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3,431,540.507 Person in Mar 2014 and a record low of 3,092,359.219 Person in Dec 2015. Ecuador Population: Rural: Mestizo & Mestiza data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics and Census. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ecuador – Table EC.G009: ENEMDU: Population: Rural.

Ecuador Population: Rural: 45 to 64 Years Old data was reported at 934,148.760 Person in Jun 2019. This records a decrease from the previous number of 939,436.221 Person for Mar 2019. Ecuador Population: Rural: 45 to 64 Years Old data is updated quarterly, averaging 837,217.970 Person from Dec 2013 (Median) to Jun 2019, with 23 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 939,436.221 Person in Mar 2019 and a record low of 772,743.667 Person in Sep 2015. Ecuador Population: Rural: 45 to 64 Years Old data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics and Census. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ecuador – Table EC.G009: ENEMDU: Population: Rural.

Ecuador Population: Rural: White data was reported at 66,704.587 Person in Jun 2019. This records an increase from the previous number of 37,529.451 Person for Mar 2019. Ecuador Population: Rural: White data is updated quarterly, averaging 53,656.909 Person from Dec 2013 (Median) to Jun 2019, with 23 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 78,891.483 Person in Sep 2015 and a record low of 32,809.997 Person in Dec 2018. Ecuador Population: Rural: White data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics and Census. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ecuador – Table EC.G009: ENEMDU: Population: Rural.

Ecuador Working Age Population: Rural: 65 Years Old & Over data was reported at 539,740.753 Person in Jun 2019. This records an increase from the previous number of 534,163.147 Person for Mar 2019. Ecuador Working Age Population: Rural: 65 Years Old & Over data is updated quarterly, averaging 440,218.260 Person from Dec 2013 (Median) to Jun 2019, with 23 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 539,740.753 Person in Jun 2019 and a record low of 389,897.050 Person in Sep 2015. Ecuador Working Age Population: Rural: 65 Years Old & Over data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics and Census. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ecuador – Table EC.G012: ENEMDU: Working Age Population: Rural.

Ecuador Population: Under 15 Years Old: Rural: Male data was reported at 900,325.808 Person in Jun 2019. This records an increase from the previous number of 894,671.388 Person for Mar 2019. Ecuador Population: Under 15 Years Old: Rural: Male data is updated quarterly, averaging 900,325.808 Person from Dec 2013 (Median) to Jun 2019, with 23 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 933,877.210 Person in Mar 2017 and a record low of 861,457.869 Person in Dec 2013. Ecuador Population: Under 15 Years Old: Rural: Male data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics and Census. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ecuador – Table EC.G009: ENEMDU: Population: Rural.

Ecuador Working Age Population: Rural: 25 to 34 Years Old data was reported at 602,993.023 Person in Jun 2019. This records a decrease from the previous number of 603,807.642 Person for Mar 2019. Ecuador Working Age Population: Rural: 25 to 34 Years Old data is updated quarterly, averaging 673,155.247 Person from Dec 2013 (Median) to Jun 2019, with 23 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 767,059.147 Person in Dec 2016 and a record low of 591,849.167 Person in Dec 2013. Ecuador Working Age Population: Rural: 25 to 34 Years Old data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics and Census. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ecuador – Table EC.G012: ENEMDU: Working Age Population: Rural.

Ecuador EC: Improved Water Source: Rural: % of Rural Population with Access data was reported at 75.500 % in 2015. This stayed constant from the previous number of 75.500 % for 2014. Ecuador EC: Improved Water Source: Rural: % of Rural Population with Access data is updated yearly, averaging 68.700 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2015, with 26 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 75.500 % in 2015 and a record low of 61.400 % in 1990. Ecuador EC: Improved Water Source: Rural: % of Rural Population with Access data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ecuador – Table EC.World Bank: Health Statistics. Access to an improved water source, rural, refers to the percentage of the rural population using an improved drinking water source. The improved drinking water source includes piped water on premises (piped household water connection located inside the user’s dwelling, plot or yard), and other improved drinking water sources (public taps or standpipes, tube wells or boreholes, protected dug wells, protected springs, and rainwater collection).; ; WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply and Sanitation (http://www.wssinfo.org/).; Weighted average;

Population: Rural: 15 to 24 Years Old data was reported at 978,522.857 Person in Jun 2019. This records a decrease from the previous number of 981,016.675 Person for Mar 2019. Population: Rural: 15 to 24 Years Old data is updated quarterly, averaging 953,143.679 Person from Dec 2013 (Median) to Jun 2019, with 23 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,000,932.538 Person in Dec 2018 and a record low of 918,955.519 Person in Dec 2013. Population: Rural: 15 to 24 Years Old data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics and Census. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ecuador – Table EC.G009: ENEMDU: Population: Rural.

Ecuador Population: Under 15 Years Old: Rural: Other Ethnicity data was reported at 0.000 Person in Jun 2019. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 Person for Mar 2019. Ecuador Population: Under 15 Years Old: Rural: Other Ethnicity data is updated quarterly, averaging 160.349 Person from Dec 2013 (Median) to Jun 2019, with 23 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 10,805.160 Person in Mar 2014 and a record low of 0.000 Person in Jun 2019. Ecuador Population: Under 15 Years Old: Rural: Other Ethnicity data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics and Census. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ecuador – Table EC.G009: ENEMDU: Population: Rural.

Ecuador Population: Rural: Indigenous data was reported at 1,107,787.212 Person in Jun 2019. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1,223,698.561 Person for Mar 2019. Ecuador Population: Rural: Indigenous data is updated quarterly, averaging 882,817.178 Person from Dec 2013 (Median) to Jun 2019, with 23 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,223,698.561 Person in Mar 2019 and a record low of 707,900.058 Person in Dec 2014. Ecuador Population: Rural: Indigenous data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics and Census. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ecuador – Table EC.G009: ENEMDU: Population: Rural.