Population: 10,262,271 (July 1989), growth rate 2.4% (1989)

Birth rate: 31 births/1,000 population (1989)

Death rate: 7 deaths/1,000 population (1989)

Net migration rate: 0 migrants/1,000 population (1989)

Infant mortality rate: 63 deaths/1,000 live births (1989)

Life expectancy at birth: 64 years male, 68 years female (1989)

Total fertility rate: 4.0 children born/woman (1989)

Nationality: noun--Ecuadorian(s); adjective--Ecuadorian

Ethnic divisions: 55% mestizo (mixed Indian and Spanish), 25% Indian, 10% Spanish, 10% black

Religion: 95% Roman Catholic

Language: Spanish (official); Indian languages, especially Quechua

Literacy: 85% (1981)

Labor force: 2,800,000; 52% agriculture, 13% manufacturing, 7% commerce, 4% construction, 4% public administration, 20% other services and activities (1983)

Organized labor: less than 15% of labor force

NOTE: The information regarding Ecuador on this page is re-published from the 1989 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Ecuador People 1989 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Ecuador People 1989 should be addressed to the CIA.