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Ecuador People 1996

Population:

10,890,950 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:

36% (female 1,928,977; male 1,990,036)

15-64 years:

60% (female 3,281,575; male 3,230,082)

65 years and over:

4% (female 244,862; male 215,418) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

1.95% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

25.08 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate:

5.55 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Net migration rate:

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

37.7 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

70.35 years

male:

67.83 years

female:

72.99 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

2.97 children born/woman (1995 est.)

Nationality:

noun:

Ecuadorian(s)

adjective:

Ecuadorian

Ethnic divisions:

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

Religions:

Roman Catholic 95%

Languages:

Spanish (official), Indian languages (especially Quechua)

Literacy:

age 15 and over can read and write (1990)

total population:

87%

male:

90%

female:

84%

Labor force:

2.8 million

by occupation:

agriculture 35%, manufacturing 21%, commerce 16%, services and other activities 28% (1982)

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