Ecuador vs Mexico
Ecuador vs Mexico: Fertility rate
Fertility rate in 2023: 1.82 births per woman in Ecuador and 1.91 births per woman in Mexico, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Mexico, by 0.09 births per woman, or 1.05 times that in Ecuador.
births per woman · UN
What the numbers say
- Mexico has been higher since 2020, when it overtook Ecuador.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Ecuador at 1.65 births per woman and Mexico at 1.67 births per woman in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 2.25 births per woman in 2023.
Every year
births per woman · UN
| Year | Ecuador | Mexico | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.82 | 1.91 | 2.25 |
| 2022 | 1.86 | 1.94 | 2.27 |
| 2021 | 1.91 | 1.97 | 2.29 |
| 2020 | 1.97 | 1.99 | 2.32 |
| 2019 | 2.04 | 2.02 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 2.11 | 2.03 | 2.44 |
| 2017 | 2.13 | 2.04 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 2.12 | 2.09 | 2.54 |
| 2015 | 2.21 | 2.14 | 2.54 |
| 2014 | 2.28 | 2.21 | 2.56 |
| 2013 | 2.36 | 2.27 | 2.57 |
| 2012 | 2.51 | 2.29 | 2.61 |
| 2011 | 2.61 | 2.32 | 2.59 |
| 2010 | 2.62 | 2.34 | 2.6 |
| 2009 | 2.68 | 2.36 | 2.62 |
| 2008 | 2.69 | 2.39 | 2.63 |
| 2007 | 2.7 | 2.42 | 2.62 |
| 2006 | 2.75 | 2.46 | 2.63 |
| 2005 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.63 |
| 2004 | 2.85 | 2.54 | 2.65 |
| 2003 | 2.91 | 2.58 | 2.66 |
| 2002 | 2.97 | 2.63 | 2.68 |
| 2001 | 3.04 | 2.67 | 2.71 |
| 2000 | 3.1 | 2.71 | 2.75 |
| 1999 | 3.17 | 2.76 | 2.75 |
| 1998 | 3.23 | 2.82 | 2.78 |
| 1997 | 3.29 | 2.89 | 2.81 |
| 1996 | 3.35 | 2.96 | 2.85 |
| 1995 | 3.38 | 3.04 | 2.89 |
| 1994 | 3.42 | 3.13 | 2.93 |
| 1993 | 3.49 | 3.21 | 2.98 |
| 1992 | 3.58 | 3.29 | 3.04 |
| 1991 | 3.63 | 3.36 | 3.13 |
| 1990 | 3.68 | 3.44 | 3.31 |
| 1989 | 3.74 | 3.53 | 3.35 |
| 1988 | 3.79 | 3.64 | 3.39 |
| 1987 | 3.87 | 3.8 | 3.48 |
| 1986 | 4 | 3.97 | 3.5 |
| 1985 | 4.15 | 4.09 | 3.51 |
| 1984 | 4.31 | 4.18 | 3.55 |
| 1983 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.58 |
| 1982 | 4.5 | 4.43 | 3.71 |
| 1981 | 4.61 | 4.57 | 3.71 |
| 1980 | 4.73 | 4.74 | 3.74 |
| 1979 | 4.86 | 4.96 | 3.77 |
| 1978 | 4.99 | 5.2 | 3.79 |
| 1977 | 5.13 | 5.36 | 3.85 |
| 1976 | 5.28 | 5.54 | 3.97 |
| 1975 | 5.43 | 5.74 | 4.08 |
| 1974 | 5.58 | 5.95 | 4.26 |
| 1973 | 5.73 | 6.12 | 4.42 |
| 1972 | 5.87 | 6.28 | 4.55 |
| 1971 | 6.01 | 6.42 | 4.68 |
| 1970 | 6.14 | 6.53 | 4.83 |
| 1969 | 6.25 | 6.63 | 4.87 |
| 1968 | 6.35 | 6.71 | 4.96 |
| 1967 | 6.44 | 6.75 | 4.85 |
| 1966 | 6.51 | 6.79 | 4.96 |
| 1965 | 6.56 | 6.82 | 5.07 |
| 1964 | 6.61 | 6.83 | 5.12 |
| 1963 | 6.65 | 6.82 | 5.31 |
| 1962 | 6.68 | 6.8 | 5.02 |
| 1961 | 6.7 | 6.78 | 4.57 |
| 1960 | 6.72 | 6.76 | 4.7 |
| 1959 | 6.74 | 6.76 | 4.74 |
| 1958 | 6.75 | 6.76 | 4.93 |
| 1957 | 6.76 | 6.75 | 5.07 |
| 1956 | 6.77 | 6.74 | 4.93 |
| 1955 | 6.77 | 6.73 | 5 |
| 1954 | 6.77 | 6.75 | 5 |
| 1953 | 6.76 | 6.73 | 4.92 |
| 1952 | 6.75 | 6.73 | 5 |
| 1951 | 6.73 | 6.73 | 4.82 |
| 1950 | 6.73 | 6.71 | 4.85 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Ecuador | Mexico | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.811.44–2.2 | 1.891.47–2.35 | 2.25 |
| 2025 | 1.791.37–2.22 | 1.871.41–2.34 | 2.24 |
| 2026 | 1.781.33–2.23 | 1.851.37–2.35 | 2.23 |
| 2027 | 1.771.29–2.26 | 1.831.31–2.35 | 2.22 |
| 2028 | 1.761.26–2.26 | 1.821.29–2.35 | 2.21 |
| 2029 | 1.751.22–2.28 | 1.811.25–2.35 | 2.2 |
| 2030 | 1.751.2–2.28 | 1.791.22–2.35 | 2.2 |
| 2031 | 1.741.17–2.28 | 1.781.2–2.35 | 2.19 |
| 2032 | 1.731.15–2.27 | 1.781.15–2.34 | 2.18 |
| 2033 | 1.731.15–2.26 | 1.771.16–2.35 | 2.17 |
| 2034 | 1.721.15–2.28 | 1.761.15–2.36 | 2.16 |
| 2035 | 1.721.16–2.26 | 1.761.12–2.34 | 2.15 |
| 2036 | 1.721.13–2.28 | 1.751.14–2.35 | 2.15 |
| 2037 | 1.711.13–2.28 | 1.751.11–2.36 | 2.14 |
| 2038 | 1.711.12–2.28 | 1.741.1–2.36 | 2.13 |
| 2039 | 1.711.13–2.29 | 1.741.12–2.36 | 2.13 |
| 2040 | 1.711.11–2.28 | 1.731.1–2.35 | 2.13 |
| 2041 | 1.71.1–2.27 | 1.731.11–2.35 | 2.12 |
| 2042 | 1.71.09–2.29 | 1.721.1–2.35 | 2.12 |
| 2043 | 1.71.07–2.29 | 1.721.1–2.35 | 2.12 |
| 2044 | 1.691.08–2.28 | 1.721.09–2.33 | 2.12 |
| 2045 | 1.691.08–2.28 | 1.711.1–2.35 | 2.12 |
| 2046 | 1.691.09–2.29 | 1.711.09–2.35 | 2.11 |
| 2047 | 1.691.08–2.28 | 1.711.09–2.35 | 2.11 |
| 2048 | 1.691.05–2.27 | 1.711.1–2.35 | 2.11 |
| 2049 | 1.681.05–2.27 | 1.71.09–2.35 | 2.1 |
| 2050 | 1.681.04–2.28 | 1.71.08–2.33 | 2.1 |
| 2051 | 1.681.03–2.27 | 1.71.06–2.34 | 2.09 |
| 2052 | 1.681.02–2.27 | 1.71.06–2.34 | 2.09 |
| 2053 | 1.681.01–2.26 | 1.71.07–2.35 | 2.08 |
| 2054 | 1.681.02–2.26 | 1.691.08–2.34 | 2.07 |
| 2055 | 1.671.02–2.26 | 1.691.07–2.34 | 2.07 |
| 2056 | 1.671.02–2.27 | 1.691.08–2.32 | 2.06 |
| 2057 | 1.671.01–2.28 | 1.691.09–2.34 | 2.05 |
| 2058 | 1.670.99–2.26 | 1.691.08–2.35 | 2.04 |
| 2059 | 1.671–2.28 | 1.691.08–2.34 | 2.04 |
| 2060 | 1.671.01–2.26 | 1.691.07–2.34 | 2.03 |
| 2061 | 1.671–2.28 | 1.691.07–2.34 | 2.02 |
| 2062 | 1.661–2.29 | 1.691.08–2.35 | 2.02 |
| 2063 | 1.661.02–2.3 | 1.691.07–2.34 | 2.01 |
| 2064 | 1.660.98–2.29 | 1.681.07–2.35 | 2 |
| 2065 | 1.661–2.29 | 1.681.07–2.35 | 2 |
| 2066 | 1.660.99–2.28 | 1.681.05–2.35 | 1.99 |
| 2067 | 1.661–2.28 | 1.681.05–2.39 | 1.98 |
| 2068 | 1.660.97–2.27 | 1.681.06–2.36 | 1.98 |
| 2069 | 1.660.93–2.29 | 1.681.06–2.4 | 1.97 |
| 2070 | 1.650.96–2.28 | 1.681.06–2.37 | 1.97 |
| 2071 | 1.650.93–2.28 | 1.681.06–2.36 | 1.96 |
| 2072 | 1.650.95–2.29 | 1.681.05–2.34 | 1.96 |
| 2073 | 1.650.94–2.29 | 1.681.03–2.35 | 1.95 |
| 2074 | 1.650.95–2.3 | 1.681.02–2.37 | 1.95 |
| 2075 | 1.650.95–2.31 | 1.681.03–2.36 | 1.94 |
| 2076 | 1.650.95–2.3 | 1.681.01–2.35 | 1.94 |
| 2077 | 1.650.97–2.3 | 1.681.02–2.37 | 1.94 |
| 2078 | 1.650.98–2.29 | 1.671.02–2.36 | 1.93 |
| 2079 | 1.650.96–2.29 | 1.671.01–2.35 | 1.93 |
| 2080 | 1.650.96–2.31 | 1.670.99–2.37 | 1.92 |
| 2081 | 1.650.98–2.33 | 1.671.01–2.37 | 1.92 |
| 2082 | 1.650.97–2.33 | 1.680.98–2.37 | 1.91 |
| 2083 | 1.650.97–2.34 | 1.670.99–2.35 | 1.91 |
| 2084 | 1.650.97–2.33 | 1.670.98–2.37 | 1.91 |
| 2085 | 1.650.95–2.33 | 1.670.99–2.36 | 1.9 |
| 2086 | 1.650.95–2.32 | 1.670.98–2.38 | 1.9 |
| 2087 | 1.650.95–2.34 | 1.670.99–2.38 | 1.89 |
| 2088 | 1.650.98–2.33 | 1.671–2.38 | 1.89 |
| 2089 | 1.650.98–2.35 | 1.670.99–2.39 | 1.88 |
| 2090 | 1.640.97–2.34 | 1.670.98–2.41 | 1.88 |
| 2091 | 1.640.97–2.34 | 1.670.98–2.4 | 1.88 |
| 2092 | 1.640.95–2.34 | 1.670.98–2.42 | 1.87 |
| 2093 | 1.650.95–2.34 | 1.670.98–2.4 | 1.87 |
| 2094 | 1.650.96–2.33 | 1.670.97–2.41 | 1.86 |
| 2095 | 1.650.94–2.33 | 1.670.96–2.41 | 1.86 |
| 2096 | 1.650.94–2.35 | 1.660.98–2.41 | 1.85 |
| 2097 | 1.650.95–2.35 | 1.670.96–2.43 | 1.85 |
| 2098 | 1.650.93–2.36 | 1.671–2.42 | 1.85 |
| 2099 | 1.650.93–2.36 | 1.670.97–2.43 | 1.84 |
| 2100 | 1.650.93–2.36 | 1.670.97–2.45 | 1.84 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The children a woman would have over her life at the year’s birth rates for each age.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Ecuador vs Mexico
Health
- Life expectancyEcuador: 77.4 years in 2023Mexico: 75.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityEcuador: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024Mexico: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEcuador: 9.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Mexico: 10.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterEcuador: 67.1% in 2022Mexico: 43% in 2022
- DepressionEcuador: 2.98% in 2017Mexico: 2.79% in 2017
- Suicide rateEcuador: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Mexico: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationEcuador: 18 million people in 2023Mexico: 130 million people in 2023
- Population growthEcuador: 0.87% a year in 2023Mexico: 0.88% a year in 2023
- Urban populationEcuador: 63.4% in 2025Mexico: 80% in 2025
- Median ageEcuador: 28.4 years in 2023Mexico: 28.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEcuador: 8.1% in 2023Mexico: 8% in 2023
- Net migration rateEcuador: -1.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Mexico: -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingEcuador: 2.1% of GDP in 2025Mexico: 0.74% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsEcuador: $2.71B in 2025Mexico: $13.8B in 2025
- Military spending per personEcuador: $150 in 2025Mexico: $104 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingEcuador: 5.7% of government spending in 2025Mexico: 2.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelEcuador: 42,000 people in 2020Mexico: 341,000 people in 2020
- National powerEcuador: 0.15% of world capability in 2022Mexico: 1.14% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersEcuador: 0.54% of the labour force in 2020Mexico: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEcuador: 30 million TIV in 2025Mexico: 9 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsEcuador: 2 million TIV in 2018Mexico: 1 million TIV in 2019