Population: 10,751,648 (July 1991), growth rate 2.3% (1991)

Birth rate: 30 births/1,000 population (1991)

Death rate: 7 deaths/1,000 population (1991)

Net migration rate: 0 migrants/1,000 population (1991)

Infant mortality rate: 60 deaths/1,000 live births (1991)

Life expectancy at birth: 64 years male, 68 years female (1991)

Total fertility rate: 3.7 children born/woman (1991)

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

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

Religion: Roman Catholic 95%

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

Literacy: 86% (male 88%, female 84%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)

Labor force: 2,800,000; agriculture 35%, manufacturing 21%, commerce 16%, services and other activities 28% (1982)

Organized labor: less than 15% of labor force

NOTE: The information regarding Ecuador on this page is re-published from the 1991 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Ecuador People 1991 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Ecuador People 1991 should be addressed to the CIA.