Population aged 65 and over — all countries

Population aged 65 and over — Ecuador

Population aged 65 and over in Ecuador in 2025 — 1,572,279 people. Ranked 62 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 645.1%.

2025 1.57M people +3.9% vs 2024
World rank 62of 217
Period maximum 1.57M people2025
Period minimum 211,021 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 65 and over — Ecuador, 1960–20250500,0001M1.5M2M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 211,021 people1962: 216,152 people1964: 221,540 people1966: 227,874 people1968: 235,309 people1970: 243,454 people1972: 252,235 people1974: 261,960 people1976: 272,347 people1978: 284,575 people1980: 297,429 people1982: 310,138 people1984: 323,465 people1986: 339,253 people1988: 358,626 people1990: 384,901 people1992: 420,671 people1994: 461,598 people1996: 506,605 people1998: 553,278 people2000: 597,476 people2002: 643,662 people2004: 695,656 people2006: 751,170 people2008: 811,881 people2010: 880,901 people2012: 951,063 people2014: 1,034,020 people2016: 1,126,590 people2018: 1,226,634 people2020: 1,326,790 people2022: 1,399,247 people2024: 1,513,224 people2025: 1,572,279 people
Change over the period: +1.36M (+645.08%) Average annual rate: 3.14 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Ecuador

Ecuador 1.57M people
World 855M people
South America computed 48.13M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 333M people
Population aged 65 and over — Ecuador, by year Ecuador All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 1.57M +59,055 +3.9%
2024 1.51M +58,117 +3.99%
2023 1.46M +55,860 +3.99%
2022 1.4M +42,938 +3.17%
2021 1.36M +29,519 +2.22%
2020 1.33M +42,257 +3.29%
2019 1.28M +57,899 +4.72%
2018 1.23M +52,810 +4.5%
2017 1.17M +47,234 +4.19%
2016 1.13M +46,516 +4.31%
2015 1.08M +46,054 +4.45%
2014 1.03M +43,875 +4.43%
2013 990,145 +39,082 +4.11%
2012 951,063 +35,249 +3.85%
2011 915,814 +34,913 +3.96%
2010 880,901 +35,089 +4.15%
2009 845,812 +33,931 +4.18%
2008 811,881 +31,587 +4.05%
2007 780,294 +29,124 +3.88%
2006 751,170 +28,033 +3.88%
2005 723,137 +27,481 +3.95%
2004 695,656 +26,672 +3.99%
2003 668,984 +25,322 +3.93%
2002 643,662 +23,798 +3.84%
2001 619,864 +22,388 +3.75%
2000 597,476 +21,837 +3.79%
1999 575,639 +22,361 +4.04%
1998 553,278 +23,211 +4.38%
1997 530,067 +23,462 +4.63%
1996 506,605 +22,902 +4.73%
1995 483,703 +22,105 +4.79%
1994 461,598 +21,098 +4.79%
1993 440,500 +19,829 +4.71%
1992 420,671 +18,760 +4.67%
1991 401,911 +17,010 +4.42%
1990 384,901 +14,408 +3.89%
1989 370,493 +11,867 +3.31%
1988 358,626 +10,152 +2.91%
1987 348,474 +9,221 +2.72%
1986 339,253 +8,272 +2.5%
1985 330,981 +7,516 +2.32%
1984 323,465 +6,893 +2.18%
1983 316,572 +6,434 +2.07%
1982 310,138 +6,330 +2.08%
1981 303,808 +6,379 +2.14%
1980 297,429 +6,385 +2.19%
1979 291,044 +6,469 +2.27%
1978 284,575 +6,394 +2.3%
1977 278,181 +5,834 +2.14%
1976 272,347 +5,281 +1.98%
1975 267,066 +5,106 +1.95%
1974 261,960 +5,013 +1.95%
1973 256,947 +4,712 +1.87%
1972 252,235 +4,442 +1.79%
1971 247,793 +4,339 +1.78%
1970 243,454 +4,162 +1.74%
1969 239,292 +3,983 +1.69%
1968 235,309 +3,843 +1.66%
1967 231,466 +3,592 +1.58%
1966 227,874 +3,294 +1.47%
1965 224,580 +3,040 +1.37%
1964 221,540 +2,796 +1.28%
1963 218,744 +2,592 +1.2%
1962 216,152 +2,538 +1.19%
1961 213,614 +2,593 +1.23%
1960 211,021

About the indicator

The population aged 65 and over. In absolute numbers this group is growing faster than any other: it expands both from the rise in life expectancy and from the entry of the large cohorts born in the middle of the 20th century. Japan and Italy lead by share of population, China and India by absolute number, and the divergence of the two rankings shows where the load on health care and pensions is larger in scale and where it is sharper.

Important: The threshold of 65 years is an international convention and is not tied to the retirement age of any particular country.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.