The population and housing census counted 16,938,986 people in Ecuador, the majority are women, and the greater concentration is reflected in urban areas, where 63.1% of the population and the other 36.9% are in urban areas.
The provinces of Guayas, Pichincha and Manabí concentrate 53.5% of the total population.
These are some of the results presented by the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INEC) this Thursday, September 21, 2023 in Quito.
More than 4 million households in Ecuador have at least one pet
In accordance with the culture and customs of the country, the majority of the population identifies as mestizo (77.4%), followed by the indigenous and Montuvian population (7.7%) and the Afro-Ecuadorian community (4.9%).
During the census, 6.6 million homes were visited.
“Households have opted for smaller spaces, in these twelve years the demographic transition is changing the face of Ecuador,” said INEC in a statement released during the presentation of the results.
The entity analyzes that “the average number of members of Ecuadorian households allows us to confirm that our households are smaller: with 3.2 members (as opposed to 4.2 in 2001 and 3.8 in 2010), although provinces such as Napo ( 3.7) and Santa Elena (3.6) ) have larger sizes, while Galapagos and Pichincha are the provinces that have the smallest household size with 2.9 and 3.1, respectively.”
Attention is drawn not only to the size of the houses, but also to their typology:
Housing conditions
Relevant list data:
Source: Eluniverso
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