Ecuador

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Population Full

17,364,000 (2019 UNDESA)

Principal Languages
Spanish
Literacy Rate
94% (2016 World Factbook)
International Conventions
CDE (1979), CPPDCE (2006), CSICH (2008), ICCPR (1969), ILOCITP (1998), UNCRPD (2008), UNDRIP (2007)
General References
Adelaar 1991, Campbell 1997, Crevels 2007, Haboud 2003
Deaf Population
213,000 (2011 Consejo Nacional de Discapacidades)
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Ecuador is 25. Of these, 24 are living and 1 is extinct. Of the living languages, 21 are indigenous and 3 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 1 is institutional, 9 are developing, 1 is vigorous, 9 are in trouble, and 4 are dying. Also listed is 1 unestablished language.