What share of people in Azuay live in extreme poverty?

Extreme income poverty in Azuay was 2.4% in 2025 against 6.8% nationally; 2nd lowest of the 23 provinces. In 2018 it was 3.9%.

What share of people in Azuay have unmet basic needs?

14.1% of people in Azuay lived in households with at least one unmet basic need (NBI poverty) in 2025, against 29.5% nationally; 3rd lowest of the 23 provinces.

Poverty and living standards in Azuay, Ecuador: official figures

12.9% of people in Azuay lived in income poverty in 2025, below the national rate of 21.8%; 3rd lowest of the 23 provinces. In 2018 the rate was 14.2%.

Income poverty rate

12.9%

2025

What is the multidimensional poverty rate in Azuay?

The multidimensional poverty rate in Azuay was 20.9% in 2025 (national 37.1%), 3rd lowest of the 23 provinces; it counts people in households lacking a third or more of the weighted rights indicators such as education, work, health and housing.

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How unequal is income in Azuay?

The Gini coefficient of per-person income in Azuay was 0.436 in 2025 against 0.451 nationally (10th lowest of the 23 provinces on that measure); in 2018 it was 0.439.

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How many households in Azuay are overcrowded?

4.9% of households in Azuay lived in overcrowded conditions in 2025 (more than three people per bedroom), against 8.3% nationally; 5th lowest of the 24 provinces.

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How many households in Azuay have piped public water?

98.0% of households in Azuay had access to the public water network in 2025, against 80.2% nationally; the highest coverage of the 24 provinces.

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How many households in Azuay have basic services?

87.8% of households in Azuay had access to all basic services in 2025, against 68.3% nationally; 3rd highest coverage of the 24 provinces. Adequate sanitation reached 98.1% of households and adequate rubbish collection 93.4%.

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How Azuay compares with other provinces

Income poverty rate (2025)

Azuay ranks 21 of 23, highest first.

Rank	Region	Income poverty rate
17	Guayas	19.8%
18	Canar	15.2%
19	El Oro	15.0%
20	Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas	14.6%
21	Azuay	12.9%
22	Pichincha	11.2%
23	Tungurahua	11.0%

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Extreme income poverty rate (2025)

Azuay ranks 22 of 23, highest first.

Rank	Region	Extreme income poverty rate
17	Manabi	4.0%
18	Pichincha	3.7%
19	Los Rios	3.5%
20	Guayas	3.3%
21	El Oro	2.5%
22	Azuay	2.4%
23	Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas	2.2%

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Multidimensional poverty rate (2025)

Azuay ranks 21 of 23, highest first.

Rank	Region	Multidimensional poverty rate
17	Tungurahua	37.3%
18	Guayas	36.1%
19	Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas	31.9%
20	Canar	30.8%
21	Azuay	20.9%
22	El Oro	19.7%
23	Pichincha	15.3%

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Poverty by unmet basic needs (NBI) (2025)

Azuay ranks 21 of 23, highest first.

Rank	Region	Poverty by unmet basic needs (NBI)
17	Canar	22.3%
18	Zamora Chinchipe	21.4%
19	El Oro	21.2%
20	Chimborazo	20.3%
21	Azuay	14.1%
22	Pichincha	12.0%
23	Tungurahua	10.9%

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Gini coefficient of income inequality (0 to 1) (2025)

Azuay ranks 14 of 23, highest first.

Rank	Region	Gini coefficient of income inequality (0 to 1)
11	Chimborazo	0.459
12	Pichincha	0.453
13	Bolivar	0.446
14	Azuay	0.436
15	Cotopaxi	0.435
16	Tungurahua	0.426
17	El Oro	0.418

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Households living in overcrowded conditions (2025)

Azuay ranks 20 of 24, highest first.

Rank	Region	Households living in overcrowded conditions
17	Bolivar	5.6%
18	Imbabura	5.2%
19	Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas	5.1%
20	Azuay	4.9%
21	Zamora Chinchipe	4.6%
22	Chimborazo	4.0%
23	Pichincha	3.7%

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Households with access to basic services (2025)

Azuay ranks 3 of 24, highest first.

Rank	Region	Households with access to basic services
1	Pichincha	92.8%
2	El Oro	88.1%
3	Azuay	87.8%
4	Tungurahua	87.0%
5	Canar	80.2%
6	Carchi	76.9%
7	Imbabura	76.3%

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Sources

Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC): ENEMDU Anual 2025 (Encuesta Nacional de Empleo, Desempleo y Subempleo): tabulados de mercado laboral, educación, vivienda, pobreza y desigualdad por provincia, 2018-2025, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 f969666762d3…)

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