Ecuador recorded 3,909 disappearance reports in the first half of 2026, a 2.8% increase from a year earlier. Police investigate a disappearance case in Ecuador as the country records an increase in missing persons during the first half of 2026. The figures represent 105 more reported disappearances than in the first half of 2025. Text Reads: Half of the people reported missing in Ecuador are teenagers. According to El Diario Manabí, about 16.5% of reported missing persons are ultimately found dead, while roughly 5% of cases remain unresolved.