Ecuador Population

Population now

18,493,415

World: 66th
South America: 7th

Male:	9,243,480	(49.98 %)
Female:	9,249,117	(50.02 %)

Births in 2024:	273,449
Deaths in 2024:	79,775

Life expectancy & Rates (2024)

Male:	75.38 years
Female:	80.71 years
Total:	78.00 years
Median Age:	28.14 years

Birth Rate:	18.03
Death Rate:	5.26
Growth Rate:	2.43 %
Fertility Rate:	2.29

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Ecuador Population History

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
1960	5M	2M	2M	1	1.82%	44.28	15.68	6.72	52.98	51.69	54.30	17.42	33.88%	16.02
1961	5M	2M	2M	1	1.89%	44.05	15.26	6.70	53.55	52.25	54.86	17.30	34.47%	16.48
1962	5M	2M	2M	1	1.95%	43.82	14.86	6.68	54.10	52.80	55.42	17.16	35.06%	16.96
1963	5M	2M	2M	1	2.01%	43.58	14.47	6.65	54.64	53.34	55.96	17.01	35.61%	17.45
1964	5M	3M	3M	1	2.08%	43.33	14.09	6.61	55.16	53.86	56.48	16.89	36.12%	17.96
1965	5M	3M	3M	1	2.14%	43.05	13.72	6.56	55.67	54.37	57.00	16.81	36.64%	18.49
1966	5M	3M	3M	1.01	2.20%	42.74	13.35	6.51	56.17	54.86	57.52	16.69	37.16%	19.04
1967	6M	3M	3M	1.01	2.26%	42.38	12.99	6.44	56.68	55.34	58.05	16.63	37.69%	19.61
1968	6M	3M	3M	1.01	2.33%	41.97	12.62	6.35	57.18	55.81	58.59	16.60	38.22%	20.19
1969	6M	3M	3M	1.01	2.39%	41.51	12.26	6.25	57.69	56.27	59.15	16.61	38.74%	20.79
1970	6M	3M	3M	1.01	2.45%	40.99	11.89	6.14	58.20	56.73	59.72	16.65	39.28%	21.40
1971	6M	3M	3M	1.01	2.51%	40.41	11.52	6.01	58.72	57.18	60.30	16.67	39.81%	22.03
1972	6M	3M	3M	1.01	2.56%	39.78	11.16	5.87	59.23	57.64	60.89	16.73	40.35%	22.67
1973	7M	3M	3M	1.01	2.62%	39.12	10.80	5.73	59.75	58.09	61.47	16.81	40.89%	23.33
1974	7M	3M	3M	1.01	2.68%	38.44	10.45	5.58	60.26	58.54	62.04	16.92	41.46%	23.99
1975	7M	4M	3M	1.01	2.73%	37.75	10.11	5.43	60.77	59.01	62.61	17.03	42.36%	24.67
1976	7M	4M	4M	1.01	2.80%	37.08	9.77	5.28	61.30	59.50	63.17	17.13	43.28%	25.35
1977	7M	4M	4M	1.01	2.85%	36.42	9.45	5.13	61.83	60.02	63.73	17.25	44.19%	26.04
1978	8M	4M	4M	1.01	2.92%	35.78	9.12	4.99	62.38	60.55	64.30	17.38	45.11%	26.74
1979	8M	4M	4M	1.01	2.99%	35.19	8.81	4.86	62.94	61.10	64.86	17.52	46.03%	27.45
1980	8M	4M	4M	1.01	3.07%	34.62	8.50	4.73	63.51	61.66	65.44	17.68	46.96%	28.17
1981	8M	4M	4M	1.01	3.16%	34.10	8.20	4.61	64.09	62.24	66.03	17.82	47.89%	28.91
1982	8M	4M	4M	1.01	3.24%	33.61	7.92	4.50	64.67	62.80	66.62	17.97	48.82%	29.66
1983	9M	4M	4M	1.01	3.33%	33.13	7.65	4.40	65.25	63.35	67.22	18.13	49.66%	30.42
1984	9M	4M	4M	1.01	3.42%	32.67	7.39	4.29	65.81	63.89	67.83	18.30	50.44%	31.19
1985	9M	5M	5M	1.01	3.51%	32.22	7.15	4.20	66.37	64.40	68.44	18.48	51.22%	31.97
1986	9M	5M	5M	1.01	3.59%	31.76	6.92	4.10	66.91	64.88	69.04	18.64	51.99%	32.77
1987	10M	5M	5M	1.01	3.67%	31.31	6.71	4.01	67.44	65.34	69.63	18.82	52.77%	33.58
1988	10M	5M	5M	1.01	3.74%	30.84	6.51	3.92	67.94	65.79	70.21	19.02	53.55%	34.40
1989	10M	5M	5M	1.01	3.80%	30.38	6.33	3.83	68.43	66.21	70.77	19.24	54.32%	35.24
1990	10M	5M	5M	1.01	3.85%	29.91	6.17	3.74	68.90	66.61	71.30	19.47	55.09%	36.08
1991	10M	5M	5M	1.01	3.89%	29.46	6.02	3.67	69.35	67.00	71.82	19.68	55.71%	36.93
1992	11M	5M	5M	1.01	3.94%	29.03	5.88	3.59	69.78	67.37	72.31	19.91	56.23%	37.79
1993	11M	6M	5M	1.01	3.97%	28.61	5.76	3.52	70.19	67.73	72.78	20.14	56.74%	38.66
1994	11M	6M	6M	1.01	3.99%	28.21	5.65	3.46	70.59	68.08	73.23	20.37	57.25%	39.53
1995	11M	6M	6M	1.01	4.01%	27.82	5.55	3.40	70.97	68.41	73.67	20.59	57.77%	40.40
1996	12M	6M	6M	1.01	4.02%	27.41	5.46	3.35	71.35	68.74	74.10	20.80	58.28%	41.27
1997	12M	6M	6M	1.01	4.01%	26.98	5.38	3.29	71.72	69.06	74.52	21.00	58.79%	42.15
1998	12M	6M	6M	1.01	3.99%	26.52	5.31	3.23	72.08	69.38	74.92	21.20	59.29%	43.02
1999	12M	6M	6M	1.01	3.97%	26.02	5.24	3.17	72.43	69.68	75.32	21.40	59.80%	43.88
2000	13M	6M	6M	1.01	3.92%	25.50	5.18	3.10	72.76	69.98	75.70	21.62	60.30%	44.72
2001	13M	6M	6M	1.01	3.87%	24.97	5.13	3.04	73.08	70.26	76.05	21.82	60.80%	45.54
2002	13M	7M	7M	1.01	3.80%	24.44	5.09	2.97	73.37	70.52	76.37	22.04	61.12%	46.35
2003	13M	7M	7M	1.01	3.73%	23.93	5.06	2.91	73.64	70.77	76.66	22.27	61.32%	47.15
2004	14M	7M	7M	1.01	3.65%	23.46	5.04	2.85	73.89	71.00	76.91	22.50	61.51%	47.95
2005	14M	7M	7M	1.01	3.58%	23.02	5.03	2.80	74.11	71.23	77.14	22.73	61.71%	48.76
2006	14M	7M	7M	1.01	3.50%	22.63	5.03	2.75	74.32	71.44	77.34	22.99	61.91%	49.58
2007	14M	7M	7M	1.01	3.42%	22.29	5.04	2.71	74.51	71.64	77.52	23.25	62.10%	50.42
2008	15M	7M	7M	1	3.35%	21.98	5.05	2.68	74.71	71.85	77.69	23.51	62.30%	51.26
2009	15M	7M	7M	1	3.29%	21.71	5.06	2.64	74.90	72.06	77.86	23.77	62.50%	52.10
2010	15M	8M	7M	1	3.23%	21.47	5.07	2.62	75.09	72.27	78.04	24.04	62.69%	52.94
2011	15M	8M	8M	1	3.18%	21.25	5.08	2.59	75.29	72.48	78.22	24.33	62.85%	53.76
2012	15M	8M	8M	1	3.14%	21.05	5.09	2.57	75.50	72.70	78.41	24.62	62.99%	54.57
2013	16M	8M	8M	1	3.10%	20.85	5.09	2.54	75.71	72.93	78.60	24.92	63.13%	55.39
2014	16M	8M	8M	1	3.05%	20.65	5.10	2.52	75.92	73.15	78.81	25.21	63.26%	56.26
2015	16M	8M	8M	1	3.01%	20.43	5.10	2.50	76.14	73.38	79.02	25.50	63.40%	57.17
2016	16M	8M	8M	1	2.96%	20.21	5.10	2.48	76.37	73.61	79.23	25.76	63.53%	58.16
2017	17M	8M	8M	1	2.92%	19.97	5.10	2.45	76.58	73.83	79.44	26.04	63.67%	59.20
2018	17M	9M	9M	1	2.86%	19.72	5.11	2.43	76.80	74.06	79.65	26.33	63.82%	60.25
2019	17M	9M	9M	1	2.80%	19.46	5.12	2.40	77.01	74.28	79.84	26.62	63.99%	61.27
2020	18M	9M	9M	1	2.73%	19.19	5.14	2.38	77.22	74.50	80.02	26.93	64.17%	62.22
2021	18M	9M	9M	1	2.73%	19.19	5.14	2.38	77.22	74.50	80.02	27.23	64.36%	63.09
2022	18M	9M	9M	1	2.73%	19.19	5.14	2.38	77.22	74.50	80.02	27.54	64.57%	63.88
2023	18M	9M	9M	1	2.50%	18.32	5.23	2.31	77.81	75.16	80.54	27.84	64.79%	64.62
2024	19M	9M	9M	1	2.43%	18.03	5.26	2.29	78.00	75.38	80.71	28.14	65.03%	65.35

Ecuador Population Projections

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
2025	19M	9M	9M	1	2.35%	17.74	5.29	2.27	78.20	75.60	80.88	28.44	65.28%	66.09
2026	19M	9M	9M	1	2.28%	17.47	5.33	2.25	78.39	75.82	81.04	28.76	65.54%	66.85
2027	19M	10M	10M	1	2.20%	17.20	5.38	2.23	78.58	76.03	81.20	29.08	65.82%	67.61
2028	19M	10M	10M	1	2.12%	16.93	5.42	2.21	78.78	76.25	81.37	29.41	66.11%	68.38
2029	20M	10M	10M	1	2.05%	16.66	5.47	2.19	78.97	76.46	81.53	29.74	66.42%	69.14
2030	20M	10M	10M	1	1.97%	16.39	5.51	2.17	79.16	76.68	81.69	30.06	66.73%	69.89
2031	20M	10M	10M	1	1.90%	16.17	5.57	2.15	79.34	76.89	81.84	30.37	67.06%	70.63
2032	20M	10M	10M	1	1.83%	15.95	5.63	2.14	79.53	77.10	81.99	30.67	67.40%	71.35
2033	20M	10M	10M	1	1.77%	15.74	5.68	2.12	79.71	77.32	82.15	30.99	67.75%	72.07
2034	21M	10M	10M	1	1.70%	15.52	5.74	2.11	79.90	77.53	82.30	31.31	68.12%	72.77
2035	21M	10M	10M	1	1.64%	15.30	5.80	2.09	80.08	77.74	82.45	31.63	68.49%	73.47
2036	21M	10M	11M	1	1.58%	15.12	5.87	2.07	80.26	77.95	82.59	31.92	68.87%	74.15
2037	21M	11M	11M	1	1.51%	14.93	5.94	2.06	80.44	78.16	82.74	32.21	69.27%	74.82
2038	21M	11M	11M	1	1.46%	14.75	6.00	2.04	80.61	78.38	82.88	32.51	69.67%	75.47
2039	22M	11M	11M	1	1.40%	14.56	6.07	2.03	80.79	78.59	83.03	32.82	70.08%	76.12
2040	22M	11M	11M	1	1.34%	14.38	6.14	2.01	80.97	78.80	83.17	33.11	70.51%	76.75
2041	22M	11M	11M	1	1.28%	14.21	6.22	2.00	81.15	79.01	83.31	33.40	70.93%	77.36
2042	22M	11M	11M	1	1.23%	14.04	6.30	1.99	81.32	79.22	83.44	33.67	71.37%	77.96
2043	22M	11M	11M	1	1.18%	13.88	6.37	1.97	81.50	79.43	83.58	33.95	71.81%	78.55
2044	22M	11M	11M	1	1.13%	13.71	6.45	1.96	81.67	79.64	83.71	34.23	72.24%	79.12
2045	23M	11M	11M	1	1.07%	13.54	6.53	1.95	81.85	79.85	83.85	34.54	72.68%	79.68
2046	23M	11M	11M	1	1.02%	13.38	6.61	1.94	82.02	80.05	83.98	34.82	73.10%	80.22
2047	23M	11M	11M	1	0.98%	13.23	6.69	1.93	82.19	80.26	84.11	35.11	73.53%	80.74
2048	23M	12M	12M	1	0.93%	13.07	6.78	1.92	82.35	80.46	84.24	35.41	73.95%	81.26
2049	23M	12M	12M	1	0.88%	12.92	6.86	1.91	82.52	80.67	84.37	35.70	74.36%	81.75
2050	23M	12M	12M	1	0.84%	12.76	6.94	1.90	82.69	80.87	84.50	36.01	74.77%	82.23

Highest City Populations in Ecuador

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Rank	City	Population, Urban Area	Population, City
1	Guayaquil	3,083,079	2,723,665
2	Quito	1,923,084	1,928,000
3	Cuenca	434,361	436,000
4	Santo Domingo	370,543	372,000

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