The current population of Ecuador is 18,487,749 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 18,135,478 in 2024.
- Since 2006, population has increased from 14.1M people to 18.5M (31.2% growth in 20 years).
- Ecuador is ranked 71/197 by population and was ranked 65th in 2006.
- Ecuador accounts for 0.22% of the world's population.
- For the last 20 years, Ecuador has had an average growth rate of 1.56% per year.
- Ecuador is projected to reach 21.8M people in 2063.
Ecuador population and growth rate by year
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2100 | 19,229,713 | -0.58% |
| 2099 | 19,341,033 | -0.57% |
| 2098 | 19,451,634 | -0.56% |
| 2097 | 19,561,648 | -0.56% |
| 2096 | 19,670,931 | -0.55% |
| 2095 | 19,779,419 | -0.54% |
| 2094 | 19,887,014 | -0.53% |
| 2093 | 19,993,637 | -0.53% |
| 2092 | 20,099,245 | -0.52% |
| 2091 | 20,203,483 | -0.51% |
| 2090 | 20,306,051 | -0.49% |
| 2089 | 20,406,878 | -0.48% |
| 2088 | 20,505,637 | -0.47% |
| 2087 | 20,602,336 | -0.46% |
| 2086 | 20,696,910 | -0.44% |
| 2085 | 20,788,583 | -0.43% |
| 2084 | 20,877,503 | -0.41% |
| 2083 | 20,963,515 | -0.39% |
| 2082 | 21,046,396 | -0.38% |
| 2081 | 21,126,142 | -0.36% |
| 2080 | 21,202,360 | -0.34% |
| 2079 | 21,275,051 | -0.32% |
| 2078 | 21,343,714 | -0.3% |
| 2077 | 21,408,164 | -0.28% |
| 2076 | 21,468,178 | -0.26% |
| 2075 | 21,523,680 | -0.24% |
| 2074 | 21,575,092 | -0.22% |
| 2073 | 21,621,989 | -0.19% |
| 2072 | 21,664,137 | -0.17% |
| 2071 | 21,701,599 | -0.15% |
| 2070 | 21,734,495 | -0.13% |
| 2069 | 21,762,453 | -0.11% |
| 2068 | 21,785,682 | -0.09% |
| 2067 | 21,804,316 | -0.06% |
| 2066 | 21,818,306 | -0.05% |
| 2065 | 21,828,156 | -0.02% |
| 2064 | 21,833,185 | -0.001% |
| 2063 | 21,833,449 | 0.02% |
| 2062 | 21,828,963 | 0.04% |
| 2061 | 21,819,781 | 0.06% |
| 2060 | 21,805,954 | 0.09% |
| 2059 | 21,787,357 | 0.11% |
| 2058 | 21,764,005 | 0.13% |
| 2057 | 21,735,561 | 0.15% |
| 2056 | 21,702,294 | 0.18% |
| 2055 | 21,664,097 | 0.2% |
| 2054 | 21,620,873 | 0.22% |
| 2053 | 21,572,669 | 0.25% |
| 2052 | 21,519,295 | 0.27% |
| 2051 | 21,460,703 | 0.3% |
| 2050 | 21,396,494 | 0.33% |
| 2049 | 21,326,969 | 0.35% |
| 2048 | 21,251,792 | 0.38% |
| 2047 | 21,171,429 | 0.41% |
| 2046 | 21,085,795 | 0.43% |
| 2045 | 20,994,872 | 0.46% |
| 2044 | 20,898,682 | 0.49% |
| 2043 | 20,797,349 | 0.51% |
| 2042 | 20,691,071 | 0.54% |
| 2041 | 20,579,788 | 0.57% |
| 2040 | 20,463,641 | 0.59% |
| 2039 | 20,342,868 | 0.62% |
| 2038 | 20,217,211 | 0.65% |
| 2037 | 20,087,384 | 0.67% |
| 2036 | 19,953,661 | 0.69% |
| 2035 | 19,816,154 | 0.72% |
| 2034 | 19,674,920 | 0.74% |
| 2033 | 19,529,719 | 0.77% |
| 2032 | 19,381,178 | 0.79% |
| 2031 | 19,229,060 | 0.81% |
| 2030 | 19,073,682 | 0.83% |
| 2029 | 18,916,480 | 0.84% |
| 2028 | 18,758,598 | 0.85% |
| 2027 | 18,601,326 | 0.84% |
| 2026 | 18,445,637 | 0.85% |
| 2025 | 18,290,781 | 0.86% |
| 2024 | 18,135,478 | 0.86% |
| 2023 | 17,980,083 | 0.88% |
| 2022 | 17,823,897 | 0.8% |
| 2021 | 17,682,454 | 0.78% |
| 2020 | 17,546,065 | 1.19% |
| 2019 | 17,340,021 | 1.7% |
| 2018 | 17,049,547 | 1.73% |
| 2017 | 16,759,519 | 1.54% |
| 2016 | 16,505,139 | 1.47% |
| 2015 | 16,266,225 | 1.44% |
| 2014 | 16,035,124 | 1.44% |
| 2013 | 15,807,128 | 1.51% |
| 2012 | 15,572,194 | 1.6% |
| 2011 | 15,326,227 | 1.66% |
| 2010 | 15,076,695 | 1.69% |
| 2009 | 14,825,954 | 1.72% |
| 2008 | 14,575,202 | 1.72% |
| 2007 | 14,328,773 | 1.72% |
| 2006 | 14,086,131 | 1.73% |
| 2005 | 13,846,163 | 1.74% |
| 2004 | 13,608,701 | 1.77% |
| 2003 | 13,372,306 | 1.78% |
| 2002 | 13,138,472 | 1.76% |
| 2001 | 12,910,740 | 1.75% |
| 2000 | 12,689,206 | 1.75% |
| 1999 | 12,470,795 | 1.79% |
| 1998 | 12,251,184 | 1.83% |
| 1997 | 12,031,127 | 1.86% |
| 1996 | 11,810,950 | 1.9% |
| 1995 | 11,590,514 | 1.92% |
| 1994 | 11,372,197 | 1.95% |
| 1993 | 11,154,274 | 2.05% |
| 1992 | 10,930,128 | 2.13% |
| 1991 | 10,702,380 | 2.18% |
| 1990 | 10,473,673 | 2.26% |
| 1989 | 10,241,852 | 2.31% |
| 1988 | 10,010,808 | 2.37% |
| 1987 | 9,779,290 | 2.44% |
| 1986 | 9,545,998 | 2.52% |
| 1985 | 9,311,154 | 2.6% |
| 1984 | 9,074,782 | 2.65% |
| 1983 | 8,840,417 | 2.66% |
| 1982 | 8,611,298 | 2.68% |
| 1981 | 8,386,910 | 2.71% |
| 1980 | 8,165,877 | 2.73% |
| 1979 | 7,948,869 | 2.75% |
| 1978 | 7,736,167 | 2.78% |
| 1977 | 7,526,819 | 2.81% |
| 1976 | 7,320,912 | 2.85% |
| 1975 | 7,118,251 | 2.89% |
| 1974 | 6,918,573 | 2.92% |
| 1973 | 6,722,033 | 2.96% |
| 1972 | 6,529,034 | 2.98% |
| 1971 | 6,340,052 | 3% |
| 1970 | 6,155,387 | 3.01% |
| 1969 | 5,975,236 | 3.03% |
| 1968 | 5,799,680 | 3.03% |
| 1967 | 5,629,057 | 3.03% |
| 1966 | 5,463,748 | 3.01% |
| 1965 | 5,303,963 | 2.99% |
| 1964 | 5,149,918 | 2.96% |
| 1963 | 5,001,716 | 2.93% |
| 1962 | 4,859,269 | 2.9% |
| 1961 | 4,722,331 | 2.86% |
| 1960 | 4,590,891 | - |
Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).
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Ecuador has a population of 18.5M as of 2026, compared to 16.5M in 2016, 14.1M in 2006, and 11.8M in 1996.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 1.2% per year. Ecuador is ranked 97th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2046) Ecuador will have 21,085,795 people (14.1% growth) with a rank change from 71st to 74th.
By the year 2100, Ecuador's population is projected to grow by 4.01% from its current level to 19.2M people.
Natural change and net migration by year
| Year | Population change | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Natural | Net migration | |
| 2025 | - | - | -17,219 |
| 2024 | - | - | -19,704 |
| 2023 | 156,145 | 178,093 | -21,948 |
| 2022 | 156,218 | 179,308 | -23,090 |
| 2021 | 126,643 | 155,146 | -28,503 |
| 2020 | 146,138 | 156,458 | -10,320 |
| 2019 | 265,966 | 211,045 | 54,921 |
| 2018 | 314,995 | 219,513 | 95,482 |
| 2017 | 265,062 | 211,355 | 53,707 |
| 2016 | 243,706 | 208,245 | 35,461 |
| 2015 | 234,123 | 219,399 | 14,724 |
| 2014 | 228,063 | 225,790 | 2,273 |
| 2013 | 227,921 | 234,103 | -6,182 |
| 2012 | 241,942 | 249,825 | -7,883 |
| 2011 | 250,004 | 258,171 | -8,167 |
| 2010 | 249,074 | 257,404 | -8,330 |
| 2009 | 252,401 | 260,892 | -8,491 |
| 2008 | 249,095 | 257,894 | -8,799 |
| 2007 | 243,775 | 253,419 | -9,644 |
| 2006 | 241,505 | 254,184 | -12,679 |
| 2005 | 238,440 | 255,295 | -16,855 |
| 2004 | 236,496 | 257,436 | -20,940 |
| 2003 | 236,287 | 258,928 | -22,641 |
| 2002 | 231,356 | 259,446 | -28,090 |
| 2001 | 224,101 | 259,376 | -35,275 |
| 2000 | 218,978 | 259,837 | -40,859 |
| 1999 | 217,837 | 261,650 | -43,813 |
| 1998 | 221,377 | 263,927 | -42,550 |
| 1997 | 218,733 | 266,020 | -47,287 |
| 1996 | 221,613 | 267,695 | -46,082 |
| 1995 | 219,248 | 264,449 | -45,201 |
| 1994 | 217,389 | 261,788 | -44,399 |
| 1993 | 218,463 | 260,330 | -41,867 |
| 1992 | 229,829 | 259,787 | -29,958 |
| 1991 | 225,649 | 257,713 | -32,064 |
| 1990 | 231,755 | 252,919 | -21,164 |
| 1989 | 231,889 | 248,129 | -16,240 |
| 1988 | 230,214 | 241,191 | -10,977 |
| 1987 | 232,838 | 237,724 | -4,886 |
| 1986 | 233,739 | 237,084 | -3,345 |
| 1985 | 235,944 | 236,438 | -494 |
| 1984 | 236,792 | 236,543 | 249 |
| 1983 | 231,914 | 231,336 | 578 |
| 1982 | 226,324 | 227,606 | -1,282 |
| 1981 | 222,468 | 224,073 | -1,605 |
| 1980 | 219,603 | 220,120 | -517 |
| 1979 | 214,413 | 216,162 | -1,749 |
| 1978 | 210,979 | 212,497 | -1,518 |
| 1977 | 207,718 | 209,095 | -1,377 |
| 1976 | 204,102 | 205,366 | -1,264 |
| 1975 | 201,218 | 202,407 | -1,189 |
| 1974 | 198,143 | 199,276 | -1,133 |
| 1973 | 194,938 | 196,028 | -1,090 |
| 1972 | 191,058 | 192,136 | -1,078 |
| 1971 | 186,899 | 187,995 | -1,096 |
| 1970 | 182,426 | 183,517 | -1,091 |
| 1969 | 177,885 | 178,403 | -518 |
| 1968 | 173,246 | 173,828 | -582 |
| 1967 | 168,006 | 168,629 | -623 |
| 1966 | 162,607 | 163,317 | -710 |
| 1965 | 156,958 | 157,915 | -957 |
| 1964 | 151,133 | 152,263 | -1,130 |
| 1963 | 145,277 | 146,531 | -1,254 |
| 1962 | 139,628 | 140,943 | -1,315 |
| 1961 | 134,256 | 135,573 | -1,317 |
| 1960 | 128,622 | 130,368 | -1,746 |
Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).
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Over the last 10 years, 91.9% of the population change in Ecuador is from natural causes (a gain of 1,964,352 people) and 8.08% is from migration (a gain of 172,707 people).
As of 2024, 747,749 residents or 4.1% of the population were not native-born in Ecuador, compared to 358,874 and 2.4% in 2010.
Ecuador population clock
Ecuador
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
18487749
|
71/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.22% | 71/197 |
| One net population change |
3.38 minutes
|
73/197 |
| One birth every |
1.94 minutes
|
74/196 |
| One death every |
5.7 minutes
|
85/196 |
| Daily growth/decline | +426 | 73/197 |
| Annual growth/decline | +155,395 | 73/197 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.86% | 109/197 |
| One migration net change every |
30.6 minutes
|
151/196 |
| Annual migration change | -17,219 | 151/196 |
| Foreign-born residents | 747,749 | 67/195 |
| Foreign-born share of population | 4.1% | 104/195 |
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Ecuador population statistics
|
Ecuador
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 77.9 years | 73.8 years |
| Average age | 32.4 years | 33.8 years |
| Median age | 29.8 years | 31.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.9:50.1 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 1.82 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 192.4 ppl/mi² | 144 ppl/mi² |
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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).
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Data sources:
- World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
- United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
- U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
- Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
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