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Population in Ecuador compared to Egypt: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ecuador was 18,135,478 in 2024 vs 116,538,258 people in Egypt in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ecuador's population is 18,487,749 people compared to 120,697,176 in Egypt.

Population statistics:

  • Egypt's population is 6.53 times bigger than Ecuador's.
  • Ecuador is ranked the 71st most populous country in the world, while Egypt is the 13th.
  • The countries together account for 1.68% of the world: 0.22% for Ecuador vs 1.46% for Egypt.
  • For the last 10 years, Ecuador has had an average growth rate of +1.26% per year vs +1.84% in Egypt.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ecuador has increased from 14.1M people to 18.5M (31.2% growth), while Egypt has grown from 82.7M to 121M (45.9% growth).

Ecuador vs Egypt: population by year and forecast

Ecuador
Factual

Projection
Egypt
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ecuador Egypt
2100 19,229,713 203,522,884
2099 19,341,033 203,403,368
2098 19,451,634 203,247,703
2097 19,561,648 203,074,807
2096 19,670,931 202,870,003
2095 19,779,419 202,625,820
2094 19,887,014 202,350,087
2093 19,993,637 202,040,251
2092 20,099,245 201,709,051
2091 20,203,483 201,347,225
2090 20,306,051 200,966,749
2089 20,406,878 200,561,011
2088 20,505,637 200,123,182
2087 20,602,336 199,650,440
2086 20,696,910 199,156,169
2085 20,788,583 198,637,936
2084 20,877,503 198,084,947
2083 20,963,515 197,501,965
2082 21,046,396 196,891,089
2081 21,126,142 196,242,522
2080 21,202,360 195,570,383
2079 21,275,051 194,850,670
2078 21,343,714 194,103,613
2077 21,408,164 193,324,592
2076 21,468,178 192,507,892
2075 21,523,680 191,661,705
2074 21,575,092 190,786,862
2073 21,621,989 189,886,620
2072 21,664,137 188,947,991
2071 21,701,599 187,981,245
2070 21,734,495 186,988,514
2069 21,762,453 185,965,572
2068 21,785,682 184,912,088
2067 21,804,316 183,835,428
2066 21,818,306 182,734,967
2065 21,828,156 181,620,901
2064 21,833,185 180,467,102
2063 21,833,449 179,293,260
2062 21,828,963 178,110,375
2061 21,819,781 176,907,621
2060 21,805,954 175,686,879
2059 21,787,357 174,441,815
2058 21,764,005 173,179,511
2057 21,735,561 171,897,733
2056 21,702,294 170,593,445
2055 21,664,097 169,269,144
2054 21,620,873 167,915,661
2053 21,572,669 166,538,943
2052 21,519,295 165,130,747
2051 21,460,703 163,704,732
2050 21,396,494 162,240,246
2049 21,326,969 160,743,182
2048 21,251,792 159,206,813
2047 21,171,429 157,631,586
2046 21,085,795 156,023,680
2045 20,994,872 154,371,216
2044 20,898,682 152,668,334
2043 20,797,349 150,927,496
2042 20,691,071 149,145,569
2041 20,579,788 147,333,445
2040 20,463,641 145,505,786
2039 20,342,868 143,662,428
2038 20,217,211 141,820,567
2037 20,087,384 139,977,812
2036 19,953,661 138,139,382
2035 19,816,154 136,315,557
2034 19,674,920 134,490,574
2033 19,529,719 132,681,153
2032 19,381,178 130,879,780
2031 19,229,060 129,085,888
2030 19,073,682 127,304,473
2029 18,916,480 125,524,007
2028 18,758,598 123,745,979
2027 18,601,326 121,973,080
2026 18,445,637 120,224,089
2025 18,290,781 118,473,897
2024 18,135,478 116,538,258
2023 17,980,083 114,535,772
2022 17,823,897 112,618,250
2021 17,682,454 110,957,008
2020 17,546,065 109,315,124
2019 17,340,021 107,553,158
2018 17,049,547 105,682,094
2017 16,759,519 103,696,057
2016 16,505,139 101,644,589
2015 16,266,225 99,597,342
2014 16,035,124 97,528,654
2013 15,807,128 95,333,553
2012 15,572,194 93,161,001
2011 15,326,227 91,093,059
2010 15,076,695 89,196,072
2009 14,825,954 87,501,636
2008 14,575,202 85,864,789
2007 14,328,773 84,276,225
2006 14,086,131 82,700,403
2005 13,846,163 81,101,004
2004 13,608,701 79,477,443
2003 13,372,306 77,853,548
2002 13,138,472 76,239,137
2001 12,910,740 74,652,029
2000 12,689,206 73,083,284
1999 12,470,795 71,520,954
1998 12,251,184 69,943,294
1997 12,031,127 68,431,740
1996 11,810,950 67,028,048
1995 11,590,514 65,652,622
1994 11,372,197 64,285,589
1993 11,154,274 62,915,681
1992 10,930,128 61,480,660
1991 10,702,380 60,028,997
1990 10,473,673 58,396,618
1989 10,241,852 56,710,642
1988 10,010,808 55,187,681
1987 9,779,290 53,674,435
1986 9,545,998 52,206,295
1985 9,311,154 50,734,968
1984 9,074,782 49,247,334
1983 8,840,417 47,786,402
1982 8,611,298 46,407,611
1981 8,386,910 45,147,224
1980 8,165,877 43,950,413
1979 7,948,869 42,818,628
1978 7,736,167 41,761,431
1977 7,526,819 40,748,870
1976 7,320,912 39,795,557
1975 7,118,251 38,875,327
1974 6,918,573 37,969,667
1973 6,722,033 37,102,043
1972 6,529,034 36,258,328
1971 6,340,052 35,433,368
1970 6,155,387 34,623,990
1969 5,975,236 33,811,615
1968 5,799,680 32,998,319
1967 5,629,057 32,196,360
1966 5,463,748 31,406,541
1965 5,303,963 30,629,174
1964 5,149,918 29,858,922
1963 5,001,716 29,091,869
1962 4,859,269 28,337,013
1961 4,722,331 27,600,898
1960 4,590,891 26,896,479

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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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ecuador increased by 2,419,008 people (a 17.2% growth), while Egypt gained 18,944,186 people (a 22.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ecuador gained 1,982,610 people (a 12% growth), while Egypt's population increased by 19,052,587 people (a 18.7% growth).

Ecuador was ranked 65th most populous country in 2006 and is 71st in 2026. Egypt was ranked 13th in 2006 and still ranked 13th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Ecuador's population will grow by 15.7% to 21,396,494 people with a rank change from 71st to 74th. The population of Egypt will increase by 34.4% to 162,240,246 people and rank change from 13th to 11th.

Ecuador is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 21.8M people compared to the peak of 204M people in 2100 for Egypt.

Population growth rate by year

Ecuador
Factual

Projection
Egypt
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ecuador Egypt
2100 -0.58% 0.06%
2099 -0.57% 0.08%
2098 -0.56% 0.09%
2097 -0.56% 0.1%
2096 -0.55% 0.12%
2095 -0.54% 0.14%
2094 -0.53% 0.15%
2093 -0.53% 0.16%
2092 -0.52% 0.18%
2091 -0.51% 0.19%
2090 -0.49% 0.2%
2089 -0.48% 0.22%
2088 -0.47% 0.24%
2087 -0.46% 0.25%
2086 -0.44% 0.26%
2085 -0.43% 0.28%
2084 -0.41% 0.3%
2083 -0.39% 0.31%
2082 -0.38% 0.33%
2081 -0.36% 0.34%
2080 -0.34% 0.37%
2079 -0.32% 0.38%
2078 -0.3% 0.4%
2077 -0.28% 0.42%
2076 -0.26% 0.44%
2075 -0.24% 0.46%
2074 -0.22% 0.47%
2073 -0.19% 0.5%
2072 -0.17% 0.51%
2071 -0.15% 0.53%
2070 -0.13% 0.55%
2069 -0.11% 0.57%
2068 -0.09% 0.59%
2067 -0.06% 0.6%
2066 -0.05% 0.61%
2065 -0.02% 0.64%
2064 -0.001% 0.65%
2063 0.02% 0.66%
2062 0.04% 0.68%
2061 0.06% 0.69%
2060 0.09% 0.71%
2059 0.11% 0.73%
2058 0.13% 0.75%
2057 0.15% 0.76%
2056 0.18% 0.78%
2055 0.2% 0.81%
2054 0.22% 0.83%
2053 0.25% 0.85%
2052 0.27% 0.87%
2051 0.3% 0.9%
2050 0.33% 0.93%
2049 0.35% 0.97%
2048 0.38% 1%
2047 0.41% 1.03%
2046 0.43% 1.07%
2045 0.46% 1.12%
2044 0.49% 1.15%
2043 0.51% 1.19%
2042 0.54% 1.23%
2041 0.57% 1.26%
2040 0.59% 1.28%
2039 0.62% 1.3%
2038 0.65% 1.32%
2037 0.67% 1.33%
2036 0.69% 1.34%
2035 0.72% 1.36%
2034 0.74% 1.36%
2033 0.77% 1.38%
2032 0.79% 1.39%
2031 0.81% 1.4%
2030 0.83% 1.42%
2029 0.84% 1.44%
2028 0.85% 1.45%
2027 0.84% 1.45%
2026 0.85% 1.48%
2025 0.86% 1.66%
2024 0.86% 1.75%
2023 0.88% 1.7%
2022 0.8% 1.5%
2021 0.78% 1.5%
2020 1.19% 1.64%
2019 1.7% 1.77%
2018 1.73% 1.92%
2017 1.54% 2.02%
2016 1.47% 2.06%
2015 1.44% 2.12%
2014 1.44% 2.3%
2013 1.51% 2.33%
2012 1.6% 2.27%
2011 1.66% 2.13%
2010 1.69% 1.94%
2009 1.72% 1.91%
2008 1.72% 1.88%
2007 1.72% 1.91%
2006 1.73% 1.97%
2005 1.74% 2.04%
2004 1.77% 2.09%
2003 1.78% 2.12%
2002 1.76% 2.13%
2001 1.75% 2.15%
2000 1.75% 2.18%
1999 1.79% 2.26%
1998 1.83% 2.21%
1997 1.86% 2.09%
1996 1.9% 2.1%
1995 1.92% 2.13%
1994 1.95% 2.18%
1993 2.05% 2.33%
1992 2.13% 2.42%
1991 2.18% 2.8%
1990 2.26% 2.97%
1989 2.31% 2.76%
1988 2.37% 2.82%
1987 2.44% 2.81%
1986 2.52% 2.9%
1985 2.6% 3.02%
1984 2.65% 3.06%
1983 2.66% 2.97%
1982 2.68% 2.79%
1981 2.71% 2.72%
1980 2.73% 2.64%
1979 2.75% 2.53%
1978 2.78% 2.48%
1977 2.81% 2.4%
1976 2.85% 2.37%
1975 2.89% 2.39%
1974 2.92% 2.34%
1973 2.96% 2.33%
1972 2.98% 2.33%
1971 3% 2.34%
1970 3.01% 2.4%
1969 3.03% 2.46%
1968 3.03% 2.49%
1967 3.03% 2.51%
1966 3.01% 2.54%
1965 2.99% 2.58%
1964 2.96% 2.64%
1963 2.93% 2.66%
1962 2.9% 2.67%
1961 2.86% 2.62%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Ecuador grew by 0.86%, while Egypt's population grew by 1.75%.

Live population counters

Ecuador Egypt
Current population
18487749
120697176
Population rank 71/197 13/197
Percent of world population 0.22% 1.46%
One net population change
3.38 minutes
15.7 seconds
One birth every
1.94 minutes
13.1 seconds
One death every
5.7 minutes
50.4 seconds
Daily growth/decline +426 +5,486
Annual growth/decline +155,395 +2,002,486
Annual growth/decline rate +0.86% +1.75%
Population growth rate rank 109/197 62/197
One migration net change every
30.6 minutes
9.2 minutes
Annual migration change -17,219 -57,305
Net migration rank 151/196 177/196
Foreign-born residents 747,749 1,139,820
Foreign-born residents rank 67/195 55/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.1% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 104/195 153/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ecuador
Natural

Migration
Egypt
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ecuador Egypt
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -17,219 - -57,305
2024 - -19,704 - 123,884
2023 178,093 -21,948 1,780,230 305,006
2022 179,308 -23,090 1,736,123 13,707
2021 155,146 -28,503 1,566,491 6,161
2020 156,458 -10,320 1,704,988 6,016
2019 211,045 54,921 1,805,818 7,050
2018 219,513 95,482 1,908,512 20,788
2017 211,355 53,707 2,122,866 -80,000
2016 208,245 35,461 2,131,690 -71,604
2015 219,399 14,724 2,227,594 -193,298
2014 225,790 2,273 2,195,761 -92,801
2013 234,103 -6,182 2,156,922 130,305
2012 249,825 -7,883 2,060,535 -2,626
2011 258,171 -8,167 1,951,851 126,170
2010 257,404 -8,330 1,910,134 -194,100
2009 260,892 -8,491 1,848,123 -175,191
2008 257,894 -8,799 1,792,943 -192,199
2007 253,419 -9,644 1,749,322 -173,021
2006 254,184 -12,679 1,693,374 -118,055
2005 255,295 -16,855 1,660,624 -37,129
2004 257,436 -20,940 1,626,745 -3,044
2003 258,928 -22,641 1,614,293 9,854
2002 259,446 -28,090 1,593,474 11,205
2001 259,376 -35,275 1,568,962 556
2000 259,837 -40,859 1,540,084 27,873
1999 261,650 -43,813 1,534,697 22,026
1998 263,927 -42,550 1,519,728 78,858
1997 266,020 -47,287 1,470,119 -45,599
1996 267,695 -46,082 1,427,161 -44,272
1995 264,449 -45,201 1,406,935 -38,920
1994 261,788 -44,399 1,402,840 -36,738
1993 260,330 -41,867 1,409,374 -35,669
1992 259,787 -29,958 1,421,372 74,950
1991 257,713 -32,064 1,440,936 -33,952
1990 252,919 -21,164 1,450,747 406,994
1989 248,129 -16,240 1,461,547 52,648
1988 241,191 -10,977 1,465,620 66,147
1987 237,724 -4,886 1,436,059 58,678
1986 237,084 -3,345 1,410,249 31,299
1985 236,438 -494 1,388,718 112,411
1984 236,543 249 1,351,297 122,791
1983 231,336 578 1,318,474 129,242
1982 227,606 -1,282 1,258,574 51,229
1981 224,073 -1,605 1,206,830 4,140
1980 220,120 -517 1,181,914 738
1979 216,162 -1,749 1,145,655 -64,757
1978 212,497 -1,518 1,107,179 -73,664
1977 209,095 -1,377 1,065,298 -73,705
1976 205,366 -1,264 1,030,546 -115,544
1975 202,407 -1,189 987,822 -62,368
1974 199,276 -1,133 946,052 -60,174
1973 196,028 -1,090 905,068 -55,702
1972 192,136 -1,078 893,333 -55,282
1971 187,995 -1,096 868,365 -56,503
1970 183,517 -1,091 841,952 -35,064
1969 178,403 -518 824,564 -6,703
1968 173,828 -582 809,482 -764
1967 168,629 -623 788,908 6,286
1966 163,317 -710 774,391 10,089
1965 157,915 -957 752,682 17,605
1964 152,263 -1,130 749,608 20,596
1963 146,531 -1,254 738,788 25,109
1962 140,943 -1,315 720,128 25,696
1961 135,573 -1,317 703,216 23,184
1960 130,368 -1,746 685,403 -2,954

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). In Egypt 99.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 19,180,073 people) and 0.41% is from migration (a loss of 78,975 people).

As of 2024, 747,749 residents or 4.1% of the population were not native-born in Ecuador, compared to 1,139,820 people or 1% in Egypt.

Biggest cities by population

Ecuador
City Population
Guayaquil 2.65M
Quito 1.76M
Cuenca 362K
Santo Domingo 335K
Duran 295K
Machala 288K
Manta 259K
Portoviejo 244K
Loja 203K
Quevedo 178K
Egypt
City Population
Cairo 9.8M
Alexandria 5.36M
Giza 4.46M
Shubra El Kheima 1.03M
Port Said 792K
Suez 716K
Mansoura 622K
Helwan 619K
El Mahalla El Kubra 593K
Asyut 562K

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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:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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