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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ecuador was 18,135,478 in 2024 vs 3,535,603 people in Eritrea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ecuador's population is 18,487,749 people compared to 3,700,586 in Eritrea.

Population statistics:

  • Ecuador's population is 5 times bigger than Eritrea's.
  • Ecuador is ranked the 71st most populous country in the world, while Eritrea is the 130th.
  • The countries together account for 0.27% of the world: 0.22% for Ecuador vs 0.04% for Eritrea.
  • For the last 10 years, Ecuador has had an average growth rate of +1.26% per year vs +1.28% in Eritrea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ecuador has increased from 14.1M people to 18.5M (31.2% growth), while Eritrea has grown from 2.7M to 3.7M (36.9% growth).

Ecuador vs Eritrea: population by year and forecast

Ecuador
Factual

Projection
Eritrea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ecuador Eritrea
2100 19,229,713 8,514,681
2099 19,341,033 8,489,924
2098 19,451,634 8,466,983
2097 19,561,648 8,444,468
2096 19,670,931 8,422,323
2095 19,779,419 8,396,086
2094 19,887,014 8,370,114
2093 19,993,637 8,344,405
2092 20,099,245 8,309,034
2091 20,203,483 8,278,860
2090 20,306,051 8,243,905
2089 20,406,878 8,209,883
2088 20,505,637 8,172,664
2087 20,602,336 8,136,016
2086 20,696,910 8,093,065
2085 20,788,583 8,046,814
2084 20,877,503 7,999,706
2083 20,963,515 7,956,385
2082 21,046,396 7,911,764
2081 21,126,142 7,871,753
2080 21,202,360 7,815,766
2079 21,275,051 7,765,677
2078 21,343,714 7,711,886
2077 21,408,164 7,656,307
2076 21,468,178 7,600,951
2075 21,523,680 7,538,912
2074 21,575,092 7,484,322
2073 21,621,989 7,420,571
2072 21,664,137 7,358,500
2071 21,701,599 7,296,109
2070 21,734,495 7,231,198
2069 21,762,453 7,164,883
2068 21,785,682 7,094,530
2067 21,804,316 7,026,000
2066 21,818,306 6,952,514
2065 21,828,156 6,884,323
2064 21,833,185 6,814,893
2063 21,833,449 6,733,263
2062 21,828,963 6,659,531
2061 21,819,781 6,580,923
2060 21,805,954 6,500,944
2059 21,787,357 6,422,305
2058 21,764,005 6,343,070
2057 21,735,561 6,265,450
2056 21,702,294 6,194,123
2055 21,664,097 6,114,099
2054 21,620,873 6,039,801
2053 21,572,669 5,957,339
2052 21,519,295 5,871,954
2051 21,460,703 5,791,096
2050 21,396,494 5,711,061
2049 21,326,969 5,632,165
2048 21,251,792 5,549,890
2047 21,171,429 5,468,518
2046 21,085,795 5,387,267
2045 20,994,872 5,300,511
2044 20,898,682 5,215,831
2043 20,797,349 5,131,686
2042 20,691,071 5,044,262
2041 20,579,788 4,960,422
2040 20,463,641 4,870,981
2039 20,342,868 4,782,316
2038 20,217,211 4,693,015
2037 20,087,384 4,599,752
2036 19,953,661 4,506,879
2035 19,816,154 4,420,367
2034 19,674,920 4,332,828
2033 19,529,719 4,248,272
2032 19,381,178 4,165,241
2031 19,229,060 4,083,762
2030 19,073,682 3,998,903
2029 18,916,480 3,917,775
2028 18,758,598 3,836,693
2027 18,601,326 3,756,696
2026 18,445,637 3,679,782
2025 18,290,781 3,603,902
2024 18,135,478 3,535,603
2023 17,980,083 3,470,390
2022 17,823,897 3,409,447
2021 17,682,454 3,350,183
2020 17,546,065 3,291,271
2019 17,340,021 3,240,194
2018 17,049,547 3,192,760
2017 16,759,519 3,150,347
2016 16,505,139 3,124,698
2015 16,266,225 3,105,546
2014 16,035,124 3,095,173
2013 15,807,128 3,074,360
2012 15,572,194 3,036,988
2011 15,326,227 2,998,485
2010 15,076,695 2,945,186
2009 14,825,954 2,887,885
2008 14,575,202 2,816,327
2007 14,328,773 2,743,222
2006 14,086,131 2,703,502
2005 13,846,163 2,661,215
2004 13,608,701 2,598,284
2003 13,372,306 2,493,903
2002 13,138,472 2,392,978
2001 12,910,740 2,312,079
2000 12,689,206 2,247,031
1999 12,470,795 2,212,780
1998 12,251,184 2,180,419
1997 12,031,127 2,152,135
1996 11,810,950 2,128,464
1995 11,590,514 2,025,267
1994 11,372,197 1,913,915
1993 11,154,274 1,856,006
1992 10,930,128 1,798,748
1991 10,702,380 1,919,571
1990 10,473,673 2,032,737
1989 10,241,852 1,987,017
1988 10,010,808 1,938,255
1987 9,779,290 1,888,669
1986 9,545,998 1,845,164
1985 9,311,154 1,807,816
1984 9,074,782 1,771,730
1983 8,840,417 1,736,160
1982 8,611,298 1,695,461
1981 8,386,910 1,649,939
1980 8,165,877 1,605,797
1979 7,948,869 1,563,332
1978 7,736,167 1,522,378
1977 7,526,819 1,482,565
1976 7,320,912 1,443,807
1975 7,118,251 1,408,210
1974 6,918,573 1,375,688
1973 6,722,033 1,342,669
1972 6,529,034 1,309,235
1971 6,340,052 1,276,154
1970 6,155,387 1,243,453
1969 5,975,236 1,212,005
1968 5,799,680 1,181,737
1967 5,629,057 1,152,339
1966 5,463,748 1,124,957
1965 5,303,963 1,098,335
1964 5,149,918 1,071,287
1963 5,001,716 1,045,092
1962 4,859,269 1,019,788
1961 4,722,331 995,573
1960 4,590,891 972,547

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/ecuador/eritrea | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ecuador increased by 2,419,008 people (a 17.2% growth), while Eritrea gained 421,196 people (a 15.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ecuador gained 1,982,610 people (a 12% growth), while Eritrea's population increased by 575,888 people (a 18.4% growth).

Ecuador was ranked 65th most populous country in 2006 and is 71st in 2026. Eritrea was ranked 135th in 2006 and ranked 130th 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 Eritrea will increase by 54.3% to 5,711,061 people and rank change from 130th to 123rd.

Ecuador is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 21.8M people compared to the peak of 8.51M people in 2100 for Eritrea.

Population growth rate by year

Ecuador
Factual

Projection
Eritrea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ecuador Eritrea
2100 -0.58% 0.29%
2099 -0.57% 0.27%
2098 -0.56% 0.27%
2097 -0.56% 0.26%
2096 -0.55% 0.31%
2095 -0.54% 0.31%
2094 -0.53% 0.31%
2093 -0.53% 0.43%
2092 -0.52% 0.36%
2091 -0.51% 0.42%
2090 -0.49% 0.41%
2089 -0.48% 0.46%
2088 -0.47% 0.45%
2087 -0.46% 0.53%
2086 -0.44% 0.57%
2085 -0.43% 0.59%
2084 -0.41% 0.54%
2083 -0.39% 0.56%
2082 -0.38% 0.51%
2081 -0.36% 0.72%
2080 -0.34% 0.65%
2079 -0.32% 0.7%
2078 -0.3% 0.73%
2077 -0.28% 0.73%
2076 -0.26% 0.82%
2075 -0.24% 0.73%
2074 -0.22% 0.86%
2073 -0.19% 0.84%
2072 -0.17% 0.86%
2071 -0.15% 0.9%
2070 -0.13% 0.93%
2069 -0.11% 0.99%
2068 -0.09% 0.98%
2067 -0.06% 1.06%
2066 -0.05% 0.99%
2065 -0.02% 1.02%
2064 -0.001% 1.21%
2063 0.02% 1.11%
2062 0.04% 1.19%
2061 0.06% 1.23%
2060 0.09% 1.22%
2059 0.11% 1.25%
2058 0.13% 1.24%
2057 0.15% 1.15%
2056 0.18% 1.31%
2055 0.2% 1.23%
2054 0.22% 1.38%
2053 0.25% 1.45%
2052 0.27% 1.4%
2051 0.3% 1.4%
2050 0.33% 1.4%
2049 0.35% 1.48%
2048 0.38% 1.49%
2047 0.41% 1.51%
2046 0.43% 1.64%
2045 0.46% 1.62%
2044 0.49% 1.64%
2043 0.51% 1.73%
2042 0.54% 1.69%
2041 0.57% 1.84%
2040 0.59% 1.85%
2039 0.62% 1.9%
2038 0.65% 2.03%
2037 0.67% 2.06%
2036 0.69% 1.96%
2035 0.72% 2.02%
2034 0.74% 1.99%
2033 0.77% 1.99%
2032 0.79% 2%
2031 0.81% 2.12%
2030 0.83% 2.07%
2029 0.84% 2.11%
2028 0.85% 2.13%
2027 0.84% 2.09%
2026 0.85% 2.11%
2025 0.86% 1.93%
2024 0.86% 1.88%
2023 0.88% 1.79%
2022 0.8% 1.77%
2021 0.78% 1.79%
2020 1.19% 1.58%
2019 1.7% 1.49%
2018 1.73% 1.35%
2017 1.54% 0.82%
2016 1.47% 0.62%
2015 1.44% 0.34%
2014 1.44% 0.68%
2013 1.51% 1.23%
2012 1.6% 1.28%
2011 1.66% 1.81%
2010 1.69% 1.98%
2009 1.72% 2.54%
2008 1.72% 2.66%
2007 1.72% 1.47%
2006 1.73% 1.59%
2005 1.74% 2.42%
2004 1.77% 4.19%
2003 1.78% 4.22%
2002 1.76% 3.5%
2001 1.75% 2.89%
2000 1.75% 1.55%
1999 1.79% 1.48%
1998 1.83% 1.31%
1997 1.86% 1.11%
1996 1.9% 5.1%
1995 1.92% 5.82%
1994 1.95% 3.12%
1993 2.05% 3.18%
1992 2.13% -6.29%
1991 2.18% -5.57%
1990 2.26% 2.3%
1989 2.31% 2.52%
1988 2.37% 2.63%
1987 2.44% 2.36%
1986 2.52% 2.07%
1985 2.6% 2.04%
1984 2.65% 2.05%
1983 2.66% 2.4%
1982 2.68% 2.76%
1981 2.71% 2.75%
1980 2.73% 2.72%
1979 2.75% 2.69%
1978 2.78% 2.69%
1977 2.81% 2.68%
1976 2.85% 2.53%
1975 2.89% 2.36%
1974 2.92% 2.46%
1973 2.96% 2.55%
1972 2.98% 2.59%
1971 3% 2.63%
1970 3.01% 2.59%
1969 3.03% 2.56%
1968 3.03% 2.55%
1967 3.03% 2.43%
1966 3.01% 2.42%
1965 2.99% 2.52%
1964 2.96% 2.51%
1963 2.93% 2.48%
1962 2.9% 2.43%
1961 2.86% 2.37%

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 Eritrea's population grew by 1.88%.

Live population counters

Ecuador Eritrea
Current population
18487749
3700586
Population rank 71/197 130/197
Percent of world population 0.22% 0.04%
One net population change
3.38 minutes
8.06 minutes
One birth every
1.94 minutes
5.31 minutes
One death every
5.7 minutes
25 minutes
Daily growth/decline +426 +179
Annual growth/decline +155,395 +65,213
Annual growth/decline rate +0.86% +1.88%
Population growth rate rank 109/197 58/197
One migration net change every
30.6 minutes
1.31 hours
Annual migration change -17,219 -6,698
Net migration rank 151/196 122/196
Foreign-born residents 747,749 12,512
Foreign-born residents rank 67/195 176/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.1% 0.4%
Foreign-born share rank 104/195 178/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ecuador
Natural

Migration
Eritrea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ecuador Eritrea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -17,219 - -6,698
2024 - -19,704 - -12,696
2023 178,093 -21,948 78,073 -15,284
2022 179,308 -23,090 76,221 -17,134
2021 155,146 -28,503 74,394 -14,966
2020 156,458 -10,320 73,362 -14,967
2019 211,045 54,921 73,572 -29,818
2018 219,513 95,482 72,511 -21,403
2017 211,355 53,707 72,291 -38,579
2016 208,245 35,461 73,002 -55,431
2015 219,399 14,724 73,682 -52,965
2014 225,790 2,273 75,729 -75,696
2013 234,103 -6,182 75,562 -33,974
2012 249,825 -7,883 76,416 -43,269
2011 258,171 -8,167 76,806 -32,949
2010 257,404 -8,330 76,098 -13,361
2009 260,892 -8,491 76,206 -24,348
2008 257,894 -8,799 73,391 17,855
2007 253,419 -9,644 73,101 -18,131
2006 254,184 -12,679 74,470 -49,998
2005 255,295 -16,855 72,930 -12,835
2004 257,436 -20,940 72,147 -6,374
2003 258,928 -22,641 66,291 76,703
2002 259,446 -28,090 65,436 -6,574
2001 259,376 -35,275 61,180 41,760
2000 259,837 -40,859 60,274 -33,133
1999 261,650 -43,813 45,120 -3,769
1998 263,927 -42,550 55,332 -31,951
1997 266,020 -47,287 63,953 -30,768
1996 267,695 -46,082 66,557 -52,421
1995 264,449 -45,201 56,157 136,105
1994 261,788 -44,399 56,288 -25,841
1993 260,330 -41,867 51,679 33,688
1992 259,787 -29,958 51,443 -22,293
1991 257,713 -32,064 57,741 -328,546
1990 252,919 -21,164 56,903 -12,425
1989 248,129 -16,240 54,299 -7,330
1988 241,191 -10,977 54,163 -3,612
1987 237,724 -4,886 52,229 -3,613
1986 237,084 -3,345 39,470 -1,073
1985 236,438 -494 37,362 -1,073
1984 236,543 249 35,101 772
1983 231,336 578 33,420 1,853
1982 227,606 -1,282 44,146 1,985
1981 224,073 -1,605 42,924 1,985
1980 220,120 -517 41,392 1,985
1979 216,162 -1,749 39,577 1,985
1978 212,497 -1,518 38,353 1,985
1977 209,095 -1,377 37,295 1,985
1976 205,366 -1,264 36,250 1,985
1975 202,407 -1,189 30,971 1,985
1974 199,276 -1,133 30,111 1,985
1973 196,028 -1,090 31,969 1,985
1972 192,136 -1,078 30,951 1,953
1971 187,995 -1,096 31,490 1,758
1970 183,517 -1,091 30,686 1,480
1969 178,403 -518 29,535 1,199
1968 173,828 -582 28,777 1,013
1967 168,629 -623 27,992 1,004
1966 163,317 -710 24,713 1,063
1965 157,915 -957 26,285 1,188
1964 152,263 -1,130 25,327 1,300
1963 146,531 -1,254 24,393 1,368
1962 140,943 -1,315 23,478 1,364
1961 135,573 -1,317 22,351 1,235
1960 130,368 -1,746 21,424 1,045

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/ecuador/eritrea | CC BY

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 Eritrea 68.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 742,837 people) and 31.2% is from migration (a loss of 336,243 people).

As of 2024, 747,749 residents or 4.1% of the population were not native-born in Ecuador, compared to 12,512 people or 0.4% in Eritrea.

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
Eritrea
City Population
Asmara 963K
Keren 120K
Massawa 39.8K
Mendefera 28.5K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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