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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ecuador was 18,135,478 in 2024 vs 1,372,341 people in Estonia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ecuador's population is 18,487,749 people compared to 1,339,590 in Estonia.

Population statistics:

  • Ecuador's population is 13.8 times bigger than Estonia's.
  • Ecuador is ranked the 71st most populous country in the world, while Estonia is the 155th.
  • The countries together account for 0.24% of the world: 0.22% for Ecuador vs 0.02% for Estonia.
  • For the last 10 years, Ecuador has had an average growth rate of +1.26% per year vs +0.37% in Estonia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ecuador has increased from 14.1M people to 18.5M (31.2% growth), while Estonia has declined from 1.35M to 1.34M (0.54% decline).

Ecuador vs Estonia: population by year and forecast

Ecuador
Factual

Projection
Estonia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ecuador Estonia
2100 19,229,713 831,394
2099 19,341,033 836,965
2098 19,451,634 842,414
2097 19,561,648 847,873
2096 19,670,931 853,472
2095 19,779,419 859,044
2094 19,887,014 864,547
2093 19,993,637 870,136
2092 20,099,245 875,676
2091 20,203,483 881,282
2090 20,306,051 887,028
2089 20,406,878 892,857
2088 20,505,637 898,736
2087 20,602,336 904,914
2086 20,696,910 911,254
2085 20,788,583 917,722
2084 20,877,503 924,458
2083 20,963,515 931,259
2082 21,046,396 938,110
2081 21,126,142 944,978
2080 21,202,360 952,018
2079 21,275,051 959,194
2078 21,343,714 966,496
2077 21,408,164 973,883
2076 21,468,178 981,283
2075 21,523,680 988,735
2074 21,575,092 996,352
2073 21,621,989 1,004,078
2072 21,664,137 1,011,873
2071 21,701,599 1,019,779
2070 21,734,495 1,027,821
2069 21,762,453 1,035,828
2068 21,785,682 1,043,819
2067 21,804,316 1,051,892
2066 21,818,306 1,059,940
2065 21,828,156 1,068,064
2064 21,833,185 1,076,199
2063 21,833,449 1,084,303
2062 21,828,963 1,092,418
2061 21,819,781 1,100,514
2060 21,805,954 1,108,650
2059 21,787,357 1,116,534
2058 21,764,005 1,124,375
2057 21,735,561 1,132,033
2056 21,702,294 1,139,610
2055 21,664,097 1,147,117
2054 21,620,873 1,154,317
2053 21,572,669 1,161,452
2052 21,519,295 1,168,381
2051 21,460,703 1,175,291
2050 21,396,494 1,182,029
2049 21,326,969 1,188,633
2048 21,251,792 1,194,960
2047 21,171,429 1,201,294
2046 21,085,795 1,207,577
2045 20,994,872 1,213,815
2044 20,898,682 1,220,042
2043 20,797,349 1,226,162
2042 20,691,071 1,232,282
2041 20,579,788 1,238,386
2040 20,463,641 1,244,441
2039 20,342,868 1,250,581
2038 20,217,211 1,256,780
2037 20,087,384 1,263,149
2036 19,953,661 1,269,700
2035 19,816,154 1,276,331
2034 19,674,920 1,283,159
2033 19,529,719 1,290,037
2032 19,381,178 1,297,036
2031 19,229,060 1,304,102
2030 19,073,682 1,311,189
2029 18,916,480 1,318,225
2028 18,758,598 1,325,354
2027 18,601,326 1,332,492
2026 18,445,637 1,339,590
2025 18,290,781 1,358,931
2024 18,135,478 1,372,341
2023 17,980,083 1,370,286
2022 17,823,897 1,348,840
2021 17,682,454 1,330,932
2020 17,546,065 1,329,522
2019 17,340,021 1,326,898
2018 17,049,547 1,321,977
2017 16,759,519 1,317,384
2016 16,505,139 1,315,790
2015 16,266,225 1,315,407
2014 16,035,124 1,314,545
2013 15,807,128 1,317,997
2012 15,572,194 1,322,696
2011 15,326,227 1,327,439
2010 15,076,695 1,331,475
2009 14,825,954 1,334,515
2008 14,575,202 1,337,090
2007 14,328,773 1,340,680
2006 14,086,131 1,346,810
2005 13,846,163 1,354,775
2004 13,608,701 1,362,550
2003 13,372,306 1,370,720
2002 13,138,472 1,379,350
2001 12,910,740 1,388,115
2000 12,689,206 1,396,985
1999 12,470,795 1,390,244
1998 12,251,184 1,386,156
1997 12,031,127 1,399,535
1996 11,810,950 1,415,594
1995 11,590,514 1,436,634
1994 11,372,197 1,462,514
1993 11,154,274 1,494,128
1992 10,930,128 1,533,091
1991 10,702,380 1,561,314
1990 10,473,673 1,569,174
1989 10,241,852 1,568,131
1988 10,010,808 1,561,900
1987 9,779,290 1,552,221
1986 9,545,998 1,540,190
1985 9,311,154 1,528,781
1984 9,074,782 1,518,617
1983 8,840,417 1,508,745
1982 8,611,298 1,498,414
1981 8,386,910 1,487,666
1980 8,165,877 1,477,219
1979 7,948,869 1,468,333
1978 7,736,167 1,460,188
1977 7,526,819 1,450,211
1976 7,320,912 1,439,576
1975 7,118,251 1,429,352
1974 6,918,573 1,418,169
1973 6,722,033 1,405,951
1972 6,529,034 1,392,518
1971 6,340,052 1,376,955
1970 6,155,387 1,360,076
1969 5,975,236 1,345,249
1968 5,799,680 1,331,214
1967 5,629,057 1,318,946
1966 5,463,748 1,308,597
1965 5,303,963 1,294,566
1964 5,149,918 1,277,086
1963 5,001,716 1,258,857
1962 4,859,269 1,241,623
1961 4,722,331 1,225,077
1960 4,590,891 1,211,537

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 Estonia lost 31,020 people (a 2.3% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ecuador gained 1,982,610 people (a 12% growth), while Estonia's population increased by 23,800 people (a 1.81% growth).

Ecuador was ranked 65th most populous country in 2006 and is 71st in 2026. Estonia was ranked 149th in 2006 and ranked 155th 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 Estonia will decrease by 11.8% to 1,182,029 people and rank change from 155th to 159th.

Ecuador is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 21.8M people, while Estonia's population already peaked in 1990 at 1.57M people and is projected to decrease to 831K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Ecuador
Factual

Projection
Estonia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ecuador Estonia
2100 -0.58% -0.67%
2099 -0.57% -0.65%
2098 -0.56% -0.64%
2097 -0.56% -0.66%
2096 -0.55% -0.65%
2095 -0.54% -0.64%
2094 -0.53% -0.64%
2093 -0.53% -0.63%
2092 -0.52% -0.64%
2091 -0.51% -0.65%
2090 -0.49% -0.65%
2089 -0.48% -0.65%
2088 -0.47% -0.68%
2087 -0.46% -0.7%
2086 -0.44% -0.7%
2085 -0.43% -0.73%
2084 -0.41% -0.73%
2083 -0.39% -0.73%
2082 -0.38% -0.73%
2081 -0.36% -0.74%
2080 -0.34% -0.75%
2079 -0.32% -0.76%
2078 -0.3% -0.76%
2077 -0.28% -0.75%
2076 -0.26% -0.75%
2075 -0.24% -0.76%
2074 -0.22% -0.77%
2073 -0.19% -0.77%
2072 -0.17% -0.78%
2071 -0.15% -0.78%
2070 -0.13% -0.77%
2069 -0.11% -0.77%
2068 -0.09% -0.77%
2067 -0.06% -0.76%
2066 -0.05% -0.76%
2065 -0.02% -0.76%
2064 -0.001% -0.75%
2063 0.02% -0.74%
2062 0.04% -0.74%
2061 0.06% -0.73%
2060 0.09% -0.71%
2059 0.11% -0.7%
2058 0.13% -0.68%
2057 0.15% -0.66%
2056 0.18% -0.65%
2055 0.2% -0.62%
2054 0.22% -0.61%
2053 0.25% -0.59%
2052 0.27% -0.59%
2051 0.3% -0.57%
2050 0.33% -0.56%
2049 0.35% -0.53%
2048 0.38% -0.53%
2047 0.41% -0.52%
2046 0.43% -0.51%
2045 0.46% -0.51%
2044 0.49% -0.5%
2043 0.51% -0.5%
2042 0.54% -0.49%
2041 0.57% -0.49%
2040 0.59% -0.49%
2039 0.62% -0.49%
2038 0.65% -0.5%
2037 0.67% -0.52%
2036 0.69% -0.52%
2035 0.72% -0.53%
2034 0.74% -0.53%
2033 0.77% -0.54%
2032 0.79% -0.54%
2031 0.81% -0.54%
2030 0.83% -0.53%
2029 0.84% -0.54%
2028 0.85% -0.54%
2027 0.84% -0.53%
2026 0.85% -1.42%
2025 0.86% -0.98%
2024 0.86% 0.15%
2023 0.88% 1.59%
2022 0.8% 1.35%
2021 0.78% 0.11%
2020 1.19% 0.2%
2019 1.7% 0.37%
2018 1.73% 0.35%
2017 1.54% 0.12%
2016 1.47% 0.03%
2015 1.44% 0.07%
2014 1.44% -0.26%
2013 1.51% -0.36%
2012 1.6% -0.36%
2011 1.66% -0.3%
2010 1.69% -0.23%
2009 1.72% -0.19%
2008 1.72% -0.27%
2007 1.72% -0.46%
2006 1.73% -0.59%
2005 1.74% -0.57%
2004 1.77% -0.6%
2003 1.78% -0.63%
2002 1.76% -0.63%
2001 1.75% -0.63%
2000 1.75% 0.48%
1999 1.79% 0.29%
1998 1.83% -0.96%
1997 1.86% -1.13%
1996 1.9% -1.46%
1995 1.92% -1.77%
1994 1.95% -2.12%
1993 2.05% -2.54%
1992 2.13% -1.81%
1991 2.18% -0.5%
1990 2.26% 0.07%
1989 2.31% 0.4%
1988 2.37% 0.62%
1987 2.44% 0.78%
1986 2.52% 0.75%
1985 2.6% 0.67%
1984 2.65% 0.65%
1983 2.66% 0.69%
1982 2.68% 0.72%
1981 2.71% 0.71%
1980 2.73% 0.61%
1979 2.75% 0.56%
1978 2.78% 0.69%
1977 2.81% 0.74%
1976 2.85% 0.72%
1975 2.89% 0.79%
1974 2.92% 0.87%
1973 2.96% 0.96%
1972 2.98% 1.13%
1971 3% 1.24%
1970 3.01% 1.1%
1969 3.03% 1.05%
1968 3.03% 0.93%
1967 3.03% 0.79%
1966 3.01% 1.08%
1965 2.99% 1.37%
1964 2.96% 1.45%
1963 2.93% 1.39%
1962 2.9% 1.35%
1961 2.86% 1.12%

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 Estonia's population grew by 0.15%.

Live population counters

Ecuador Estonia
Current population
18487749
1339590
Population rank 71/197 155/197
Percent of world population 0.22% 0.02%
One net population change
3.38 minutes
4.26 hours
One birth every
1.94 minutes
47.9 minutes
One death every
5.7 minutes
32.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +426 +6
Annual growth/decline +155,395 +2,055
Annual growth/decline rate +0.86% +0.15%
Population growth rate rank 109/197 158/197
One migration net change every
30.6 minutes
39.5 minutes
Annual migration change -17,219 -13,350
Net migration rank 151/196 141/196
Foreign-born residents 747,749 203,046
Foreign-born residents rank 67/195 110/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.1% 14.9%
Foreign-born share rank 104/195 43/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ecuador
Natural

Migration
Estonia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ecuador Estonia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -17,219 - -13,350
2024 - -19,704 - -7,742
2023 178,093 -21,948 -5,070 5,717
2022 179,308 -23,090 -5,665 39,754
2021 155,146 -28,503 -5,324 7,043
2020 156,458 -10,320 -2,659 3,694
2019 211,045 54,921 -1,327 5,386
2018 219,513 95,482 -1,322 7,089
2017 211,355 53,707 -1,713 5,202
2016 208,245 35,461 -1,316 1,081
2015 219,399 14,724 -1,315 4,261
2014 225,790 2,273 -1,972 -674
2013 234,103 -6,182 -1,713 -2,688
2012 249,825 -7,883 -1,455 -3,674
2011 258,171 -8,167 -531 -3,941
2010 257,404 -8,330 0 -3,781
2009 260,892 -8,491 -400 -2,089
2008 257,894 -8,799 -668 -2,034
2007 253,419 -9,644 -1,608 -2,941
2006 254,184 -12,679 -2,559 -5,351
2005 255,295 -16,855 -2,981 -5,208
2004 257,436 -20,940 -3,679 -3,681
2003 258,928 -22,641 -5,072 -3,705
2002 259,446 -28,090 -5,380 -2,889
2001 259,376 -35,275 -5,830 -3,280
2000 259,837 -40,859 -5,309 -3,083
1999 261,650 -43,813 -6,117 1,419
1998 263,927 -42,550 -7,208 -3,296
1997 266,020 -47,287 -6,018 -4,066
1996 267,695 -46,082 -5,662 -10,540
1995 264,449 -45,201 -7,327 -12,655
1994 261,788 -44,399 -8,044 -17,984
1993 260,330 -41,867 -5,976 -25,501
1992 259,787 -29,958 -1,993 -38,391
1991 257,713 -32,064 -312 -9,712
1990 252,919 -21,164 2,825 -2,660
1989 248,129 -16,240 5,803 -368
1988 241,191 -10,977 6,404 5,256
1987 237,724 -4,886 6,829 5,389
1986 237,084 -3,345 6,160 5,260
1985 236,438 -494 4,281 5,097
1984 236,543 249 5,163 5,006
1983 231,336 578 5,884 4,986
1982 227,606 -1,282 5,244 4,832
1981 224,073 -1,605 4,612 4,789
1980 220,120 -517 3,989 4,619
1979 216,162 -1,749 3,818 4,521
1978 212,497 -1,518 4,088 7,234
1977 209,095 -1,377 4,931 7,189
1976 205,366 -1,264 4,319 6,942
1975 202,407 -1,189 4,717 6,737
1974 199,276 -1,133 5,956 6,594
1973 196,028 -1,090 5,623 6,488
1972 192,136 -1,078 6,267 6,432
1971 187,995 -1,096 7,160 6,392
1970 183,517 -1,091 6,257 6,158
1969 178,403 -518 5,515 8,650
1968 173,828 -582 5,592 9,403
1967 168,629 -623 5,012 9,115
1966 163,317 -710 4,842 8,998
1965 157,915 -957 5,437 8,851
1964 152,263 -1,130 6,897 8,734
1963 146,531 -1,254 6,043 8,410
1962 140,943 -1,315 6,457 8,248
1961 135,573 -1,317 7,228 7,991
1960 130,368 -1,746 7,511 7,762

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 Estonia 26.1% is from natural causes (a loss of 27,683 people) and 73.9% is from migration (a gain of 78,553 people).

As of 2024, 747,749 residents or 4.1% of the population were not native-born in Ecuador, compared to 203,046 people or 14.9% in Estonia.

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
Estonia
City Population
Tallinn 458K
Tartu 97.8K
Narva 53.4K
Parnu 41.5K
Kohtla-Jarve 33.4K
Viljandi 17.3K
Maardu 17K
Rakvere 15.7K
Kuressaare 13.2K
Sillamae 12.4K

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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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