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

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The latest officially reported population of Ecuador was 18,289,896 in 2025 vs 135,472,051 people in Ethiopia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ecuador's population is 18,524,711 people compared to 140,722,974 in Ethiopia.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 7.6 times bigger than Ecuador's.
  • Ecuador is ranked the 71st most populous country in the world, while Ethiopia is the 10th.
  • The countries together account for 1.92% of the world: 0.22% for Ecuador vs 1.69% for Ethiopia.
  • For the last 10 years, Ecuador has had an average growth rate of +1.2% per year vs +2.69% in Ethiopia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ecuador has increased from 14.1M people to 18.5M (31.5% growth), while Ethiopia has grown from 80.7M to 141M (74.4% growth).

Ecuador vs Ethiopia: population by year and forecast

Ecuador
Factual

Projection
Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ecuador Ethiopia
2100 19,228,782 371,078,260
2099 19,340,097 369,338,252
2098 19,450,693 367,513,542
2097 19,560,701 365,567,496
2096 19,669,979 363,536,294
2095 19,778,462 361,596,042
2094 19,886,052 359,531,317
2093 19,992,669 357,460,480
2092 20,098,272 355,389,829
2091 20,202,506 353,218,632
2090 20,305,068 350,960,021
2089 20,405,890 348,751,618
2088 20,504,644 346,517,326
2087 20,601,339 344,162,324
2086 20,695,909 341,671,994
2085 20,787,577 339,167,930
2084 20,876,493 336,649,520
2083 20,962,500 334,083,247
2082 21,045,378 331,401,460
2081 21,125,120 328,715,487
2080 21,201,334 326,013,981
2079 21,274,022 323,282,865
2078 21,342,681 320,422,535
2077 21,407,128 317,492,915
2076 21,467,139 314,518,328
2075 21,522,639 311,487,723
2074 21,574,048 308,416,133
2073 21,620,943 305,383,505
2072 21,663,089 302,258,564
2071 21,700,549 299,119,280
2070 21,733,443 295,963,235
2069 21,761,400 292,756,723
2068 21,784,628 289,522,748
2067 21,803,261 286,191,689
2066 21,817,250 282,905,709
2065 21,827,100 279,576,283
2064 21,832,128 276,197,958
2063 21,832,392 272,782,685
2062 21,827,906 269,340,926
2061 21,818,725 265,803,351
2060 21,804,898 262,269,354
2059 21,786,303 258,692,767
2058 21,762,952 255,205,644
2057 21,734,509 251,656,356
2056 21,701,243 248,002,497
2055 21,663,048 244,426,069
2054 21,619,826 240,794,405
2053 21,571,625 237,155,110
2052 21,518,254 233,479,314
2051 21,459,664 229,733,593
2050 21,395,458 226,055,085
2049 21,325,937 222,351,471
2048 21,250,764 218,627,197
2047 21,170,405 214,883,954
2046 21,084,775 211,161,780
2045 20,993,856 207,461,987
2044 20,897,671 203,749,820
2043 20,796,343 200,035,613
2042 20,690,070 196,351,202
2041 20,578,792 192,689,672
2040 20,462,650 189,023,384
2039 20,341,883 185,365,776
2038 20,216,233 181,733,067
2037 20,086,412 178,124,993
2036 19,952,696 174,515,366
2035 19,815,195 170,904,339
2034 19,673,968 167,316,305
2033 19,528,774 163,763,376
2032 19,380,240 160,167,364
2031 19,228,129 156,590,018
2030 19,072,759 153,023,174
2029 18,915,565 149,461,578
2028 18,757,690 145,944,350
2027 18,600,425 142,419,893
2026 18,444,744 138,930,724
2025 18,289,896 135,472,051
2024 18,135,478 132,059,767
2023 17,980,083 128,691,692
2022 17,823,897 125,384,287
2021 17,682,454 122,138,588
2020 17,546,065 118,917,671
2019 17,340,021 115,737,383
2018 17,049,547 112,664,152
2017 16,759,519 109,666,481
2016 16,505,139 106,718,162
2015 16,266,225 103,867,135
2014 16,035,124 101,115,610
2013 15,807,128 98,438,751
2012 15,572,194 95,798,767
2011 15,326,227 93,149,970
2010 15,076,695 90,538,514
2009 14,825,954 88,007,636
2008 14,575,202 85,543,668
2007 14,328,773 83,103,217
2006 14,086,131 80,703,490
2005 13,846,163 78,367,470
2004 13,608,701 76,077,206
2003 13,372,306 73,832,663
2002 13,138,472 71,635,517
2001 12,910,740 69,487,762
2000 12,689,206 67,411,494
1999 12,470,795 65,374,561
1998 12,251,184 63,363,524
1997 12,031,127 61,404,539
1996 11,810,950 59,467,635
1995 11,590,514 57,537,335
1994 11,372,197 55,611,508
1993 11,154,274 53,708,891
1992 10,930,128 51,853,747
1991 10,702,380 49,717,198
1990 10,473,673 47,609,755
1989 10,241,852 45,879,690
1988 10,010,808 44,150,825
1987 9,779,290 42,460,039
1986 9,545,998 41,037,656
1985 9,311,154 39,842,136
1984 9,074,782 38,735,722
1983 8,840,417 37,740,817
1982 8,611,298 36,701,290
1981 8,386,910 35,304,012
1980 8,165,877 34,428,514
1979 7,948,869 34,238,652
1978 7,736,167 33,734,592
1977 7,526,819 33,167,272
1976 7,320,912 32,534,418
1975 7,118,251 31,723,252
1974 6,918,573 30,957,273
1973 6,722,033 30,166,785
1972 6,529,034 29,374,608
1971 6,340,052 28,600,106
1970 6,155,387 27,829,128
1969 5,975,236 27,072,571
1968 5,799,680 26,337,930
1967 5,629,057 25,620,276
1966 5,463,748 24,952,689
1965 5,303,963 24,310,612
1964 5,149,918 23,666,548
1963 5,001,716 23,051,637
1962 4,859,269 22,465,126
1961 4,722,331 21,906,102
1960 4,590,891 21,376,693

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ecuador increased by 2,419,008 people (a 17.2% growth), while Ethiopia gained 26,014,672 people (a 32.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ecuador gained 2,019,572 people (a 12.2% growth), while Ethiopia's population increased by 34,004,812 people (a 31.9% growth).

Ecuador was ranked 65th most populous country in 2006 and is 71st in 2026. Ethiopia was ranked 16th in 2006 and ranked 10th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Ecuador's population will grow by 15.5% to 21,395,458 people with a rank change from 71st to 74th. The population of Ethiopia will increase by 60.6% to 226,055,085 people and rank change from 10th to 7th.

Ecuador is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 21.8M people compared to the peak of 371M people in 2100 for Ethiopia.

Population growth rate by year

Ecuador
Factual

Projection
Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ecuador Ethiopia
2100 -0.58% 0.47%
2099 -0.57% 0.5%
2098 -0.56% 0.53%
2097 -0.56% 0.56%
2096 -0.55% 0.54%
2095 -0.54% 0.57%
2094 -0.53% 0.58%
2093 -0.53% 0.58%
2092 -0.52% 0.61%
2091 -0.51% 0.64%
2090 -0.49% 0.63%
2089 -0.48% 0.64%
2088 -0.47% 0.68%
2087 -0.46% 0.73%
2086 -0.44% 0.74%
2085 -0.43% 0.75%
2084 -0.41% 0.77%
2083 -0.39% 0.81%
2082 -0.38% 0.82%
2081 -0.36% 0.83%
2080 -0.34% 0.84%
2079 -0.32% 0.89%
2078 -0.3% 0.92%
2077 -0.28% 0.95%
2076 -0.26% 0.97%
2075 -0.24% 1%
2074 -0.22% 0.99%
2073 -0.19% 1.03%
2072 -0.17% 1.05%
2071 -0.15% 1.07%
2070 -0.13% 1.1%
2069 -0.11% 1.12%
2068 -0.09% 1.16%
2067 -0.06% 1.16%
2066 -0.05% 1.19%
2065 -0.02% 1.22%
2064 -0.001% 1.25%
2063 0.02% 1.28%
2062 0.04% 1.33%
2061 0.06% 1.35%
2060 0.09% 1.38%
2059 0.11% 1.37%
2058 0.13% 1.41%
2057 0.15% 1.47%
2056 0.18% 1.46%
2055 0.2% 1.51%
2054 0.22% 1.53%
2053 0.25% 1.57%
2052 0.27% 1.63%
2051 0.3% 1.63%
2050 0.33% 1.67%
2049 0.35% 1.7%
2048 0.38% 1.74%
2047 0.41% 1.76%
2046 0.43% 1.78%
2045 0.46% 1.82%
2044 0.49% 1.86%
2043 0.51% 1.88%
2042 0.54% 1.9%
2041 0.57% 1.94%
2040 0.59% 1.97%
2039 0.62% 2%
2038 0.65% 2.03%
2037 0.67% 2.07%
2036 0.69% 2.11%
2035 0.72% 2.14%
2034 0.74% 2.17%
2033 0.77% 2.25%
2032 0.79% 2.28%
2031 0.81% 2.33%
2030 0.83% 2.38%
2029 0.84% 2.41%
2028 0.85% 2.47%
2027 0.84% 2.51%
2026 0.85% 2.55%
2025 0.85% 2.58%
2024 0.86% 2.62%
2023 0.88% 2.64%
2022 0.8% 2.66%
2021 0.78% 2.71%
2020 1.19% 2.75%
2019 1.7% 2.73%
2018 1.73% 2.73%
2017 1.54% 2.76%
2016 1.47% 2.74%
2015 1.44% 2.72%
2014 1.44% 2.72%
2013 1.51% 2.76%
2012 1.6% 2.84%
2011 1.66% 2.88%
2010 1.69% 2.88%
2009 1.72% 2.88%
2008 1.72% 2.94%
2007 1.72% 2.97%
2006 1.73% 2.98%
2005 1.74% 3.01%
2004 1.77% 3.04%
2003 1.78% 3.07%
2002 1.76% 3.09%
2001 1.75% 3.08%
2000 1.75% 3.12%
1999 1.79% 3.17%
1998 1.83% 3.19%
1997 1.86% 3.26%
1996 1.9% 3.35%
1995 1.92% 3.46%
1994 1.95% 3.54%
1993 2.05% 3.58%
1992 2.13% 4.3%
1991 2.18% 4.43%
1990 2.26% 3.77%
1989 2.31% 3.92%
1988 2.37% 3.98%
1987 2.44% 3.47%
1986 2.52% 3%
1985 2.6% 2.86%
1984 2.65% 2.64%
1983 2.66% 2.83%
1982 2.68% 3.96%
1981 2.71% 2.54%
1980 2.73% 0.55%
1979 2.75% 1.49%
1978 2.78% 1.71%
1977 2.81% 1.95%
1976 2.85% 2.56%
1975 2.89% 2.47%
1974 2.92% 2.62%
1973 2.96% 2.7%
1972 2.98% 2.71%
1971 3% 2.77%
1970 3.01% 2.79%
1969 3.03% 2.79%
1968 3.03% 2.8%
1967 3.03% 2.68%
1966 3.01% 2.64%
1965 2.99% 2.72%
1964 2.96% 2.67%
1963 2.93% 2.61%
1962 2.9% 2.55%
1961 2.86% 2.48%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Ecuador grew by 0.85%, while Ethiopia's population grew by 2.58%.

Live population counters

Ecuador Ethiopia
Current population
18524711
140722974
Population rank 71/197 10/197
Percent of world population 0.22% 1.69%
One net population change
3.41 minutes
9.27 seconds
One birth every
1.96 minutes
7.59 seconds
One death every
5.57 minutes
40.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +423 +9,349
Annual growth/decline +154,418 +3,412,284
Annual growth/decline rate +0.85% +2.58%
Population growth rate rank 108/197 24/197
One migration net change every
30.6 minutes
21.9 minutes
Annual migration change -17,219 +24,054
Net migration rank 151/196 31/196
Foreign-born residents 747,749 1,168,455
Foreign-born residents rank 67/195 53/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.1% 0.9%
Foreign-born share rank 104/195 157/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ecuador
Natural

Migration
Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ecuador Ethiopia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -17,219 - 24,054
2024 174,336 -19,704 3,379,409 30,069
2023 178,093 -21,948 3,338,649 -11,996
2022 179,308 -23,090 3,300,114 -11,996
2021 155,146 -28,503 3,204,673 -1,377
2020 156,458 -10,320 3,199,718 38,866
2019 211,045 54,921 3,132,780 -10,807
2018 219,513 95,482 3,015,231 9,302
2017 211,355 53,707 2,899,143 71,766
2016 208,245 35,461 2,809,889 115,823
2015 219,399 14,724 2,713,529 62,785
2014 225,790 2,273 2,623,647 103,122
2013 234,103 -6,182 2,546,020 80,955
2012 249,825 -7,883 2,533,398 119,517
2011 258,171 -8,167 2,527,811 116,793
2010 257,404 -8,330 2,498,048 80,213
2009 260,892 -8,491 2,467,118 16,315
2008 257,894 -8,799 2,465,283 -20,780
2007 253,419 -9,644 2,436,753 -381
2006 254,184 -12,679 2,393,585 -30,512
2005 255,295 -16,855 2,353,375 -44,421
2004 257,436 -20,940 2,296,999 -25,430
2003 258,928 -22,641 2,231,223 -13,744
2002 259,446 -28,090 2,189,683 -12,925
2001 259,376 -35,275 2,137,791 -19,063
2000 259,837 -40,859 2,083,622 -49,891
1999 261,650 -43,813 2,010,987 29,142
1998 263,927 -42,550 1,984,989 -3,011
1997 266,020 -47,287 1,945,112 -9,119
1996 267,695 -46,082 1,896,364 41,456
1995 264,449 -45,201 1,831,068 91,727
1994 261,788 -44,399 1,788,133 140,715
1993 260,330 -41,867 1,734,851 141,545
1992 259,787 -29,958 1,673,839 160,106
1991 257,713 -32,064 1,579,416 859,737
1990 252,919 -21,164 1,479,663 296,014
1989 248,129 -16,240 1,441,769 242,614
1988 241,191 -10,977 1,393,356 379,966
1987 237,724 -4,886 1,356,853 251,387
1986 237,084 -3,345 1,050,277 186,227
1985 236,438 -494 997,050 157,476
1984 236,543 249 920,670 137,632
1983 231,336 578 863,472 68,022
1982 227,606 -1,282 1,080,853 66,702
1981 224,073 -1,605 1,018,838 628,135
1980 220,120 -517 1,007,516 -903,529
1979 216,162 -1,749 987,203 -711,455
1978 212,497 -1,518 943,388 -210,991
1977 209,095 -1,377 929,381 -527,133
1976 205,366 -1,264 899,577 -36,125
1975 202,407 -1,189 801,425 -42,540
1974 199,276 -1,133 777,306 -4,232
1973 196,028 -1,090 807,535 347
1972 192,136 -1,078 779,808 -3,375
1971 187,995 -1,096 787,047 -14,510
1970 183,517 -1,091 760,821 8,589
1969 178,403 -518 736,428 7,258
1968 173,828 -582 715,602 9,992
1967 168,629 -623 695,283 14,437
1966 163,317 -710 616,281 9,160
1965 157,915 -957 642,359 16,348
1964 152,263 -1,130 618,667 10,749
1963 146,531 -1,254 590,998 9,418
1962 140,943 -1,315 563,650 8,960
1961 135,573 -1,317 538,518 6,938
1960 130,368 -1,746 511,694 1,696

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 92.7% of the population change in Ecuador is from natural causes (a gain of 1,912,898 people) and 7.3% is from migration (a gain of 150,730 people). In Ethiopia 99.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 30,993,135 people) and 0.93% is from migration (a gain of 292,435 people).

As of 2024, 747,749 residents or 4.1% of the population were not native-born in Ecuador, compared to 1,168,455 people or 0.9% in Ethiopia.

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
Ethiopia
City Population
Addis Ababa 5.7M
Gondar 324K
Mekelle 324K
Awasa 300K
Dire Dawa 277K
Bahir Dar 243K
Dessie 188K
Jimma 178K
Harar 157K
Jijiga 126K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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