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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ecuador was 18,135,478 in 2024 vs 83,516,593 people in Germany in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ecuador's population is 18,487,749 people compared to 82,575,542 in Germany.

Population statistics:

  • Germany's population is 4.47 times bigger than Ecuador's.
  • Ecuador is ranked the 71st most populous country in the world, while Germany is the 19th.
  • The countries together account for 1.22% of the world: 0.22% for Ecuador vs 1% for Germany.
  • For the last 10 years, Ecuador has had an average growth rate of +1.26% per year vs +0.32% in Germany.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ecuador has increased from 14.1M people to 18.5M (31.2% growth), while Germany has grown from 82.4M to 82.6M (0.24% growth).

Ecuador vs Germany: population by year and forecast

Ecuador
Factual

Projection
Germany
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ecuador Germany
2100 19,229,713 69,929,981
2099 19,341,033 69,956,854
2098 19,451,634 69,973,838
2097 19,561,648 70,015,834
2096 19,670,931 70,046,713
2095 19,779,419 70,067,131
2094 19,887,014 70,085,911
2093 19,993,637 70,106,718
2092 20,099,245 70,132,132
2091 20,203,483 70,178,440
2090 20,306,051 70,240,137
2089 20,406,878 70,294,005
2088 20,505,637 70,352,443
2087 20,602,336 70,434,814
2086 20,696,910 70,532,124
2085 20,788,583 70,627,602
2084 20,877,503 70,722,960
2083 20,963,515 70,829,392
2082 21,046,396 70,932,273
2081 21,126,142 71,045,881
2080 21,202,360 71,171,519
2079 21,275,051 71,305,544
2078 21,343,714 71,445,484
2077 21,408,164 71,601,117
2076 21,468,178 71,757,525
2075 21,523,680 71,891,567
2074 21,575,092 72,046,795
2073 21,621,989 72,206,145
2072 21,664,137 72,356,324
2071 21,701,599 72,517,749
2070 21,734,495 72,664,462
2069 21,762,453 72,828,330
2068 21,785,682 72,993,859
2067 21,804,316 73,178,408
2066 21,818,306 73,370,207
2065 21,828,156 73,561,648
2064 21,833,185 73,762,096
2063 21,833,449 73,971,537
2062 21,828,963 74,198,775
2061 21,819,781 74,426,082
2060 21,805,954 74,678,280
2059 21,787,357 74,932,496
2058 21,764,005 75,206,278
2057 21,735,561 75,482,742
2056 21,702,294 75,756,281
2055 21,664,097 76,041,477
2054 21,620,873 76,325,196
2053 21,572,669 76,595,801
2052 21,519,295 76,839,962
2051 21,460,703 77,084,029
2050 21,396,494 77,325,459
2049 21,326,969 77,569,721
2048 21,251,792 77,818,888
2047 21,171,429 78,049,343
2046 21,085,795 78,272,834
2045 20,994,872 78,497,690
2044 20,898,682 78,722,126
2043 20,797,349 78,936,540
2042 20,691,071 79,130,312
2041 20,579,788 79,324,161
2040 20,463,641 79,536,735
2039 20,342,868 79,754,631
2038 20,217,211 79,978,474
2037 20,087,384 80,194,225
2036 19,953,661 80,425,162
2035 19,816,154 80,640,951
2034 19,674,920 80,844,719
2033 19,529,719 81,069,119
2032 19,381,178 81,286,326
2031 19,229,060 81,520,272
2030 19,073,682 81,736,996
2029 18,916,480 81,963,002
2028 18,758,598 82,178,048
2027 18,601,326 82,384,302
2026 18,445,637 82,575,542
2025 18,290,781 83,233,941
2024 18,135,478 83,516,593
2023 17,980,083 83,287,273
2022 17,823,897 83,177,813
2021 17,682,454 83,196,078
2020 17,546,065 83,160,871
2019 17,340,021 83,092,962
2018 17,049,547 82,905,782
2017 16,759,519 82,657,002
2016 16,505,139 82,348,669
2015 16,266,225 81,686,611
2014 16,035,124 80,982,500
2013 15,807,128 80,645,605
2012 15,572,194 80,425,823
2011 15,326,227 80,274,983
2010 15,076,695 81,776,930
2009 14,825,954 81,902,307
2008 14,575,202 82,110,097
2007 14,328,773 82,266,372
2006 14,086,131 82,376,451
2005 13,846,163 82,469,422
2004 13,608,701 82,516,260
2003 13,372,306 82,534,176
2002 13,138,472 82,488,495
2001 12,910,740 82,349,925
2000 12,689,206 82,211,508
1999 12,470,795 82,100,243
1998 12,251,184 82,047,195
1997 12,031,127 82,034,771
1996 11,810,950 81,914,831
1995 11,590,514 81,678,051
1994 11,372,197 81,438,348
1993 11,154,274 81,156,363
1992 10,930,128 80,624,598
1991 10,702,380 80,013,896
1990 10,473,673 79,433,029
1989 10,241,852 78,751,283
1988 10,010,808 78,144,619
1987 9,779,290 77,839,920
1986 9,545,998 77,720,436
1985 9,311,154 77,684,873
1984 9,074,782 77,858,685
1983 8,840,417 78,128,282
1982 8,611,298 78,333,366
1981 8,386,910 78,407,907
1980 8,165,877 78,288,576
1979 7,948,869 78,126,350
1978 7,736,167 78,091,820
1977 7,526,819 78,159,814
1976 7,320,912 78,336,950
1975 7,118,251 78,673,554
1974 6,918,573 78,967,433
1973 6,722,033 78,936,666
1972 6,529,034 78,688,452
1971 6,340,052 78,312,842
1970 6,155,387 78,169,289
1969 5,975,236 77,909,682
1968 5,799,680 77,294,314
1967 5,629,057 76,951,336
1966 5,463,748 76,600,311
1965 5,303,963 75,963,695
1964 5,149,918 75,318,337
1963 5,001,716 74,714,353
1962 4,859,269 74,025,784
1961 4,722,331 73,377,632
1960 4,590,891 72,814,900

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 Germany lost 27,782 people (a 0.03% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ecuador gained 1,982,610 people (a 12% growth), while Germany's population increased by 226,873 people (a 0.28% growth).

Ecuador was ranked 65th most populous country in 2006 and is 71st in 2026. Germany was ranked 14th in 2006 and ranked 19th 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 Germany will decrease by 6.36% to 77,325,459 people and rank change from 19th to 25th.

Ecuador is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 21.8M people, while Germany's population already peaked in 2024 at 83.5M people and is projected to decrease to 69.9M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Ecuador
Factual

Projection
Germany
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ecuador Germany
2100 -0.58% -0.04%
2099 -0.57% -0.02%
2098 -0.56% -0.06%
2097 -0.56% -0.04%
2096 -0.55% -0.03%
2095 -0.54% -0.03%
2094 -0.53% -0.03%
2093 -0.53% -0.04%
2092 -0.52% -0.07%
2091 -0.51% -0.09%
2090 -0.49% -0.08%
2089 -0.48% -0.08%
2088 -0.47% -0.12%
2087 -0.46% -0.14%
2086 -0.44% -0.14%
2085 -0.43% -0.13%
2084 -0.41% -0.15%
2083 -0.39% -0.15%
2082 -0.38% -0.16%
2081 -0.36% -0.18%
2080 -0.34% -0.19%
2079 -0.32% -0.2%
2078 -0.3% -0.22%
2077 -0.28% -0.22%
2076 -0.26% -0.19%
2075 -0.24% -0.22%
2074 -0.22% -0.22%
2073 -0.19% -0.21%
2072 -0.17% -0.22%
2071 -0.15% -0.2%
2070 -0.13% -0.23%
2069 -0.11% -0.23%
2068 -0.09% -0.25%
2067 -0.06% -0.26%
2066 -0.05% -0.26%
2065 -0.02% -0.27%
2064 -0.001% -0.28%
2063 0.02% -0.31%
2062 0.04% -0.31%
2061 0.06% -0.34%
2060 0.09% -0.34%
2059 0.11% -0.36%
2058 0.13% -0.37%
2057 0.15% -0.36%
2056 0.18% -0.38%
2055 0.2% -0.37%
2054 0.22% -0.35%
2053 0.25% -0.32%
2052 0.27% -0.32%
2051 0.3% -0.31%
2050 0.33% -0.31%
2049 0.35% -0.32%
2048 0.38% -0.3%
2047 0.41% -0.29%
2046 0.43% -0.29%
2045 0.46% -0.29%
2044 0.49% -0.27%
2043 0.51% -0.24%
2042 0.54% -0.24%
2041 0.57% -0.27%
2040 0.59% -0.27%
2039 0.62% -0.28%
2038 0.65% -0.27%
2037 0.67% -0.29%
2036 0.69% -0.27%
2035 0.72% -0.25%
2034 0.74% -0.28%
2033 0.77% -0.27%
2032 0.79% -0.29%
2031 0.81% -0.27%
2030 0.83% -0.28%
2029 0.84% -0.26%
2028 0.85% -0.25%
2027 0.84% -0.23%
2026 0.85% -0.79%
2025 0.86% -0.34%
2024 0.86% 0.28%
2023 0.88% 0.13%
2022 0.8% -0.02%
2021 0.78% 0.04%
2020 1.19% 0.08%
2019 1.7% 0.23%
2018 1.73% 0.3%
2017 1.54% 0.37%
2016 1.47% 0.81%
2015 1.44% 0.87%
2014 1.44% 0.42%
2013 1.51% 0.27%
2012 1.6% 0.19%
2011 1.66% -1.84%
2010 1.69% -0.15%
2009 1.72% -0.25%
2008 1.72% -0.19%
2007 1.72% -0.13%
2006 1.73% -0.11%
2005 1.74% -0.06%
2004 1.77% -0.02%
2003 1.78% 0.06%
2002 1.76% 0.17%
2001 1.75% 0.17%
2000 1.75% 0.14%
1999 1.79% 0.06%
1998 1.83% 0.02%
1997 1.86% 0.15%
1996 1.9% 0.29%
1995 1.92% 0.29%
1994 1.95% 0.35%
1993 2.05% 0.66%
1992 2.13% 0.76%
1991 2.18% 0.73%
1990 2.26% 0.87%
1989 2.31% 0.78%
1988 2.37% 0.39%
1987 2.44% 0.15%
1986 2.52% 0.05%
1985 2.6% -0.22%
1984 2.65% -0.35%
1983 2.66% -0.26%
1982 2.68% -0.1%
1981 2.71% 0.15%
1980 2.73% 0.21%
1979 2.75% 0.04%
1978 2.78% -0.09%
1977 2.81% -0.23%
1976 2.85% -0.43%
1975 2.89% -0.37%
1974 2.92% 0.04%
1973 2.96% 0.32%
1972 2.98% 0.48%
1971 3% 0.18%
1970 3.01% 0.33%
1969 3.03% 0.8%
1968 3.03% 0.45%
1967 3.03% 0.46%
1966 3.01% 0.84%
1965 2.99% 0.86%
1964 2.96% 0.81%
1963 2.93% 0.93%
1962 2.9% 0.88%
1961 2.86% 0.77%

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 Germany's population grew by 0.28%.

Live population counters

Ecuador Germany
Current population
18487749
82575542
Population rank 71/197 19/197
Percent of world population 0.22% 1%
One net population change
3.38 minutes
2.29 minutes
One birth every
1.94 minutes
45.6 seconds
One death every
5.7 minutes
30.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +426 +628
Annual growth/decline +155,395 +229,320
Annual growth/decline rate +0.86% +0.28%
Population growth rate rank 109/197 151/197
One migration net change every
30.6 minutes
1.58 minutes
Annual migration change -17,219 -334,072
Net migration rank 151/196 192/196
Foreign-born residents 747,749 16,750,084
Foreign-born residents rank 67/195 2/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.1% 19.8%
Foreign-born share rank 104/195 31/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ecuador
Natural

Migration
Germany
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ecuador Germany
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -17,219 - -334,072
2024 - -19,704 - 36,954
2023 178,093 -21,948 -333,149 609,553
2022 179,308 -23,090 -324,394 981,552
2021 155,146 -28,503 -224,629 310,264
2020 156,458 -10,320 -216,218 203,468
2019 211,045 54,921 -157,877 319,082
2018 219,513 95,482 -165,812 403,908
2017 211,355 53,707 -148,783 452,988
2016 208,245 35,461 -123,523 517,480
2015 219,399 14,724 -187,879 1,175,283
2014 225,790 2,273 -153,866 592,338
2013 234,103 -6,182 -209,679 462,384
2012 249,825 -7,883 -193,022 199,143
2011 258,171 -8,167 -184,632 295,282
2010 257,404 -8,330 -179,909 130,116
2009 260,892 -8,491 -188,375 46,533
2008 257,894 -8,799 -164,220 -23,341
2007 253,419 -9,644 -148,080 -24,772
2006 254,184 -12,679 -148,278 -489,056
2005 255,295 -16,855 -148,445 81,351
2004 257,436 -20,940 -107,271 81,735
2003 258,928 -22,641 -140,309 142,009
2002 259,446 -28,090 -123,733 218,795
2001 259,376 -35,275 -98,820 272,875
2000 259,837 -40,859 -73,990 174,594
1999 261,650 -43,813 -73,890 219,280
1998 263,927 -42,550 -65,637 -754,469
1997 266,020 -47,287 -49,221 93,281
1996 267,695 -46,082 -90,107 281,280
1995 264,449 -45,201 -114,349 398,077
1994 261,788 -44,399 -114,013 315,585
1993 260,330 -41,867 -105,503 462,096
1992 259,787 -29,958 -80,625 811,606
1991 257,713 -32,064 -80,014 602,638
1990 252,919 -21,164 -15,887 679,702
1989 248,129 -16,240 -23,625 761,002
1988 241,191 -10,977 -7,815 515,962
1987 237,724 -4,886 -31,136 174,272
1986 237,084 -3,345 -77,721 212,822
1985 236,438 -494 -116,527 103,556
1984 236,543 249 -109,002 -150,771
1983 231,336 578 -109,380 -81,349
1982 227,606 -1,282 -78,333 -58,121
1981 224,073 -1,605 -94,090 130,713
1980 220,120 -517 -86,117 324,203
1979 216,162 -1,749 -125,002 237,705
1978 212,497 -1,518 -140,566 117,167
1977 209,095 -1,377 -125,055 33,881
1976 205,366 -1,264 -164,508 -79,761
1975 202,407 -1,189 -212,418 -207,740
1974 199,276 -1,133 -150,038 -15,126
1973 196,028 -1,090 -149,980 386,881
1972 192,136 -1,078 -62,950 336,015
1971 187,995 -1,096 46,988 450,328
1970 183,517 -1,091 70,352 -273,498
1969 178,403 -518 155,820 584,017
1968 173,828 -582 239,612 293,307
1967 168,629 -623 353,977 -174,155
1966 163,317 -710 405,982 134,107
1965 157,915 -957 410,204 338,258
1964 152,263 -1,130 482,038 69,825
1963 146,531 -1,254 455,757 205,976
1962 140,943 -1,315 436,752 276,505
1961 135,573 -1,317 462,279 27,534
1960 130,368 -1,746 385,919 212,666

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 Germany 26.8% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,036,130 people) and 73.2% is from migration (a gain of 5,565,916 people).

As of 2024, 747,749 residents or 4.1% of the population were not native-born in Ecuador, compared to 16,750,084 people or 19.8% in Germany.

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
Germany
City Population
Berlin 3.78M
Hamburg 1.91M
Munich 1.51M
Cologne 1.09M
Frankfurt 776K
Stuttgart 633K
Dusseldorf 631K
Leipzig 620K
Dortmund 595K
Essen 587K

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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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