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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ecuador was 18,135,478 in 2024 vs 34,427,414 people in Ghana in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ecuador's population is 18,487,749 people compared to 35,885,254 in Ghana.

Population statistics:

  • Ghana's population is 1.94 times bigger than Ecuador's.
  • Ecuador is ranked the 71st most populous country in the world, while Ghana is the 46th.
  • The countries together account for 0.66% of the world: 0.22% for Ecuador vs 0.43% for Ghana.
  • For the last 10 years, Ecuador has had an average growth rate of +1.26% per year vs +2.1% in Ghana.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ecuador has increased from 14.1M people to 18.5M (31.2% growth), while Ghana has grown from 23M to 35.9M (55.7% growth).

Ecuador vs Ghana: population by year and forecast

Ecuador
Factual

Projection
Ghana
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ecuador Ghana
2100 19,229,713 68,131,252
2099 19,341,033 68,021,644
2098 19,451,634 67,902,002
2097 19,561,648 67,772,694
2096 19,670,931 67,638,801
2095 19,779,419 67,494,855
2094 19,887,014 67,339,471
2093 19,993,637 67,176,337
2092 20,099,245 67,005,259
2091 20,203,483 66,817,473
2090 20,306,051 66,618,611
2089 20,406,878 66,408,323
2088 20,505,637 66,186,701
2087 20,602,336 65,950,524
2086 20,696,910 65,712,980
2085 20,788,583 65,464,770
2084 20,877,503 65,209,090
2083 20,963,515 64,935,455
2082 21,046,396 64,651,183
2081 21,126,142 64,355,091
2080 21,202,360 64,047,069
2079 21,275,051 63,730,285
2078 21,343,714 63,397,338
2077 21,408,164 63,059,578
2076 21,468,178 62,711,928
2075 21,523,680 62,350,445
2074 21,575,092 61,987,133
2073 21,621,989 61,616,792
2072 21,664,137 61,239,369
2071 21,701,599 60,847,204
2070 21,734,495 60,454,501
2069 21,762,453 60,053,700
2068 21,785,682 59,639,035
2067 21,804,316 59,215,226
2066 21,818,306 58,786,613
2065 21,828,156 58,353,059
2064 21,833,185 57,904,896
2063 21,833,449 57,451,482
2062 21,828,963 56,986,329
2061 21,819,781 56,511,652
2060 21,805,954 56,031,122
2059 21,787,357 55,540,726
2058 21,764,005 55,042,478
2057 21,735,561 54,535,407
2056 21,702,294 54,018,018
2055 21,664,097 53,492,136
2054 21,620,873 52,959,604
2053 21,572,669 52,417,582
2052 21,519,295 51,869,801
2051 21,460,703 51,311,110
2050 21,396,494 50,740,453
2049 21,326,969 50,163,262
2048 21,251,792 49,577,819
2047 21,171,429 48,982,219
2046 21,085,795 48,383,052
2045 20,994,872 47,776,375
2044 20,898,682 47,163,926
2043 20,797,349 46,548,210
2042 20,691,071 45,925,724
2041 20,579,788 45,300,725
2040 20,463,641 44,669,515
2039 20,342,868 44,038,043
2038 20,217,211 43,402,009
2037 20,087,384 42,760,604
2036 19,953,661 42,120,700
2035 19,816,154 41,478,927
2034 19,674,920 40,831,962
2033 19,529,719 40,184,070
2032 19,381,178 39,540,131
2031 19,229,060 38,900,194
2030 19,073,682 38,258,832
2029 18,916,480 37,623,609
2028 18,758,598 36,986,250
2027 18,601,326 36,349,705
2026 18,445,637 35,713,042
2025 18,290,781 35,071,292
2024 18,135,478 34,427,414
2023 17,980,083 33,787,914
2022 17,823,897 33,149,152
2021 17,682,454 32,518,665
2020 17,546,065 31,887,809
2019 17,340,021 31,258,945
2018 17,049,547 30,637,585
2017 16,759,519 30,008,354
2016 16,505,139 29,356,742
2015 16,266,225 28,696,068
2014 16,035,124 28,041,592
2013 15,807,128 27,386,193
2012 15,572,194 26,734,268
2011 15,326,227 26,095,088
2010 15,076,695 25,474,995
2009 14,825,954 24,862,664
2008 14,575,202 24,249,946
2007 14,328,773 23,642,279
2006 14,086,131 23,040,702
2005 13,846,163 22,449,438
2004 13,608,701 21,868,298
2003 13,372,306 21,296,705
2002 13,138,472 20,729,388
2001 12,910,740 20,167,069
2000 12,689,206 19,637,087
1999 12,470,795 19,149,864
1998 12,251,184 18,688,036
1997 12,031,127 18,238,958
1996 11,810,950 17,810,181
1995 11,590,514 17,399,017
1994 11,372,197 16,993,190
1993 11,154,274 16,589,519
1992 10,930,128 16,184,855
1991 10,702,380 15,787,496
1990 10,473,673 15,394,648
1989 10,241,852 15,006,813
1988 10,010,808 14,636,568
1987 9,779,290 14,289,108
1986 9,545,998 13,965,217
1985 9,311,154 13,661,229
1984 9,074,782 13,370,590
1983 8,840,417 13,029,836
1982 8,611,298 12,643,819
1981 8,386,910 12,281,712
1980 8,165,877 11,941,448
1979 7,948,869 11,597,255
1978 7,736,167 11,248,450
1977 7,526,819 10,911,871
1976 7,320,912 10,594,913
1975 7,118,251 10,294,308
1974 6,918,573 10,000,523
1973 6,722,033 9,714,617
1972 6,529,034 9,438,187
1971 6,340,052 9,176,264
1970 6,155,387 8,925,813
1969 5,975,236 8,690,383
1968 5,799,680 8,475,729
1967 5,629,057 8,271,913
1966 5,463,748 8,074,521
1965 5,303,963 7,882,606
1964 5,149,918 7,695,739
1963 5,001,716 7,514,714
1962 4,859,269 7,337,375
1961 4,722,331 7,162,667
1960 4,590,891 6,961,215

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 Ghana gained 6,316,040 people (a 27.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ecuador gained 1,982,610 people (a 12% growth), while Ghana's population increased by 6,528,512 people (a 22.2% growth).

Ecuador was ranked 65th most populous country in 2006 and is 71st in 2026. Ghana was ranked 48th in 2006 and ranked 46th 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 Ghana will increase by 41.4% to 50,740,453 people and rank change from 46th to 42nd.

Ecuador is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 21.8M people compared to the peak of 68.1M people in 2100 for Ghana.

Population growth rate by year

Ecuador
Factual

Projection
Ghana
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ecuador Ghana
2100 -0.58% 0.16%
2099 -0.57% 0.18%
2098 -0.56% 0.19%
2097 -0.56% 0.2%
2096 -0.55% 0.21%
2095 -0.54% 0.23%
2094 -0.53% 0.24%
2093 -0.53% 0.26%
2092 -0.52% 0.28%
2091 -0.51% 0.3%
2090 -0.49% 0.32%
2089 -0.48% 0.33%
2088 -0.47% 0.36%
2087 -0.46% 0.36%
2086 -0.44% 0.38%
2085 -0.43% 0.39%
2084 -0.41% 0.42%
2083 -0.39% 0.44%
2082 -0.38% 0.46%
2081 -0.36% 0.48%
2080 -0.34% 0.5%
2079 -0.32% 0.53%
2078 -0.3% 0.54%
2077 -0.28% 0.55%
2076 -0.26% 0.58%
2075 -0.24% 0.59%
2074 -0.22% 0.6%
2073 -0.19% 0.62%
2072 -0.17% 0.64%
2071 -0.15% 0.65%
2070 -0.13% 0.67%
2069 -0.11% 0.7%
2068 -0.09% 0.72%
2067 -0.06% 0.73%
2066 -0.05% 0.74%
2065 -0.02% 0.77%
2064 -0.001% 0.79%
2063 0.02% 0.82%
2062 0.04% 0.84%
2061 0.06% 0.86%
2060 0.09% 0.88%
2059 0.11% 0.91%
2058 0.13% 0.93%
2057 0.15% 0.96%
2056 0.18% 0.98%
2055 0.2% 1.01%
2054 0.22% 1.03%
2053 0.25% 1.06%
2052 0.27% 1.09%
2051 0.3% 1.12%
2050 0.33% 1.15%
2049 0.35% 1.18%
2048 0.38% 1.22%
2047 0.41% 1.24%
2046 0.43% 1.27%
2045 0.46% 1.3%
2044 0.49% 1.32%
2043 0.51% 1.36%
2042 0.54% 1.38%
2041 0.57% 1.41%
2040 0.59% 1.43%
2039 0.62% 1.47%
2038 0.65% 1.5%
2037 0.67% 1.52%
2036 0.69% 1.55%
2035 0.72% 1.58%
2034 0.74% 1.61%
2033 0.77% 1.63%
2032 0.79% 1.65%
2031 0.81% 1.68%
2030 0.83% 1.69%
2029 0.84% 1.72%
2028 0.85% 1.75%
2027 0.84% 1.78%
2026 0.85% 1.83%
2025 0.86% 1.87%
2024 0.86% 1.89%
2023 0.88% 1.93%
2022 0.8% 1.94%
2021 0.78% 1.98%
2020 1.19% 2.01%
2019 1.7% 2.03%
2018 1.73% 2.1%
2017 1.54% 2.22%
2016 1.47% 2.3%
2015 1.44% 2.33%
2014 1.44% 2.39%
2013 1.51% 2.44%
2012 1.6% 2.45%
2011 1.66% 2.43%
2010 1.69% 2.46%
2009 1.72% 2.53%
2008 1.72% 2.57%
2007 1.72% 2.61%
2006 1.73% 2.63%
2005 1.74% 2.66%
2004 1.77% 2.68%
2003 1.78% 2.74%
2002 1.76% 2.79%
2001 1.75% 2.7%
2000 1.75% 2.54%
1999 1.79% 2.47%
1998 1.83% 2.46%
1997 1.86% 2.41%
1996 1.9% 2.36%
1995 1.92% 2.39%
1994 1.95% 2.43%
1993 2.05% 2.5%
1992 2.13% 2.52%
1991 2.18% 2.55%
1990 2.26% 2.58%
1989 2.31% 2.53%
1988 2.37% 2.43%
1987 2.44% 2.32%
1986 2.52% 2.23%
1985 2.6% 2.17%
1984 2.65% 2.62%
1983 2.66% 3.05%
1982 2.68% 2.95%
1981 2.71% 2.85%
1980 2.73% 2.97%
1979 2.75% 3.1%
1978 2.78% 3.08%
1977 2.81% 2.99%
1976 2.85% 2.92%
1975 2.89% 2.94%
1974 2.92% 2.94%
1973 2.96% 2.93%
1972 2.98% 2.85%
1971 3% 2.81%
1970 3.01% 2.71%
1969 3.03% 2.53%
1968 3.03% 2.46%
1967 3.03% 2.44%
1966 3.01% 2.43%
1965 2.99% 2.43%
1964 2.96% 2.41%
1963 2.93% 2.42%
1962 2.9% 2.44%
1961 2.86% 2.89%

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 Ghana's population grew by 1.89%.

Live population counters

Ecuador Ghana
Current population
18487749
35885254
Population rank 71/197 46/197
Percent of world population 0.22% 0.43%
One net population change
3.38 minutes
49.3 seconds
One birth every
1.94 minutes
35.5 seconds
One death every
5.7 minutes
2.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +426 +1,752
Annual growth/decline +155,395 +639,500
Annual growth/decline rate +0.86% +1.89%
Population growth rate rank 109/197 57/197
One migration net change every
30.6 minutes
30.9 minutes
Annual migration change -17,219 -17,079
Net migration rank 151/196 150/196
Foreign-born residents 747,749 532,286
Foreign-born residents rank 67/195 77/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.1% 1.5%
Foreign-born share rank 104/195 145/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ecuador
Natural

Migration
Ghana
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ecuador Ghana
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -17,219 - -17,079
2024 - -19,704 - -13,114
2023 178,093 -21,948 651,094 -10,003
2022 179,308 -23,090 646,441 -10,003
2021 155,146 -28,503 635,805 -11,259
2020 156,458 -10,320 637,469 -291
2019 211,045 54,921 642,403 -21,857
2018 219,513 95,482 641,551 -19,375
2017 211,355 53,707 641,218 -4,913
2016 208,245 35,461 659,910 7,009
2015 219,399 14,724 667,729 -13,306
2014 225,790 2,273 660,829 -6,312
2013 234,103 -6,182 658,638 -2,377
2012 249,825 -7,883 646,595 1,005
2011 258,171 -8,167 631,501 -720
2010 257,404 -8,330 613,133 -3,726
2009 260,892 -8,491 592,825 22,416
2008 257,894 -8,799 579,695 30,506
2007 253,419 -9,644 572,332 32,813
2006 254,184 -12,679 569,474 28,536
2005 255,295 -16,855 563,234 21,272
2004 257,436 -20,940 543,339 34,433
2003 258,928 -22,641 536,656 28,768
2002 259,446 -28,090 528,620 40,573
2001 259,376 -35,275 519,382 36,050
2000 259,837 -40,859 508,738 -4,206
1999 261,650 -43,813 487,210 -17,304
1998 263,927 -42,550 471,313 -17,564
1997 266,020 -47,287 459,822 -15,409
1996 267,695 -46,082 450,259 -37,113
1995 264,449 -45,201 451,748 -42,558
1994 261,788 -44,399 449,589 -47,120
1993 260,330 -41,867 454,669 -49,792
1992 259,787 -29,958 452,156 -47,736
1991 257,713 -32,064 448,159 -57,878
1990 252,919 -21,164 442,211 -46,789
1989 248,129 -16,240 432,541 -52,293
1988 241,191 -10,977 425,031 -64,810
1987 237,724 -4,886 419,328 -84,648
1986 237,084 -3,345 411,191 -98,099
1985 236,438 -494 401,722 -106,855
1984 236,543 249 392,053 -105,655
1983 231,336 578 379,846 15,276
1982 227,606 -1,282 369,061 7,863
1981 224,073 -1,605 359,572 -12,296
1980 220,120 -517 346,816 -13,564
1979 216,162 -1,749 334,848 20,291
1978 212,497 -1,518 324,428 18,041
1977 209,095 -1,377 315,429 15,243
1976 205,366 -1,264 305,769 -2,528
1975 202,407 -1,189 298,267 -292
1974 199,276 -1,133 290,796 -1,197
1973 196,028 -1,090 283,385 -1,168
1972 192,136 -1,078 275,236 -4,589
1971 187,995 -1,096 265,442 -12,238
1970 183,517 -1,091 257,938 -10,233
1969 178,403 -518 251,925 -28,752
1968 173,828 -582 242,821 -36,683
1967 168,629 -623 237,156 -35,666
1966 163,317 -710 231,440 -38,143
1965 157,915 -957 229,061 -38,519
1964 152,263 -1,130 226,685 -43,480
1963 146,531 -1,254 225,367 -46,516
1962 140,943 -1,315 223,842 -48,017
1961 135,573 -1,317 222,372 -48,777
1960 130,368 -1,746 217,134 12,181

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 Ghana 98.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,484,449 people) and 1.37% is from migration (a loss of 90,310 people).

As of 2024, 747,749 residents or 4.1% of the population were not native-born in Ecuador, compared to 532,286 people or 1.5% in Ghana.

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
Ghana
City Population
Kumasi 3.9M
Accra 1.78M
Tamale 730K
Sekondi-Takoradi 540K
Ashaiman 208K
Obuasi 180K
Tema 162K
Koforidua 127K
Ho 126K
Hohoe 56.2K

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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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