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Population in Ecuador compared to Guinea-Bissau: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ecuador was 18,135,478 in 2024 vs 2,201,352 people in Guinea-Bissau in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ecuador's population is 18,487,749 people compared to 2,311,915 in Guinea-Bissau.

Population statistics:

  • Ecuador's population is 8 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Ecuador is ranked the 71st most populous country in the world, while Guinea-Bissau is the 146th.
  • The countries together account for 0.25% of the world: 0.22% for Ecuador vs 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau.
  • For the last 10 years, Ecuador has had an average growth rate of +1.26% per year vs +2.4% in Guinea-Bissau.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ecuador has increased from 14.1M people to 18.5M (31.2% growth), while Guinea-Bissau has grown from 1.42M to 2.31M (63.4% growth).

Ecuador vs Guinea-Bissau: population by year and forecast

Ecuador
Factual

Projection
Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ecuador Guinea-Bissau
2100 19,229,713 4,713,717
2099 19,341,033 4,706,710
2098 19,451,634 4,700,179
2097 19,561,648 4,692,465
2096 19,670,931 4,683,547
2095 19,779,419 4,675,216
2094 19,887,014 4,663,709
2093 19,993,637 4,652,393
2092 20,099,245 4,640,186
2091 20,203,483 4,629,025
2090 20,306,051 4,617,372
2089 20,406,878 4,605,435
2088 20,505,637 4,592,696
2087 20,602,336 4,579,003
2086 20,696,910 4,563,387
2085 20,788,583 4,547,611
2084 20,877,503 4,530,795
2083 20,963,515 4,515,144
2082 21,046,396 4,498,757
2081 21,126,142 4,482,173
2080 21,202,360 4,462,572
2079 21,275,051 4,441,414
2078 21,343,714 4,419,851
2077 21,408,164 4,396,170
2076 21,468,178 4,371,588
2075 21,523,680 4,344,499
2074 21,575,092 4,319,080
2073 21,621,989 4,291,330
2072 21,664,137 4,263,400
2071 21,701,599 4,235,126
2070 21,734,495 4,206,800
2069 21,762,453 4,177,044
2068 21,785,682 4,145,996
2067 21,804,316 4,114,778
2066 21,818,306 4,083,481
2065 21,828,156 4,049,028
2064 21,833,185 4,014,305
2063 21,833,449 3,978,845
2062 21,828,963 3,942,144
2061 21,819,781 3,904,704
2060 21,805,954 3,868,649
2059 21,787,357 3,829,775
2058 21,764,005 3,790,102
2057 21,735,561 3,750,628
2056 21,702,294 3,711,479
2055 21,664,097 3,670,706
2054 21,620,873 3,627,775
2053 21,572,669 3,586,800
2052 21,519,295 3,544,101
2051 21,460,703 3,499,300
2050 21,396,494 3,453,604
2049 21,326,969 3,406,207
2048 21,251,792 3,359,168
2047 21,171,429 3,310,573
2046 21,085,795 3,263,932
2045 20,994,872 3,215,095
2044 20,898,682 3,167,811
2043 20,797,349 3,120,502
2042 20,691,071 3,073,261
2041 20,579,788 3,026,226
2040 20,463,641 2,978,546
2039 20,342,868 2,929,745
2038 20,217,211 2,881,381
2037 20,087,384 2,833,162
2036 19,953,661 2,783,763
2035 19,816,154 2,736,596
2034 19,674,920 2,688,639
2033 19,529,719 2,638,770
2032 19,381,178 2,589,298
2031 19,229,060 2,540,343
2030 19,073,682 2,492,311
2029 18,916,480 2,444,595
2028 18,758,598 2,396,565
2027 18,601,326 2,347,456
2026 18,445,637 2,298,738
2025 18,290,781 2,249,807
2024 18,135,478 2,201,352
2023 17,980,083 2,153,339
2022 17,823,897 2,105,529
2021 17,682,454 2,058,841
2020 17,546,065 2,013,255
2019 17,340,021 1,967,696
2018 17,049,547 1,922,168
2017 16,759,519 1,877,072
2016 16,505,139 1,831,893
2015 16,266,225 1,786,457
2014 16,035,124 1,741,122
2013 15,807,128 1,695,973
2012 15,572,194 1,651,417
2011 15,326,227 1,608,076
2010 15,076,695 1,566,347
2009 14,825,954 1,526,377
2008 14,575,202 1,488,054
2007 14,328,773 1,450,986
2006 14,086,131 1,415,303
2005 13,846,163 1,381,585
2004 13,608,701 1,349,563
2003 13,372,306 1,318,806
2002 13,138,472 1,289,307
2001 12,910,740 1,261,273
2000 12,689,206 1,234,741
1999 12,470,795 1,210,206
1998 12,251,184 1,187,473
1997 12,031,127 1,165,545
1996 11,810,950 1,143,535
1995 11,590,514 1,119,949
1994 11,372,197 1,092,031
1993 11,154,274 1,058,745
1992 10,930,128 1,024,356
1991 10,702,380 994,639
1990 10,473,673 973,669
1989 10,241,852 957,789
1988 10,010,808 942,061
1987 9,779,290 926,862
1986 9,545,998 912,126
1985 9,311,154 897,697
1984 9,074,782 883,519
1983 8,840,417 869,592
1982 8,611,298 855,891
1981 8,386,910 842,432
1980 8,165,877 829,303
1979 7,948,869 819,867
1978 7,736,167 791,694
1977 7,526,819 741,789
1976 7,320,912 694,191
1975 7,118,251 650,966
1974 6,918,573 613,338
1973 6,722,033 592,808
1972 6,529,034 586,620
1971 6,340,052 586,221
1970 6,155,387 584,403
1969 5,975,236 581,610
1968 5,799,680 578,170
1967 5,629,057 569,011
1966 5,463,748 566,908
1965 5,303,963 575,005
1964 5,149,918 588,543
1963 5,001,716 594,418
1962 4,859,269 589,474
1961 4,722,331 582,532
1960 4,590,891 577,633

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/guinea-bissau | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ecuador increased by 2,419,008 people (a 17.2% growth), while Guinea-Bissau gained 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ecuador gained 1,982,610 people (a 12% growth), while Guinea-Bissau's population increased by 480,022 people (a 26.2% growth).

Ecuador was ranked 65th most populous country in 2006 and is 71st in 2026. Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th in 2006 and ranked 146th 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 Guinea-Bissau will increase by 49.4% to 3,453,604 people and rank change from 146th to 136th.

Ecuador is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 21.8M people compared to the peak of 4.71M people in 2100 for Guinea-Bissau.

Population growth rate by year

Ecuador
Factual

Projection
Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ecuador Guinea-Bissau
2100 -0.58% 0.15%
2099 -0.57% 0.14%
2098 -0.56% 0.16%
2097 -0.56% 0.19%
2096 -0.55% 0.18%
2095 -0.54% 0.25%
2094 -0.53% 0.24%
2093 -0.53% 0.26%
2092 -0.52% 0.24%
2091 -0.51% 0.25%
2090 -0.49% 0.26%
2089 -0.48% 0.28%
2088 -0.47% 0.3%
2087 -0.46% 0.34%
2086 -0.44% 0.35%
2085 -0.43% 0.37%
2084 -0.41% 0.35%
2083 -0.39% 0.36%
2082 -0.38% 0.37%
2081 -0.36% 0.44%
2080 -0.34% 0.48%
2079 -0.32% 0.49%
2078 -0.3% 0.54%
2077 -0.28% 0.56%
2076 -0.26% 0.62%
2075 -0.24% 0.59%
2074 -0.22% 0.65%
2073 -0.19% 0.66%
2072 -0.17% 0.67%
2071 -0.15% 0.67%
2070 -0.13% 0.71%
2069 -0.11% 0.75%
2068 -0.09% 0.76%
2067 -0.06% 0.77%
2066 -0.05% 0.85%
2065 -0.02% 0.86%
2064 -0.001% 0.89%
2063 0.02% 0.93%
2062 0.04% 0.96%
2061 0.06% 0.93%
2060 0.09% 1.02%
2059 0.11% 1.05%
2058 0.13% 1.05%
2057 0.15% 1.05%
2056 0.18% 1.11%
2055 0.2% 1.18%
2054 0.22% 1.14%
2053 0.25% 1.2%
2052 0.27% 1.28%
2051 0.3% 1.32%
2050 0.33% 1.39%
2049 0.35% 1.4%
2048 0.38% 1.47%
2047 0.41% 1.43%
2046 0.43% 1.52%
2045 0.46% 1.49%
2044 0.49% 1.52%
2043 0.51% 1.54%
2042 0.54% 1.55%
2041 0.57% 1.6%
2040 0.59% 1.67%
2039 0.62% 1.68%
2038 0.65% 1.7%
2037 0.67% 1.77%
2036 0.69% 1.72%
2035 0.72% 1.78%
2034 0.74% 1.89%
2033 0.77% 1.91%
2032 0.79% 1.93%
2031 0.81% 1.93%
2030 0.83% 1.95%
2029 0.84% 2%
2028 0.85% 2.09%
2027 0.84% 2.12%
2026 0.85% 2.17%
2025 0.86% 2.2%
2024 0.86% 2.23%
2023 0.88% 2.27%
2022 0.8% 2.27%
2021 0.78% 2.26%
2020 1.19% 2.32%
2019 1.7% 2.37%
2018 1.73% 2.4%
2017 1.54% 2.47%
2016 1.47% 2.54%
2015 1.44% 2.6%
2014 1.44% 2.66%
2013 1.51% 2.7%
2012 1.6% 2.7%
2011 1.66% 2.66%
2010 1.69% 2.62%
2009 1.72% 2.58%
2008 1.72% 2.55%
2007 1.72% 2.52%
2006 1.73% 2.44%
2005 1.74% 2.37%
2004 1.77% 2.33%
2003 1.78% 2.29%
2002 1.76% 2.22%
2001 1.75% 2.15%
2000 1.75% 2.03%
1999 1.79% 1.91%
1998 1.83% 1.88%
1997 1.86% 1.92%
1996 1.9% 2.11%
1995 1.92% 2.56%
1994 1.95% 3.14%
1993 2.05% 3.36%
1992 2.13% 2.99%
1991 2.18% 2.15%
1990 2.26% 1.66%
1989 2.31% 1.67%
1988 2.37% 1.64%
1987 2.44% 1.62%
1986 2.52% 1.61%
1985 2.6% 1.6%
1984 2.65% 1.6%
1983 2.66% 1.6%
1982 2.68% 1.6%
1981 2.71% 1.58%
1980 2.73% 1.15%
1979 2.75% 3.56%
1978 2.78% 6.73%
1977 2.81% 6.86%
1976 2.85% 6.64%
1975 2.89% 6.13%
1974 2.92% 3.46%
1973 2.96% 1.05%
1972 2.98% 0.07%
1971 3% 0.31%
1970 3.01% 0.48%
1969 3.03% 0.59%
1968 3.03% 1.61%
1967 3.03% 0.37%
1966 3.01% -1.41%
1965 2.99% -2.3%
1964 2.96% -0.99%
1963 2.93% 0.84%
1962 2.9% 1.19%
1961 2.86% 0.85%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/ecuador/guinea-bissau | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Ecuador grew by 0.86%, while Guinea-Bissau's population grew by 2.23%.

Live population counters

Ecuador Guinea-Bissau
Current population
18487749
2311915
Population rank 71/197 146/197
Percent of world population 0.22% 0.03%
One net population change
3.38 minutes
10.9 minutes
One birth every
1.94 minutes
8.13 minutes
One death every
5.7 minutes
34.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline +426 +132
Annual growth/decline +155,395 +48,013
Annual growth/decline rate +0.86% +2.23%
Population growth rate rank 109/197 42/197
One migration net change every
30.6 minutes
6.4 hours
Annual migration change -17,219 -1,373
Net migration rank 151/196 96/196
Foreign-born residents 747,749 15,064
Foreign-born residents rank 67/195 172/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.1% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 104/195 165/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ecuador
Natural

Migration
Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ecuador Guinea-Bissau
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -17,219 - -1,373
2024 - -19,704 - -1,712
2023 178,093 -21,948 49,498 -1,400
2022 179,308 -23,090 48,920 -1,400
2021 155,146 -28,503 47,242 -1,395
2020 156,458 -10,320 46,718 -1,394
2019 211,045 54,921 47,196 -1,395
2018 219,513 95,482 46,659 -1,396
2017 211,355 53,707 46,318 -1,398
2016 208,245 35,461 46,814 -1,392
2015 219,399 14,724 46,846 -1,393
2014 225,790 2,273 46,615 -1,393
2013 234,103 -6,182 46,472 -1,395
2012 249,825 -7,883 45,480 -1,442
2011 258,171 -8,167 44,405 -1,760
2010 257,404 -8,330 43,067 -2,257
2009 260,892 -8,491 41,950 -2,821
2008 257,894 -8,799 40,841 -3,313
2007 253,419 -9,644 40,288 -3,676
2006 254,184 -12,679 38,886 -4,142
2005 255,295 -16,855 37,347 -4,662
2004 257,436 -20,940 36,495 -5,144
2003 258,928 -22,641 35,649 -5,487
2002 259,446 -28,090 34,561 -5,712
2001 259,376 -35,275 33,461 -6,239
2000 259,837 -40,859 32,816 -6,971
1999 261,650 -43,813 30,916 -7,686
1998 263,927 -42,550 30,390 -8,163
1997 266,020 -47,287 29,792 -8,176
1996 267,695 -46,082 29,778 -7,369
1995 264,449 -45,201 29,142 -4,376
1994 261,788 -44,399 27,895 3,174
1993 260,330 -41,867 26,943 8,562
1992 259,787 -29,958 25,747 7,531
1991 257,713 -32,064 24,527 1,621
1990 252,919 -21,164 23,936 -8,151
1989 248,129 -16,240 24,286 -8,296
1988 241,191 -10,977 23,940 -8,473
1987 237,724 -4,886 23,549 -8,622
1986 237,084 -3,345 23,301 -8,748
1985 236,438 -494 23,116 -8,812
1984 236,543 249 22,861 -8,812
1983 231,336 578 22,542 -8,729
1982 227,606 -1,282 22,131 -8,539
1981 224,073 -1,605 21,611 -8,291
1980 220,120 -517 21,024 -8,086
1979 216,162 -1,749 19,736 -13,801
1978 212,497 -1,518 17,468 32,936
1977 209,095 -1,377 15,484 33,922
1976 205,366 -1,264 13,688 32,113
1975 202,407 -1,189 11,998 28,645
1974 199,276 -1,133 10,321 24,290
1973 196,028 -1,090 8,430 -1,985
1972 192,136 -1,078 7,911 -1,985
1971 187,995 -1,096 8,183 -13,302
1970 183,517 -1,091 7,632 1,123
1969 178,403 -518 7,857 -11,033
1968 173,828 -582 7,289 2,769
1967 168,629 -623 6,742 1,516
1966 163,317 -710 6,955 -11,006
1965 157,915 -957 7,789 -19,928
1964 152,263 -1,130 8,989 -23,936
1963 146,531 -1,254 9,190 -5,993
1962 140,943 -1,315 10,662 -3,960
1961 135,573 -1,317 10,756 -3,575
1960 130,368 -1,746 10,618 -8,007

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

GeoRank.org/population/ecuador/guinea-bissau | 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 Guinea-Bissau 97.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 472,826 people) and 2.87% is from migration (a loss of 13,956 people).

As of 2024, 747,749 residents or 4.1% of the population were not native-born in Ecuador, compared to 15,064 people or 0.7% in Guinea-Bissau.

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
Guinea-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K

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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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