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

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The latest officially reported population of Ecuador was 18,289,896 in 2025 vs 285,721,236 people in Indonesia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ecuador's population is 18,524,711 people compared to 289,027,659 in Indonesia.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 15.6 times bigger than Ecuador's.
  • Ecuador is ranked the 71st most populous country in the world, while Indonesia is the 4th.
  • The countries together account for 3.7% of the world: 0.22% for Ecuador vs 3.48% for Indonesia.
  • For the last 10 years, Ecuador has had an average growth rate of +1.2% per year vs +0.9% in Indonesia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ecuador has increased from 14.1M people to 18.5M (31.5% growth), while Indonesia has grown from 234M to 289M (23.5% growth).

Ecuador vs Indonesia: population by year and forecast

Ecuador
Factual

Projection
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ecuador Indonesia
2100 19,228,782 297,217,412
2099 19,340,097 298,340,219
2098 19,450,693 299,449,882
2097 19,560,701 300,549,857
2096 19,669,979 301,634,112
2095 19,778,462 302,698,798
2094 19,886,052 303,751,488
2093 19,992,669 304,790,169
2092 20,098,272 305,809,796
2091 20,202,506 306,805,664
2090 20,305,068 307,780,044
2089 20,405,890 308,727,665
2088 20,504,644 309,652,467
2087 20,601,339 310,557,120
2086 20,695,909 311,434,804
2085 20,787,577 312,284,488
2084 20,876,493 313,107,329
2083 20,962,500 313,904,231
2082 21,045,378 314,670,881
2081 21,125,120 315,404,888
2080 21,201,334 316,109,402
2079 21,274,022 316,790,074
2078 21,342,681 317,438,140
2077 21,407,128 318,056,534
2076 21,467,139 318,635,038
2075 21,522,639 319,190,402
2074 21,574,048 319,709,426
2073 21,620,943 320,201,444
2072 21,663,089 320,659,562
2071 21,700,549 321,086,184
2070 21,733,443 321,485,042
2069 21,761,400 321,858,064
2068 21,784,628 322,201,979
2067 21,803,261 322,516,545
2066 21,817,250 322,798,892
2065 21,827,100 323,048,550
2064 21,832,128 323,268,759
2063 21,832,392 323,456,004
2062 21,827,906 323,612,644
2061 21,818,725 323,734,699
2060 21,804,898 323,814,746
2059 21,786,303 323,854,683
2058 21,762,952 323,844,015
2057 21,734,509 323,786,943
2056 21,701,243 323,671,172
2055 21,663,048 323,502,155
2054 21,619,826 323,274,189
2053 21,571,625 322,982,358
2052 21,518,254 322,627,695
2051 21,459,664 322,202,850
2050 21,395,458 321,699,802
2049 21,325,937 321,119,283
2048 21,250,764 320,457,830
2047 21,170,405 319,728,668
2046 21,084,775 318,921,027
2045 20,993,856 318,028,206
2044 20,897,671 317,051,440
2043 20,796,343 315,992,168
2042 20,690,070 314,856,940
2041 20,578,792 313,643,892
2040 20,462,650 312,358,800
2039 20,341,883 311,001,176
2038 20,216,233 309,578,763
2037 20,086,412 308,089,917
2036 19,952,696 306,544,452
2035 19,815,195 304,940,852
2034 19,673,968 303,275,782
2033 19,528,774 301,552,643
2032 19,380,240 299,781,696
2031 19,228,129 297,956,985
2030 19,072,759 296,081,262
2029 18,915,565 294,145,245
2028 18,757,690 292,143,454
2027 18,600,425 290,069,053
2026 18,444,744 287,927,760
2025 18,289,896 285,721,236
2024 18,135,478 283,487,931
2023 17,980,083 281,190,067
2022 17,823,897 278,830,529
2021 17,682,454 276,758,053
2020 17,546,065 274,814,866
2019 17,340,021 272,489,381
2018 17,049,547 269,951,846
2017 16,759,519 267,346,658
2016 16,505,139 264,627,418
2015 16,266,225 261,799,249
2014 16,035,124 258,877,399
2013 15,807,128 255,852,467
2012 15,572,194 252,698,525
2011 15,326,227 249,470,032
2010 15,076,695 246,305,322
2009 14,825,954 243,220,028
2008 14,575,202 240,157,903
2007 14,328,773 237,062,337
2006 14,086,131 233,951,652
2005 13,846,163 230,871,650
2004 13,608,701 227,926,649
2003 13,372,306 225,048,008
2002 13,138,472 222,088,495
2001 12,910,740 219,097,902
2000 12,689,206 216,077,790
1999 12,470,795 213,004,668
1998 12,251,184 209,826,788
1997 12,031,127 206,536,095
1996 11,810,950 203,204,348
1995 11,590,514 199,888,057
1994 11,372,197 196,591,828
1993 11,154,274 193,305,168
1992 10,930,128 190,043,744
1991 10,702,380 186,778,238
1990 10,473,673 183,501,098
1989 10,241,852 180,201,630
1988 10,010,808 176,855,065
1987 9,779,290 173,511,154
1986 9,545,998 170,175,065
1985 9,311,154 166,776,185
1984 9,074,782 163,251,124
1983 8,840,417 159,651,381
1982 8,611,298 156,052,152
1981 8,386,910 152,485,035
1980 8,165,877 148,950,540
1979 7,948,869 145,434,834
1978 7,736,167 141,953,163
1977 7,526,819 138,533,541
1976 7,320,912 135,173,655
1975 7,118,251 131,843,848
1974 6,918,573 128,555,045
1973 6,722,033 125,288,515
1972 6,529,034 122,039,841
1971 6,340,052 118,833,702
1970 6,155,387 115,657,495
1969 5,975,236 112,517,639
1968 5,799,680 109,450,006
1967 5,629,057 106,526,393
1966 5,463,748 103,792,754
1965 5,303,963 101,365,130
1964 5,149,918 98,833,749
1963 5,001,716 96,051,424
1962 4,859,269 93,375,850
1961 4,722,331 90,791,249
1960 4,590,891 88,296,070

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ecuador increased by 2,419,008 people (a 17.2% growth), while Indonesia gained 30,675,766 people (a 13.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ecuador gained 2,019,572 people (a 12.2% growth), while Indonesia's population increased by 24,400,241 people (a 9.22% growth).

Ecuador was ranked 65th most populous country in 2006 and is 71st in 2026. Indonesia was ranked 4th in 2006 and still ranked 4th 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 Indonesia will increase by 11.3% to 321,699,802 people and rank change from 4th to 6th.

Ecuador is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 21.8M people compared to the peak of 324M people in 2059 for Indonesia.

Population growth rate by year

Ecuador
Factual

Projection
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ecuador Indonesia
2100 -0.58% -0.38%
2099 -0.57% -0.37%
2098 -0.56% -0.37%
2097 -0.56% -0.36%
2096 -0.55% -0.35%
2095 -0.54% -0.35%
2094 -0.53% -0.34%
2093 -0.53% -0.33%
2092 -0.52% -0.32%
2091 -0.51% -0.32%
2090 -0.49% -0.31%
2089 -0.48% -0.3%
2088 -0.47% -0.29%
2087 -0.46% -0.28%
2086 -0.44% -0.27%
2085 -0.43% -0.26%
2084 -0.41% -0.25%
2083 -0.39% -0.24%
2082 -0.38% -0.23%
2081 -0.36% -0.22%
2080 -0.34% -0.21%
2079 -0.32% -0.2%
2078 -0.3% -0.19%
2077 -0.28% -0.18%
2076 -0.26% -0.17%
2075 -0.24% -0.16%
2074 -0.22% -0.15%
2073 -0.19% -0.14%
2072 -0.17% -0.13%
2071 -0.15% -0.12%
2070 -0.13% -0.12%
2069 -0.11% -0.11%
2068 -0.09% -0.1%
2067 -0.06% -0.09%
2066 -0.05% -0.08%
2065 -0.02% -0.07%
2064 -0.001% -0.06%
2063 0.02% -0.05%
2062 0.04% -0.04%
2061 0.06% -0.02%
2060 0.09% -0.01%
2059 0.11% 0.003%
2058 0.13% 0.02%
2057 0.15% 0.04%
2056 0.18% 0.05%
2055 0.2% 0.07%
2054 0.22% 0.09%
2053 0.25% 0.11%
2052 0.27% 0.13%
2051 0.3% 0.16%
2050 0.33% 0.18%
2049 0.35% 0.21%
2048 0.38% 0.23%
2047 0.41% 0.25%
2046 0.43% 0.28%
2045 0.46% 0.31%
2044 0.49% 0.34%
2043 0.51% 0.36%
2042 0.54% 0.39%
2041 0.57% 0.41%
2040 0.59% 0.44%
2039 0.62% 0.46%
2038 0.65% 0.48%
2037 0.67% 0.5%
2036 0.69% 0.53%
2035 0.72% 0.55%
2034 0.74% 0.57%
2033 0.77% 0.59%
2032 0.79% 0.61%
2031 0.81% 0.63%
2030 0.83% 0.66%
2029 0.84% 0.69%
2028 0.85% 0.72%
2027 0.84% 0.74%
2026 0.85% 0.77%
2025 0.85% 0.79%
2024 0.86% 0.82%
2023 0.88% 0.85%
2022 0.8% 0.75%
2021 0.78% 0.71%
2020 1.19% 0.85%
2019 1.7% 0.94%
2018 1.73% 0.97%
2017 1.54% 1.03%
2016 1.47% 1.08%
2015 1.44% 1.13%
2014 1.44% 1.18%
2013 1.51% 1.25%
2012 1.6% 1.29%
2011 1.66% 1.28%
2010 1.69% 1.27%
2009 1.72% 1.28%
2008 1.72% 1.31%
2007 1.72% 1.33%
2006 1.73% 1.33%
2005 1.74% 1.29%
2004 1.77% 1.28%
2003 1.78% 1.33%
2002 1.76% 1.36%
2001 1.75% 1.4%
2000 1.75% 1.44%
1999 1.79% 1.51%
1998 1.83% 1.59%
1997 1.86% 1.64%
1996 1.9% 1.66%
1995 1.92% 1.68%
1994 1.95% 1.7%
1993 2.05% 1.72%
1992 2.13% 1.75%
1991 2.18% 1.79%
1990 2.26% 1.83%
1989 2.31% 1.89%
1988 2.37% 1.93%
1987 2.44% 1.96%
1986 2.52% 2.04%
1985 2.6% 2.16%
1984 2.65% 2.25%
1983 2.66% 2.31%
1982 2.68% 2.34%
1981 2.71% 2.37%
1980 2.73% 2.42%
1979 2.75% 2.45%
1978 2.78% 2.47%
1977 2.81% 2.49%
1976 2.85% 2.53%
1975 2.89% 2.56%
1974 2.92% 2.61%
1973 2.96% 2.66%
1972 2.98% 2.7%
1971 3% 2.75%
1970 3.01% 2.79%
1969 3.03% 2.8%
1968 3.03% 2.74%
1967 3.03% 2.63%
1966 3.01% 2.39%
1965 2.99% 2.56%
1964 2.96% 2.9%
1963 2.93% 2.87%
1962 2.9% 2.85%
1961 2.86% 2.83%

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 Indonesia's population grew by 0.79%.

Live population counters

Ecuador Indonesia
Current population
18524711
289027659
Population rank 71/197 4/197
Percent of world population 0.22% 3.48%
One net population change
3.41 minutes
14.2 seconds
One birth every
1.96 minutes
7.06 seconds
One death every
5.57 minutes
14.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +423 +6,119
Annual growth/decline +154,418 +2,233,305
Annual growth/decline rate +0.85% +0.79%
Population growth rate rank 108/197 112/197
One migration net change every
30.6 minutes
13.3 minutes
Annual migration change -17,219 -39,509
Net migration rank 151/196 171/196
Foreign-born residents 747,749 445,726
Foreign-born residents rank 67/195 86/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.1% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 104/195 188/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ecuador
Natural

Migration
Indonesia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ecuador Indonesia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -17,219 - -39,509
2024 174,336 -19,704 2,307,025 -38,469
2023 178,093 -21,948 2,364,808 -37,501
2022 179,308 -23,090 2,429,171 -37,501
2021 155,146 -28,503 1,764,332 -11,248
2020 156,458 -10,320 2,152,076 -18,743
2019 211,045 54,921 2,548,048 -30,421
2018 219,513 95,482 2,587,219 -29,911
2017 211,355 53,707 2,682,556 -29,467
2016 208,245 35,461 2,814,578 -28,991
2015 219,399 14,724 2,899,165 -28,487
2014 225,790 2,273 3,000,907 -27,988
2013 234,103 -6,182 3,104,258 -27,507
2012 249,825 -7,883 3,259,811 -28,869
2011 258,171 -8,167 3,266,560 -40,543
2010 257,404 -8,330 3,161,082 -57,752
2009 260,892 -8,491 3,140,944 -73,655
2008 257,894 -8,799 3,138,143 -81,364
2007 253,419 -9,644 3,211,484 -77,338
2006 254,184 -12,679 3,163,026 -75,829
2005 255,295 -16,855 3,149,551 -76,784
2004 257,436 -20,940 2,894,440 -77,002
2003 258,928 -22,641 3,037,698 -97,732
2002 259,446 -28,090 3,063,044 -83,985
2001 259,376 -35,275 3,066,275 -64,255
2000 259,837 -40,859 3,080,621 -42,697
1999 261,650 -43,813 3,137,133 -28,799
1998 263,927 -42,550 3,258,820 -11,356
1997 266,020 -47,287 3,338,243 -4,334
1996 267,695 -46,082 3,331,535 -1,854
1995 264,449 -45,201 3,304,550 -1,643
1994 261,788 -44,399 3,292,127 -2,575
1993 260,330 -41,867 3,287,348 -3,485
1992 259,787 -29,958 3,241,576 -2,609
1991 257,713 -32,064 3,288,791 3,096
1990 252,919 -21,164 3,250,906 11,539
1989 248,129 -16,240 3,316,792 19,905
1988 241,191 -10,977 3,331,242 25,383
1987 237,724 -4,886 3,304,520 26,705
1986 237,084 -3,345 3,309,905 30,988
1985 236,438 -494 3,419,412 37,451
1984 236,543 249 3,549,570 43,693
1983 231,336 578 3,558,949 47,375
1982 227,606 -1,282 3,545,504 46,792
1981 224,073 -1,605 3,497,244 44,710
1980 220,120 -517 3,484,846 42,254
1979 216,162 -1,749 3,460,621 43,900
1978 212,497 -1,518 3,412,980 45,911
1977 209,095 -1,377 3,334,779 45,610
1976 205,366 -1,264 3,291,479 48,010
1975 202,407 -1,189 3,263,794 56,386
1974 199,276 -1,133 3,196,136 61,188
1973 196,028 -1,090 3,210,643 64,991
1972 192,136 -1,078 3,149,726 72,007
1971 187,995 -1,096 3,111,304 79,264
1970 183,517 -1,091 3,080,421 81,368
1969 178,403 -518 3,034,825 82,955
1968 173,828 -582 2,961,608 55,731
1967 168,629 -623 2,909,981 -80,138
1966 163,317 -710 2,715,011 -77,645
1965 157,915 -957 2,278,891 -61,145
1964 152,263 -1,130 2,700,138 144,819
1963 146,531 -1,254 2,609,526 110,166
1962 140,943 -1,315 2,525,163 106,264
1961 135,573 -1,317 2,434,113 103,628
1960 130,368 -1,746 2,350,971 101,631

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

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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 Indonesia 98.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 24,548,978 people) and 1.17% is from migration (a loss of 290,739 people).

As of 2024, 747,749 residents or 4.1% of the population were not native-born in Ecuador, compared to 445,726 people or 0.2% in Indonesia.

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
Indonesia
City Population
Jakarta 11.1M
Bali 4.36M
Surabaya 3.01M
Bandung 2.88M
Bekasi 2.38M
Depok 2.33M
Tangerang 2.24M
Medan 2.11M
South Tangerang 1.64M
Semarang 1.62M

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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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