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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ecuador was 18,135,478 in 2024 vs 283,487,931 people in Indonesia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ecuador's population is 18,487,749 people compared to 288,551,776 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 +1.26% per year vs +0.94% in Indonesia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ecuador has increased from 14.1M people to 18.5M (31.2% growth), while Indonesia has grown from 234M to 289M (23.3% growth).

Ecuador vs Indonesia: population by year and forecast

Ecuador
Factual

Projection
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ecuador Indonesia
2100 19,229,713 297,263,579
2099 19,341,033 298,386,561
2098 19,451,634 299,496,396
2097 19,561,648 300,596,542
2096 19,670,931 301,680,965
2095 19,779,419 302,745,817
2094 19,887,014 303,798,670
2093 19,993,637 304,837,512
2092 20,099,245 305,857,297
2091 20,203,483 306,853,321
2090 20,306,051 307,827,852
2089 20,406,878 308,775,620
2088 20,505,637 309,700,566
2087 20,602,336 310,605,359
2086 20,696,910 311,483,180
2085 20,788,583 312,332,996
2084 20,877,503 313,155,965
2083 20,963,515 313,952,990
2082 21,046,396 314,719,759
2081 21,126,142 315,453,880
2080 21,202,360 316,158,503
2079 21,275,051 316,839,281
2078 21,343,714 317,487,448
2077 21,408,164 318,105,938
2076 21,468,178 318,684,532
2075 21,523,680 319,239,982
2074 21,575,092 319,759,087
2073 21,621,989 320,251,181
2072 21,664,137 320,709,370
2071 21,701,599 321,136,059
2070 21,734,495 321,534,979
2069 21,762,453 321,908,058
2068 21,785,682 322,252,027
2067 21,804,316 322,566,642
2066 21,818,306 322,849,032
2065 21,828,156 323,098,730
2064 21,833,185 323,318,973
2063 21,833,449 323,506,247
2062 21,828,963 323,662,911
2061 21,819,781 323,784,985
2060 21,805,954 323,865,045
2059 21,787,357 323,904,988
2058 21,764,005 323,894,318
2057 21,735,561 323,837,237
2056 21,702,294 323,721,448
2055 21,664,097 323,552,405
2054 21,620,873 323,324,404
2053 21,572,669 323,032,528
2052 21,519,295 322,677,809
2051 21,460,703 322,252,898
2050 21,396,494 321,749,772
2049 21,326,969 321,169,163
2048 21,251,792 320,507,607
2047 21,171,429 319,778,332
2046 21,085,795 318,970,565
2045 20,994,872 318,077,606
2044 20,898,682 317,100,688
2043 20,797,349 316,041,251
2042 20,691,071 314,905,847
2041 20,579,788 313,692,611
2040 20,463,641 312,407,319
2039 20,342,868 311,049,484
2038 20,217,211 309,626,850
2037 20,087,384 308,137,773
2036 19,953,661 306,592,068
2035 19,816,154 304,988,219
2034 19,674,920 303,322,890
2033 19,529,719 301,599,483
2032 19,381,178 299,828,261
2031 19,229,060 298,003,267
2030 19,073,682 296,127,253
2029 18,916,480 294,190,935
2028 18,758,598 292,188,833
2027 18,601,326 290,114,110
2026 18,445,637 287,972,484
2025 18,290,781 285,765,617
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 (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 Indonesia gained 30,675,766 people (a 13.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ecuador gained 1,982,610 people (a 12% growth), while Indonesia's population increased by 23,924,358 people (a 9.04% 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 15.7% to 21,396,494 people with a rank change from 71st to 74th. The population of Indonesia will increase by 11.5% to 321,749,772 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 0.86% 0.8%
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 (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 Indonesia's population grew by 0.82%.

Live population counters

Ecuador Indonesia
Current population
18487749
288551776
Population rank 71/197 4/197
Percent of world population 0.22% 3.48%
One net population change
3.38 minutes
13.7 seconds
One birth every
1.94 minutes
7.04 seconds
One death every
5.7 minutes
14.9 seconds
Daily growth/decline +426 +6,296
Annual growth/decline +155,395 +2,297,864
Annual growth/decline rate +0.86% +0.82%
Population growth rate rank 109/197 115/197
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 - -19,704 - -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 2026-04-06).

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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 Indonesia 98.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 25,242,860 people) and 1.1% is from migration (a loss of 280,258 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 (1960–2024, 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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