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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ecuador was 18,135,478 in 2024 vs 91,567,738 people in Iran in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ecuador's population is 18,487,749 people compared to 93,468,444 in Iran.

Population statistics:

  • Iran's population is 5.06 times bigger than Ecuador's.
  • Ecuador is ranked the 71st most populous country in the world, while Iran is the 17th.
  • The countries together account for 1.35% of the world: 0.22% for Ecuador vs 1.13% for Iran.
  • For the last 10 years, Ecuador has had an average growth rate of +1.26% per year vs +1.19% in Iran.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ecuador has increased from 14.1M people to 18.5M (31.2% growth), while Iran has grown from 73.4M to 93.5M (27.4% growth).

Ecuador vs Iran: population by year and forecast

Ecuador
Factual

Projection
Iran
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ecuador Iran
2100 19,229,713 80,713,760
2099 19,341,033 81,246,718
2098 19,451,634 81,770,953
2097 19,561,648 82,295,714
2096 19,670,931 82,818,575
2095 19,779,419 83,338,446
2094 19,887,014 83,854,648
2093 19,993,637 84,371,569
2092 20,099,245 84,888,626
2091 20,203,483 85,410,099
2090 20,306,051 85,934,675
2089 20,406,878 86,466,409
2088 20,505,637 87,004,165
2087 20,602,336 87,549,685
2086 20,696,910 88,105,571
2085 20,788,583 88,668,329
2084 20,877,503 89,239,709
2083 20,963,515 89,817,194
2082 21,046,396 90,402,538
2081 21,126,142 90,995,822
2080 21,202,360 91,595,122
2079 21,275,051 92,196,842
2078 21,343,714 92,801,160
2077 21,408,164 93,405,954
2076 21,468,178 94,007,669
2075 21,523,680 94,606,607
2074 21,575,092 95,197,577
2073 21,621,989 95,783,994
2072 21,664,137 96,355,853
2071 21,701,599 96,915,335
2070 21,734,495 97,460,813
2069 21,762,453 97,988,897
2068 21,785,682 98,496,927
2067 21,804,316 98,978,509
2066 21,818,306 99,439,391
2065 21,828,156 99,877,457
2064 21,833,185 100,288,977
2063 21,833,449 100,668,199
2062 21,828,963 101,017,348
2061 21,819,781 101,332,810
2060 21,805,954 101,612,261
2059 21,787,357 101,858,931
2058 21,764,005 102,061,144
2057 21,735,561 102,228,085
2056 21,702,294 102,358,266
2055 21,664,097 102,449,092
2054 21,620,873 102,498,594
2053 21,572,669 102,508,245
2052 21,519,295 102,480,373
2051 21,460,703 102,417,847
2050 21,396,494 102,318,917
2049 21,326,969 102,189,816
2048 21,251,792 102,024,233
2047 21,171,429 101,832,213
2046 21,085,795 101,613,554
2045 20,994,872 101,371,784
2044 20,898,682 101,104,998
2043 20,797,349 100,818,045
2042 20,691,071 100,512,032
2041 20,579,788 100,188,214
2040 20,463,641 99,849,875
2039 20,342,868 99,501,869
2038 20,217,211 99,137,385
2037 20,087,384 98,759,167
2036 19,953,661 98,366,612
2035 19,816,154 97,963,082
2034 19,674,920 97,546,148
2033 19,529,719 97,118,106
2032 19,381,178 96,671,440
2031 19,229,060 96,204,118
2030 19,073,682 95,718,604
2029 18,916,480 95,195,996
2028 18,758,598 94,623,034
2027 18,601,326 93,987,260
2026 18,445,637 93,276,075
2025 18,290,781 92,478,162
2024 18,135,478 91,567,738
2023 17,980,083 90,608,707
2022 17,823,897 89,524,246
2021 17,682,454 88,455,488
2020 17,546,065 87,723,443
2019 17,340,021 87,051,648
2018 17,049,547 86,117,998
2017 16,759,519 85,026,754
2016 16,505,139 83,812,228
2015 16,266,225 82,619,362
2014 16,035,124 81,502,045
2013 15,807,128 80,414,686
2012 15,572,194 79,370,580
2011 15,326,227 78,383,598
2010 15,076,695 77,420,842
2009 14,825,954 76,457,825
2008 14,575,202 75,514,204
2007 14,328,773 74,602,648
2006 14,086,131 73,392,747
2005 13,846,163 71,828,455
2004 13,608,701 70,256,316
2003 13,372,306 68,769,340
2002 13,138,472 68,011,317
2001 12,910,740 67,452,005
2000 12,689,206 66,418,659
1999 12,470,795 65,445,391
1998 12,251,184 64,519,859
1997 12,031,127 63,639,638
1996 11,810,950 62,881,300
1995 11,590,514 62,205,567
1994 11,372,197 61,520,598
1993 11,154,274 61,403,543
1992 10,930,128 61,184,983
1991 10,702,380 59,986,931
1990 10,473,673 58,380,092
1989 10,241,852 56,704,914
1988 10,010,808 55,072,694
1987 9,779,290 53,323,493
1986 9,545,998 51,446,045
1985 9,311,154 49,582,289
1984 9,074,782 47,793,998
1983 8,840,417 46,029,535
1982 8,611,298 44,272,141
1981 8,386,910 41,989,312
1980 8,165,877 39,842,324
1979 7,948,869 38,424,952
1978 7,736,167 37,126,535
1977 7,526,819 35,933,181
1976 7,320,912 34,837,271
1975 7,118,251 33,802,973
1974 6,918,573 32,796,463
1973 6,722,033 31,839,838
1972 6,529,034 30,921,179
1971 6,340,052 30,029,071
1970 6,155,387 29,145,100
1969 5,975,236 28,273,482
1968 5,799,680 27,437,391
1967 5,629,057 26,628,432
1966 5,463,748 25,829,270
1965 5,303,963 25,036,978
1964 5,149,918 24,262,859
1963 5,001,716 23,519,005
1962 4,859,269 22,807,907
1961 4,722,331 22,125,726
1960 4,590,891 21,470,434

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/iran | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ecuador increased by 2,419,008 people (a 17.2% growth), while Iran gained 10,419,481 people (a 14.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ecuador gained 1,982,610 people (a 12% growth), while Iran's population increased by 9,656,216 people (a 11.5% growth).

Ecuador was ranked 65th most populous country in 2006 and is 71st in 2026. Iran was ranked 17th in 2006 and still ranked 17th 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 Iran will increase by 9.47% to 102,318,917 people and rank change from 17th to 18th.

Ecuador is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 21.8M people compared to the peak of 103M people in 2053 for Iran.

Population growth rate by year

Ecuador
Factual

Projection
Iran
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ecuador Iran
2100 -0.58% -0.66%
2099 -0.57% -0.64%
2098 -0.56% -0.64%
2097 -0.56% -0.63%
2096 -0.55% -0.62%
2095 -0.54% -0.62%
2094 -0.53% -0.61%
2093 -0.53% -0.61%
2092 -0.52% -0.61%
2091 -0.51% -0.61%
2090 -0.49% -0.61%
2089 -0.48% -0.62%
2088 -0.47% -0.62%
2087 -0.46% -0.63%
2086 -0.44% -0.63%
2085 -0.43% -0.64%
2084 -0.41% -0.64%
2083 -0.39% -0.65%
2082 -0.38% -0.65%
2081 -0.36% -0.65%
2080 -0.34% -0.65%
2079 -0.32% -0.65%
2078 -0.3% -0.65%
2077 -0.28% -0.64%
2076 -0.26% -0.63%
2075 -0.24% -0.62%
2074 -0.22% -0.61%
2073 -0.19% -0.59%
2072 -0.17% -0.58%
2071 -0.15% -0.56%
2070 -0.13% -0.54%
2069 -0.11% -0.52%
2068 -0.09% -0.49%
2067 -0.06% -0.46%
2066 -0.05% -0.44%
2065 -0.02% -0.41%
2064 -0.001% -0.38%
2063 0.02% -0.35%
2062 0.04% -0.31%
2061 0.06% -0.28%
2060 0.09% -0.24%
2059 0.11% -0.2%
2058 0.13% -0.16%
2057 0.15% -0.13%
2056 0.18% -0.09%
2055 0.2% -0.05%
2054 0.22% -0.009%
2053 0.25% 0.03%
2052 0.27% 0.06%
2051 0.3% 0.1%
2050 0.33% 0.13%
2049 0.35% 0.16%
2048 0.38% 0.19%
2047 0.41% 0.22%
2046 0.43% 0.24%
2045 0.46% 0.26%
2044 0.49% 0.28%
2043 0.51% 0.3%
2042 0.54% 0.32%
2041 0.57% 0.34%
2040 0.59% 0.35%
2039 0.62% 0.37%
2038 0.65% 0.38%
2037 0.67% 0.4%
2036 0.69% 0.41%
2035 0.72% 0.43%
2034 0.74% 0.44%
2033 0.77% 0.46%
2032 0.79% 0.49%
2031 0.81% 0.51%
2030 0.83% 0.55%
2029 0.84% 0.61%
2028 0.85% 0.68%
2027 0.84% 0.76%
2026 0.85% 0.86%
2025 0.86% 0.99%
2024 0.86% 1.06%
2023 0.88% 1.21%
2022 0.8% 1.21%
2021 0.78% 0.83%
2020 1.19% 0.77%
2019 1.7% 1.08%
2018 1.73% 1.28%
2017 1.54% 1.45%
2016 1.47% 1.44%
2015 1.44% 1.37%
2014 1.44% 1.35%
2013 1.51% 1.32%
2012 1.6% 1.26%
2011 1.66% 1.24%
2010 1.69% 1.26%
2009 1.72% 1.25%
2008 1.72% 1.22%
2007 1.72% 1.65%
2006 1.73% 2.18%
2005 1.74% 2.24%
2004 1.77% 2.16%
2003 1.78% 1.11%
2002 1.76% 0.83%
2001 1.75% 1.56%
2000 1.75% 1.49%
1999 1.79% 1.43%
1998 1.83% 1.38%
1997 1.86% 1.21%
1996 1.9% 1.09%
1995 1.92% 1.11%
1994 1.95% 0.19%
1993 2.05% 0.36%
1992 2.13% 2%
1991 2.18% 2.75%
1990 2.26% 2.95%
1989 2.31% 2.96%
1988 2.37% 3.28%
1987 2.44% 3.65%
1986 2.52% 3.76%
1985 2.6% 3.74%
1984 2.65% 3.83%
1983 2.66% 3.97%
1982 2.68% 5.44%
1981 2.71% 5.39%
1980 2.73% 3.69%
1979 2.75% 3.5%
1978 2.78% 3.32%
1977 2.81% 3.15%
1976 2.85% 3.06%
1975 2.89% 3.07%
1974 2.92% 3%
1973 2.96% 2.97%
1972 2.98% 2.97%
1971 3% 3.03%
1970 3.01% 3.08%
1969 3.03% 3.05%
1968 3.03% 3.04%
1967 3.03% 3.09%
1966 3.01% 3.16%
1965 2.99% 3.19%
1964 2.96% 3.16%
1963 2.93% 3.12%
1962 2.9% 3.08%
1961 2.86% 3.05%

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/iran | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Ecuador grew by 0.86%, while Iran's population grew by 1.06%.

Live population counters

Ecuador Iran
Current population
18487749
93468444
Population rank 71/197 17/197
Percent of world population 0.22% 1.13%
One net population change
3.38 minutes
32.9 seconds
One birth every
1.94 minutes
26.9 seconds
One death every
5.7 minutes
1.24 minutes
Daily growth/decline +426 +2,627
Annual growth/decline +155,395 +959,031
Annual growth/decline rate +0.86% +1.06%
Population growth rate rank 109/197 98/197
One migration net change every
30.6 minutes
4.51 minutes
Annual migration change -17,219 +116,786
Net migration rank 151/196 14/196
Foreign-born residents 747,749 3,840,654
Foreign-born residents rank 67/195 17/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.1% 4.2%
Foreign-born share rank 104/195 103/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ecuador
Natural

Migration
Iran
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ecuador Iran
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -17,219 - 116,786
2024 - -19,704 - 190,156
2023 178,093 -21,948 750,150 262,044
2022 179,308 -23,090 753,525 403,190
2021 155,146 -28,503 645,725 334,967
2020 156,458 -10,320 663,978 -180,680
2019 211,045 54,921 893,063 -32,794
2018 219,513 95,482 1,035,052 -27,946
2017 211,355 53,707 1,140,549 34,849
2016 208,245 35,461 1,186,949 66,630
2015 219,399 14,724 1,178,317 -46,239
2014 225,790 2,273 1,158,552 -56,042
2013 234,103 -6,182 1,119,533 -47,322
2012 249,825 -7,883 1,073,804 -57,823
2011 258,171 -8,167 1,023,925 -65,924
2010 257,404 -8,330 980,380 -12,849
2009 260,892 -8,491 958,322 211
2008 257,894 -8,799 940,983 -12,184
2007 253,419 -9,644 919,254 -24,950
2006 254,184 -12,679 884,529 640,932
2005 255,295 -16,855 837,305 765,873
2004 257,436 -20,940 801,203 739,996
2003 258,928 -22,641 732,600 700,222
2002 259,446 -28,090 752,205 -668,962
2001 259,376 -35,275 743,658 291,692
2000 259,837 -40,859 731,203 300,133
1999 261,650 -43,813 723,237 191,988
1998 263,927 -42,550 717,655 218,171
1997 266,020 -47,287 726,574 98,009
1996 267,695 -46,082 784,508 -92,435
1995 264,449 -45,201 879,648 -220,258
1994 261,788 -44,399 1,008,076 -297,487
1993 260,330 -41,867 1,219,658 -1,696,091
1992 259,787 -29,958 1,365,466 -451,945
1991 257,713 -32,064 1,495,594 -13,059
1990 252,919 -21,164 1,530,434 200,711
1989 248,129 -16,240 1,609,739 9,460
1988 241,191 -10,977 1,614,512 30,688
1987 237,724 -4,886 1,639,644 213,524
1986 237,084 -3,345 1,659,289 242,411
1985 236,438 -494 1,661,750 163,999
1984 236,543 249 1,653,051 97,748
1983 231,336 578 1,573,612 204,544
1982 227,606 -1,282 1,514,240 222,390
1981 224,073 -1,605 1,376,830 1,452,169
1980 220,120 -517 1,361,293 103,674
1979 216,162 -1,749 1,294,306 75,451
1978 212,497 -1,518 1,156,974 70,088
1977 209,095 -1,377 1,091,542 68,093
1976 205,366 -1,264 1,013,347 18,825
1975 202,407 -1,189 929,481 106,921
1974 199,276 -1,133 873,369 103,252
1973 196,028 -1,090 831,880 104,779
1972 192,136 -1,078 804,043 96,614
1971 187,995 -1,096 805,830 77,717
1970 183,517 -1,091 794,612 89,757
1969 178,403 -518 780,660 78,196
1968 173,828 -582 743,992 69,342
1967 168,629 -623 727,276 77,313
1966 163,317 -710 695,040 98,709
1965 157,915 -957 663,029 127,808
1964 152,263 -1,130 635,589 121,817
1963 146,531 -1,254 620,126 110,190
1962 140,943 -1,315 595,538 96,332
1961 135,573 -1,317 594,674 77,811
1960 130,368 -1,746 584,060 54,041

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

GeoRank.org/population/ecuador/iran | 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 Iran 92.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,405,860 people) and 7.46% is from migration (a gain of 757,979 people).

As of 2024, 747,749 residents or 4.1% of the population were not native-born in Ecuador, compared to 3,840,654 people or 4.2% in Iran.

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
Iran
City Population
Tehran 8.69M
Mashhad 3M
Isfahan 1.96M
Karaj 1.59M
Shiraz 1.57M
Tabriz 1.56M
Qom 1.2M
Ahvaz 1.18M
Kermanshah 947K
Urmia 736K

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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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