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

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The latest officially reported population of Ecuador was 18,289,896 in 2025 vs 58,915,656 people in Italy in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ecuador's population is 18,524,711 people compared to 58,708,169 in Italy.

Population statistics:

  • Italy's population is 3.17 times bigger than Ecuador's.
  • Ecuador is ranked the 71st most populous country in the world, while Italy is the 26th.
  • The countries together account for 0.93% of the world: 0.22% for Ecuador vs 0.71% for Italy.
  • For the last 10 years, Ecuador has had an average growth rate of +1.2% per year vs -0.21% in Italy.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ecuador has increased from 14.1M people to 18.5M (31.5% growth), while Italy has grown from 58.4M to 58.7M (0.53% growth).

Ecuador vs Italy: population by year and forecast

Ecuador
Factual

Projection
Italy
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ecuador Italy
2100 19,228,782 35,295,729
2099 19,340,097 35,533,045
2098 19,450,693 35,764,971
2097 19,560,701 36,003,567
2096 19,669,979 36,240,310
2095 19,778,462 36,477,183
2094 19,886,052 36,710,370
2093 19,992,669 36,941,728
2092 20,098,272 37,181,889
2091 20,202,506 37,416,123
2090 20,305,068 37,654,289
2089 20,405,890 37,896,069
2088 20,504,644 38,134,560
2087 20,601,339 38,375,540
2086 20,695,909 38,612,968
2085 20,787,577 38,857,421
2084 20,876,493 39,105,783
2083 20,962,500 39,352,795
2082 21,045,378 39,608,119
2081 21,125,120 39,866,527
2080 21,201,334 40,130,426
2079 21,274,022 40,403,049
2078 21,342,681 40,680,460
2077 21,407,128 40,962,463
2076 21,467,139 41,254,005
2075 21,522,639 41,558,635
2074 21,574,048 41,883,296
2073 21,620,943 42,216,283
2072 21,663,089 42,564,739
2071 21,700,549 42,921,274
2070 21,733,443 43,295,245
2069 21,761,400 43,679,714
2068 21,784,628 44,073,736
2067 21,803,261 44,471,480
2066 21,817,250 44,883,154
2065 21,827,100 45,309,461
2064 21,832,128 45,741,985
2063 21,832,392 46,180,658
2062 21,827,906 46,633,125
2061 21,818,725 47,088,290
2060 21,804,898 47,542,648
2059 21,786,303 47,998,659
2058 21,762,952 48,452,892
2057 21,734,509 48,899,246
2056 21,701,243 49,344,799
2055 21,663,048 49,776,680
2054 21,619,826 50,197,999
2053 21,571,625 50,613,632
2052 21,518,254 51,012,772
2051 21,459,664 51,404,003
2050 21,395,458 51,791,523
2049 21,325,937 52,164,254
2048 21,250,764 52,522,170
2047 21,170,405 52,876,346
2046 21,084,775 53,212,697
2045 20,993,856 53,541,344
2044 20,897,671 53,856,790
2043 20,796,343 54,176,580
2042 20,690,070 54,477,632
2041 20,578,792 54,765,213
2040 20,462,650 55,052,803
2039 20,341,883 55,342,225
2038 20,216,233 55,619,470
2037 20,086,412 55,895,913
2036 19,952,696 56,164,408
2035 19,815,195 56,435,468
2034 19,673,968 56,703,168
2033 19,528,774 56,963,528
2032 19,380,240 57,220,334
2031 19,228,129 57,487,786
2030 19,072,759 57,749,232
2029 18,915,565 57,994,812
2028 18,757,690 58,236,078
2027 18,600,425 58,477,957
2026 18,444,744 58,708,169
2025 18,289,896 58,915,656
2024 18,135,478 58,952,704
2023 17,980,083 58,984,216
2022 17,823,897 59,013,667
2021 17,682,454 59,133,173
2020 17,546,065 59,438,851
2019 17,340,021 59,729,081
2018 17,049,547 59,877,221
2017 16,759,519 60,002,252
2016 16,505,139 60,115,223
2015 16,266,225 60,229,605
2014 16,035,124 60,320,707
2013 15,807,128 60,311,613
2012 15,572,194 60,191,247
2011 15,326,227 60,026,841
2010 15,076,695 59,819,407
2009 14,825,954 59,555,454
2008 14,575,202 59,211,181
2007 14,328,773 58,756,247
2006 14,086,131 58,399,861
2005 13,846,163 58,166,682
2004 13,608,701 57,828,179
2003 13,372,306 57,399,184
2002 13,138,472 57,089,824
2001 12,910,740 56,976,981
2000 12,689,206 56,942,108
1999 12,470,795 56,916,317
1998 12,251,184 56,906,744
1997 12,031,127 56,890,372
1996 11,810,950 56,860,281
1995 11,590,514 56,844,303
1994 11,372,197 56,843,400
1993 11,154,274 56,831,821
1992 10,930,128 56,797,087
1991 10,702,380 56,758,521
1990 10,473,673 56,719,240
1989 10,241,852 56,671,781
1988 10,010,808 56,629,288
1987 9,779,290 56,601,931
1986 9,545,998 56,596,155
1985 9,311,154 56,593,071
1984 9,074,782 56,576,718
1983 8,840,417 56,564,074
1982 8,611,298 56,543,548
1981 8,386,910 56,501,675
1980 8,165,877 56,433,883
1979 7,948,869 56,317,749
1978 7,736,167 56,155,143
1977 7,526,819 55,955,411
1976 7,320,912 55,718,260
1975 7,118,251 55,441,001
1974 6,918,573 55,110,868
1973 6,722,033 54,751,406
1972 6,529,034 54,381,345
1971 6,340,052 54,073,490
1970 6,155,387 53,821,850
1969 5,975,236 53,537,950
1968 5,799,680 53,235,750
1967 5,629,057 52,900,500
1966 5,463,748 52,519,000
1965 5,303,963 52,112,350
1964 5,149,918 51,675,350
1963 5,001,716 51,252,000
1962 4,859,269 50,879,450
1961 4,722,331 50,536,350
1960 4,590,891 50,199,700

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

GeoRank.org/population/ecuador/italy | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ecuador increased by 2,419,008 people (a 17.2% growth), while Italy gained 1,715,362 people (a 2.94% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ecuador gained 2,019,572 people (a 12.2% growth), while Italy's population decreased by 1,407,054 people (a 2.34% decline).

Ecuador was ranked 65th most populous country in 2006 and is 71st in 2026. Italy was ranked 23rd in 2006 and ranked 26th 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 Italy will decrease by 11.8% to 51,791,523 people and rank change from 26th to 40th.

Ecuador is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 21.8M people, while Italy's population already peaked in 2014 at 60.3M people and is projected to decrease to 35.3M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Ecuador
Factual

Projection
Italy
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ecuador Italy
2100 -0.58% -0.67%
2099 -0.57% -0.65%
2098 -0.56% -0.66%
2097 -0.56% -0.65%
2096 -0.55% -0.65%
2095 -0.54% -0.64%
2094 -0.53% -0.63%
2093 -0.53% -0.65%
2092 -0.52% -0.63%
2091 -0.51% -0.63%
2090 -0.49% -0.64%
2089 -0.48% -0.63%
2088 -0.47% -0.63%
2087 -0.46% -0.61%
2086 -0.44% -0.63%
2085 -0.43% -0.64%
2084 -0.41% -0.63%
2083 -0.39% -0.64%
2082 -0.38% -0.65%
2081 -0.36% -0.66%
2080 -0.34% -0.67%
2079 -0.32% -0.68%
2078 -0.3% -0.69%
2077 -0.28% -0.71%
2076 -0.26% -0.73%
2075 -0.24% -0.78%
2074 -0.22% -0.79%
2073 -0.19% -0.82%
2072 -0.17% -0.83%
2071 -0.15% -0.86%
2070 -0.13% -0.88%
2069 -0.11% -0.89%
2068 -0.09% -0.89%
2067 -0.06% -0.92%
2066 -0.05% -0.94%
2065 -0.02% -0.95%
2064 -0.001% -0.95%
2063 0.02% -0.97%
2062 0.04% -0.97%
2061 0.06% -0.96%
2060 0.09% -0.95%
2059 0.11% -0.94%
2058 0.13% -0.91%
2057 0.15% -0.9%
2056 0.18% -0.87%
2055 0.2% -0.84%
2054 0.22% -0.82%
2053 0.25% -0.78%
2052 0.27% -0.76%
2051 0.3% -0.75%
2050 0.33% -0.71%
2049 0.35% -0.68%
2048 0.38% -0.67%
2047 0.41% -0.63%
2046 0.43% -0.61%
2045 0.46% -0.59%
2044 0.49% -0.59%
2043 0.51% -0.55%
2042 0.54% -0.53%
2041 0.57% -0.52%
2040 0.59% -0.52%
2039 0.62% -0.5%
2038 0.65% -0.49%
2037 0.67% -0.48%
2036 0.69% -0.48%
2035 0.72% -0.47%
2034 0.74% -0.46%
2033 0.77% -0.45%
2032 0.79% -0.47%
2031 0.81% -0.45%
2030 0.83% -0.42%
2029 0.84% -0.41%
2028 0.85% -0.41%
2027 0.84% -0.39%
2026 0.85% -0.35%
2025 0.85% -0.06%
2024 0.86% -0.05%
2023 0.88% -0.05%
2022 0.8% -0.2%
2021 0.78% -0.51%
2020 1.19% -0.49%
2019 1.7% -0.25%
2018 1.73% -0.21%
2017 1.54% -0.19%
2016 1.47% -0.19%
2015 1.44% -0.15%
2014 1.44% 0.02%
2013 1.51% 0.2%
2012 1.6% 0.27%
2011 1.66% 0.35%
2010 1.69% 0.44%
2009 1.72% 0.58%
2008 1.72% 0.77%
2007 1.72% 0.61%
2006 1.73% 0.4%
2005 1.74% 0.59%
2004 1.77% 0.75%
2003 1.78% 0.54%
2002 1.76% 0.2%
2001 1.75% 0.06%
2000 1.75% 0.05%
1999 1.79% 0.02%
1998 1.83% 0.03%
1997 1.86% 0.05%
1996 1.9% 0.03%
1995 1.92% 0.002%
1994 1.95% 0.02%
1993 2.05% 0.06%
1992 2.13% 0.07%
1991 2.18% 0.07%
1990 2.26% 0.08%
1989 2.31% 0.08%
1988 2.37% 0.05%
1987 2.44% 0.01%
1986 2.52% 0.005%
1985 2.6% 0.03%
1984 2.65% 0.02%
1983 2.66% 0.04%
1982 2.68% 0.07%
1981 2.71% 0.12%
1980 2.73% 0.21%
1979 2.75% 0.29%
1978 2.78% 0.36%
1977 2.81% 0.43%
1976 2.85% 0.5%
1975 2.89% 0.6%
1974 2.92% 0.66%
1973 2.96% 0.68%
1972 2.98% 0.57%
1971 3% 0.47%
1970 3.01% 0.53%
1969 3.03% 0.57%
1968 3.03% 0.63%
1967 3.03% 0.73%
1966 3.01% 0.78%
1965 2.99% 0.85%
1964 2.96% 0.83%
1963 2.93% 0.73%
1962 2.9% 0.68%
1961 2.86% 0.67%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/ecuador/italy | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Ecuador grew by 0.85%, while Italy's population declined by 0.06%.

Live population counters

Ecuador Italy
Current population
18524711
58708169
Population rank 71/197 26/197
Percent of world population 0.22% 0.71%
One net population change
3.41 minutes
14.2 minutes
One birth every
1.96 minutes
1.42 minutes
One death every
5.57 minutes
48.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +423 -102
Annual growth/decline +154,418 -37,048
Annual growth/decline rate +0.85% -0.06%
Population growth rate rank 108/197 162/197
One migration net change every
30.6 minutes
6.99 minutes
Annual migration change -17,219 +75,448
Net migration rank 151/196 19/196
Foreign-born residents 747,749 6,553,671
Foreign-born residents rank 67/195 12/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.1% 11%
Foreign-born share rank 104/195 59/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ecuador
Natural

Migration
Italy
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ecuador Italy
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -17,219 - 75,448
2024 174,336 -19,704 -277,077 95,246
2023 178,093 -21,948 -294,922 150,189
2022 179,308 -23,090 -318,674 231,228
2021 155,146 -28,503 -301,579 157,327
2020 156,458 -10,320 -338,801 85,281
2019 211,045 54,921 -215,025 46,634
2018 219,513 95,482 -197,595 83,686
2017 211,355 53,707 -192,007 95,147
2016 208,245 35,461 -138,265 84,568
2015 219,399 14,724 -162,620 39,389
2014 225,790 2,273 -96,513 52,679
2013 234,103 -6,182 -90,468 158,090
2012 249,825 -7,883 -78,248 252,524
2011 258,171 -8,167 -48,021 198,544
2010 257,404 -8,330 -23,928 274,387
2009 260,892 -8,491 -17,866 283,676
2008 257,894 -8,799 -11,842 422,534
2007 253,419 -9,644 -5,876 495,092
2006 254,184 -12,679 0 215,995
2005 255,295 -16,855 -17,450 258,702
2004 257,436 -20,940 11,566 417,970
2003 258,928 -22,641 -40,179 478,578
2002 259,446 -28,090 -22,836 223,861
2001 259,376 -35,275 -11,396 48,903
2000 259,837 -40,859 -17,082 56,065
1999 261,650 -43,813 -22,766 54,405
1998 263,927 -42,550 -39,835 67,985
1997 266,020 -47,287 -22,756 50,539
1996 267,695 -46,082 -22,744 53,450
1995 264,449 -45,201 -34,107 -460,287
1994 261,788 -44,399 -17,053 502,750
1993 260,330 -41,867 0 24,321
1992 259,787 -29,958 22,718 51,747
1991 257,713 -32,064 11,352 19,721
1990 252,919 -21,164 22,688 35,317
1989 248,129 -16,240 28,336 19,540
1988 241,191 -10,977 33,977 18,553
1987 237,724 -4,886 16,980 7,825
1986 237,084 -3,345 11,319 -6,206
1985 236,438 -494 28,297 6,911
1984 236,543 249 50,919 203
1983 231,336 578 33,939 -3,733
1982 227,606 -1,282 79,161 -24,223
1981 224,073 -1,605 73,452 7,182
1980 220,120 -517 84,650 295,642
1979 216,162 -1,749 129,531 42,637
1978 212,497 -1,518 168,465 43,932
1977 209,095 -1,377 190,248 42,246
1976 205,366 -1,264 228,445 40,885
1975 202,407 -1,189 271,660 43,051
1974 199,276 -1,133 336,176 42,487
1973 196,028 -1,090 328,508 41,631
1972 192,136 -1,078 364,355 43,182
1971 187,995 -1,096 383,922 -58,627
1970 183,517 -1,091 376,753 -62,216
1969 178,403 -518 390,827 -45,346
1968 173,828 -582 399,268 -50,149
1967 168,629 -623 439,074 -37,992
1966 163,317 -710 488,427 -35,352
1965 157,915 -957 474,222 -36,267
1964 152,263 -1,130 527,089 -27,368
1963 146,531 -1,254 440,767 -28,198
1962 140,943 -1,315 427,387 -25,840
1961 135,573 -1,317 459,880 -129,761
1960 130,368 -1,746 426,697 -140,765

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

GeoRank.org/population/ecuador/italy | CC BY

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 Italy 69.5% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,436,565 people) and 30.5% is from migration (a gain of 1,068,695 people).

As of 2024, 747,749 residents or 4.1% of the population were not native-born in Ecuador, compared to 6,553,671 people or 11% in Italy.

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
Italy
City Population
Rome 2.75M
Milan 1.35M
Naples 913K
Turin 842K
Palermo 630K
Genoa 559K
Bologna 388K
Florence 361K
Bari 315K
Catania 312K

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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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