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Population in Ecuador compared to Ivory Coast: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ecuador was 18,135,478 in 2024 vs 31,934,230 people in Ivory Coast in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ecuador's population is 18,487,749 people compared to 33,722,528 in Ivory Coast.

Population statistics:

  • Ivory Coast's population is 1.82 times bigger than Ecuador's.
  • Ecuador is ranked the 71st most populous country in the world, while Ivory Coast is the 50th.
  • The countries together account for 0.63% of the world: 0.22% for Ecuador vs 0.41% for Ivory Coast.
  • For the last 10 years, Ecuador has had an average growth rate of +1.26% per year vs +2.65% in Ivory Coast.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ecuador has increased from 14.1M people to 18.5M (31.2% growth), while Ivory Coast has grown from 20.5M to 33.7M (64.1% growth).

Ecuador vs Ivory Coast: population by year and forecast

Ecuador
Factual

Projection
Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ecuador Ivory Coast
2100 19,229,713 104,920,371
2099 19,341,033 104,113,061
2098 19,451,634 103,291,158
2097 19,561,648 102,471,756
2096 19,670,931 101,628,301
2095 19,779,419 100,772,460
2094 19,887,014 99,898,304
2093 19,993,637 99,021,348
2092 20,099,245 98,114,023
2091 20,203,483 97,191,635
2090 20,306,051 96,263,617
2089 20,406,878 95,332,834
2088 20,505,637 94,410,464
2087 20,602,336 93,478,576
2086 20,696,910 92,531,438
2085 20,788,583 91,589,651
2084 20,877,503 90,656,883
2083 20,963,515 89,687,091
2082 21,046,396 88,713,776
2081 21,126,142 87,729,381
2080 21,202,360 86,741,632
2079 21,275,051 85,754,611
2078 21,343,714 84,755,417
2077 21,408,164 83,751,773
2076 21,468,178 82,745,768
2075 21,523,680 81,715,680
2074 21,575,092 80,699,852
2073 21,621,989 79,680,254
2072 21,664,137 78,658,967
2071 21,701,599 77,619,677
2070 21,734,495 76,578,862
2069 21,762,453 75,539,439
2068 21,785,682 74,479,930
2067 21,804,316 73,429,006
2066 21,818,306 72,362,962
2065 21,828,156 71,312,115
2064 21,833,185 70,271,852
2063 21,833,449 69,232,655
2062 21,828,963 68,207,413
2061 21,819,781 67,176,556
2060 21,805,954 66,159,709
2059 21,787,357 65,140,683
2058 21,764,005 64,110,700
2057 21,735,561 63,092,260
2056 21,702,294 62,075,281
2055 21,664,097 61,046,238
2054 21,620,873 60,014,012
2053 21,572,669 58,992,661
2052 21,519,295 57,968,005
2051 21,460,703 56,941,659
2050 21,396,494 55,918,046
2049 21,326,969 54,901,818
2048 21,251,792 53,875,709
2047 21,171,429 52,858,830
2046 21,085,795 51,844,312
2045 20,994,872 50,830,306
2044 20,898,682 49,805,598
2043 20,797,349 48,788,840
2042 20,691,071 47,784,131
2041 20,579,788 46,795,255
2040 20,463,641 45,813,266
2039 20,342,868 44,841,250
2038 20,217,211 43,881,133
2037 20,087,384 42,929,373
2036 19,953,661 41,995,248
2035 19,816,154 41,077,730
2034 19,674,920 40,171,091
2033 19,529,719 39,279,116
2032 19,381,178 38,414,277
2031 19,229,060 37,563,879
2030 19,073,682 36,733,221
2029 18,916,480 35,912,791
2028 18,758,598 35,100,748
2027 18,601,326 34,301,358
2026 18,445,637 33,507,906
2025 18,290,781 32,716,581
2024 18,135,478 31,934,230
2023 17,980,083 31,165,654
2022 17,823,897 30,395,002
2021 17,682,454 29,639,736
2020 17,546,065 28,915,449
2019 17,340,021 28,193,009
2018 17,049,547 27,464,173
2017 16,759,519 26,733,372
2016 16,505,139 25,989,405
2015 16,266,225 25,246,342
2014 16,035,124 24,527,395
2013 15,807,128 23,939,775
2012 15,572,194 23,467,078
2011 15,326,227 22,982,000
2010 15,076,695 22,488,065
2009 14,825,954 21,997,940
2008 14,575,202 21,514,439
2007 14,328,773 21,030,558
2006 14,086,131 20,546,802
2005 13,846,163 20,068,458
2004 13,608,701 19,595,000
2003 13,372,306 19,125,542
2002 13,138,472 18,654,771
2001 12,910,740 18,178,913
2000 12,689,206 17,699,004
1999 12,470,795 17,215,935
1998 12,251,184 16,663,948
1997 12,031,127 16,047,170
1996 11,810,950 15,442,312
1995 11,590,514 14,855,565
1994 11,372,197 14,287,201
1993 11,154,274 13,735,951
1992 10,930,128 13,200,310
1991 10,702,380 12,683,870
1990 10,473,673 12,189,778
1989 10,241,852 11,719,771
1988 10,010,808 11,275,189
1987 9,779,290 10,851,475
1986 9,545,998 10,440,917
1985 9,311,154 10,040,483
1984 9,074,782 9,650,516
1983 8,840,417 9,272,744
1982 8,611,298 8,907,936
1981 8,386,910 8,556,596
1980 8,165,877 8,220,714
1979 7,948,869 7,902,267
1978 7,736,167 7,603,130
1977 7,526,819 7,321,950
1976 7,320,912 7,057,958
1975 7,118,251 6,776,297
1974 6,918,573 6,474,057
1973 6,722,033 6,184,944
1972 6,529,034 5,909,716
1971 6,340,052 5,650,868
1970 6,155,387 5,411,567
1969 5,975,236 5,192,221
1968 5,799,680 4,990,021
1967 5,629,057 4,799,744
1966 5,463,748 4,617,519
1965 5,303,963 4,442,377
1964 5,149,918 4,273,952
1963 5,001,716 4,112,061
1962 4,859,269 3,956,939
1961 4,722,331 3,810,151
1960 4,590,891 3,673,666

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/ivory-coast | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ecuador increased by 2,419,008 people (a 17.2% growth), while Ivory Coast gained 5,442,603 people (a 26.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ecuador gained 1,982,610 people (a 12% growth), while Ivory Coast's population increased by 7,733,123 people (a 29.8% growth).

Ecuador was ranked 65th most populous country in 2006 and is 71st in 2026. Ivory Coast was ranked 53rd in 2006 and ranked 50th 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 Ivory Coast will increase by 65.8% to 55,918,046 people and rank change from 50th to 36th.

Ecuador is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 21.8M people compared to the peak of 105M people in 2100 for Ivory Coast.

Population growth rate by year

Ecuador
Factual

Projection
Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ecuador Ivory Coast
2100 -0.58% 0.78%
2099 -0.57% 0.8%
2098 -0.56% 0.8%
2097 -0.56% 0.83%
2096 -0.55% 0.85%
2095 -0.54% 0.88%
2094 -0.53% 0.89%
2093 -0.53% 0.92%
2092 -0.52% 0.95%
2091 -0.51% 0.96%
2090 -0.49% 0.98%
2089 -0.48% 0.98%
2088 -0.47% 1%
2087 -0.46% 1.02%
2086 -0.44% 1.03%
2085 -0.43% 1.03%
2084 -0.41% 1.08%
2083 -0.39% 1.1%
2082 -0.38% 1.12%
2081 -0.36% 1.14%
2080 -0.34% 1.15%
2079 -0.32% 1.18%
2078 -0.3% 1.2%
2077 -0.28% 1.22%
2076 -0.26% 1.26%
2075 -0.24% 1.26%
2074 -0.22% 1.28%
2073 -0.19% 1.3%
2072 -0.17% 1.34%
2071 -0.15% 1.36%
2070 -0.13% 1.38%
2069 -0.11% 1.42%
2068 -0.09% 1.43%
2067 -0.06% 1.47%
2066 -0.05% 1.47%
2065 -0.02% 1.48%
2064 -0.001% 1.5%
2063 0.02% 1.5%
2062 0.04% 1.53%
2061 0.06% 1.54%
2060 0.09% 1.56%
2059 0.11% 1.61%
2058 0.13% 1.61%
2057 0.15% 1.64%
2056 0.18% 1.69%
2055 0.2% 1.72%
2054 0.22% 1.73%
2053 0.25% 1.77%
2052 0.27% 1.8%
2051 0.3% 1.83%
2050 0.33% 1.85%
2049 0.35% 1.9%
2048 0.38% 1.92%
2047 0.41% 1.96%
2046 0.43% 1.99%
2045 0.46% 2.06%
2044 0.49% 2.08%
2043 0.51% 2.1%
2042 0.54% 2.11%
2041 0.57% 2.14%
2040 0.59% 2.17%
2039 0.62% 2.19%
2038 0.65% 2.22%
2037 0.67% 2.22%
2036 0.69% 2.23%
2035 0.72% 2.26%
2034 0.74% 2.27%
2033 0.77% 2.25%
2032 0.79% 2.26%
2031 0.81% 2.26%
2030 0.83% 2.28%
2029 0.84% 2.31%
2028 0.85% 2.33%
2027 0.84% 2.37%
2026 0.85% 2.42%
2025 0.86% 2.45%
2024 0.86% 2.47%
2023 0.88% 2.54%
2022 0.8% 2.55%
2021 0.78% 2.5%
2020 1.19% 2.56%
2019 1.7% 2.65%
2018 1.73% 2.73%
2017 1.54% 2.86%
2016 1.47% 2.94%
2015 1.44% 2.93%
2014 1.44% 2.45%
2013 1.51% 2.01%
2012 1.6% 2.11%
2011 1.66% 2.2%
2010 1.69% 2.23%
2009 1.72% 2.25%
2008 1.72% 2.3%
2007 1.72% 2.35%
2006 1.73% 2.38%
2005 1.74% 2.42%
2004 1.77% 2.45%
2003 1.78% 2.52%
2002 1.76% 2.62%
2001 1.75% 2.71%
2000 1.75% 2.81%
1999 1.79% 3.31%
1998 1.83% 3.84%
1997 1.86% 3.92%
1996 1.9% 3.95%
1995 1.92% 3.98%
1994 1.95% 4.01%
1993 2.05% 4.06%
1992 2.13% 4.07%
1991 2.18% 4.05%
1990 2.26% 4.01%
1989 2.31% 3.94%
1988 2.37% 3.9%
1987 2.44% 3.93%
1986 2.52% 3.99%
1985 2.6% 4.04%
1984 2.65% 4.07%
1983 2.66% 4.1%
1982 2.68% 4.11%
1981 2.71% 4.09%
1980 2.73% 4.03%
1979 2.75% 3.93%
1978 2.78% 3.84%
1977 2.81% 3.74%
1976 2.85% 4.16%
1975 2.89% 4.67%
1974 2.92% 4.67%
1973 2.96% 4.66%
1972 2.98% 4.58%
1971 3% 4.42%
1970 3.01% 4.22%
1969 3.03% 4.05%
1968 3.03% 3.96%
1967 3.03% 3.95%
1966 3.01% 3.94%
1965 2.99% 3.94%
1964 2.96% 3.94%
1963 2.93% 3.92%
1962 2.9% 3.85%
1961 2.86% 3.72%

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/ivory-coast | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Ecuador grew by 0.86%, while Ivory Coast's population grew by 2.47%.

Live population counters

Ecuador Ivory Coast
Current population
18487749
33722528
Population rank 71/197 50/197
Percent of world population 0.22% 0.41%
One net population change
3.38 minutes
41 seconds
One birth every
1.94 minutes
31.6 seconds
One death every
5.7 minutes
2.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +426 +2,106
Annual growth/decline +155,395 +768,576
Annual growth/decline rate +0.86% +2.47%
Population growth rate rank 109/197 28/197
One migration net change every
30.6 minutes
46.6 minutes
Annual migration change -17,219 +11,305
Net migration rank 151/196 43/196
Foreign-born residents 747,749 2,880,839
Foreign-born residents rank 67/195 25/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.1% 9%
Foreign-born share rank 104/195 70/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ecuador
Natural

Migration
Ivory Coast
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ecuador Ivory Coast
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -17,219 - 11,305
2024 - -19,704 - 7,838
2023 178,093 -21,948 758,261 6,002
2022 179,308 -23,090 750,270 26,777
2021 155,146 -28,503 732,191 1,322
2020 156,458 -10,320 727,455 -12,390
2019 211,045 54,921 727,774 2,043
2018 219,513 95,482 722,445 5,395
2017 211,355 53,707 734,553 -796
2016 208,245 35,461 735,630 18,568
2015 219,399 14,724 731,387 522
2014 225,790 2,273 728,978 -23,011
2013 234,103 -6,182 720,228 -250,964
2012 249,825 -7,883 708,847 -232,712
2011 258,171 -8,167 694,033 -200,010
2010 257,404 -8,330 676,554 -182,689
2009 260,892 -8,491 654,439 -168,027
2008 257,894 -8,799 630,610 -150,037
2007 253,419 -9,644 617,247 -130,079
2006 254,184 -12,679 605,001 -124,651
2005 255,295 -16,855 593,685 -117,342
2004 257,436 -20,940 579,424 -108,869
2003 258,928 -22,641 568,220 -99,880
2002 259,446 -28,090 563,692 -90,503
2001 259,376 -35,275 555,220 -76,679
2000 259,837 -40,859 545,129 -63,843
1999 261,650 -43,813 527,634 -42,777
1998 263,927 -42,550 509,167 109,961
1997 266,020 -47,287 489,984 124,443
1996 267,695 -46,082 469,740 125,556
1995 264,449 -45,201 453,719 124,501
1994 261,788 -44,399 438,274 120,247
1993 260,330 -41,867 430,759 113,215
1992 259,787 -29,958 423,294 104,006
1991 257,713 -32,064 413,354 92,228
1990 252,919 -21,164 402,629 79,979
1989 248,129 -16,240 390,081 67,324
1988 241,191 -10,977 378,575 53,187
1987 237,724 -4,886 370,654 45,028
1986 237,084 -3,345 357,205 48,233
1985 236,438 -494 344,549 50,872
1984 236,543 249 331,910 52,594
1983 231,336 578 317,379 53,646
1982 227,606 -1,282 305,204 53,384
1981 224,073 -1,605 292,755 51,354
1980 220,120 -517 280,630 47,031
1979 216,162 -1,749 268,875 40,355
1978 212,497 -1,518 257,222 31,822
1977 209,095 -1,377 250,858 22,452
1976 205,366 -1,264 241,939 12,735
1975 202,407 -1,189 228,883 79,766
1974 199,276 -1,133 216,389 79,445
1973 196,028 -1,090 203,429 78,963
1972 192,136 -1,078 190,842 77,213
1971 187,995 -1,096 179,918 69,728
1970 183,517 -1,091 170,070 58,883
1969 178,403 -518 161,541 48,192
1968 173,828 -582 153,464 41,198
1967 168,629 -623 145,773 40,125
1966 163,317 -710 138,438 40,125
1965 157,915 -957 131,601 40,125
1964 152,263 -1,130 124,996 40,125
1963 146,531 -1,254 118,526 40,125
1962 140,943 -1,315 111,930 39,670
1961 135,573 -1,317 105,568 36,410
1960 130,368 -1,746 99,681 31,307

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

GeoRank.org/population/ecuador/ivory-coast | 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 Ivory Coast 99.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,348,944 people) and 0.33% is from migration (a gain of 24,432 people).

As of 2024, 747,749 residents or 4.1% of the population were not native-born in Ecuador, compared to 2,880,839 people or 9% in Ivory Coast.

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
Ivory Coast
City Population
Abidjan 5.62M
Bouake 740K
Korhogo 441K
Yamoussoukro 340K
Divo 295K
Gagnoa 277K
Abengourou 164K
Dabou 138K
Agboville 135K
Grand-Bassam 125K

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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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