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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ecuador was 18,135,478 in 2024 vs 123,975,371 people in Japan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ecuador's population is 18,487,749 people compared to 122,677,250 in Japan.

Population statistics:

  • Japan's population is 6.64 times bigger than Ecuador's.
  • Ecuador is ranked the 71st most populous country in the world, while Japan is the 12th.
  • The countries together account for 1.7% of the world: 0.22% for Ecuador vs 1.48% for Japan.
  • For the last 10 years, Ecuador has had an average growth rate of +1.26% per year vs -0.25% in Japan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ecuador has increased from 14.1M people to 18.5M (31.2% growth), while Japan has declined from 128M to 123M (4.05% decline).

Ecuador vs Japan: population by year and forecast

Ecuador
Factual

Projection
Japan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ecuador Japan
2100 19,229,713 76,978,998
2099 19,341,033 77,363,458
2098 19,451,634 77,742,445
2097 19,561,648 78,118,375
2096 19,670,931 78,498,614
2095 19,779,419 78,875,245
2094 19,887,014 79,250,325
2093 19,993,637 79,628,057
2092 20,099,245 80,007,967
2091 20,203,483 80,383,529
2090 20,306,051 80,760,724
2089 20,406,878 81,140,553
2088 20,505,637 81,521,696
2087 20,602,336 81,908,373
2086 20,696,910 82,304,497
2085 20,788,583 82,709,534
2084 20,877,503 83,123,058
2083 20,963,515 83,544,006
2082 21,046,396 83,980,325
2081 21,126,142 84,429,305
2080 21,202,360 84,899,768
2079 21,275,051 85,387,247
2078 21,343,714 85,897,934
2077 21,408,164 86,434,291
2076 21,468,178 86,993,007
2075 21,523,680 87,577,777
2074 21,575,092 88,190,392
2073 21,621,989 88,834,763
2072 21,664,137 89,499,356
2071 21,701,599 90,184,464
2070 21,734,495 90,899,136
2069 21,762,453 91,625,421
2068 21,785,682 92,367,969
2067 21,804,316 93,113,499
2066 21,818,306 93,869,240
2065 21,828,156 94,633,430
2064 21,833,185 95,391,433
2063 21,833,449 96,148,081
2062 21,828,963 96,902,907
2061 21,819,781 97,654,031
2060 21,805,954 98,400,894
2059 21,787,357 99,144,216
2058 21,764,005 99,868,968
2057 21,735,561 100,585,601
2056 21,702,294 101,295,868
2055 21,664,097 101,989,736
2054 21,620,873 102,683,462
2053 21,572,669 103,359,083
2052 21,519,295 104,036,901
2051 21,460,703 104,706,698
2050 21,396,494 105,377,283
2049 21,326,969 106,053,011
2048 21,251,792 106,731,207
2047 21,171,429 107,419,237
2046 21,085,795 108,115,358
2045 20,994,872 108,820,982
2044 20,898,682 109,529,333
2043 20,797,349 110,245,586
2042 20,691,071 110,968,174
2041 20,579,788 111,704,629
2040 20,463,641 112,438,759
2039 20,342,868 113,175,948
2038 20,217,211 113,915,783
2037 20,087,384 114,662,374
2036 19,953,661 115,410,956
2035 19,816,154 116,162,381
2034 19,674,920 116,911,001
2033 19,529,719 117,652,676
2032 19,381,178 118,393,188
2031 19,229,060 119,127,425
2030 19,073,682 119,856,131
2029 18,916,480 120,574,242
2028 18,758,598 121,287,543
2027 18,601,326 121,989,133
2026 18,445,637 122,677,250
2025 18,290,781 123,339,586
2024 18,135,478 123,975,371
2023 17,980,083 124,516,650
2022 17,823,897 125,124,989
2021 17,682,454 125,681,593
2020 17,546,065 126,261,000
2019 17,340,021 126,633,000
2018 17,049,547 126,811,000
2017 16,759,519 126,972,000
2016 16,505,139 127,076,000
2015 16,266,225 127,141,000
2014 16,035,124 127,276,000
2013 15,807,128 127,445,000
2012 15,572,194 127,629,000
2011 15,326,227 127,833,000
2010 15,076,695 128,070,000
2009 14,825,954 128,047,000
2008 14,575,202 128,063,000
2007 14,328,773 128,001,000
2006 14,086,131 127,854,000
2005 13,846,163 127,773,000
2004 13,608,701 127,761,000
2003 13,372,306 127,718,000
2002 13,138,472 127,445,000
2001 12,910,740 127,149,000
2000 12,689,206 126,843,000
1999 12,470,795 126,631,000
1998 12,251,184 126,400,000
1997 12,031,127 126,057,000
1996 11,810,950 125,757,000
1995 11,590,514 125,472,000
1994 11,372,197 125,178,000
1993 11,154,274 124,829,000
1992 10,930,128 124,425,000
1991 10,702,380 123,964,000
1990 10,473,673 123,478,000
1989 10,241,852 123,069,000
1988 10,010,808 122,578,000
1987 9,779,290 122,069,000
1986 9,545,998 121,482,000
1985 9,311,154 120,837,000
1984 9,074,782 120,083,000
1983 8,840,417 119,307,000
1982 8,611,298 118,480,000
1981 8,386,910 117,661,000
1980 8,165,877 116,807,000
1979 7,948,869 115,890,000
1978 7,736,167 114,913,000
1977 7,526,819 113,872,000
1976 7,320,912 112,775,000
1975 7,118,251 111,573,000
1974 6,918,573 110,162,000
1973 6,722,033 108,707,000
1972 6,529,034 107,188,000
1971 6,340,052 105,697,000
1970 6,155,387 103,403,000
1969 5,975,236 102,219,000
1968 5,799,680 101,011,000
1967 5,629,057 99,879,000
1966 5,463,748 98,851,000
1965 5,303,963 97,952,000
1964 5,149,918 96,903,000
1963 5,001,716 95,900,000
1962 4,859,269 94,933,000
1961 4,722,331 94,055,000
1960 4,590,891 93,216,000

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 Japan lost 778,000 people (a 0.61% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ecuador gained 1,982,610 people (a 12% growth), while Japan's population decreased by 4,398,750 people (a 3.46% decline).

Ecuador was ranked 65th most populous country in 2006 and is 71st in 2026. Japan was ranked 10th in 2006 and ranked 12th 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 Japan will decrease by 14.1% to 105,377,283 people and rank change from 12th to 17th.

Ecuador is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 21.8M people, while Japan's population already peaked in 2010 at 128M people and is projected to decrease to 77M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Ecuador
Factual

Projection
Japan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ecuador Japan
2100 -0.58% -0.5%
2099 -0.57% -0.49%
2098 -0.56% -0.48%
2097 -0.56% -0.48%
2096 -0.55% -0.48%
2095 -0.54% -0.47%
2094 -0.53% -0.47%
2093 -0.53% -0.47%
2092 -0.52% -0.47%
2091 -0.51% -0.47%
2090 -0.49% -0.47%
2089 -0.48% -0.47%
2088 -0.47% -0.47%
2087 -0.46% -0.48%
2086 -0.44% -0.49%
2085 -0.43% -0.5%
2084 -0.41% -0.5%
2083 -0.39% -0.52%
2082 -0.38% -0.53%
2081 -0.36% -0.55%
2080 -0.34% -0.57%
2079 -0.32% -0.59%
2078 -0.3% -0.62%
2077 -0.28% -0.64%
2076 -0.26% -0.67%
2075 -0.24% -0.69%
2074 -0.22% -0.73%
2073 -0.19% -0.74%
2072 -0.17% -0.76%
2071 -0.15% -0.79%
2070 -0.13% -0.79%
2069 -0.11% -0.8%
2068 -0.09% -0.8%
2067 -0.06% -0.81%
2066 -0.05% -0.81%
2065 -0.02% -0.79%
2064 -0.001% -0.79%
2063 0.02% -0.78%
2062 0.04% -0.77%
2061 0.06% -0.76%
2060 0.09% -0.75%
2059 0.11% -0.73%
2058 0.13% -0.71%
2057 0.15% -0.7%
2056 0.18% -0.68%
2055 0.2% -0.68%
2054 0.22% -0.65%
2053 0.25% -0.65%
2052 0.27% -0.64%
2051 0.3% -0.64%
2050 0.33% -0.64%
2049 0.35% -0.64%
2048 0.38% -0.64%
2047 0.41% -0.64%
2046 0.43% -0.65%
2045 0.46% -0.65%
2044 0.49% -0.65%
2043 0.51% -0.65%
2042 0.54% -0.66%
2041 0.57% -0.65%
2040 0.59% -0.65%
2039 0.62% -0.65%
2038 0.65% -0.65%
2037 0.67% -0.65%
2036 0.69% -0.65%
2035 0.72% -0.64%
2034 0.74% -0.63%
2033 0.77% -0.63%
2032 0.79% -0.62%
2031 0.81% -0.61%
2030 0.83% -0.6%
2029 0.84% -0.59%
2028 0.85% -0.58%
2027 0.84% -0.56%
2026 0.85% -0.54%
2025 0.86% -0.51%
2024 0.86% -0.43%
2023 0.88% -0.49%
2022 0.8% -0.44%
2021 0.78% -0.46%
2020 1.19% -0.29%
2019 1.7% -0.14%
2018 1.73% -0.13%
2017 1.54% -0.08%
2016 1.47% -0.05%
2015 1.44% -0.11%
2014 1.44% -0.13%
2013 1.51% -0.14%
2012 1.6% -0.16%
2011 1.66% -0.19%
2010 1.69% 0.02%
2009 1.72% -0.01%
2008 1.72% 0.05%
2007 1.72% 0.11%
2006 1.73% 0.06%
2005 1.74% 0.009%
2004 1.77% 0.03%
2003 1.78% 0.21%
2002 1.76% 0.23%
2001 1.75% 0.24%
2000 1.75% 0.17%
1999 1.79% 0.18%
1998 1.83% 0.27%
1997 1.86% 0.24%
1996 1.9% 0.23%
1995 1.92% 0.23%
1994 1.95% 0.28%
1993 2.05% 0.32%
1992 2.13% 0.37%
1991 2.18% 0.39%
1990 2.26% 0.33%
1989 2.31% 0.4%
1988 2.37% 0.42%
1987 2.44% 0.48%
1986 2.52% 0.53%
1985 2.6% 0.63%
1984 2.65% 0.65%
1983 2.66% 0.7%
1982 2.68% 0.7%
1981 2.71% 0.73%
1980 2.73% 0.79%
1979 2.75% 0.85%
1978 2.78% 0.91%
1977 2.81% 0.97%
1976 2.85% 1.08%
1975 2.89% 1.28%
1974 2.92% 1.34%
1973 2.96% 1.42%
1972 2.98% 1.41%
1971 3% 2.22%
1970 3.01% 1.16%
1969 3.03% 1.2%
1968 3.03% 1.13%
1967 3.03% 1.04%
1966 3.01% 0.92%
1965 2.99% 1.08%
1964 2.96% 1.05%
1963 2.93% 1.02%
1962 2.9% 0.93%
1961 2.86% 0.9%

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 Japan's population declined by 0.43%.

Live population counters

Ecuador Japan
Current population
18487749
122677250
Population rank 71/197 12/197
Percent of world population 0.22% 1.48%
One net population change
3.38 minutes
58.3 seconds
One birth every
1.94 minutes
42.2 seconds
One death every
5.7 minutes
19.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +426 -1,483
Annual growth/decline +155,395 -541,279
Annual growth/decline rate +0.86% -0.43%
Population growth rate rank 109/197 185/197
One migration net change every
30.6 minutes
3.75 minutes
Annual migration change -17,219 +140,579
Net migration rank 151/196 10/196
Foreign-born residents 747,749 3,409,529
Foreign-born residents rank 67/195 19/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.1% 2.8%
Foreign-born share rank 104/195 120/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ecuador
Natural

Migration
Japan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ecuador Japan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -17,219 - 140,579
2024 - -19,704 - 153,357
2023 178,093 -21,948 -871,617 175,003
2022 179,308 -23,090 -825,825 175,003
2021 155,146 -28,503 -640,976 -34,996
2020 156,458 -10,320 -542,923 42,001
2019 211,045 54,921 -531,858 318,190
2018 219,513 95,482 -456,520 320,601
2017 211,355 53,707 -406,310 322,564
2016 208,245 35,461 -343,106 314,732
2015 219,399 14,724 -292,424 168,896
2014 225,790 2,273 -267,279 58,109
2013 234,103 -6,182 -242,146 66,449
2012 249,825 -7,883 -229,733 67,904
2011 258,171 -8,167 -204,533 97,720
2010 257,404 -8,330 -128,070 131,860
2009 260,892 -8,491 -76,828 125,450
2008 257,894 -8,799 -51,225 142,605
2007 253,419 -9,644 -25,600 138,024
2006 254,184 -12,679 12,785 130,065
2005 255,295 -16,855 -25,554 113,017
2004 257,436 -20,940 76,656 69,014
2003 258,928 -22,641 114,946 74,875
2002 259,446 -28,090 178,423 60,864
2001 259,376 -35,275 203,438 59,563
2000 259,837 -40,859 228,317 23,468
1999 261,650 -43,813 202,610 56,901
1998 263,927 -42,550 265,440 45,912
1997 266,020 -47,287 277,325 43,366
1996 267,695 -46,082 314,392 25,030
1995 264,449 -45,201 276,039 87,714
1994 261,788 -44,399 363,017 154,214
1993 260,330 -41,867 312,073 168,836
1992 259,787 -29,958 360,833 170,878
1991 257,713 -32,064 396,685 161,331
1990 252,919 -21,164 407,478 124,582
1989 248,129 -16,240 467,662 31,202
1988 241,191 -10,977 527,085 51,154
1987 237,724 -4,886 598,138 28,001
1986 237,084 -3,345 631,706 27,987
1985 236,438 -494 676,687 -141,323
1984 236,543 249 756,523 -273,686
1983 231,336 578 775,495 -269,755
1982 227,606 -1,282 805,664 -288,550
1981 224,073 -1,605 811,861 -278,525
1980 220,120 -517 864,372 -92,314
1979 216,162 -1,749 950,298 -57,692
1978 212,497 -1,518 1,011,234 -47,996
1977 209,095 -1,377 1,070,397 -49,082
1976 205,366 -1,264 1,127,750 -34,976
1975 202,407 -1,189 1,204,989 107
1974 199,276 -1,133 1,332,960 -10,145
1973 196,028 -1,090 1,391,449 -34,674
1972 192,136 -1,078 1,372,006 -73,980
1971 187,995 -1,096 1,331,782 -107,778
1970 183,517 -1,091 1,230,496 33,731
1969 178,403 -518 1,195,962 49,447
1968 173,828 -582 1,191,930 43,593
1967 168,629 -623 1,258,475 29,632
1966 163,317 -710 682,072 68,934
1965 157,915 -957 1,126,448 -50,667
1964 152,263 -1,130 1,046,553 -100,696
1963 146,531 -1,254 987,770 -100,742
1962 140,943 -1,315 901,864 -57,075
1961 135,573 -1,317 893,522 -58,882
1960 130,368 -1,746 894,874 -150,371

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 Japan 73.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 5,178,838 people) and 26.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,860,103 people).

As of 2024, 747,749 residents or 4.1% of the population were not native-born in Ecuador, compared to 3,409,529 people or 2.8% in Japan.

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
Japan
City Population
Tokyo 14.3M
Yokohama 3.76M
Osaka 2.75M
Nagoya 2.33M
Sapporo 1.96M
Fukuoka 1.6M
Kawasaki 1.54M
Kobe 1.52M
Kyoto 1.46M
Saitama 1.33M

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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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