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

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The latest officially reported population of Ecuador was 18,289,896 in 2025 vs 57,532,493 people in Kenya in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ecuador's population is 18,524,711 people compared to 59,218,766 in Kenya.

Population statistics:

  • Kenya's population is 3.2 times bigger than Ecuador's.
  • Ecuador is ranked the 71st most populous country in the world, while Kenya is the 25th.
  • The countries together account for 0.94% of the world: 0.22% for Ecuador vs 0.71% for Kenya.
  • For the last 10 years, Ecuador has had an average growth rate of +1.2% per year vs +2.04% in Kenya.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ecuador has increased from 14.1M people to 18.5M (31.5% growth), while Kenya has grown from 36.9M to 59.2M (60.5% growth).

Ecuador vs Kenya: population by year and forecast

Ecuador
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ecuador Kenya
2100 19,228,782 105,223,316
2099 19,340,097 105,242,590
2098 19,450,693 105,242,641
2097 19,560,701 105,236,101
2096 19,669,979 105,205,242
2095 19,778,462 105,160,786
2094 19,886,052 105,103,544
2093 19,992,669 105,032,088
2092 20,098,272 104,940,218
2091 20,202,506 104,832,015
2090 20,305,068 104,703,358
2089 20,405,890 104,558,519
2088 20,504,644 104,399,468
2087 20,601,339 104,228,800
2086 20,695,909 104,041,464
2085 20,787,577 103,840,241
2084 20,876,493 103,625,624
2083 20,962,500 103,392,537
2082 21,045,378 103,144,028
2081 21,125,120 102,874,777
2080 21,201,334 102,580,506
2079 21,274,022 102,272,538
2078 21,342,681 101,946,897
2077 21,407,128 101,598,847
2076 21,467,139 101,225,562
2075 21,522,639 100,835,197
2074 21,574,048 100,422,464
2073 21,620,943 99,987,171
2072 21,663,089 99,519,193
2071 21,700,549 99,028,293
2070 21,733,443 98,515,267
2069 21,761,400 97,978,409
2068 21,784,628 97,414,394
2067 21,803,261 96,829,083
2066 21,817,250 96,216,770
2065 21,827,100 95,585,451
2064 21,832,128 94,929,481
2063 21,832,392 94,252,826
2062 21,827,906 93,548,321
2061 21,818,725 92,824,672
2060 21,804,898 92,085,725
2059 21,786,303 91,330,716
2058 21,762,952 90,557,051
2057 21,734,509 89,770,421
2056 21,701,243 88,981,572
2055 21,663,048 88,179,741
2054 21,619,826 87,367,666
2053 21,571,625 86,540,071
2052 21,518,254 85,698,312
2051 21,459,664 84,838,589
2050 21,395,458 83,964,839
2049 21,325,937 83,078,796
2048 21,250,764 82,179,525
2047 21,170,405 81,263,371
2046 21,084,775 80,329,258
2045 20,993,856 79,378,234
2044 20,897,671 78,403,097
2043 20,796,343 77,407,646
2042 20,690,070 76,389,004
2041 20,578,792 75,353,221
2040 20,462,650 74,297,998
2039 20,341,883 73,230,696
2038 20,216,233 72,143,698
2037 20,086,412 71,048,729
2036 19,952,696 69,939,553
2035 19,815,195 68,821,441
2034 19,673,968 67,695,500
2033 19,528,774 66,560,141
2032 19,380,240 65,422,172
2031 19,228,129 64,280,471
2030 19,072,759 63,144,611
2029 18,915,565 62,012,629
2028 18,757,690 60,885,488
2027 18,600,425 59,761,684
2026 18,444,744 58,645,347
2025 18,289,896 57,532,493
2024 18,135,478 56,432,944
2023 17,980,083 55,339,003
2022 17,823,897 54,252,461
2021 17,682,454 53,219,166
2020 17,546,065 52,217,334
2019 17,340,021 51,202,827
2018 17,049,547 50,207,107
2017 16,759,519 49,197,766
2016 16,505,139 48,139,687
2015 16,266,225 47,088,526
2014 16,035,124 46,051,440
2013 15,807,128 44,986,791
2012 15,572,194 43,888,303
2011 15,326,227 42,758,461
2010 15,076,695 41,598,567
2009 14,825,954 40,408,891
2008 14,575,202 39,206,351
2007 14,328,773 38,036,349
2006 14,086,131 36,904,008
2005 13,846,163 35,796,484
2004 13,608,701 34,713,455
2003 13,372,306 33,652,223
2002 13,138,472 32,629,808
2001 12,910,740 31,619,170
2000 12,689,206 30,642,890
1999 12,470,795 29,733,408
1998 12,251,184 28,888,057
1997 12,031,127 28,101,768
1996 11,810,950 27,344,211
1995 11,590,514 26,601,751
1994 11,372,197 25,857,130
1993 11,154,274 25,117,188
1992 10,930,128 24,382,460
1991 10,702,380 23,646,514
1990 10,473,673 22,892,651
1989 10,241,852 22,118,434
1988 10,010,808 21,356,219
1987 9,779,290 20,616,096
1986 9,545,998 19,901,646
1985 9,311,154 19,201,768
1984 9,074,782 18,514,906
1983 8,840,417 17,846,374
1982 8,611,298 17,206,175
1981 8,386,910 16,601,507
1980 8,165,877 16,018,459
1979 7,948,869 15,460,666
1978 7,736,167 14,934,126
1977 7,526,819 14,428,819
1976 7,320,912 13,957,623
1975 7,118,251 13,511,671
1974 6,918,573 13,070,078
1973 6,722,033 12,634,835
1972 6,529,034 12,206,060
1971 6,340,052 11,788,904
1970 6,155,387 11,368,791
1969 5,975,236 10,939,695
1968 5,799,680 10,518,823
1967 5,629,057 10,111,057
1966 5,463,748 9,717,816
1965 5,303,963 9,338,078
1964 5,149,918 8,973,535
1963 5,001,716 8,627,971
1962 4,859,269 8,299,308
1961 4,722,331 7,987,770
1960 4,590,891 7,695,307

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/kenya | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ecuador increased by 2,419,008 people (a 17.2% growth), while Kenya gained 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ecuador gained 2,019,572 people (a 12.2% growth), while Kenya's population increased by 11,079,079 people (a 23% growth).

Ecuador was ranked 65th most populous country in 2006 and is 71st in 2026. Kenya was ranked 33rd in 2006 and ranked 25th 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 Kenya will increase by 41.8% to 83,964,839 people and rank change from 25th to 22nd.

Ecuador is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 21.8M people compared to the peak of 105M people in 2098 for Kenya.

Population growth rate by year

Ecuador
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ecuador Kenya
2100 -0.58% -0.02%
2099 -0.57% -0%
2098 -0.56% 0.006%
2097 -0.56% 0.03%
2096 -0.55% 0.04%
2095 -0.54% 0.05%
2094 -0.53% 0.07%
2093 -0.53% 0.09%
2092 -0.52% 0.1%
2091 -0.51% 0.12%
2090 -0.49% 0.14%
2089 -0.48% 0.15%
2088 -0.47% 0.16%
2087 -0.46% 0.18%
2086 -0.44% 0.19%
2085 -0.43% 0.21%
2084 -0.41% 0.23%
2083 -0.39% 0.24%
2082 -0.38% 0.26%
2081 -0.36% 0.29%
2080 -0.34% 0.3%
2079 -0.32% 0.32%
2078 -0.3% 0.34%
2077 -0.28% 0.37%
2076 -0.26% 0.39%
2075 -0.24% 0.41%
2074 -0.22% 0.44%
2073 -0.19% 0.47%
2072 -0.17% 0.5%
2071 -0.15% 0.52%
2070 -0.13% 0.55%
2069 -0.11% 0.58%
2068 -0.09% 0.6%
2067 -0.06% 0.64%
2066 -0.05% 0.66%
2065 -0.02% 0.69%
2064 -0.001% 0.72%
2063 0.02% 0.75%
2062 0.04% 0.78%
2061 0.06% 0.8%
2060 0.09% 0.83%
2059 0.11% 0.85%
2058 0.13% 0.88%
2057 0.15% 0.89%
2056 0.18% 0.91%
2055 0.2% 0.93%
2054 0.22% 0.96%
2053 0.25% 0.98%
2052 0.27% 1.01%
2051 0.3% 1.04%
2050 0.33% 1.07%
2049 0.35% 1.09%
2048 0.38% 1.13%
2047 0.41% 1.16%
2046 0.43% 1.2%
2045 0.46% 1.24%
2044 0.49% 1.29%
2043 0.51% 1.33%
2042 0.54% 1.37%
2041 0.57% 1.42%
2040 0.59% 1.46%
2039 0.62% 1.51%
2038 0.65% 1.54%
2037 0.67% 1.59%
2036 0.69% 1.62%
2035 0.72% 1.66%
2034 0.74% 1.71%
2033 0.77% 1.74%
2032 0.79% 1.78%
2031 0.81% 1.8%
2030 0.83% 1.83%
2029 0.84% 1.85%
2028 0.85% 1.88%
2027 0.84% 1.9%
2026 0.85% 1.93%
2025 0.85% 1.95%
2024 0.86% 1.98%
2023 0.88% 2%
2022 0.8% 1.94%
2021 0.78% 1.92%
2020 1.19% 1.98%
2019 1.7% 1.98%
2018 1.73% 2.05%
2017 1.54% 2.2%
2016 1.47% 2.23%
2015 1.44% 2.25%
2014 1.44% 2.37%
2013 1.51% 2.5%
2012 1.6% 2.64%
2011 1.66% 2.79%
2010 1.69% 2.94%
2009 1.72% 3.07%
2008 1.72% 3.08%
2007 1.72% 3.07%
2006 1.73% 3.09%
2005 1.74% 3.12%
2004 1.77% 3.15%
2003 1.78% 3.13%
2002 1.76% 3.2%
2001 1.75% 3.19%
2000 1.75% 3.06%
1999 1.79% 2.93%
1998 1.83% 2.8%
1997 1.86% 2.77%
1996 1.9% 2.79%
1995 1.92% 2.88%
1994 1.95% 2.95%
1993 2.05% 3.01%
1992 2.13% 3.11%
1991 2.18% 3.29%
1990 2.26% 3.5%
1989 2.31% 3.57%
1988 2.37% 3.59%
1987 2.44% 3.59%
1986 2.52% 3.64%
1985 2.6% 3.71%
1984 2.65% 3.75%
1983 2.66% 3.72%
1982 2.68% 3.64%
1981 2.71% 3.64%
1980 2.73% 3.61%
1979 2.75% 3.53%
1978 2.78% 3.5%
1977 2.81% 3.38%
1976 2.85% 3.3%
1975 2.89% 3.38%
1974 2.92% 3.44%
1973 2.96% 3.51%
1972 2.98% 3.54%
1971 3% 3.7%
1970 3.01% 3.92%
1969 3.03% 4%
1968 3.03% 4.03%
1967 3.03% 4.05%
1966 3.01% 4.07%
1965 2.99% 4.06%
1964 2.96% 4.01%
1963 2.93% 3.96%
1962 2.9% 3.9%
1961 2.86% 3.8%

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/kenya | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Ecuador grew by 0.85%, while Kenya's population grew by 1.95%.

Live population counters

Ecuador Kenya
Current population
18524711
59218766
Population rank 71/197 25/197
Percent of world population 0.22% 0.71%
One net population change
3.41 minutes
28.8 seconds
One birth every
1.96 minutes
20.7 seconds
One death every
5.57 minutes
1.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +423 +3,012
Annual growth/decline +154,418 +1,099,549
Annual growth/decline rate +0.85% +1.95%
Population growth rate rank 108/197 51/197
One migration net change every
30.6 minutes
19.3 minutes
Annual migration change -17,219 -27,330
Net migration rank 151/196 160/196
Foreign-born residents 747,749 992,536
Foreign-born residents rank 67/195 61/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.1% 1.8%
Foreign-born share rank 104/195 136/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ecuador
Natural

Migration
Kenya
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ecuador Kenya
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -17,219 - -27,330
2024 174,336 -19,704 1,116,695 -19,781
2023 178,093 -21,948 1,100,970 -10,003
2022 179,308 -23,090 1,092,102 -10,003
2021 155,146 -28,503 1,037,082 -52,552
2020 156,458 -10,320 1,036,253 -17,111
2019 211,045 54,921 1,071,777 -61,949
2018 219,513 95,482 1,097,075 -115,436
2017 211,355 53,707 1,105,769 -68,702
2016 208,245 35,461 1,108,801 -29,728
2015 219,399 14,724 1,119,200 -95,977
2014 225,790 2,273 1,123,333 -72,415
2013 234,103 -6,182 1,136,006 -57,634
2012 249,825 -7,883 1,161,548 -42,928
2011 258,171 -8,167 1,185,863 -44,795
2010 257,404 -8,330 1,199,786 -21,069
2009 260,892 -8,491 1,193,598 7,096
2008 257,894 -8,799 1,174,818 29,612
2007 253,419 -9,644 1,147,063 -11,495
2006 254,184 -12,679 1,113,357 15,767
2005 255,295 -16,855 1,080,446 5,501
2004 257,436 -20,940 1,048,590 31,525
2003 258,928 -22,641 1,018,182 24,175
2002 259,446 -28,090 992,044 10,431
2001 259,376 -35,275 963,721 55,052
2000 259,837 -40,859 928,357 5,407
1999 261,650 -43,813 898,484 -13,257
1998 263,927 -42,550 875,511 -70,023
1997 266,020 -47,287 847,493 -80,443
1996 267,695 -46,082 827,326 -79,276
1995 264,449 -45,201 812,391 -75,506
1994 261,788 -44,399 792,702 -40,367
1993 260,330 -41,867 788,579 -61,054
1992 259,787 -29,958 785,018 -43,085
1991 257,713 -32,064 790,030 -60,087
1990 252,919 -21,164 789,087 -11,338
1989 248,129 -16,240 795,622 -24,949
1988 241,191 -10,977 785,652 -31,894
1987 237,724 -4,886 775,124 -48,633
1986 237,084 -3,345 755,606 -53,183
1985 236,438 -494 732,739 -35,400
1984 236,543 249 709,639 -33,253
1983 231,336 578 684,587 -23,905
1982 227,606 -1,282 663,109 -43,382
1981 224,073 -1,605 642,379 -52,761
1980 220,120 -517 616,390 -39,920
1979 216,162 -1,749 595,390 -56,280
1978 212,497 -1,518 574,695 -60,718
1977 209,095 -1,377 554,124 -57,493
1976 205,366 -1,264 536,740 -90,990
1975 202,407 -1,189 517,579 -71,421
1974 199,276 -1,133 500,008 -62,973
1973 196,028 -1,090 485,556 -52,102
1972 192,136 -1,078 472,557 -48,466
1971 187,995 -1,096 459,897 -49,671
1970 183,517 -1,091 443,065 -13,064
1969 178,403 -518 427,819 369
1968 173,828 -582 411,948 1,611
1967 168,629 -623 396,920 5,060
1966 163,317 -710 382,891 1,616
1965 157,915 -957 366,444 8,524
1964 152,263 -1,130 349,322 4,788
1963 146,531 -1,254 332,763 4,246
1962 140,943 -1,315 315,797 4,521
1961 135,573 -1,317 298,463 4,296
1960 130,368 -1,746 280,032 2,134

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

GeoRank.org/population/ecuador/kenya | 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 Kenya 95.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,885,724 people) and 4.23% is from migration (a loss of 481,242 people).

As of 2024, 747,749 residents or 4.1% of the population were not native-born in Ecuador, compared to 992,536 people or 1.8% in Kenya.

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
Kenya
City Population
Nairobi 5.54M
Mombasa 1.21M
Kisumu 398K
Nakuru 308K
Eldoret 289K
Thika 279K
Malindi 120K
Machakos 114K
Mumias 100K
Meru 42.7K

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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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