The latest officially reported population of Ecuador was 18,135,478 in 2024 vs 4,973,861 people in Kuwait in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ecuador's population is 18,414,090 people compared to 5,128,257 in Kuwait.
Population statistics:
- Ecuador's population is 3.59 times bigger than Kuwait's.
- Ecuador is ranked the 71st most populous country in the world, while Kuwait is the 127th.
- The countries together account for 0.28% of the world: 0.22% for Ecuador vs 0.06% for Kuwait.
- For the last 10 years, Ecuador has had an average growth rate of +1.26% per year vs +3.25% in Kuwait.
- Since 2005, the population of Ecuador has increased from 13.8M people to 18.4M (33% growth), while Kuwait has grown from 2.24M to 5.13M (129.3% growth).
- Ecuador is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 21.7M people compared to the peak of 9.68M people in 2100 for Kuwait.
Ecuador vs Kuwait: live population counter
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| Current population |
18414090
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5128257
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| Population rank | 71/197 | 127/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.22% | 0.06% |
| One net population change |
3.38 minutes
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4.36 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.94 minutes
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10.5 minutes
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| One death every |
5.7 minutes
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1.18 hours
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| One migration net change every |
26.7 minutes
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8.53 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -19,704 | +61,624 |
| Daily growth/decline | +426 | +330 |
| Annual growth/decline | +155,395 | +120,441 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.86% | +2.48% |
| Population growth rate rank | 112/197 | 29/197 |
Ecuador and Kuwait: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 4,590,891 | 311,060 | - | - |
| 1961 | 4,722,331 | 345,945 | 2.86% | 11.2% |
| 1962 | 4,859,269 | 384,995 | 2.9% | 11.3% |
| 1963 | 5,001,716 | 427,694 | 2.93% | 11.1% |
| 1964 | 5,149,918 | 473,115 | 2.96% | 10.6% |
| 1965 | 5,303,963 | 521,174 | 2.99% | 10.2% |
| 1966 | 5,463,748 | 572,590 | 3.01% | 9.87% |
| 1967 | 5,629,057 | 628,089 | 3.03% | 9.69% |
| 1968 | 5,799,680 | 687,716 | 3.03% | 9.49% |
| 1969 | 5,975,236 | 749,452 | 3.03% | 8.98% |
| 1970 | 6,155,387 | 809,114 | 3.01% | 7.96% |
| 1971 | 6,340,052 | 865,076 | 3% | 6.92% |
| 1972 | 6,529,034 | 920,352 | 2.98% | 6.39% |
| 1973 | 6,722,033 | 977,654 | 2.96% | 6.23% |
| 1974 | 6,918,573 | 1,038,346 | 2.92% | 6.21% |
| 1975 | 7,118,251 | 1,104,863 | 2.89% | 6.41% |
| 1976 | 7,320,912 | 1,178,711 | 2.85% | 6.68% |
| 1977 | 7,526,819 | 1,258,023 | 2.81% | 6.73% |
| 1978 | 7,736,167 | 1,340,319 | 2.78% | 6.54% |
| 1979 | 7,948,869 | 1,423,514 | 2.75% | 6.21% |
| 1980 | 8,165,877 | 1,504,782 | 2.73% | 5.71% |
| 1981 | 8,386,910 | 1,583,426 | 2.71% | 5.23% |
| 1982 | 8,611,298 | 1,662,480 | 2.68% | 4.99% |
| 1983 | 8,840,417 | 1,744,295 | 2.66% | 4.92% |
| 1984 | 9,074,782 | 1,820,688 | 2.65% | 4.38% |
| 1985 | 9,311,154 | 1,894,242 | 2.6% | 4.04% |
| 1986 | 9,545,998 | 1,972,520 | 2.52% | 4.13% |
| 1987 | 9,779,290 | 2,052,994 | 2.44% | 4.08% |
| 1988 | 10,010,808 | 2,134,707 | 2.37% | 3.98% |
| 1989 | 10,241,852 | 2,217,468 | 2.31% | 3.88% |
| 1990 | 10,473,673 | 1,684,819 | 2.26% | -24% |
| 1991 | 10,702,380 | 1,351,399 | 2.18% | -19.8% |
| 1992 | 10,930,128 | 1,634,961 | 2.13% | 21% |
| 1993 | 11,154,274 | 1,672,151 | 2.05% | 2.27% |
| 1994 | 11,372,197 | 1,664,361 | 1.95% | -0.47% |
| 1995 | 11,590,514 | 1,681,513 | 1.92% | 1.03% |
| 1996 | 11,810,950 | 1,730,246 | 1.9% | 2.9% |
| 1997 | 12,031,127 | 1,787,683 | 1.86% | 3.32% |
| 1998 | 12,251,184 | 1,844,302 | 1.83% | 3.17% |
| 1999 | 12,470,795 | 1,900,030 | 1.79% | 3.02% |
| 2000 | 12,689,206 | 1,954,709 | 1.75% | 2.88% |
| 2001 | 12,910,740 | 2,008,121 | 1.75% | 2.73% |
| 2002 | 13,138,472 | 2,059,974 | 1.76% | 2.58% |
| 2003 | 13,372,306 | 2,109,881 | 1.78% | 2.42% |
| 2004 | 13,608,701 | 2,157,320 | 1.77% | 2.25% |
| 2005 | 13,846,163 | 2,236,788 | 1.74% | 3.68% |
| 2006 | 14,086,131 | 2,364,733 | 1.73% | 5.72% |
| 2007 | 14,328,773 | 2,507,887 | 1.72% | 6.05% |
| 2008 | 14,575,202 | 2,651,421 | 1.72% | 5.72% |
| 2009 | 14,825,954 | 2,795,484 | 1.72% | 5.43% |
| 2010 | 15,076,695 | 2,943,372 | 1.69% | 5.29% |
| 2011 | 15,326,227 | 3,132,814 | 1.66% | 6.44% |
| 2012 | 15,572,194 | 3,337,109 | 1.6% | 6.52% |
| 2013 | 15,807,128 | 3,507,844 | 1.51% | 5.12% |
| 2014 | 16,035,124 | 3,665,876 | 1.44% | 4.51% |
| 2015 | 16,266,225 | 3,834,574 | 1.44% | 4.6% |
| 2016 | 16,505,139 | 4,004,096 | 1.47% | 4.42% |
| 2017 | 16,759,519 | 4,154,812 | 1.54% | 3.76% |
| 2018 | 17,049,547 | 4,323,515 | 1.73% | 4.06% |
| 2019 | 17,340,021 | 4,442,316 | 1.7% | 2.75% |
| 2020 | 17,546,065 | 4,400,267 | 1.19% | -0.95% |
| 2021 | 17,682,454 | 4,360,865 | 0.78% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 17,823,897 | 4,589,643 | 0.8% | 5.25% |
| 2023 | 17,980,083 | 4,853,420 | 0.88% | 5.75% |
| 2024 | 18,135,478 | 4,973,861 | 0.86% | 2.48% |
| 2025 | 18,289,898 | 5,066,162 | 0.85% | 1.86% |
| 2026 | 18,444,505 | 5,143,465 | 0.85% | 1.53% |
| 2027 | 18,600,319 | 5,209,589 | 0.84% | 1.29% |
| 2028 | 18,757,228 | 5,266,597 | 0.84% | 1.09% |
| 2029 | 18,914,103 | 5,318,118 | 0.84% | 0.98% |
| 2030 | 19,069,715 | 5,366,659 | 0.82% | 0.91% |
| 2031 | 19,222,817 | 5,414,485 | 0.8% | 0.89% |
| 2032 | 19,372,495 | 5,463,178 | 0.78% | 0.9% |
| 2033 | 19,518,750 | 5,512,705 | 0.75% | 0.91% |
| 2034 | 19,661,347 | 5,563,035 | 0.73% | 0.91% |
| 2035 | 19,800,128 | 5,614,091 | 0.71% | 0.92% |
| 2036 | 19,935,162 | 5,665,789 | 0.68% | 0.92% |
| 2037 | 20,066,382 | 5,718,074 | 0.66% | 0.92% |
| 2038 | 20,193,573 | 5,770,901 | 0.63% | 0.92% |
| 2039 | 20,316,268 | 5,824,158 | 0.61% | 0.92% |
| 2040 | 20,434,223 | 5,877,719 | 0.58% | 0.92% |
| 2041 | 20,547,455 | 5,931,576 | 0.55% | 0.92% |
| 2042 | 20,655,763 | 5,985,681 | 0.53% | 0.91% |
| 2043 | 20,759,127 | 6,039,888 | 0.5% | 0.91% |
| 2044 | 20,857,468 | 6,094,155 | 0.47% | 0.9% |
| 2045 | 20,950,629 | 6,148,424 | 0.45% | 0.89% |
| 2046 | 21,038,532 | 6,202,560 | 0.42% | 0.88% |
| 2047 | 21,121,169 | 6,256,606 | 0.39% | 0.87% |
| 2048 | 21,198,613 | 6,310,637 | 0.37% | 0.86% |
| 2049 | 21,270,658 | 6,364,604 | 0.34% | 0.86% |
| 2050 | 21,337,231 | 6,418,538 | 0.31% | 0.85% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Ecuador increased by 2,420,062 people (a 17.5% growth), while Kuwait gained 1,597,786 people (a 71.4% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Ecuador gained 2,147,865 (a 13.2% growth), while Kuwait's population increased by 1,293,683 (a 33.7% growth).
Ecuador was ranked 64th most populous country in 2005 and is 71st in 2025. Kuwait was ranked 140th in 2005 and ranked 127th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Ecuador's population will grow by 15.9% to 21,337,231 people with a rank change from 71st to 74th. The population of Kuwait will increase by 25.2% to 6,418,538 people and rank change from 127th to 117th.
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Population differences between Ecuador and Kuwait
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| Life expectancy | 77.8 years | 80.8 years |
| Average age | 32.4 years | 34.1 years |
| Median age | 29.8 years | 35.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.9:50.1 | 61.1:38.9 |
| Fertility rate | 1.82 births per woman | 1.52 births per woman |
| Population density | 189.1 ppl/mi² | 723 ppl/mi² |
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