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

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The latest officially reported population of Ecuador was 18,289,896 in 2025 vs 5,849,421 people in Lebanon in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ecuador's population is 18,524,711 people compared to 5,921,719 in Lebanon.

Population statistics:

  • Ecuador's population is 3.13 times bigger than Lebanon's.
  • Ecuador is ranked the 71st most populous country in the world, while Lebanon is the 115th.
  • The countries together account for 0.29% of the world: 0.22% for Ecuador vs 0.07% for Lebanon.
  • For the last 10 years, Ecuador has had an average growth rate of +1.2% per year vs -0.72% in Lebanon.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ecuador has increased from 14.1M people to 18.5M (31.5% growth), while Lebanon has grown from 4.75M to 5.92M (24.6% growth).

Ecuador vs Lebanon: population by year and forecast

Ecuador
Factual

Projection
Lebanon
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ecuador Lebanon
2100 19,228,782 7,233,292
2099 19,340,097 7,255,882
2098 19,450,693 7,277,550
2097 19,560,701 7,301,925
2096 19,669,979 7,325,994
2095 19,778,462 7,347,027
2094 19,886,052 7,369,470
2093 19,992,669 7,390,293
2092 20,098,272 7,407,084
2091 20,202,506 7,423,815
2090 20,305,068 7,437,389
2089 20,405,890 7,448,030
2088 20,504,644 7,458,059
2087 20,601,339 7,468,965
2086 20,695,909 7,472,798
2085 20,787,577 7,481,214
2084 20,876,493 7,480,291
2083 20,962,500 7,486,652
2082 21,045,378 7,486,791
2081 21,125,120 7,487,921
2080 21,201,334 7,488,203
2079 21,274,022 7,485,978
2078 21,342,681 7,484,772
2077 21,407,128 7,478,078
2076 21,467,139 7,474,064
2075 21,522,639 7,467,858
2074 21,574,048 7,450,655
2073 21,620,943 7,436,376
2072 21,663,089 7,424,690
2071 21,700,549 7,412,173
2070 21,733,443 7,397,929
2069 21,761,400 7,386,238
2068 21,784,628 7,377,717
2067 21,803,261 7,364,770
2066 21,817,250 7,352,347
2065 21,827,100 7,336,652
2064 21,832,128 7,320,561
2063 21,832,392 7,303,359
2062 21,827,906 7,283,645
2061 21,818,725 7,265,811
2060 21,804,898 7,243,446
2059 21,786,303 7,223,197
2058 21,762,952 7,202,701
2057 21,734,509 7,179,997
2056 21,701,243 7,156,445
2055 21,663,048 7,134,691
2054 21,619,826 7,111,260
2053 21,571,625 7,089,367
2052 21,518,254 7,066,769
2051 21,459,664 7,040,364
2050 21,395,458 7,014,112
2049 21,325,937 6,987,405
2048 21,250,764 6,956,499
2047 21,170,405 6,916,783
2046 21,084,775 6,881,711
2045 20,993,856 6,842,906
2044 20,897,671 6,799,445
2043 20,796,343 6,762,695
2042 20,690,070 6,719,865
2041 20,578,792 6,671,647
2040 20,462,650 6,621,937
2039 20,341,883 6,569,131
2038 20,216,233 6,515,459
2037 20,086,412 6,459,942
2036 19,952,696 6,406,631
2035 19,815,195 6,359,644
2034 19,673,968 6,308,450
2033 19,528,774 6,261,087
2032 19,380,240 6,210,077
2031 19,228,129 6,155,155
2030 19,072,759 6,101,258
2029 18,915,565 6,047,874
2028 18,757,690 5,995,773
2027 18,600,425 5,945,897
2026 18,444,744 5,896,184
2025 18,289,896 5,849,421
2024 18,135,478 5,805,962
2023 17,980,083 5,773,493
2022 17,823,897 5,744,489
2021 17,682,454 5,718,122
2020 17,546,065 5,702,398
2019 17,340,021 5,794,594
2018 17,049,547 5,984,119
2017 16,759,519 6,160,128
2016 16,505,139 6,323,060
2015 16,266,225 6,472,469
2014 16,035,124 6,346,990
2013 15,807,128 5,743,436
2012 15,572,194 5,235,742
2011 15,326,227 5,096,020
2010 15,076,695 5,041,288
2009 14,825,954 4,992,287
2008 14,575,202 4,925,354
2007 14,328,773 4,844,118
2006 14,086,131 4,751,136
2005 13,846,163 4,671,102
2004 13,608,701 4,599,279
2003 13,372,306 4,525,508
2002 13,138,472 4,463,504
2001 12,910,740 4,401,918
2000 12,689,206 4,329,340
1999 12,470,795 4,255,277
1998 12,251,184 4,181,281
1997 12,031,127 4,108,405
1996 11,810,950 4,034,781
1995 11,590,514 3,960,735
1994 11,372,197 3,889,799
1993 11,154,274 3,820,647
1992 10,930,128 3,747,371
1991 10,702,380 3,668,912
1990 10,473,673 3,595,175
1989 10,241,852 3,525,285
1988 10,010,808 3,454,649
1987 9,779,290 3,385,555
1986 9,545,998 3,300,365
1985 9,311,154 3,217,376
1984 9,074,782 3,152,744
1983 8,840,417 3,094,996
1982 8,611,298 3,054,931
1981 8,386,910 3,008,981
1980 8,165,877 2,944,763
1979 7,948,869 2,882,635
1978 7,736,167 2,822,682
1977 7,526,819 2,762,155
1976 7,320,912 2,726,469
1975 7,118,251 2,693,191
1974 6,918,573 2,635,185
1973 6,722,033 2,572,935
1972 6,529,034 2,509,729
1971 6,340,052 2,446,314
1970 6,155,387 2,386,114
1969 5,975,236 2,328,159
1968 5,799,680 2,266,368
1967 5,629,057 2,206,731
1966 5,463,748 2,148,260
1965 5,303,963 2,088,831
1964 5,149,918 2,030,543
1963 5,001,716 1,970,316
1962 4,859,269 1,909,578
1961 4,722,331 1,850,084
1960 4,590,891 1,794,406

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/lebanon | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ecuador increased by 2,419,008 people (a 17.2% growth), while Lebanon gained 1,571,924 people (a 33.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ecuador gained 2,019,572 people (a 12.2% growth), while Lebanon's population decreased by 401,341 people (a 6.35% decline).

Ecuador was ranked 65th most populous country in 2006 and is 71st in 2026. Lebanon was ranked 115th in 2006 and still ranked 115th 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 Lebanon will increase by 18.4% to 7,014,112 people and will still be ranked 115th.

Ecuador is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 21.8M people compared to the peak of 7.49M people in 2080 for Lebanon.

Population growth rate by year

Ecuador
Factual

Projection
Lebanon
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ecuador Lebanon
2100 -0.58% -0.31%
2099 -0.57% -0.3%
2098 -0.56% -0.33%
2097 -0.56% -0.33%
2096 -0.55% -0.29%
2095 -0.54% -0.3%
2094 -0.53% -0.28%
2093 -0.53% -0.23%
2092 -0.52% -0.23%
2091 -0.51% -0.18%
2090 -0.49% -0.14%
2089 -0.48% -0.13%
2088 -0.47% -0.15%
2087 -0.46% -0.05%
2086 -0.44% -0.11%
2085 -0.43% 0.01%
2084 -0.41% -0.08%
2083 -0.39% -0.002%
2082 -0.38% -0.02%
2081 -0.36% -0.004%
2080 -0.34% 0.03%
2079 -0.32% 0.02%
2078 -0.3% 0.09%
2077 -0.28% 0.05%
2076 -0.26% 0.08%
2075 -0.24% 0.23%
2074 -0.22% 0.19%
2073 -0.19% 0.16%
2072 -0.17% 0.17%
2071 -0.15% 0.19%
2070 -0.13% 0.16%
2069 -0.11% 0.12%
2068 -0.09% 0.18%
2067 -0.06% 0.17%
2066 -0.05% 0.21%
2065 -0.02% 0.22%
2064 -0.001% 0.24%
2063 0.02% 0.27%
2062 0.04% 0.25%
2061 0.06% 0.31%
2060 0.09% 0.28%
2059 0.11% 0.28%
2058 0.13% 0.32%
2057 0.15% 0.33%
2056 0.18% 0.3%
2055 0.2% 0.33%
2054 0.22% 0.31%
2053 0.25% 0.32%
2052 0.27% 0.38%
2051 0.3% 0.37%
2050 0.33% 0.38%
2049 0.35% 0.44%
2048 0.38% 0.57%
2047 0.41% 0.51%
2046 0.43% 0.57%
2045 0.46% 0.64%
2044 0.49% 0.54%
2043 0.51% 0.64%
2042 0.54% 0.72%
2041 0.57% 0.75%
2040 0.59% 0.8%
2039 0.62% 0.82%
2038 0.65% 0.86%
2037 0.67% 0.83%
2036 0.69% 0.74%
2035 0.72% 0.81%
2034 0.74% 0.76%
2033 0.77% 0.82%
2032 0.79% 0.89%
2031 0.81% 0.88%
2030 0.83% 0.88%
2029 0.84% 0.87%
2028 0.85% 0.84%
2027 0.84% 0.84%
2026 0.85% 0.8%
2025 0.85% 0.75%
2024 0.86% 0.56%
2023 0.88% 0.5%
2022 0.8% 0.46%
2021 0.78% 0.28%
2020 1.19% -1.59%
2019 1.7% -3.17%
2018 1.73% -2.86%
2017 1.54% -2.58%
2016 1.47% -2.31%
2015 1.44% 1.98%
2014 1.44% 10.5%
2013 1.51% 9.7%
2012 1.6% 2.74%
2011 1.66% 1.09%
2010 1.69% 0.98%
2009 1.72% 1.36%
2008 1.72% 1.68%
2007 1.72% 1.96%
2006 1.73% 1.71%
2005 1.74% 1.56%
2004 1.77% 1.63%
2003 1.78% 1.39%
2002 1.76% 1.4%
2001 1.75% 1.68%
2000 1.75% 1.74%
1999 1.79% 1.77%
1998 1.83% 1.77%
1997 1.86% 1.82%
1996 1.9% 1.87%
1995 1.92% 1.82%
1994 1.95% 1.81%
1993 2.05% 1.96%
1992 2.13% 2.14%
1991 2.18% 2.05%
1990 2.26% 1.98%
1989 2.31% 2.04%
1988 2.37% 2.04%
1987 2.44% 2.58%
1986 2.52% 2.58%
1985 2.6% 2.05%
1984 2.65% 1.87%
1983 2.66% 1.31%
1982 2.68% 1.53%
1981 2.71% 2.18%
1980 2.73% 2.16%
1979 2.75% 2.12%
1978 2.78% 2.19%
1977 2.81% 1.31%
1976 2.85% 1.24%
1975 2.89% 2.2%
1974 2.92% 2.42%
1973 2.96% 2.52%
1972 2.98% 2.59%
1971 3% 2.52%
1970 3.01% 2.49%
1969 3.03% 2.73%
1968 3.03% 2.7%
1967 3.03% 2.72%
1966 3.01% 2.85%
1965 2.99% 2.87%
1964 2.96% 3.06%
1963 2.93% 3.18%
1962 2.9% 3.22%
1961 2.86% 3.1%

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/lebanon | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Ecuador grew by 0.85%, while Lebanon's population grew by 0.75%.

Live population counters

Ecuador Lebanon
Current population
18524711
5921719
Population rank 71/197 115/197
Percent of world population 0.22% 0.07%
One net population change
3.41 minutes
12.1 minutes
One birth every
1.96 minutes
5.67 minutes
One death every
5.57 minutes
15 minutes
Daily growth/decline +423 +119
Annual growth/decline +154,418 +43,459
Annual growth/decline rate +0.85% +0.75%
Population growth rate rank 108/197 114/197
One migration net change every
30.6 minutes
51.5 minutes
Annual migration change -17,219 -10,230
Net migration rank 151/196 133/196
Foreign-born residents 747,749 1,422,583
Foreign-born residents rank 67/195 47/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.1% 24.5%
Foreign-born share rank 104/195 24/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ecuador
Natural

Migration
Lebanon
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ecuador Lebanon
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -17,219 - -10,230
2024 174,336 -19,704 57,613 -17,267
2023 178,093 -21,948 58,786 -34,193
2022 179,308 -23,090 60,909 -27,507
2021 155,146 -28,503 46,614 -27,290
2020 156,458 -10,320 59,903 -47,787
2019 211,045 54,921 70,486 -266,992
2018 219,513 95,482 77,165 -259,700
2017 211,355 53,707 84,172 -253,664
2016 208,245 35,461 91,551 -247,921
2015 219,399 14,724 97,385 -239,829
2014 225,790 2,273 92,285 301,111
2013 234,103 -6,182 80,218 733,500
2012 249,825 -7,883 77,248 124,427
2011 258,171 -8,167 75,523 2,246
2010 257,404 -8,330 72,605 -40,915
2009 260,892 -8,491 69,004 -2,700
2008 257,894 -8,799 67,132 430
2007 253,419 -9,644 66,965 27,944
2006 254,184 -12,679 65,932 25,126
2005 255,295 -16,855 67,778 1,224
2004 257,436 -20,940 69,675 4,974
2003 258,928 -22,641 71,232 1,674
2002 259,446 -28,090 72,648 -21,543
2001 259,376 -35,275 73,160 -1,094
2000 259,837 -40,859 72,642 455
1999 261,650 -43,813 72,437 2,589
1998 263,927 -42,550 71,889 1,062
1997 266,020 -47,287 71,486 1,313
1996 267,695 -46,082 71,286 3,164
1995 264,449 -45,201 71,016 2,634
1994 261,788 -44,399 73,069 -4,850
1993 260,330 -41,867 75,278 -5,196
1992 259,787 -29,958 77,447 -970
1991 257,713 -32,064 79,274 1,159
1990 252,919 -21,164 73,629 -6,595
1989 248,129 -16,240 74,577 -1,827
1988 241,191 -10,977 70,444 -1,916
1987 237,724 -4,886 69,058 607
1986 237,084 -3,345 67,162 33,549
1985 236,438 -494 66,368 -1,108
1984 236,543 249 66,785 -2,785
1983 231,336 578 66,056 -14,558
1982 227,606 -1,282 41,602 -12,981
1981 224,073 -1,605 65,084 -1,799
1980 220,120 -517 63,053 2,104
1979 216,162 -1,749 61,184 -2,103
1978 212,497 -1,518 60,829 0
1977 209,095 -1,377 60,232 0
1976 205,366 -1,264 11,138 0
1975 202,407 -1,189 55,423 0
1974 199,276 -1,133 64,425 -3,831
1973 196,028 -1,090 63,420 482
1972 192,136 -1,078 62,216 294
1971 187,995 -1,096 61,278 3,042
1970 183,517 -1,091 60,593 -4,508
1969 178,403 -518 59,829 0
1968 173,828 -582 59,247 4,506
1967 168,629 -623 58,957 -3,434
1966 163,317 -710 58,546 2,864
1965 157,915 -957 58,195 -742
1964 152,263 -1,130 57,808 1,311
1963 146,531 -1,254 57,054 4,269
1962 140,943 -1,315 55,585 4,569
1961 135,573 -1,317 53,995 4,844
1960 130,368 -1,746 52,515 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/ecuador/lebanon | 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 Lebanon 33.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 704,584 people) and 66.9% is from migration (a loss of 1,422,150 people).

As of 2024, 747,749 residents or 4.1% of the population were not native-born in Ecuador, compared to 1,422,583 people or 24.5% in Lebanon.

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
Lebanon
City Population
Beirut 2.42M
Tripoli 229K
Sidon 164K
Tyre 160K
Jounieh 102K
Zahle 100K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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