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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ecuador was 18,135,478 in 2024 vs 130,861,007 people in Mexico in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ecuador's population is 18,487,749 people compared to 133,323,134 in Mexico.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 7.21 times bigger than Ecuador's.
  • Ecuador is ranked the 71st most populous country in the world, while Mexico is the 11th.
  • The countries together account for 1.83% of the world: 0.22% for Ecuador vs 1.61% for Mexico.
  • For the last 10 years, Ecuador has had an average growth rate of +1.26% per year vs +0.92% in Mexico.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ecuador has increased from 14.1M people to 18.5M (31.2% growth), while Mexico has grown from 107M to 133M (24.3% growth).

Ecuador vs Mexico: population by year and forecast

Ecuador
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ecuador Mexico
2100 19,229,713 131,182,639
2099 19,341,033 131,943,283
2098 19,451,634 132,700,369
2097 19,561,648 133,455,010
2096 19,670,931 134,204,227
2095 19,779,419 134,949,218
2094 19,887,014 135,687,085
2093 19,993,637 136,415,232
2092 20,099,245 137,127,644
2091 20,203,483 137,833,985
2090 20,306,051 138,527,198
2089 20,406,878 139,208,862
2088 20,505,637 139,874,924
2087 20,602,336 140,530,483
2086 20,696,910 141,174,372
2085 20,788,583 141,805,496
2084 20,877,503 142,415,948
2083 20,963,515 143,009,187
2082 21,046,396 143,579,768
2081 21,126,142 144,138,842
2080 21,202,360 144,677,451
2079 21,275,051 145,195,172
2078 21,343,714 145,691,242
2077 21,408,164 146,165,064
2076 21,468,178 146,616,674
2075 21,523,680 147,046,928
2074 21,575,092 147,455,761
2073 21,621,989 147,841,295
2072 21,664,137 148,201,143
2071 21,701,599 148,534,057
2070 21,734,495 148,848,168
2069 21,762,453 149,134,711
2068 21,785,682 149,395,717
2067 21,804,316 149,630,386
2066 21,818,306 149,842,125
2065 21,828,156 150,029,268
2064 21,833,185 150,187,992
2063 21,833,449 150,319,846
2062 21,828,963 150,424,224
2061 21,819,781 150,502,250
2060 21,805,954 150,555,648
2059 21,787,357 150,577,220
2058 21,764,005 150,569,044
2057 21,735,561 150,535,337
2056 21,702,294 150,475,242
2055 21,664,097 150,384,336
2054 21,620,873 150,263,237
2053 21,572,669 150,110,615
2052 21,519,295 149,923,918
2051 21,460,703 149,705,066
2050 21,396,494 149,450,774
2049 21,326,969 149,166,038
2048 21,251,792 148,836,849
2047 21,171,429 148,478,965
2046 21,085,795 148,081,688
2045 20,994,872 147,647,318
2044 20,898,682 147,173,101
2043 20,797,349 146,667,761
2042 20,691,071 146,123,566
2041 20,579,788 145,543,650
2040 20,463,641 144,931,633
2039 20,342,868 144,286,278
2038 20,217,211 143,601,872
2037 20,087,384 142,883,005
2036 19,953,661 142,138,929
2035 19,816,154 141,359,885
2034 19,674,920 140,554,653
2033 19,529,719 139,713,048
2032 19,381,178 138,843,644
2031 19,229,060 137,947,334
2030 19,073,682 137,023,304
2029 18,916,480 136,071,720
2028 18,758,598 135,090,755
2027 18,601,326 134,081,337
2026 18,445,637 133,042,003
2025 18,290,781 131,970,909
2024 18,135,478 130,861,007
2023 17,980,083 129,739,759
2022 17,823,897 128,613,117
2021 17,682,454 127,648,148
2020 17,546,065 126,799,054
2019 17,340,021 125,762,982
2018 17,049,547 124,573,711
2017 16,759,519 123,400,057
2016 16,505,139 122,251,351
2015 16,266,225 121,072,306
2014 16,035,124 119,784,261
2013 15,807,128 118,343,573
2012 15,572,194 116,818,208
2011 15,326,227 115,243,504
2010 15,076,695 113,623,895
2009 14,825,954 111,999,721
2008 14,575,202 110,374,288
2007 14,328,773 108,774,360
2006 14,086,131 107,253,666
2005 13,846,163 105,811,504
2004 13,608,701 104,394,131
2003 13,372,306 102,978,515
2002 13,138,472 101,548,624
2001 12,910,740 100,099,099
2000 12,689,206 98,625,552
1999 12,470,795 97,115,707
1998 12,251,184 95,575,245
1997 12,031,127 94,021,207
1996 11,810,950 92,452,702
1995 11,590,514 90,862,455
1994 11,372,197 89,259,205
1993 11,154,274 87,653,807
1992 10,930,128 86,044,809
1991 10,702,380 84,430,572
1990 10,473,673 82,820,170
1989 10,241,852 81,247,182
1988 10,010,808 79,695,531
1987 9,779,290 78,136,651
1986 9,545,998 76,585,637
1985 9,311,154 75,043,414
1984 9,074,782 73,506,846
1983 8,840,417 71,971,240
1982 8,611,298 70,433,260
1981 8,386,910 68,892,108
1980 8,165,877 67,300,334
1979 7,948,869 65,648,865
1978 7,736,167 63,979,046
1977 7,526,819 62,308,493
1976 7,320,912 60,645,512
1975 7,118,251 58,982,400
1974 6,918,573 57,320,149
1973 6,722,033 55,667,284
1972 6,529,034 54,030,168
1971 6,340,052 52,412,558
1970 6,155,387 50,814,953
1969 5,975,236 49,233,194
1968 5,799,680 47,668,303
1967 5,629,057 46,129,608
1966 5,463,748 44,629,106
1965 5,303,963 43,174,477
1964 5,149,918 41,772,049
1963 5,001,716 40,424,065
1962 4,859,269 39,129,200
1961 4,722,331 37,890,118
1960 4,590,891 36,724,615

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 Mexico gained 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ecuador gained 1,982,610 people (a 12% growth), while Mexico's population increased by 11,071,783 people (a 9.06% growth).

Ecuador was ranked 65th most populous country in 2006 and is 71st in 2026. Mexico was ranked 11th in 2006 and still ranked 11th 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 Mexico will increase by 12.1% to 149,450,774 people and rank change from 11th to 12th.

Ecuador is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 21.8M people compared to the peak of 151M people in 2059 for Mexico.

Population growth rate by year

Ecuador
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ecuador Mexico
2100 -0.58% -0.58%
2099 -0.57% -0.57%
2098 -0.56% -0.57%
2097 -0.56% -0.56%
2096 -0.55% -0.55%
2095 -0.54% -0.54%
2094 -0.53% -0.53%
2093 -0.53% -0.52%
2092 -0.52% -0.51%
2091 -0.51% -0.5%
2090 -0.49% -0.49%
2089 -0.48% -0.48%
2088 -0.47% -0.47%
2087 -0.46% -0.46%
2086 -0.44% -0.45%
2085 -0.43% -0.43%
2084 -0.41% -0.41%
2083 -0.39% -0.4%
2082 -0.38% -0.39%
2081 -0.36% -0.37%
2080 -0.34% -0.36%
2079 -0.32% -0.34%
2078 -0.3% -0.32%
2077 -0.28% -0.31%
2076 -0.26% -0.29%
2075 -0.24% -0.28%
2074 -0.22% -0.26%
2073 -0.19% -0.24%
2072 -0.17% -0.22%
2071 -0.15% -0.21%
2070 -0.13% -0.19%
2069 -0.11% -0.17%
2068 -0.09% -0.16%
2067 -0.06% -0.14%
2066 -0.05% -0.12%
2065 -0.02% -0.11%
2064 -0.001% -0.09%
2063 0.02% -0.07%
2062 0.04% -0.05%
2061 0.06% -0.04%
2060 0.09% -0.01%
2059 0.11% 0.005%
2058 0.13% 0.02%
2057 0.15% 0.04%
2056 0.18% 0.06%
2055 0.2% 0.08%
2054 0.22% 0.1%
2053 0.25% 0.12%
2052 0.27% 0.15%
2051 0.3% 0.17%
2050 0.33% 0.19%
2049 0.35% 0.22%
2048 0.38% 0.24%
2047 0.41% 0.27%
2046 0.43% 0.29%
2045 0.46% 0.32%
2044 0.49% 0.34%
2043 0.51% 0.37%
2042 0.54% 0.4%
2041 0.57% 0.42%
2040 0.59% 0.45%
2039 0.62% 0.48%
2038 0.65% 0.5%
2037 0.67% 0.52%
2036 0.69% 0.55%
2035 0.72% 0.57%
2034 0.74% 0.6%
2033 0.77% 0.63%
2032 0.79% 0.65%
2031 0.81% 0.67%
2030 0.83% 0.7%
2029 0.84% 0.73%
2028 0.85% 0.75%
2027 0.84% 0.78%
2026 0.85% 0.81%
2025 0.86% 0.85%
2024 0.86% 0.86%
2023 0.88% 0.88%
2022 0.8% 0.76%
2021 0.78% 0.67%
2020 1.19% 0.82%
2019 1.7% 0.95%
2018 1.73% 0.95%
2017 1.54% 0.94%
2016 1.47% 0.97%
2015 1.44% 1.08%
2014 1.44% 1.22%
2013 1.51% 1.31%
2012 1.6% 1.37%
2011 1.66% 1.43%
2010 1.69% 1.45%
2009 1.72% 1.47%
2008 1.72% 1.47%
2007 1.72% 1.42%
2006 1.73% 1.36%
2005 1.74% 1.36%
2004 1.77% 1.37%
2003 1.78% 1.41%
2002 1.76% 1.45%
2001 1.75% 1.49%
2000 1.75% 1.55%
1999 1.79% 1.61%
1998 1.83% 1.65%
1997 1.86% 1.7%
1996 1.9% 1.75%
1995 1.92% 1.8%
1994 1.95% 1.83%
1993 2.05% 1.87%
1992 2.13% 1.91%
1991 2.18% 1.94%
1990 2.26% 1.94%
1989 2.31% 1.95%
1988 2.37% 2%
1987 2.44% 2.03%
1986 2.52% 2.06%
1985 2.6% 2.09%
1984 2.65% 2.13%
1983 2.66% 2.18%
1982 2.68% 2.24%
1981 2.71% 2.37%
1980 2.73% 2.52%
1979 2.75% 2.61%
1978 2.78% 2.68%
1977 2.81% 2.74%
1976 2.85% 2.82%
1975 2.89% 2.9%
1974 2.92% 2.97%
1973 2.96% 3.03%
1972 2.98% 3.09%
1971 3% 3.14%
1970 3.01% 3.21%
1969 3.03% 3.28%
1968 3.03% 3.34%
1967 3.03% 3.36%
1966 3.01% 3.37%
1965 2.99% 3.36%
1964 2.96% 3.33%
1963 2.93% 3.31%
1962 2.9% 3.27%
1961 2.86% 3.17%

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 Mexico's population grew by 0.86%.

Live population counters

Ecuador Mexico
Current population
18487749
133323134
Population rank 71/197 11/197
Percent of world population 0.22% 1.61%
One net population change
3.38 minutes
28.1 seconds
One birth every
1.94 minutes
15.5 seconds
One death every
5.7 minutes
39.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +426 +3,072
Annual growth/decline +155,395 +1,121,248
Annual growth/decline rate +0.86% +0.86%
Population growth rate rank 109/197 110/197
One migration net change every
30.6 minutes
4.88 minutes
Annual migration change -17,219 -108,037
Net migration rank 151/196 181/196
Foreign-born residents 747,749 1,726,089
Foreign-born residents rank 67/195 42/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.1% 1.3%
Foreign-born share rank 104/195 149/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ecuador
Natural

Migration
Mexico
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ecuador Mexico
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -17,219 - -108,037
2024 - -19,704 - -104,581
2023 178,093 -21,948 1,238,366 -101,044
2022 179,308 -23,090 1,224,397 -108,438
2021 155,146 -28,503 936,682 -122,791
2020 156,458 -10,320 1,031,637 -147,456
2019 211,045 54,921 1,357,485 -169,628
2018 219,513 95,482 1,366,076 -175,356
2017 211,355 53,707 1,384,178 -227,499
2016 208,245 35,461 1,445,256 -304,472
2015 219,399 14,724 1,508,439 -291,044
2014 225,790 2,273 1,587,620 -228,816
2013 234,103 -6,182 1,642,609 -120,058
2012 249,825 -7,883 1,656,599 -128,485
2011 258,171 -8,167 1,659,161 -37,826
2010 257,404 -8,330 1,658,682 -40,845
2009 260,892 -8,491 1,661,180 -30,809
2008 257,894 -8,799 1,670,846 -50,347
2007 253,419 -9,644 1,684,915 -105,524
2006 254,184 -12,679 1,706,084 -244,140
2005 255,295 -16,855 1,732,663 -310,278
2004 257,436 -20,940 1,759,250 -346,912
2003 258,928 -22,641 1,788,016 -369,183
2002 259,446 -28,090 1,820,665 -379,812
2001 259,376 -35,275 1,836,418 -378,348
2000 259,837 -40,859 1,845,383 -356,433
1999 261,650 -43,813 1,859,475 -328,773
1998 263,927 -42,550 1,871,650 -321,385
1997 266,020 -47,287 1,898,383 -340,546
1996 267,695 -46,082 1,922,554 -343,399
1995 264,449 -45,201 1,941,458 -340,091
1994 261,788 -44,399 1,959,775 -354,573
1993 260,330 -41,867 1,963,708 -358,039
1992 259,787 -29,958 1,956,659 -344,313
1991 257,713 -32,064 1,942,832 -326,691
1990 252,919 -21,164 1,926,480 -321,764
1989 248,129 -16,240 1,927,752 -386,467
1988 241,191 -10,977 1,936,601 -374,544
1987 237,724 -4,886 1,971,231 -415,521
1986 237,084 -3,345 1,998,043 -451,756
1985 236,438 -494 1,983,622 -445,447
1984 236,543 249 1,960,428 -425,467
1983 231,336 578 1,939,193 -402,937
1982 227,606 -1,282 1,921,772 -382,048
1981 224,073 -1,605 1,904,384 -361,791
1980 220,120 -517 1,893,158 -252,177
1979 216,162 -1,749 1,908,018 -246,034
1978 212,497 -1,518 1,921,419 -243,714
1977 209,095 -1,377 1,902,964 -239,521
1976 205,366 -1,264 1,891,958 -229,450
1975 202,407 -1,189 1,880,241 -216,556
1974 199,276 -1,133 1,868,809 -207,995
1973 196,028 -1,090 1,845,593 -200,688
1972 192,136 -1,078 1,823,302 -193,965
1971 187,995 -1,096 1,790,990 -185,062
1970 183,517 -1,091 1,753,370 -164,100
1969 178,403 -518 1,711,297 -137,051
1968 173,828 -582 1,671,918 -116,358
1967 168,629 -623 1,620,534 -98,680
1966 163,317 -710 1,566,170 -87,018
1965 157,915 -957 1,508,344 -78,288
1964 152,263 -1,130 1,447,360 -72,581
1963 146,531 -1,254 1,387,678 -66,515
1962 140,943 -1,315 1,328,319 -59,833
1961 135,573 -1,317 1,265,833 -56,174
1960 130,368 -1,746 1,206,955 -85,591

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 Mexico 87.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,080,136 people) and 12.5% is from migration (a loss of 1,876,544 people).

As of 2024, 747,749 residents or 4.1% of the population were not native-born in Ecuador, compared to 1,726,089 people or 1.3% in Mexico.

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
Mexico
City Population
Mexico 9.21M
Tijuana 1.96M
Ecatepec de Morelos 1.93M
Leon 1.58M
Puebla 1.43M
Guadalajara 1.39M
Ciudad Juarez 1.32M
Zapopan 1.26M
Monterrey 1.14M
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl 1.07M

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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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