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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ecuador was 18,135,478 in 2024 vs 2,402,306 people in Moldova in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ecuador's population is 18,487,749 people compared to 2,341,166 in Moldova.

Population statistics:

  • Ecuador's population is 7.9 times bigger than Moldova's.
  • Ecuador is ranked the 71st most populous country in the world, while Moldova is the 145th.
  • The countries together account for 0.25% of the world: 0.22% for Ecuador vs 0.03% for Moldova.
  • For the last 10 years, Ecuador has had an average growth rate of +1.26% per year vs -1.57% in Moldova.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ecuador has increased from 14.1M people to 18.5M (31.2% growth), while Moldova has declined from 2.88M to 2.34M (18.7% decline).

Ecuador vs Moldova: population by year and forecast

Ecuador
Factual

Projection
Moldova
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ecuador Moldova
2100 19,229,713 1,175,882
2099 19,341,033 1,186,641
2098 19,451,634 1,197,541
2097 19,561,648 1,208,458
2096 19,670,931 1,219,478
2095 19,779,419 1,230,573
2094 19,887,014 1,241,540
2093 19,993,637 1,252,531
2092 20,099,245 1,263,471
2091 20,203,483 1,274,372
2090 20,306,051 1,285,020
2089 20,406,878 1,295,696
2088 20,505,637 1,306,424
2087 20,602,336 1,317,064
2086 20,696,910 1,327,799
2085 20,788,583 1,338,702
2084 20,877,503 1,349,432
2083 20,963,515 1,360,333
2082 21,046,396 1,371,322
2081 21,126,142 1,382,447
2080 21,202,360 1,393,733
2079 21,275,051 1,405,298
2078 21,343,714 1,417,062
2077 21,408,164 1,429,240
2076 21,468,178 1,441,240
2075 21,523,680 1,453,677
2074 21,575,092 1,466,568
2073 21,621,989 1,479,672
2072 21,664,137 1,493,311
2071 21,701,599 1,507,315
2070 21,734,495 1,522,149
2069 21,762,453 1,537,091
2068 21,785,682 1,552,724
2067 21,804,316 1,568,676
2066 21,818,306 1,584,782
2065 21,828,156 1,601,356
2064 21,833,185 1,618,317
2063 21,833,449 1,635,288
2062 21,828,963 1,652,720
2061 21,819,781 1,670,255
2060 21,805,954 1,688,120
2059 21,787,357 1,705,595
2058 21,764,005 1,722,942
2057 21,735,561 1,740,252
2056 21,702,294 1,757,829
2055 21,664,097 1,775,082
2054 21,620,873 1,792,262
2053 21,572,669 1,809,221
2052 21,519,295 1,825,831
2051 21,460,703 1,842,337
2050 21,396,494 1,858,281
2049 21,326,969 1,874,666
2048 21,251,792 1,890,586
2047 21,171,429 1,906,615
2046 21,085,795 1,922,962
2045 20,994,872 1,939,938
2044 20,898,682 1,956,858
2043 20,797,349 1,974,616
2042 20,691,071 1,992,765
2041 20,579,788 2,011,342
2040 20,463,641 2,030,732
2039 20,342,868 2,051,163
2038 20,217,211 2,071,871
2037 20,087,384 2,093,068
2036 19,953,661 2,114,669
2035 19,816,154 2,136,998
2034 19,674,920 2,159,450
2033 19,529,719 2,182,023
2032 19,381,178 2,204,431
2031 19,229,060 2,227,006
2030 19,073,682 2,250,038
2029 18,916,480 2,272,963
2028 18,758,598 2,295,739
2027 18,601,326 2,318,425
2026 18,445,637 2,341,166
2025 18,290,781 2,373,265
2024 18,135,478 2,402,306
2023 17,980,083 2,457,783
2022 17,823,897 2,528,654
2021 17,682,454 2,595,809
2020 17,546,065 2,635,130
2019 17,340,021 2,664,224
2018 17,049,547 2,707,203
2017 16,759,519 2,755,189
2016 16,505,139 2,803,186
2015 16,266,225 2,835,978
2014 16,035,124 2,857,815
2013 15,807,128 2,859,558
2012 15,572,194 2,860,324
2011 15,326,227 2,860,699
2010 15,076,695 2,862,354
2009 14,825,954 2,865,213
2008 14,575,202 2,868,833
2007 14,328,773 2,874,299
2006 14,086,131 2,880,967
2005 13,846,163 2,888,985
2004 13,608,701 2,896,023
2003 13,372,306 2,903,198
2002 13,138,472 2,911,385
2001 12,910,740 2,918,135
2000 12,689,206 2,924,668
1999 12,470,795 2,930,622
1998 12,251,184 2,935,227
1997 12,031,127 2,936,413
1996 11,810,950 2,947,293
1995 11,590,514 2,953,200
1994 11,372,197 2,966,745
1993 11,154,274 2,975,966
1992 10,930,128 2,980,965
1991 10,702,380 2,981,566
1990 10,473,673 2,977,912
1989 10,241,852 2,970,039
1988 10,010,808 2,948,891
1987 9,779,290 2,916,306
1986 9,545,998 2,883,057
1985 9,311,154 2,850,787
1984 9,074,782 2,820,518
1983 8,840,417 2,791,207
1982 8,611,298 2,763,101
1981 8,386,910 2,735,987
1980 8,165,877 2,708,675
1979 7,948,869 2,683,035
1978 7,736,167 2,656,211
1977 7,526,819 2,626,298
1976 7,320,912 2,596,491
1975 7,118,251 2,566,998
1974 6,918,573 2,538,164
1973 6,722,033 2,510,584
1972 6,529,034 2,484,742
1971 6,340,052 2,460,611
1970 6,155,387 2,437,590
1969 5,975,236 2,408,469
1968 5,799,680 2,373,073
1967 5,629,057 2,337,695
1966 5,463,748 2,301,871
1965 5,303,963 2,265,287
1964 5,149,918 2,228,000
1963 5,001,716 2,188,895
1962 4,859,269 2,147,227
1961 4,722,331 2,103,327
1960 4,590,891 2,058,020

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/ecuador/moldova | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ecuador increased by 2,419,008 people (a 17.2% growth), while Moldova lost 77,781 people (a 2.7% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ecuador gained 1,982,610 people (a 12% growth), while Moldova's population decreased by 462,020 people (a 16.5% decline).

Ecuador was ranked 65th most populous country in 2006 and is 71st in 2026. Moldova was ranked 134th in 2006 and ranked 145th 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 Moldova will decrease by 20.6% to 1,858,281 people and rank change from 145th to 150th.

Ecuador is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 21.8M people, while Moldova's population already peaked in 1991 at 2.98M people and is projected to decrease to 1.18M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Ecuador
Factual

Projection
Moldova
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ecuador Moldova
2100 -0.58% -0.91%
2099 -0.57% -0.91%
2098 -0.56% -0.9%
2097 -0.56% -0.9%
2096 -0.55% -0.9%
2095 -0.54% -0.88%
2094 -0.53% -0.88%
2093 -0.53% -0.87%
2092 -0.52% -0.86%
2091 -0.51% -0.83%
2090 -0.49% -0.82%
2089 -0.48% -0.82%
2088 -0.47% -0.81%
2087 -0.46% -0.81%
2086 -0.44% -0.81%
2085 -0.43% -0.8%
2084 -0.41% -0.8%
2083 -0.39% -0.8%
2082 -0.38% -0.8%
2081 -0.36% -0.81%
2080 -0.34% -0.82%
2079 -0.32% -0.83%
2078 -0.3% -0.85%
2077 -0.28% -0.83%
2076 -0.26% -0.86%
2075 -0.24% -0.88%
2074 -0.22% -0.89%
2073 -0.19% -0.91%
2072 -0.17% -0.93%
2071 -0.15% -0.97%
2070 -0.13% -0.97%
2069 -0.11% -1.01%
2068 -0.09% -1.02%
2067 -0.06% -1.02%
2066 -0.05% -1.03%
2065 -0.02% -1.05%
2064 -0.001% -1.04%
2063 0.02% -1.05%
2062 0.04% -1.05%
2061 0.06% -1.06%
2060 0.09% -1.02%
2059 0.11% -1.01%
2058 0.13% -0.99%
2057 0.15% -1%
2056 0.18% -0.97%
2055 0.2% -0.96%
2054 0.22% -0.94%
2053 0.25% -0.91%
2052 0.27% -0.9%
2051 0.3% -0.86%
2050 0.33% -0.87%
2049 0.35% -0.84%
2048 0.38% -0.84%
2047 0.41% -0.85%
2046 0.43% -0.88%
2045 0.46% -0.86%
2044 0.49% -0.9%
2043 0.51% -0.91%
2042 0.54% -0.92%
2041 0.57% -0.95%
2040 0.59% -1%
2039 0.62% -1%
2038 0.65% -1.01%
2037 0.67% -1.02%
2036 0.69% -1.04%
2035 0.72% -1.04%
2034 0.74% -1.03%
2033 0.77% -1.02%
2032 0.79% -1.01%
2031 0.81% -1.02%
2030 0.83% -1.01%
2029 0.84% -0.99%
2028 0.85% -0.98%
2027 0.84% -0.97%
2026 0.85% -1.35%
2025 0.86% -1.21%
2024 0.86% -2.26%
2023 0.88% -2.8%
2022 0.8% -2.59%
2021 0.78% -1.49%
2020 1.19% -1.09%
2019 1.7% -1.59%
2018 1.73% -1.74%
2017 1.54% -1.71%
2016 1.47% -1.16%
2015 1.44% -0.76%
2014 1.44% -0.06%
2013 1.51% -0.03%
2012 1.6% -0.01%
2011 1.66% -0.06%
2010 1.69% -0.1%
2009 1.72% -0.13%
2008 1.72% -0.19%
2007 1.72% -0.23%
2006 1.73% -0.28%
2005 1.74% -0.24%
2004 1.77% -0.25%
2003 1.78% -0.28%
2002 1.76% -0.23%
2001 1.75% -0.22%
2000 1.75% -0.2%
1999 1.79% -0.16%
1998 1.83% -0.04%
1997 1.86% -0.37%
1996 1.9% -0.2%
1995 1.92% -0.46%
1994 1.95% -0.31%
1993 2.05% -0.17%
1992 2.13% -0.02%
1991 2.18% 0.12%
1990 2.26% 0.27%
1989 2.31% 0.72%
1988 2.37% 1.12%
1987 2.44% 1.15%
1986 2.52% 1.13%
1985 2.6% 1.07%
1984 2.65% 1.05%
1983 2.66% 1.02%
1982 2.68% 0.99%
1981 2.71% 1.01%
1980 2.73% 0.96%
1979 2.75% 1.01%
1978 2.78% 1.14%
1977 2.81% 1.15%
1976 2.85% 1.15%
1975 2.89% 1.14%
1974 2.92% 1.1%
1973 2.96% 1.04%
1972 2.98% 0.98%
1971 3% 0.94%
1970 3.01% 1.21%
1969 3.03% 1.49%
1968 3.03% 1.51%
1967 3.03% 1.56%
1966 3.01% 1.61%
1965 2.99% 1.67%
1964 2.96% 1.79%
1963 2.93% 1.94%
1962 2.9% 2.09%
1961 2.86% 2.2%

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 Moldova's population declined by 2.26%.

Live population counters

Ecuador Moldova
Current population
18487749
2341166
Population rank 71/197 145/197
Percent of world population 0.22% 0.03%
One net population change
3.38 minutes
9.47 minutes
One birth every
1.94 minutes
19.9 minutes
One death every
5.7 minutes
15.7 minutes
Daily growth/decline +426 -152
Annual growth/decline +155,395 -55,477
Annual growth/decline rate +0.86% -2.26%
Population growth rate rank 109/197 196/197
One migration net change every
30.6 minutes
17.7 minutes
Annual migration change -17,219 -29,766
Net migration rank 151/196 164/196
Foreign-born residents 747,749 188,207
Foreign-born residents rank 67/195 116/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.1% 6.2%
Foreign-born share rank 104/195 85/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ecuador
Natural

Migration
Moldova
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ecuador Moldova
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -17,219 - -29,766
2024 - -19,704 - -27,088
2023 178,093 -21,948 -7,007 -18,570
2022 179,308 -23,090 -6,385 89,154
2021 155,146 -28,503 -13,444 -33,405
2020 156,458 -10,320 -7,067 -33,405
2019 211,045 54,921 -3,416 -41,233
2018 219,513 95,482 -961 -36,085
2017 211,355 53,707 1,402 -43,871
2016 208,245 35,461 4,580 -51,642
2015 219,399 14,724 6,049 -59,399
2014 225,790 2,273 7,248 -67,175
2013 234,103 -6,182 3,537 -77,571
2012 249,825 -7,883 5,581 -81,215
2011 258,171 -8,167 5,948 -82,271
2010 257,404 -8,330 7,456 -84,039
2009 260,892 -8,491 7,492 -83,546
2008 257,894 -8,799 5,210 -79,593
2007 253,419 -9,644 3,490 -75,734
2006 254,184 -12,679 2,406 -72,061
2005 255,295 -16,855 2,005 -68,681
2004 257,436 -20,940 1,714 -52,491
2003 258,928 -22,641 -322 -46,947
2002 259,446 -28,090 -1,249 -45,833
2001 259,376 -35,275 -718 -45,043
2000 259,837 -40,859 -324 -43,854
1999 261,650 -43,813 642 -43,111
1998 263,927 -42,550 2,140 -41,975
1997 266,020 -47,287 4,669 -41,743
1996 267,695 -46,082 2,655 -33,369
1995 264,449 -45,201 5,534 -31,975
1994 261,788 -44,399 9,921 -31,616
1993 260,330 -41,867 13,886 -31,526
1992 259,787 -29,958 17,373 -30,136
1991 257,713 -32,064 21,127 -29,204
1990 252,919 -21,164 25,824 -30,053
1989 248,129 -16,240 29,638 -29,307
1988 241,191 -10,977 35,608 -4,989
1987 237,724 -4,886 40,122 -10,796
1986 237,084 -3,345 39,463 -8,769
1985 236,438 -494 38,060 -10,627
1984 236,543 249 38,108 -12,732
1983 231,336 578 36,076 -10,543
1982 227,606 -1,282 32,814 -8,412
1981 224,073 -1,605 31,360 -6,452
1980 220,120 -517 30,053 -3,693
1979 216,162 -1,749 28,322 -6,912
1978 212,497 -1,518 27,622 3,483
1977 209,095 -1,377 27,707 3,245
1976 205,366 -1,264 27,801 2,885
1975 202,407 -1,189 27,677 2,355
1974 199,276 -1,133 27,219 1,785
1973 196,028 -1,090 25,967 1,156
1972 192,136 -1,078 24,626 481
1971 187,995 -1,096 23,359 -61
1970 183,517 -1,091 22,314 606
1969 178,403 -518 21,768 20,561
1968 173,828 -582 22,005 19,830
1967 168,629 -623 22,654 19,175
1966 163,317 -710 23,720 18,601
1965 157,915 -957 24,916 18,066
1964 152,263 -1,130 25,860 17,509
1963 146,531 -1,254 29,382 16,816
1962 140,943 -1,315 32,082 15,884
1961 135,573 -1,317 35,180 14,818
1960 130,368 -1,746 36,352 13,697

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 Moldova 6.04% is from natural causes (a loss of 19,001 people) and 94% is from migration (a loss of 295,631 people).

As of 2024, 747,749 residents or 4.1% of the population were not native-born in Ecuador, compared to 188,207 people or 6.2% in Moldova.

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
Moldova
City Population
Chisinau 567K
Tiraspol 134K
Balti 91K
Bender 76.2K
Dubasari 28.5K
Ungheni 26.5K
Cahul 22.2K
Orhei 22.2K
Soroca 21.1K
Comrat 19.1K

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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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