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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ecuador was 18,135,478 in 2024 vs 623,525 people in Montenegro in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ecuador's population is 18,487,749 people compared to 612,312 in Montenegro.

Population statistics:

  • Ecuador's population is 30.2 times bigger than Montenegro's.
  • Ecuador is ranked the 71st most populous country in the world, while Montenegro is the 166th.
  • The countries together account for 0.23% of the world: 0.22% for Ecuador vs 0.007% for Montenegro.
  • For the last 10 years, Ecuador has had an average growth rate of +1.26% per year vs +0.01% in Montenegro.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ecuador has increased from 14.1M people to 18.5M (31.2% growth), while Montenegro has declined from 615K to 612K (0.44% decline).

Ecuador vs Montenegro: population by year and forecast

Ecuador
Factual

Projection
Montenegro
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ecuador Montenegro
2100 19,229,713 319,719
2099 19,341,033 323,351
2098 19,451,634 326,940
2097 19,561,648 330,574
2096 19,670,931 334,217
2095 19,779,419 337,856
2094 19,887,014 341,490
2093 19,993,637 345,159
2092 20,099,245 348,826
2091 20,203,483 352,520
2090 20,306,051 356,219
2089 20,406,878 359,924
2088 20,505,637 363,602
2087 20,602,336 367,324
2086 20,696,910 371,059
2085 20,788,583 374,829
2084 20,877,503 378,644
2083 20,963,515 382,455
2082 21,046,396 386,310
2081 21,126,142 390,224
2080 21,202,360 394,179
2079 21,275,051 398,175
2078 21,343,714 402,181
2077 21,408,164 406,200
2076 21,468,178 410,263
2075 21,523,680 414,376
2074 21,575,092 418,534
2073 21,621,989 422,748
2072 21,664,137 426,952
2071 21,701,599 431,230
2070 21,734,495 435,563
2069 21,762,453 439,868
2068 21,785,682 444,186
2067 21,804,316 448,555
2066 21,818,306 452,869
2065 21,828,156 457,298
2064 21,833,185 461,706
2063 21,833,449 466,110
2062 21,828,963 470,496
2061 21,819,781 474,871
2060 21,805,954 479,291
2059 21,787,357 483,635
2058 21,764,005 487,928
2057 21,735,561 492,253
2056 21,702,294 496,682
2055 21,664,097 501,038
2054 21,620,873 505,324
2053 21,572,669 509,555
2052 21,519,295 513,782
2051 21,460,703 517,954
2050 21,396,494 522,097
2049 21,326,969 526,241
2048 21,251,792 530,291
2047 21,171,429 534,410
2046 21,085,795 538,441
2045 20,994,872 542,441
2044 20,898,682 546,404
2043 20,797,349 550,390
2042 20,691,071 554,278
2041 20,579,788 558,200
2040 20,463,641 562,081
2039 20,342,868 565,966
2038 20,217,211 569,835
2037 20,087,384 573,678
2036 19,953,661 577,477
2035 19,816,154 581,230
2034 19,674,920 584,919
2033 19,529,719 588,552
2032 19,381,178 592,122
2031 19,229,060 595,610
2030 19,073,682 599,030
2029 18,916,480 602,416
2028 18,758,598 605,742
2027 18,601,326 608,990
2026 18,445,637 612,312
2025 18,290,781 621,659
2024 18,135,478 623,525
2023 17,980,083 623,529
2022 17,823,897 623,591
2021 17,682,454 625,053
2020 17,546,065 626,590
2019 17,340,021 626,753
2018 17,049,547 626,438
2017 16,759,519 625,982
2016 16,505,139 625,353
2015 16,266,225 624,651
2014 16,035,124 623,744
2013 15,807,128 622,587
2012 15,572,194 621,418
2011 15,326,227 620,345
2010 15,076,695 619,428
2009 14,825,954 618,294
2008 14,575,202 616,969
2007 14,328,773 615,875
2006 14,086,131 615,025
2005 13,846,163 614,261
2004 13,608,701 613,353
2003 13,372,306 612,267
2002 13,138,472 609,828
2001 12,910,740 607,389
2000 12,689,206 604,950
1999 12,470,795 606,001
1998 12,251,184 607,662
1997 12,031,127 609,520
1996 11,810,950 611,003
1995 11,590,514 611,712
1994 11,372,197 611,389
1993 11,154,274 610,170
1992 10,930,128 608,516
1991 10,702,380 607,105
1990 10,473,673 606,372
1989 10,241,852 606,571
1988 10,010,808 607,413
1987 9,779,290 608,144
1986 9,545,998 607,711
1985 9,311,154 605,398
1984 9,074,782 600,884
1983 8,840,417 594,506
1982 8,611,298 587,001
1981 8,386,910 579,445
1980 8,165,877 572,608
1979 7,948,869 566,888
1978 7,736,167 562,065
1977 7,526,819 557,576
1976 7,320,912 552,562
1975 7,118,251 546,487
1974 6,918,573 538,902
1973 6,722,033 530,220
1972 6,529,034 521,785
1971 6,340,052 515,449
1970 6,155,387 512,407
1969 5,975,236 513,340
1968 5,799,680 517,481
1967 5,629,057 522,796
1966 5,463,748 526,419
1965 5,303,963 526,327
1964 5,149,918 521,753
1963 5,001,716 513,409
1962 4,859,269 502,558
1961 4,722,331 491,140
1960 4,590,891 480,579

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/montenegro | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ecuador increased by 2,419,008 people (a 17.2% growth), while Montenegro gained 10,328 people (a 1.68% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ecuador gained 1,982,610 people (a 12% growth), while Montenegro's population decreased by 13,041 people (a 2.09% decline).

Ecuador was ranked 65th most populous country in 2006 and is 71st in 2026. Montenegro was ranked 162nd in 2006 and ranked 166th 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 Montenegro will decrease by 14.7% to 522,097 people and rank change from 166th to 170th.

Ecuador is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 21.8M people, while Montenegro's population already peaked in 2019 at 627K people and is projected to decrease to 320K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Ecuador
Factual

Projection
Montenegro
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ecuador Montenegro
2100 -0.58% -1.12%
2099 -0.57% -1.1%
2098 -0.56% -1.1%
2097 -0.56% -1.09%
2096 -0.55% -1.08%
2095 -0.54% -1.06%
2094 -0.53% -1.06%
2093 -0.53% -1.05%
2092 -0.52% -1.05%
2091 -0.51% -1.04%
2090 -0.49% -1.03%
2089 -0.48% -1.01%
2088 -0.47% -1.01%
2087 -0.46% -1.01%
2086 -0.44% -1.01%
2085 -0.43% -1.01%
2084 -0.41% -1%
2083 -0.39% -1%
2082 -0.38% -1%
2081 -0.36% -1%
2080 -0.34% -1%
2079 -0.32% -1%
2078 -0.3% -0.99%
2077 -0.28% -0.99%
2076 -0.26% -0.99%
2075 -0.24% -0.99%
2074 -0.22% -1%
2073 -0.19% -0.98%
2072 -0.17% -0.99%
2071 -0.15% -0.99%
2070 -0.13% -0.98%
2069 -0.11% -0.97%
2068 -0.09% -0.97%
2067 -0.06% -0.95%
2066 -0.05% -0.97%
2065 -0.02% -0.95%
2064 -0.001% -0.94%
2063 0.02% -0.93%
2062 0.04% -0.92%
2061 0.06% -0.92%
2060 0.09% -0.9%
2059 0.11% -0.88%
2058 0.13% -0.88%
2057 0.15% -0.89%
2056 0.18% -0.87%
2055 0.2% -0.85%
2054 0.22% -0.83%
2053 0.25% -0.82%
2052 0.27% -0.81%
2051 0.3% -0.79%
2050 0.33% -0.79%
2049 0.35% -0.76%
2048 0.38% -0.77%
2047 0.41% -0.75%
2046 0.43% -0.74%
2045 0.46% -0.73%
2044 0.49% -0.72%
2043 0.51% -0.7%
2042 0.54% -0.7%
2041 0.57% -0.69%
2040 0.59% -0.69%
2039 0.62% -0.68%
2038 0.65% -0.67%
2037 0.67% -0.66%
2036 0.69% -0.65%
2035 0.72% -0.63%
2034 0.74% -0.62%
2033 0.77% -0.6%
2032 0.79% -0.59%
2031 0.81% -0.57%
2030 0.83% -0.56%
2029 0.84% -0.55%
2028 0.85% -0.53%
2027 0.84% -0.54%
2026 0.85% -1.5%
2025 0.86% -0.3%
2024 0.86% -0.001%
2023 0.88% -0.01%
2022 0.8% -0.23%
2021 0.78% -0.25%
2020 1.19% -0.03%
2019 1.7% 0.05%
2018 1.73% 0.07%
2017 1.54% 0.1%
2016 1.47% 0.11%
2015 1.44% 0.15%
2014 1.44% 0.19%
2013 1.51% 0.19%
2012 1.6% 0.17%
2011 1.66% 0.15%
2010 1.69% 0.18%
2009 1.72% 0.21%
2008 1.72% 0.18%
2007 1.72% 0.14%
2006 1.73% 0.12%
2005 1.74% 0.15%
2004 1.77% 0.18%
2003 1.78% 0.4%
2002 1.76% 0.4%
2001 1.75% 0.4%
2000 1.75% -0.17%
1999 1.79% -0.27%
1998 1.83% -0.3%
1997 1.86% -0.24%
1996 1.9% -0.12%
1995 1.92% 0.05%
1994 1.95% 0.2%
1993 2.05% 0.27%
1992 2.13% 0.23%
1991 2.18% 0.12%
1990 2.26% -0.03%
1989 2.31% -0.14%
1988 2.37% -0.12%
1987 2.44% 0.07%
1986 2.52% 0.38%
1985 2.6% 0.75%
1984 2.65% 1.07%
1983 2.66% 1.28%
1982 2.68% 1.3%
1981 2.71% 1.19%
1980 2.73% 1.01%
1979 2.75% 0.86%
1978 2.78% 0.81%
1977 2.81% 0.91%
1976 2.85% 1.11%
1975 2.89% 1.41%
1974 2.92% 1.64%
1973 2.96% 1.62%
1972 2.98% 1.23%
1971 3% 0.59%
1970 3.01% -0.18%
1969 3.03% -0.8%
1968 3.03% -1.02%
1967 3.03% -0.69%
1966 3.01% 0.02%
1965 2.99% 0.88%
1964 2.96% 1.63%
1963 2.93% 2.16%
1962 2.9% 2.32%
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).

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

In 2024, the population of Ecuador grew by 0.86%, while Montenegro's population declined by 0.0006%.

Live population counters

Ecuador Montenegro
Current population
18487749
612312
Population rank 71/197 166/197
Percent of world population 0.22% 0.007%
One net population change
3.38 minutes
3.26 months
One birth every
1.94 minutes
1.25 hours
One death every
5.7 minutes
1.39 hours
Daily growth/decline +426 +0
Annual growth/decline +155,395 -4
Annual growth/decline rate +0.86% -0.0006%
Population growth rate rank 109/197 164/197
One migration net change every
30.6 minutes
56.8 minutes
Annual migration change -17,219 -9,279
Net migration rank 151/196 131/196
Foreign-born residents 747,749 92,237
Foreign-born residents rank 67/195 134/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.1% 14.4%
Foreign-born share rank 104/195 45/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ecuador
Natural

Migration
Montenegro
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ecuador Montenegro
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -17,219 - -9,279
2024 - -19,704 - -1,686
2023 178,093 -21,948 686 12,000
2022 179,308 -23,090 0 26,332
2021 155,146 -28,503 -2,062 -2,344
2020 156,458 -10,320 -188 -3,310
2019 211,045 54,921 627 -4,083
2018 219,513 95,482 752 -5,058
2017 211,355 53,707 939 -4,948
2016 208,245 35,461 1,125 -5,274
2015 219,399 14,724 1,062 -4,863
2014 225,790 2,273 1,560 -4,357
2013 234,103 -6,182 1,557 -2,478
2012 249,825 -7,883 1,554 -1,583
2011 258,171 -8,167 1,365 0
2010 257,404 -8,330 1,797 -2,276
2009 260,892 -8,491 2,783 -3,456
2008 257,894 -8,799 2,530 -3,326
2007 253,419 -9,644 1,848 -3,056
2006 254,184 -12,679 1,599 -2,735
2005 255,295 -16,855 1,536 -2,247
2004 257,436 -20,940 2,146 -1,997
2003 258,928 -22,641 2,632 -3,178
2002 259,446 -28,090 2,988 -3,357
2001 259,376 -35,275 3,462 -3,511
2000 259,837 -40,859 3,751 -3,734
1999 261,650 -43,813 3,454 -3,487
1998 263,927 -42,550 3,889 -3,326
1997 266,020 -47,287 3,597 -3,077
1996 267,695 -46,082 4,155 -3,051
1995 264,449 -45,201 4,527 -3,082
1994 261,788 -44,399 4,381 -2,889
1993 260,330 -41,867 4,638 -2,835
1992 259,787 -29,958 5,015 -2,942
1991 257,713 -32,064 5,191 -2,630
1990 252,919 -21,164 5,010 -1,705
1989 248,129 -16,240 5,129 -1,730
1988 241,191 -10,977 5,529 -2,165
1987 237,724 -4,886 5,958 -2,569
1986 237,084 -3,345 6,097 -2,747
1985 236,438 -494 6,283 -3,013
1984 236,543 249 6,337 -3,074
1983 231,336 578 6,482 -3,190
1982 227,606 -1,282 6,419 -3,151
1981 224,073 -1,605 6,275 -2,287
1980 220,120 -517 6,383 -450
1979 216,162 -1,749 6,139 -718
1978 212,497 -1,518 6,408 -1,103
1977 209,095 -1,377 6,650 -1,364
1976 205,366 -1,264 6,845 -1,447
1975 202,407 -1,189 6,878 -1,588
1974 199,276 -1,133 6,919 -1,669
1973 196,028 -1,090 7,096 -1,778
1972 192,136 -1,078 7,252 -1,922
1971 187,995 -1,096 7,168 -1,856
1970 183,517 -1,091 7,069 -2,013
1969 178,403 -518 7,449 -2,456
1968 173,828 -582 7,497 -2,404
1967 168,629 -623 7,961 -2,519
1966 163,317 -710 8,661 -2,751
1965 157,915 -957 9,010 -2,743
1964 152,263 -1,130 9,227 -2,734
1963 146,531 -1,254 9,449 -2,800
1962 140,943 -1,315 9,402 -2,606
1961 135,573 -1,317 9,278 -2,254
1960 130,368 -1,746 9,144 -2,467

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

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 Montenegro 52.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,501 people) and 47.6% is from migration (a gain of 4,095 people).

As of 2024, 747,749 residents or 4.1% of the population were not native-born in Ecuador, compared to 92,237 people or 14.4% in Montenegro.

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
Montenegro
City Population
Podgorica 151K
Ulcinj 19.9K
Cetinje 14K
Plav 13.8K
Bar 13.7K
Budva 13.3K
Berane 11.1K
Mojkovac 3.59K
Kotor 961

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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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