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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ecuador was 18,135,478 in 2024 vs 34,631,766 people in Mozambique in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ecuador's population is 18,487,749 people compared to 36,941,128 in Mozambique.

Population statistics:

  • Mozambique's population is 2 times bigger than Ecuador's.
  • Ecuador is ranked the 71st most populous country in the world, while Mozambique is the 43rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.67% of the world: 0.22% for Ecuador vs 0.45% for Mozambique.
  • For the last 10 years, Ecuador has had an average growth rate of +1.26% per year vs +2.99% in Mozambique.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ecuador has increased from 14.1M people to 18.5M (31.2% growth), while Mozambique has grown from 20.8M to 36.9M (77.7% growth).

Ecuador vs Mozambique: population by year and forecast

Ecuador
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ecuador Mozambique
2100 19,229,713 105,684,658
2099 19,341,033 105,291,198
2098 19,451,634 104,859,475
2097 19,561,648 104,428,679
2096 19,670,931 103,962,668
2095 19,779,419 103,480,514
2094 19,887,014 102,989,197
2093 19,993,637 102,464,565
2092 20,099,245 101,929,545
2091 20,203,483 101,410,418
2090 20,306,051 100,829,728
2089 20,406,878 100,211,758
2088 20,505,637 99,594,130
2087 20,602,336 98,943,096
2086 20,696,910 98,288,529
2085 20,788,583 97,609,760
2084 20,877,503 96,926,143
2083 20,963,515 96,193,441
2082 21,046,396 95,449,095
2081 21,126,142 94,708,064
2080 21,202,360 93,957,824
2079 21,275,051 93,171,561
2078 21,343,714 92,350,666
2077 21,408,164 91,530,198
2076 21,468,178 90,699,125
2075 21,523,680 89,848,943
2074 21,575,092 88,999,187
2073 21,621,989 88,113,398
2072 21,664,137 87,210,961
2071 21,701,599 86,283,286
2070 21,734,495 85,349,704
2069 21,762,453 84,361,565
2068 21,785,682 83,400,997
2067 21,804,316 82,437,397
2066 21,818,306 81,437,030
2065 21,828,156 80,446,244
2064 21,833,185 79,433,801
2063 21,833,449 78,430,632
2062 21,828,963 77,376,597
2061 21,819,781 76,274,806
2060 21,805,954 75,197,384
2059 21,787,357 74,082,771
2058 21,764,005 72,958,774
2057 21,735,561 71,828,186
2056 21,702,294 70,677,889
2055 21,664,097 69,542,373
2054 21,620,873 68,419,331
2053 21,572,669 67,306,817
2052 21,519,295 66,163,407
2051 21,460,703 65,032,770
2050 21,396,494 63,898,302
2049 21,326,969 62,731,532
2048 21,251,792 61,579,833
2047 21,171,429 60,424,101
2046 21,085,795 59,273,421
2045 20,994,872 58,132,244
2044 20,898,682 56,969,604
2043 20,797,349 55,814,906
2042 20,691,071 54,633,120
2041 20,579,788 53,476,191
2040 20,463,641 52,305,805
2039 20,342,868 51,136,087
2038 20,217,211 49,973,820
2037 20,087,384 48,827,661
2036 19,953,661 47,668,628
2035 19,816,154 46,520,419
2034 19,674,920 45,358,645
2033 19,529,719 44,229,218
2032 19,381,178 43,102,655
2031 19,229,060 41,993,535
2030 19,073,682 40,901,742
2029 18,916,480 39,818,379
2028 18,758,598 38,748,841
2027 18,601,326 37,696,739
2026 18,445,637 36,660,958
2025 18,290,781 35,650,681
2024 18,135,478 34,631,766
2023 17,980,083 33,635,160
2022 17,823,897 32,656,246
2021 17,682,454 31,707,800
2020 17,546,065 30,783,688
2019 17,340,021 29,884,380
2018 17,049,547 29,018,644
2017 16,759,519 28,166,393
2016 16,505,139 27,337,105
2015 16,266,225 26,547,572
2014 16,035,124 25,788,475
2013 15,807,128 25,051,611
2012 15,572,194 24,337,846
2011 15,326,227 23,649,039
2010 15,076,695 22,999,235
2009 14,825,954 22,391,745
2008 14,575,202 21,819,036
2007 14,328,773 21,287,635
2006 14,086,131 20,787,087
2005 13,846,163 20,304,569
2004 13,608,701 19,840,313
2003 13,372,306 19,392,475
2002 13,138,472 18,958,338
2001 12,910,740 18,537,729
2000 12,689,206 18,129,653
1999 12,470,795 17,734,506
1998 12,251,184 17,340,464
1997 12,031,127 16,949,982
1996 11,810,950 16,492,480
1995 11,590,514 15,960,530
1994 11,372,197 15,033,853
1993 11,154,274 14,051,192
1992 10,930,128 13,613,316
1991 10,702,380 13,352,090
1990 10,473,673 13,094,537
1989 10,241,852 12,906,842
1988 10,010,808 12,800,558
1987 9,779,290 12,822,574
1986 9,545,998 12,770,578
1985 9,311,154 12,548,949
1984 9,074,782 12,315,954
1983 8,840,417 12,073,822
1982 8,611,298 11,824,370
1981 8,386,910 11,568,127
1980 8,165,877 11,336,221
1979 7,948,869 11,028,809
1978 7,736,167 10,618,250
1977 7,526,819 10,224,975
1976 7,320,912 9,867,209
1975 7,118,251 9,540,817
1974 6,918,573 9,236,093
1973 6,722,033 8,954,242
1972 6,529,034 8,692,935
1971 6,340,052 8,456,317
1970 6,155,387 8,250,506
1969 5,975,236 8,066,951
1968 5,799,680 7,892,613
1967 5,629,057 7,724,550
1966 5,463,748 7,562,990
1965 5,303,963 7,406,421
1964 5,149,918 7,255,061
1963 5,001,716 7,109,828
1962 4,859,269 6,969,364
1961 4,722,331 6,834,936
1960 4,590,891 6,713,695

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/mozambique | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ecuador increased by 2,419,008 people (a 17.2% growth), while Mozambique gained 6,550,018 people (a 31.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ecuador gained 1,982,610 people (a 12% growth), while Mozambique's population increased by 9,604,023 people (a 35.1% growth).

Ecuador was ranked 65th most populous country in 2006 and is 71st in 2026. Mozambique was ranked 52nd in 2006 and ranked 43rd 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 Mozambique will increase by 73% to 63,898,302 people and rank change from 43rd to 32nd.

Ecuador is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 21.8M people compared to the peak of 106M people in 2100 for Mozambique.

Population growth rate by year

Ecuador
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ecuador Mozambique
2100 -0.58% 0.37%
2099 -0.57% 0.41%
2098 -0.56% 0.41%
2097 -0.56% 0.45%
2096 -0.55% 0.47%
2095 -0.54% 0.48%
2094 -0.53% 0.51%
2093 -0.53% 0.52%
2092 -0.52% 0.51%
2091 -0.51% 0.58%
2090 -0.49% 0.62%
2089 -0.48% 0.62%
2088 -0.47% 0.66%
2087 -0.46% 0.67%
2086 -0.44% 0.7%
2085 -0.43% 0.71%
2084 -0.41% 0.76%
2083 -0.39% 0.78%
2082 -0.38% 0.78%
2081 -0.36% 0.8%
2080 -0.34% 0.84%
2079 -0.32% 0.89%
2078 -0.3% 0.9%
2077 -0.28% 0.92%
2076 -0.26% 0.95%
2075 -0.24% 0.95%
2074 -0.22% 1.01%
2073 -0.19% 1.03%
2072 -0.17% 1.08%
2071 -0.15% 1.09%
2070 -0.13% 1.17%
2069 -0.11% 1.15%
2068 -0.09% 1.17%
2067 -0.06% 1.23%
2066 -0.05% 1.23%
2065 -0.02% 1.27%
2064 -0.001% 1.28%
2063 0.02% 1.36%
2062 0.04% 1.44%
2061 0.06% 1.43%
2060 0.09% 1.5%
2059 0.11% 1.54%
2058 0.13% 1.57%
2057 0.15% 1.63%
2056 0.18% 1.63%
2055 0.2% 1.64%
2054 0.22% 1.65%
2053 0.25% 1.73%
2052 0.27% 1.74%
2051 0.3% 1.78%
2050 0.33% 1.86%
2049 0.35% 1.87%
2048 0.38% 1.91%
2047 0.41% 1.94%
2046 0.43% 1.96%
2045 0.46% 2.04%
2044 0.49% 2.07%
2043 0.51% 2.16%
2042 0.54% 2.16%
2041 0.57% 2.24%
2040 0.59% 2.29%
2039 0.62% 2.33%
2038 0.65% 2.35%
2037 0.67% 2.43%
2036 0.69% 2.47%
2035 0.72% 2.56%
2034 0.74% 2.55%
2033 0.77% 2.61%
2032 0.79% 2.64%
2031 0.81% 2.67%
2030 0.83% 2.72%
2029 0.84% 2.76%
2028 0.85% 2.79%
2027 0.84% 2.83%
2026 0.85% 2.83%
2025 0.86% 2.94%
2024 0.86% 2.96%
2023 0.88% 3%
2022 0.8% 2.99%
2021 0.78% 3%
2020 1.19% 3.01%
2019 1.7% 2.98%
2018 1.73% 3.03%
2017 1.54% 3.03%
2016 1.47% 2.97%
2015 1.44% 2.94%
2014 1.44% 2.94%
2013 1.51% 2.93%
2012 1.6% 2.91%
2011 1.66% 2.83%
2010 1.69% 2.71%
2009 1.72% 2.62%
2008 1.72% 2.5%
2007 1.72% 2.41%
2006 1.73% 2.38%
2005 1.74% 2.34%
2004 1.77% 2.31%
2003 1.78% 2.29%
2002 1.76% 2.27%
2001 1.75% 2.25%
2000 1.75% 2.23%
1999 1.79% 2.27%
1998 1.83% 2.3%
1997 1.86% 2.77%
1996 1.9% 3.33%
1995 1.92% 6.16%
1994 1.95% 6.99%
1993 2.05% 3.22%
1992 2.13% 1.96%
1991 2.18% 1.97%
1990 2.26% 1.45%
1989 2.31% 0.83%
1988 2.37% -0.17%
1987 2.44% 0.41%
1986 2.52% 1.77%
1985 2.6% 1.89%
1984 2.65% 2.01%
1983 2.66% 2.11%
1982 2.68% 2.22%
1981 2.71% 2.05%
1980 2.73% 2.79%
1979 2.75% 3.87%
1978 2.78% 3.85%
1977 2.81% 3.63%
1976 2.85% 3.42%
1975 2.89% 3.3%
1974 2.92% 3.15%
1973 2.96% 3.01%
1972 2.98% 2.8%
1971 3% 2.49%
1970 3.01% 2.28%
1969 3.03% 2.21%
1968 3.03% 2.18%
1967 3.03% 2.14%
1966 3.01% 2.11%
1965 2.99% 2.09%
1964 2.96% 2.04%
1963 2.93% 2.02%
1962 2.9% 1.97%
1961 2.86% 1.81%

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/mozambique | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Ecuador grew by 0.86%, while Mozambique's population grew by 2.96%.

Live population counters

Ecuador Mozambique
Current population
18487749
36941128
Population rank 71/197 43/197
Percent of world population 0.22% 0.45%
One net population change
3.38 minutes
31.6 seconds
One birth every
1.94 minutes
25 seconds
One death every
5.7 minutes
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline +426 +2,730
Annual growth/decline +155,395 +996,606
Annual growth/decline rate +0.86% +2.96%
Population growth rate rank 109/197 16/197
One migration net change every
30.6 minutes
8.04 minutes
Annual migration change -17,219 -65,573
Net migration rank 151/196 178/196
Foreign-born residents 747,749 353,143
Foreign-born residents rank 67/195 93/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.1% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 104/195 154/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ecuador
Natural

Migration
Mozambique
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ecuador Mozambique
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -17,219 - -65,573
2024 - -19,704 - -38,940
2023 178,093 -21,948 1,025,334 -36,276
2022 179,308 -23,090 1,003,689 -34,936
2021 155,146 -28,503 951,234 -23,103
2020 156,458 -10,320 945,952 -25,864
2019 211,045 54,921 927,581 -49,080
2018 219,513 95,482 903,176 -50,224
2017 211,355 53,707 876,594 -25,043
2016 208,245 35,461 850,430 -43,398
2015 219,399 14,724 824,435 -52,374
2014 225,790 2,273 799,778 -53,625
2013 234,103 -6,182 784,641 -57,067
2012 249,825 -7,883 763,088 -63,131
2011 258,171 -8,167 741,303 -63,638
2010 257,404 -8,330 719,025 -97,079
2009 260,892 -8,491 693,673 -100,625
2008 257,894 -8,799 654,920 -102,534
2007 253,419 -9,644 610,913 -100,490
2006 254,184 -12,679 586,009 -95,333
2005 255,295 -16,855 570,132 -95,770
2004 257,436 -20,940 554,973 -100,824
2003 258,928 -22,641 540,992 -99,484
2002 259,446 -28,090 529,867 -103,102
2001 259,376 -35,275 519,594 -105,130
2000 259,837 -40,859 506,162 -104,476
1999 261,650 -43,813 491,814 -103,223
1998 263,927 -42,550 474,453 -74,952
1997 266,020 -47,287 461,209 -79,732
1996 267,695 -46,082 442,559 90,975
1995 264,449 -45,201 421,630 108,751
1994 261,788 -44,399 384,821 938,163
1993 260,330 -41,867 369,518 272,829
1992 259,787 -29,958 362,373 -128,960
1991 257,713 -32,064 357,676 -68,644
1990 252,919 -21,164 353,290 -127,215
1989 248,129 -16,240 348,833 -199,509
1988 241,191 -10,977 349,480 -286,247
1987 237,724 -4,886 334,438 -441,710
1986 237,084 -3,345 332,609 -121,350
1985 236,438 -494 307,625 -75,642
1984 236,543 249 304,524 -70,532
1983 231,336 578 324,158 -73,899
1982 227,606 -1,282 321,493 -72,852
1981 224,073 -1,605 322,207 -58,347
1980 220,120 -517 349,586 -149,650
1979 216,162 -1,749 331,162 83,699
1978 212,497 -1,518 310,403 95,859
1977 209,095 -1,377 289,193 91,082
1976 205,366 -1,264 273,924 61,326
1975 202,407 -1,189 257,984 59,562
1974 199,276 -1,133 240,665 51,238
1973 196,028 -1,090 226,847 44,951
1972 192,136 -1,078 215,793 35,023
1971 187,995 -1,096 211,137 11,297
1970 183,517 -1,091 207,385 -18,197
1969 178,403 -518 202,174 -24,251
1968 173,828 -582 197,623 -26,872
1967 168,629 -623 193,044 -27,672
1966 163,317 -710 189,218 -31,462
1965 157,915 -957 185,931 -30,538
1964 152,263 -1,130 182,334 -35,005
1963 146,531 -1,254 180,867 -37,738
1962 140,943 -1,315 176,297 -38,504
1961 135,573 -1,317 171,236 -40,181
1960 130,368 -1,746 165,774 -54,351

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

GeoRank.org/population/ecuador/mozambique | 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 Mozambique 95.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,108,203 people) and 4.15% is from migration (a loss of 393,923 people).

As of 2024, 747,749 residents or 4.1% of the population were not native-born in Ecuador, compared to 353,143 people or 1% in Mozambique.

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
Mozambique
City Population
Maputo 1.13M
Matola 1.03M
Nampula 743K
Beira 531K
Quelimane 350K
Chimoio 239K
Nacala 225K
Tete 153K
Pemba 141K
Xai-Xai 116K

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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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