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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ecuador was 18,135,478 in 2024 vs 6,036,860 people in Singapore in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ecuador's population is 18,487,749 people compared to 6,125,852 in Singapore.

Population statistics:

  • Ecuador's population is 3.02 times bigger than Singapore's.
  • Ecuador is ranked the 71st most populous country in the world, while Singapore is the 113th.
  • The countries together account for 0.3% of the world: 0.22% for Ecuador vs 0.07% for Singapore.
  • For the last 10 years, Ecuador has had an average growth rate of +1.26% per year vs +1.04% in Singapore.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ecuador has increased from 14.1M people to 18.5M (31.2% growth), while Singapore has grown from 4.4M to 6.13M (39.2% growth).

Ecuador vs Singapore: population by year and forecast

Ecuador
Factual

Projection
Singapore
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ecuador Singapore
2100 19,229,713 4,344,248
2099 19,341,033 4,387,645
2098 19,451,634 4,435,189
2097 19,561,648 4,483,484
2096 19,670,931 4,533,994
2095 19,779,419 4,585,243
2094 19,887,014 4,639,568
2093 19,993,637 4,692,749
2092 20,099,245 4,745,364
2091 20,203,483 4,802,089
2090 20,306,051 4,859,572
2089 20,406,878 4,919,853
2088 20,505,637 4,977,701
2087 20,602,336 5,036,662
2086 20,696,910 5,096,772
2085 20,788,583 5,155,480
2084 20,877,503 5,212,381
2083 20,963,515 5,269,612
2082 21,046,396 5,327,281
2081 21,126,142 5,383,608
2080 21,202,360 5,438,023
2079 21,275,051 5,491,695
2078 21,343,714 5,541,781
2077 21,408,164 5,589,429
2076 21,468,178 5,632,686
2075 21,523,680 5,679,862
2074 21,575,092 5,725,351
2073 21,621,989 5,764,008
2072 21,664,137 5,799,655
2071 21,701,599 5,833,262
2070 21,734,495 5,864,115
2069 21,762,453 5,896,709
2068 21,785,682 5,927,631
2067 21,804,316 5,955,955
2066 21,818,306 5,988,826
2065 21,828,156 6,020,244
2064 21,833,185 6,046,805
2063 21,833,449 6,069,231
2062 21,828,963 6,093,782
2061 21,819,781 6,116,847
2060 21,805,954 6,142,295
2059 21,787,357 6,163,191
2058 21,764,005 6,185,611
2057 21,735,561 6,203,303
2056 21,702,294 6,221,491
2055 21,664,097 6,240,206
2054 21,620,873 6,261,488
2053 21,572,669 6,277,678
2052 21,519,295 6,290,046
2051 21,460,703 6,307,270
2050 21,396,494 6,325,698
2049 21,326,969 6,342,616
2048 21,251,792 6,355,818
2047 21,171,429 6,373,684
2046 21,085,795 6,387,901
2045 20,994,872 6,399,811
2044 20,898,682 6,412,802
2043 20,797,349 6,420,804
2042 20,691,071 6,427,555
2041 20,579,788 6,433,153
2040 20,463,641 6,434,727
2039 20,342,868 6,431,367
2038 20,217,211 6,422,540
2037 20,087,384 6,410,923
2036 19,953,661 6,398,937
2035 19,816,154 6,382,637
2034 19,674,920 6,360,610
2033 19,529,719 6,333,556
2032 19,381,178 6,306,749
2031 19,229,060 6,277,847
2030 19,073,682 6,250,608
2029 18,916,480 6,221,161
2028 18,758,598 6,186,754
2027 18,601,326 6,150,947
2026 18,445,637 6,116,548
2025 18,290,781 6,078,250
2024 18,135,478 6,036,860
2023 17,980,083 5,917,648
2022 17,823,897 5,637,022
2021 17,682,454 5,453,566
2020 17,546,065 5,685,807
2019 17,340,021 5,703,569
2018 17,049,547 5,638,676
2017 16,759,519 5,612,253
2016 16,505,139 5,607,283
2015 16,266,225 5,535,002
2014 16,035,124 5,469,724
2013 15,807,128 5,399,162
2012 15,572,194 5,312,437
2011 15,326,227 5,183,688
2010 15,076,695 5,076,732
2009 14,825,954 4,987,573
2008 14,575,202 4,839,396
2007 14,328,773 4,588,599
2006 14,086,131 4,401,365
2005 13,846,163 4,265,762
2004 13,608,701 4,166,664
2003 13,372,306 4,114,826
2002 13,138,472 4,175,950
2001 12,910,740 4,138,012
2000 12,689,206 4,027,887
1999 12,470,795 3,958,723
1998 12,251,184 3,927,213
1997 12,031,127 3,796,038
1996 11,810,950 3,670,704
1995 11,590,514 3,524,506
1994 11,372,197 3,419,048
1993 11,154,274 3,313,471
1992 10,930,128 3,230,698
1991 10,702,380 3,135,083
1990 10,473,673 3,047,132
1989 10,241,852 2,930,901
1988 10,010,808 2,846,108
1987 9,779,290 2,774,789
1986 9,545,998 2,733,373
1985 9,311,154 2,735,957
1984 9,074,782 2,732,221
1983 8,840,417 2,681,061
1982 8,611,298 2,646,466
1981 8,386,910 2,532,835
1980 8,165,877 2,413,945
1979 7,948,869 2,383,500
1978 7,736,167 2,353,600
1977 7,526,819 2,325,300
1976 7,320,912 2,293,300
1975 7,118,251 2,262,600
1974 6,918,573 2,229,800
1973 6,722,033 2,193,000
1972 6,529,034 2,152,400
1971 6,340,052 2,112,900
1970 6,155,387 2,074,507
1969 5,975,236 2,042,500
1968 5,799,680 2,012,000
1967 5,629,057 1,977,600
1966 5,463,748 1,934,400
1965 5,303,963 1,886,900
1964 5,149,918 1,841,600
1963 5,001,716 1,795,000
1962 4,859,269 1,750,200
1961 4,722,331 1,702,400
1960 4,590,891 1,646,400

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 Singapore gained 1,205,918 people (a 27.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ecuador gained 1,982,610 people (a 12% growth), while Singapore's population increased by 518,569 people (a 9.25% growth).

Ecuador was ranked 65th most populous country in 2006 and is 71st in 2026. Singapore was ranked 117th in 2006 and ranked 113th 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 Singapore will increase by 3.26% to 6,325,698 people and rank change from 113th to 118th.

Ecuador is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 21.8M people compared to the peak of 6.43M people in 2040 for Singapore.

Population growth rate by year

Ecuador
Factual

Projection
Singapore
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ecuador Singapore
2100 -0.58% -0.99%
2099 -0.57% -1.07%
2098 -0.56% -1.08%
2097 -0.56% -1.11%
2096 -0.55% -1.12%
2095 -0.54% -1.17%
2094 -0.53% -1.13%
2093 -0.53% -1.11%
2092 -0.52% -1.18%
2091 -0.51% -1.18%
2090 -0.49% -1.23%
2089 -0.48% -1.16%
2088 -0.47% -1.17%
2087 -0.46% -1.18%
2086 -0.44% -1.14%
2085 -0.43% -1.09%
2084 -0.41% -1.09%
2083 -0.39% -1.08%
2082 -0.38% -1.05%
2081 -0.36% -1%
2080 -0.34% -0.98%
2079 -0.32% -0.9%
2078 -0.3% -0.85%
2077 -0.28% -0.77%
2076 -0.26% -0.83%
2075 -0.24% -0.79%
2074 -0.22% -0.67%
2073 -0.19% -0.61%
2072 -0.17% -0.58%
2071 -0.15% -0.53%
2070 -0.13% -0.55%
2069 -0.11% -0.52%
2068 -0.09% -0.48%
2067 -0.06% -0.55%
2066 -0.05% -0.52%
2065 -0.02% -0.44%
2064 -0.001% -0.37%
2063 0.02% -0.4%
2062 0.04% -0.38%
2061 0.06% -0.41%
2060 0.09% -0.34%
2059 0.11% -0.36%
2058 0.13% -0.29%
2057 0.15% -0.29%
2056 0.18% -0.3%
2055 0.2% -0.34%
2054 0.22% -0.26%
2053 0.25% -0.2%
2052 0.27% -0.27%
2051 0.3% -0.29%
2050 0.33% -0.27%
2049 0.35% -0.21%
2048 0.38% -0.28%
2047 0.41% -0.22%
2046 0.43% -0.19%
2045 0.46% -0.2%
2044 0.49% -0.12%
2043 0.51% -0.11%
2042 0.54% -0.09%
2041 0.57% -0.02%
2040 0.59% 0.05%
2039 0.62% 0.14%
2038 0.65% 0.18%
2037 0.67% 0.19%
2036 0.69% 0.26%
2035 0.72% 0.35%
2034 0.74% 0.43%
2033 0.77% 0.43%
2032 0.79% 0.46%
2031 0.81% 0.44%
2030 0.83% 0.47%
2029 0.84% 0.56%
2028 0.85% 0.58%
2027 0.84% 0.56%
2026 0.85% 0.63%
2025 0.86% 0.69%
2024 0.86% 2.01%
2023 0.88% 4.98%
2022 0.8% 3.36%
2021 0.78% -4.08%
2020 1.19% -0.31%
2019 1.7% 1.15%
2018 1.73% 0.47%
2017 1.54% 0.09%
2016 1.47% 1.31%
2015 1.44% 1.19%
2014 1.44% 1.31%
2013 1.51% 1.63%
2012 1.6% 2.48%
2011 1.66% 2.11%
2010 1.69% 1.79%
2009 1.72% 3.06%
2008 1.72% 5.47%
2007 1.72% 4.25%
2006 1.73% 3.18%
2005 1.74% 2.38%
2004 1.77% 1.26%
2003 1.78% -1.46%
2002 1.76% 0.92%
2001 1.75% 2.73%
2000 1.75% 1.75%
1999 1.79% 0.8%
1998 1.83% 3.46%
1997 1.86% 3.41%
1996 1.9% 4.15%
1995 1.92% 3.08%
1994 1.95% 3.19%
1993 2.05% 2.56%
1992 2.13% 3.05%
1991 2.18% 2.89%
1990 2.26% 3.97%
1989 2.31% 2.98%
1988 2.37% 2.57%
1987 2.44% 1.52%
1986 2.52% -0.09%
1985 2.6% 0.14%
1984 2.65% 1.91%
1983 2.66% 1.31%
1982 2.68% 4.49%
1981 2.71% 4.93%
1980 2.73% 1.28%
1979 2.75% 1.27%
1978 2.78% 1.22%
1977 2.81% 1.4%
1976 2.85% 1.36%
1975 2.89% 1.47%
1974 2.92% 1.68%
1973 2.96% 1.89%
1972 2.98% 1.87%
1971 3% 1.85%
1970 3.01% 1.57%
1969 3.03% 1.52%
1968 3.03% 1.74%
1967 3.03% 2.23%
1966 3.01% 2.52%
1965 2.99% 2.46%
1964 2.96% 2.6%
1963 2.93% 2.56%
1962 2.9% 2.81%
1961 2.86% 3.4%

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 Singapore's population grew by 2.01%.

Live population counters

Ecuador Singapore
Current population
18487749
6125852
Population rank 71/197 113/197
Percent of world population 0.22% 0.07%
One net population change
3.38 minutes
4.41 minutes
One birth every
1.94 minutes
12 minutes
One death every
5.7 minutes
14.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +426 +327
Annual growth/decline +155,395 +119,212
Annual growth/decline rate +0.86% +2.01%
Population growth rate rank 109/197 50/197
One migration net change every
30.6 minutes
31.2 minutes
Annual migration change -17,219 +16,892
Net migration rank 151/196 36/196
Foreign-born residents 747,749 2,841,665
Foreign-born residents rank 67/195 26/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.1% 48.7%
Foreign-born share rank 104/195 9/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ecuador
Natural

Migration
Singapore
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ecuador Singapore
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -17,219 - 16,892
2024 - -19,704 - 20,011
2023 178,093 -21,948 7,101 26,996
2022 179,308 -23,090 9,019 214,842
2021 155,146 -28,503 15,270 -44,030
2020 156,458 -10,320 18,763 -145,556
2019 211,045 54,921 21,674 870
2018 219,513 95,482 21,427 21,820
2017 211,355 53,707 21,888 -8,880
2016 208,245 35,461 25,794 13,737
2015 219,399 14,724 27,121 41,852
2014 225,790 2,273 27,896 40,154
2013 234,103 -6,182 25,376 52,176
2012 249,825 -7,883 29,750 78,501
2011 258,171 -8,167 25,919 89,856
2010 257,404 -8,330 24,876 72,571
2009 260,892 -8,491 27,930 95,841
2008 257,894 -8,799 28,068 176,182
2007 253,419 -9,644 26,614 192,292
2006 254,184 -12,679 25,968 135,625
2005 255,295 -16,855 24,741 92,023
2004 257,436 -20,940 24,583 50,487
2003 258,928 -22,641 24,689 -30,012
2002 259,446 -28,090 29,231 -40,023
2001 259,376 -35,275 31,035 45,027
2000 259,837 -40,859 37,057 55,218
1999 261,650 -43,813 32,857 19,681
1998 263,927 -42,550 33,381 51,905
1997 266,020 -47,287 37,960 95,241
1996 267,695 -46,082 38,542 102,018
1995 264,449 -45,201 38,065 91,947
1994 261,788 -44,399 39,319 71,170
1993 260,330 -41,867 40,425 58,820
1992 259,787 -29,958 39,091 54,359
1991 257,713 -32,064 39,188 57,821
1990 252,919 -21,164 41,136 66,950
1989 248,129 -16,240 36,929 68,031
1988 241,191 -10,977 42,407 40,976
1987 237,724 -4,886 33,020 25,411
1986 237,084 -3,345 27,880 -7,858
1985 236,438 -494 32,010 -31,036
1984 236,543 249 31,967 -4,396
1983 231,336 578 30,296 11,699
1982 227,606 -1,282 33,346 41,568
1981 224,073 -1,605 32,167 85,869
1980 220,120 -517 30,657 42,433
1979 216,162 -1,749 28,363 -2,384
1978 212,497 -1,518 27,537 436
1977 209,095 -1,377 26,508 2,757
1976 205,366 -1,264 31,189 949
1975 202,407 -1,189 28,509 4,104
1974 199,276 -1,133 31,664 2,748
1973 196,028 -1,090 36,404 -495
1972 192,136 -1,078 38,098 -1,631
1971 187,995 -1,096 35,708 573
1970 183,517 -1,091 35,059 4,024
1969 178,403 -518 34,314 6,763
1968 173,828 -582 36,216 6,792
1967 168,629 -623 40,145 6,006
1966 163,317 -710 44,298 3,507
1965 157,915 -957 45,474 4,199
1964 152,263 -1,130 47,697 3,043
1963 146,531 -1,254 49,542 2,668
1962 140,943 -1,315 48,830 3,714
1961 135,573 -1,317 49,880 3,490
1960 130,368 -1,746 51,533 2,008

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 Singapore 54.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 195,953 people) and 45.2% is from migration (a gain of 161,805 people).

As of 2024, 747,749 residents or 4.1% of the population were not native-born in Ecuador, compared to 2,841,665 people or 48.7% in Singapore.

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
Singapore
City Population
Singapore 5.87M
Bukit Merah 152K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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