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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ecuador was 18,135,478 in 2024 vs 50,448,963 people in Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ecuador's population is 18,487,749 people compared to 53,335,233 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 2.88 times bigger than Ecuador's.
  • Ecuador is ranked the 71st most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
  • The countries together account for 0.87% of the world: 0.22% for Ecuador vs 0.64% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Ecuador has had an average growth rate of +1.26% per year vs +2.67% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ecuador has increased from 14.1M people to 18.5M (31.2% growth), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 53.3M (66.7% growth).

Ecuador vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Ecuador
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ecuador Sudan
2100 19,229,713 137,695,876
2099 19,341,033 137,114,644
2098 19,451,634 136,500,499
2097 19,561,648 135,860,701
2096 19,670,931 135,222,218
2095 19,779,419 134,553,615
2094 19,887,014 133,902,112
2093 19,993,637 133,186,791
2092 20,099,245 132,427,642
2091 20,203,483 131,674,049
2090 20,306,051 130,893,042
2089 20,406,878 130,075,970
2088 20,505,637 129,234,968
2087 20,602,336 128,358,981
2086 20,696,910 127,463,823
2085 20,788,583 126,555,673
2084 20,877,503 125,612,419
2083 20,963,515 124,663,868
2082 21,046,396 123,716,124
2081 21,126,142 122,772,016
2080 21,202,360 121,805,246
2079 21,275,051 120,822,781
2078 21,343,714 119,802,944
2077 21,408,164 118,776,597
2076 21,468,178 117,748,457
2075 21,523,680 116,688,549
2074 21,575,092 115,601,159
2073 21,621,989 114,499,847
2072 21,664,137 113,374,089
2071 21,701,599 112,235,978
2070 21,734,495 111,102,687
2069 21,762,453 109,945,533
2068 21,785,682 108,791,037
2067 21,804,316 107,581,192
2066 21,818,306 106,357,353
2065 21,828,156 105,145,307
2064 21,833,185 103,903,801
2063 21,833,449 102,642,643
2062 21,828,963 101,354,095
2061 21,819,781 100,067,335
2060 21,805,954 98,765,585
2059 21,787,357 97,461,067
2058 21,764,005 96,135,716
2057 21,735,561 94,800,344
2056 21,702,294 93,458,640
2055 21,664,097 92,089,717
2054 21,620,873 90,711,253
2053 21,572,669 89,342,122
2052 21,519,295 87,962,125
2051 21,460,703 86,581,277
2050 21,396,494 85,194,794
2049 21,326,969 83,803,171
2048 21,251,792 82,442,635
2047 21,171,429 81,085,689
2046 21,085,795 79,725,126
2045 20,994,872 78,359,927
2044 20,898,682 77,006,049
2043 20,797,349 75,652,858
2042 20,691,071 74,312,465
2041 20,579,788 72,968,877
2040 20,463,641 71,640,015
2039 20,342,868 70,319,906
2038 20,217,211 69,001,239
2037 20,087,384 67,665,904
2036 19,953,661 66,337,650
2035 19,816,154 65,001,359
2034 19,674,920 63,664,516
2033 19,529,719 62,329,849
2032 19,381,178 61,007,985
2031 19,229,060 59,695,860
2030 19,073,682 58,384,521
2029 18,916,480 57,082,767
2028 18,758,598 55,800,806
2027 18,601,326 54,523,219
2026 18,445,637 52,894,744
2025 18,290,781 51,256,148
2024 18,135,478 50,448,963
2023 17,980,083 50,042,791
2022 17,823,897 49,383,346
2021 17,682,454 48,066,924
2020 17,546,065 46,789,231
2019 17,340,021 45,548,175
2018 17,049,547 44,230,596
2017 16,759,519 42,714,306
2016 16,505,139 41,259,892
2015 16,266,225 40,024,431
2014 16,035,124 38,823,318
2013 15,807,128 37,785,849
2012 15,572,194 36,923,178
2011 15,326,227 36,140,806
2010 15,076,695 35,414,399
2009 14,825,954 34,569,113
2008 14,575,202 33,623,980
2007 14,328,773 32,764,135
2006 14,086,131 31,992,435
2005 13,846,163 31,262,444
2004 13,608,701 30,556,637
2003 13,372,306 29,896,035
2002 13,138,472 29,228,727
2001 12,910,740 28,516,770
2000 12,689,206 27,816,745
1999 12,470,795 27,130,613
1998 12,251,184 26,458,999
1997 12,031,127 25,799,821
1996 11,810,950 25,231,528
1995 11,590,514 24,672,143
1994 11,372,197 24,043,948
1993 11,154,274 23,445,592
1992 10,930,128 22,927,355
1991 10,702,380 22,470,676
1990 10,473,673 22,021,481
1989 10,241,852 21,578,022
1988 10,010,808 21,138,431
1987 9,779,290 20,704,904
1986 9,545,998 20,288,238
1985 9,311,154 19,905,872
1984 9,074,782 19,546,528
1983 8,840,417 19,109,770
1982 8,611,298 18,486,645
1981 8,386,910 17,780,572
1980 8,165,877 17,058,905
1979 7,948,869 16,355,352
1978 7,736,167 15,695,003
1977 7,526,819 15,086,614
1976 7,320,912 14,569,716
1975 7,118,251 14,064,798
1974 6,918,573 13,580,723
1973 6,722,033 13,049,315
1972 6,529,034 12,527,856
1971 6,340,052 12,105,539
1970 6,155,387 11,695,771
1969 5,975,236 11,298,936
1968 5,799,680 10,917,999
1967 5,629,057 10,550,597
1966 5,463,748 10,197,578
1965 5,303,963 9,858,030
1964 5,149,918 9,531,109
1963 5,001,716 9,218,077
1962 4,859,269 8,919,028
1961 4,722,331 8,634,941
1960 4,590,891 8,364,489

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/sudan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ecuador increased by 2,419,008 people (a 17.2% growth), while Sudan gained 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ecuador gained 1,982,610 people (a 12% growth), while Sudan's population increased by 12,075,341 people (a 29.3% growth).

Ecuador was ranked 65th most populous country in 2006 and is 71st in 2026. Sudan was ranked 36th in 2006 and ranked 29th 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 Sudan will increase by 59.7% to 85,194,794 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.

Ecuador is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 21.8M people compared to the peak of 138M people in 2100 for Sudan.

Population growth rate by year

Ecuador
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ecuador Sudan
2100 -0.58% 0.42%
2099 -0.57% 0.45%
2098 -0.56% 0.47%
2097 -0.56% 0.47%
2096 -0.55% 0.5%
2095 -0.54% 0.49%
2094 -0.53% 0.54%
2093 -0.53% 0.57%
2092 -0.52% 0.57%
2091 -0.51% 0.6%
2090 -0.49% 0.63%
2089 -0.48% 0.65%
2088 -0.47% 0.68%
2087 -0.46% 0.7%
2086 -0.44% 0.72%
2085 -0.43% 0.75%
2084 -0.41% 0.76%
2083 -0.39% 0.77%
2082 -0.38% 0.77%
2081 -0.36% 0.79%
2080 -0.34% 0.81%
2079 -0.32% 0.85%
2078 -0.3% 0.86%
2077 -0.28% 0.87%
2076 -0.26% 0.91%
2075 -0.24% 0.94%
2074 -0.22% 0.96%
2073 -0.19% 0.99%
2072 -0.17% 1.01%
2071 -0.15% 1.02%
2070 -0.13% 1.05%
2069 -0.11% 1.06%
2068 -0.09% 1.12%
2067 -0.06% 1.15%
2066 -0.05% 1.15%
2065 -0.02% 1.19%
2064 -0.001% 1.23%
2063 0.02% 1.27%
2062 0.04% 1.29%
2061 0.06% 1.32%
2060 0.09% 1.34%
2059 0.11% 1.38%
2058 0.13% 1.41%
2057 0.15% 1.44%
2056 0.18% 1.49%
2055 0.2% 1.52%
2054 0.22% 1.53%
2053 0.25% 1.57%
2052 0.27% 1.59%
2051 0.3% 1.63%
2050 0.33% 1.66%
2049 0.35% 1.65%
2048 0.38% 1.67%
2047 0.41% 1.71%
2046 0.43% 1.74%
2045 0.46% 1.76%
2044 0.49% 1.79%
2043 0.51% 1.8%
2042 0.54% 1.84%
2041 0.57% 1.85%
2040 0.59% 1.88%
2039 0.62% 1.91%
2038 0.65% 1.97%
2037 0.67% 2%
2036 0.69% 2.06%
2035 0.72% 2.1%
2034 0.74% 2.14%
2033 0.77% 2.17%
2032 0.79% 2.2%
2031 0.81% 2.25%
2030 0.83% 2.28%
2029 0.84% 2.3%
2028 0.85% 2.34%
2027 0.84% 3.08%
2026 0.85% 3.2%
2025 0.86% 1.6%
2024 0.86% 0.81%
2023 0.88% 1.34%
2022 0.8% 2.74%
2021 0.78% 2.73%
2020 1.19% 2.72%
2019 1.7% 2.98%
2018 1.73% 3.55%
2017 1.54% 3.53%
2016 1.47% 3.09%
2015 1.44% 3.09%
2014 1.44% 2.75%
2013 1.51% 2.34%
2012 1.6% 2.16%
2011 1.66% 2.05%
2010 1.69% 2.45%
2009 1.72% 2.81%
2008 1.72% 2.62%
2007 1.72% 2.41%
2006 1.73% 2.34%
2005 1.74% 2.31%
2004 1.77% 2.21%
2003 1.78% 2.28%
2002 1.76% 2.5%
2001 1.75% 2.52%
2000 1.75% 2.53%
1999 1.79% 2.54%
1998 1.83% 2.55%
1997 1.86% 2.25%
1996 1.9% 2.27%
1995 1.92% 2.61%
1994 1.95% 2.55%
1993 2.05% 2.26%
1992 2.13% 2.03%
1991 2.18% 2.04%
1990 2.26% 2.06%
1989 2.31% 2.08%
1988 2.37% 2.09%
1987 2.44% 2.05%
1986 2.52% 1.92%
1985 2.6% 1.84%
1984 2.65% 2.29%
1983 2.66% 3.37%
1982 2.68% 3.97%
1981 2.71% 4.23%
1980 2.73% 4.3%
1979 2.75% 4.21%
1978 2.78% 4.03%
1977 2.81% 3.55%
1976 2.85% 3.59%
1975 2.89% 3.56%
1974 2.92% 4.07%
1973 2.96% 4.16%
1972 2.98% 3.49%
1971 3% 3.5%
1970 3.01% 3.51%
1969 3.03% 3.49%
1968 3.03% 3.48%
1967 3.03% 3.46%
1966 3.01% 3.44%
1965 2.99% 3.43%
1964 2.96% 3.4%
1963 2.93% 3.35%
1962 2.9% 3.29%
1961 2.86% 3.23%

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/sudan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Ecuador grew by 0.86%, while Sudan's population grew by 0.81%.

Live population counters

Ecuador Sudan
Current population
18487749
53335233
Population rank 71/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.22% 0.64%
One net population change
3.38 minutes
1.29 minutes
One birth every
1.94 minutes
18.7 seconds
One death every
5.7 minutes
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +426 +1,113
Annual growth/decline +155,395 +406,172
Annual growth/decline rate +0.86% +0.81%
Population growth rate rank 109/197 116/197
One migration net change every
30.6 minutes
1.81 minutes
Annual migration change -17,219 +291,469
Net migration rank 151/196 6/196
Foreign-born residents 747,749 2,397,113
Foreign-born residents rank 67/195 29/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.1% 4.8%
Foreign-born share rank 104/195 94/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ecuador
Natural

Migration
Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ecuador Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -17,219 - 291,469
2024 - -19,704 - -544,257
2023 178,093 -21,948 1,361,564 -1,349,998
2022 179,308 -23,090 1,333,992 -26,668
2021 155,146 -28,503 1,293,817 31,664
2020 156,458 -10,320 1,295,781 -65,933
2019 211,045 54,921 1,291,747 -39,491
2018 219,513 95,482 1,257,387 125,499
2017 211,355 53,707 1,208,046 441,623
2016 208,245 35,461 1,174,422 84,728
2015 219,399 14,724 1,145,259 66,476
2014 225,790 2,273 1,097,962 92,504
2013 234,103 -6,182 1,078,446 -194,001
2012 249,825 -7,883 1,073,062 -232,196
2011 258,171 -8,167 1,070,888 -347,024
2010 257,404 -8,330 1,068,381 -339,466
2009 260,892 -8,491 1,041,810 -80,159
2008 257,894 -8,799 1,001,826 -73,188
2007 253,419 -9,644 992,819 -201,769
2006 254,184 -12,679 963,740 -211,387
2005 255,295 -16,855 907,017 -199,378
2004 257,436 -20,940 889,382 -185,392
2003 258,928 -22,641 898,226 -281,001
2002 259,446 -28,090 897,965 -180,603
2001 259,376 -35,275 880,284 -173,745
2000 259,837 -40,859 858,536 -165,030
1999 261,650 -43,813 835,840 -157,090
1998 263,927 -42,550 814,752 -150,271
1997 266,020 -47,287 802,245 -148,368
1996 267,695 -46,082 792,926 -310,221
1995 264,449 -45,201 780,700 -144,670
1994 261,788 -44,399 764,645 -144,324
1993 260,330 -41,867 743,249 -166,861
1992 259,787 -29,958 731,177 -271,093
1991 257,713 -32,064 714,612 -261,341
1990 252,919 -21,164 699,953 -254,825
1989 248,129 -16,240 683,743 -241,979
1988 241,191 -10,977 672,604 -235,213
1987 237,724 -4,886 658,416 -228,756
1986 237,084 -3,345 649,649 -245,968
1985 236,438 -494 583,382 -222,315
1984 236,543 249 577,405 -219,755
1983 231,336 578 570,198 -54,325
1982 227,606 -1,282 606,362 124,007
1981 224,073 -1,605 585,087 96,697
1980 220,120 -517 552,930 208,602
1979 216,162 -1,749 524,942 120,613
1978 212,497 -1,518 497,987 177,153
1977 209,095 -1,377 483,089 58,540
1976 205,366 -1,264 470,019 22,147
1975 202,407 -1,189 454,813 62,843
1974 199,276 -1,133 444,456 6,023
1973 196,028 -1,090 439,201 173,143
1972 192,136 -1,078 428,340 2,238
1971 187,995 -1,096 417,641 -3,577
1970 183,517 -1,091 401,013 4,479
1969 178,403 -518 385,712 2,476
1968 173,828 -582 370,917 2,776
1967 168,629 -623 356,599 4,508
1966 163,317 -710 342,118 2,813
1965 157,915 -957 327,799 6,367
1964 152,263 -1,130 315,166 4,505
1963 146,531 -1,254 302,132 4,263
1962 140,943 -1,315 287,317 4,387
1961 135,573 -1,317 272,562 3,904
1960 130,368 -1,746 262,235 2,194

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

GeoRank.org/population/ecuador/sudan | 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 Sudan 95.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,459,977 people) and 4.88% is from migration (a loss of 639,596 people).

As of 2024, 747,749 residents or 4.1% of the population were not native-born in Ecuador, compared to 2,397,113 people or 4.8% in Sudan.

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
Sudan
City Population
Khartoum 5.34M
Omdurman 2.81M
Khartoum North 936K
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K

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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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