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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ecuador was 18,135,478 in 2024 vs 85,518,661 people in Turkey in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ecuador's population is 18,487,749 people compared to 86,002,379 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 4.65 times bigger than Ecuador's.
  • Ecuador is ranked the 71st most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 1.26% of the world: 0.22% for Ecuador vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, Ecuador has had an average growth rate of +1.26% per year vs +1.06% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ecuador has increased from 14.1M people to 18.5M (31.2% growth), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86M (22.8% growth).

Ecuador vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Ecuador
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ecuador Turkey
2100 19,229,713 64,274,243
2099 19,341,033 64,924,706
2098 19,451,634 65,567,989
2097 19,561,648 66,219,045
2096 19,670,931 66,865,890
2095 19,779,419 67,516,190
2094 19,887,014 68,169,346
2093 19,993,637 68,835,313
2092 20,099,245 69,496,264
2091 20,203,483 70,159,325
2090 20,306,051 70,828,304
2089 20,406,878 71,490,133
2088 20,505,637 72,146,464
2087 20,602,336 72,792,552
2086 20,696,910 73,439,558
2085 20,788,583 74,085,313
2084 20,877,503 74,713,882
2083 20,963,515 75,342,464
2082 21,046,396 75,969,760
2081 21,126,142 76,583,769
2080 21,202,360 77,195,480
2079 21,275,051 77,793,711
2078 21,343,714 78,386,293
2077 21,408,164 78,973,194
2076 21,468,178 79,556,991
2075 21,523,680 80,128,010
2074 21,575,092 80,697,544
2073 21,621,989 81,244,619
2072 21,664,137 81,785,452
2071 21,701,599 82,311,503
2070 21,734,495 82,827,402
2069 21,762,453 83,324,862
2068 21,785,682 83,806,741
2067 21,804,316 84,270,976
2066 21,818,306 84,728,547
2065 21,828,156 85,177,268
2064 21,833,185 85,611,517
2063 21,833,449 86,026,471
2062 21,828,963 86,425,827
2061 21,819,781 86,800,591
2060 21,805,954 87,156,663
2059 21,787,357 87,500,101
2058 21,764,005 87,809,920
2057 21,735,561 88,100,397
2056 21,702,294 88,369,840
2055 21,664,097 88,598,739
2054 21,620,873 88,806,632
2053 21,572,669 88,985,609
2052 21,519,295 89,144,425
2051 21,460,703 89,270,515
2050 21,396,494 89,374,730
2049 21,326,969 89,447,182
2048 21,251,792 89,484,074
2047 21,171,429 89,492,406
2046 21,085,795 89,467,391
2045 20,994,872 89,441,098
2044 20,898,682 89,390,601
2043 20,797,349 89,326,342
2042 20,691,071 89,237,658
2041 20,579,788 89,137,199
2040 20,463,641 89,021,820
2039 20,342,868 88,885,792
2038 20,217,211 88,736,121
2037 20,087,384 88,562,197
2036 19,953,661 88,373,007
2035 19,816,154 88,178,595
2034 19,674,920 87,975,336
2033 19,529,719 87,754,631
2032 19,381,178 87,524,158
2031 19,229,060 87,274,280
2030 19,073,682 87,004,538
2029 18,916,480 86,741,614
2028 18,758,598 86,466,107
2027 18,601,326 86,189,693
2026 18,445,637 85,932,926
2025 18,290,781 85,718,588
2024 18,135,478 85,518,661
2023 17,980,083 85,325,965
2022 17,823,897 84,979,913
2021 17,682,454 84,147,318
2020 17,546,065 83,384,680
2019 17,340,021 82,579,440
2018 17,049,547 81,407,204
2017 16,759,519 80,312,698
2016 16,505,139 79,277,962
2015 16,266,225 78,218,479
2014 16,035,124 77,181,884
2013 15,807,128 76,147,624
2012 15,572,194 75,175,827
2011 15,326,227 74,223,629
2010 15,076,695 73,142,150
2009 14,825,954 72,039,206
2008 14,575,202 71,051,678
2007 14,328,773 70,158,112
2006 14,086,131 70,045,349
2005 13,846,163 69,329,557
2004 13,608,701 68,592,617
2003 13,372,306 67,831,730
2002 13,138,472 67,048,795
2001 12,910,740 66,245,128
2000 12,689,206 65,425,961
1999 12,470,795 64,591,923
1998 12,251,184 63,734,383
1997 12,031,127 62,852,966
1996 11,810,950 61,951,134
1995 11,590,514 61,024,503
1994 11,372,197 60,033,836
1993 11,154,274 58,999,167
1992 10,930,128 57,990,118
1991 10,702,380 57,009,887
1990 10,473,673 56,015,628
1989 10,241,852 54,976,723
1988 10,010,808 53,909,626
1987 9,779,290 52,843,670
1986 9,545,998 51,777,772
1985 9,311,154 50,687,115
1984 9,074,782 49,574,069
1983 8,840,417 48,447,410
1982 8,611,298 47,322,096
1981 8,386,910 46,321,190
1980 8,165,877 45,408,815
1979 7,948,869 44,510,429
1978 7,736,167 43,645,306
1977 7,526,819 42,773,298
1976 7,320,912 41,899,984
1975 7,118,251 41,053,126
1974 6,918,573 40,210,234
1973 6,722,033 39,329,533
1972 6,529,034 38,430,221
1971 6,340,052 37,518,611
1970 6,155,387 36,638,465
1969 5,975,236 35,787,774
1968 5,799,680 34,921,684
1967 5,629,057 34,050,421
1966 5,463,748 33,177,672
1965 5,303,963 32,345,220
1964 5,149,918 31,543,072
1963 5,001,716 30,726,841
1962 4,859,269 29,916,147
1961 4,722,331 29,119,238
1960 4,590,891 28,329,898

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 Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ecuador gained 1,982,610 people (a 12% growth), while Turkey's population increased by 6,724,417 people (a 8.48% growth).

Ecuador was ranked 65th most populous country in 2006 and is 71st in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th 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 Turkey will increase by 3.92% to 89,374,730 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Ecuador is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 21.8M people compared to the peak of 89.5M people in 2047 for Turkey.

Population growth rate by year

Ecuador
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ecuador Turkey
2100 -0.58% -1%
2099 -0.57% -0.98%
2098 -0.56% -0.98%
2097 -0.56% -0.97%
2096 -0.55% -0.96%
2095 -0.54% -0.96%
2094 -0.53% -0.97%
2093 -0.53% -0.95%
2092 -0.52% -0.95%
2091 -0.51% -0.94%
2090 -0.49% -0.93%
2089 -0.48% -0.91%
2088 -0.47% -0.89%
2087 -0.46% -0.88%
2086 -0.44% -0.87%
2085 -0.43% -0.84%
2084 -0.41% -0.83%
2083 -0.39% -0.83%
2082 -0.38% -0.8%
2081 -0.36% -0.79%
2080 -0.34% -0.77%
2079 -0.32% -0.76%
2078 -0.3% -0.74%
2077 -0.28% -0.73%
2076 -0.26% -0.71%
2075 -0.24% -0.71%
2074 -0.22% -0.67%
2073 -0.19% -0.66%
2072 -0.17% -0.64%
2071 -0.15% -0.62%
2070 -0.13% -0.6%
2069 -0.11% -0.57%
2068 -0.09% -0.55%
2067 -0.06% -0.54%
2066 -0.05% -0.53%
2065 -0.02% -0.51%
2064 -0.001% -0.48%
2063 0.02% -0.46%
2062 0.04% -0.43%
2061 0.06% -0.41%
2060 0.09% -0.39%
2059 0.11% -0.35%
2058 0.13% -0.33%
2057 0.15% -0.3%
2056 0.18% -0.26%
2055 0.2% -0.23%
2054 0.22% -0.2%
2053 0.25% -0.18%
2052 0.27% -0.14%
2051 0.3% -0.12%
2050 0.33% -0.08%
2049 0.35% -0.04%
2048 0.38% -0.009%
2047 0.41% 0.03%
2046 0.43% 0.03%
2045 0.46% 0.06%
2044 0.49% 0.07%
2043 0.51% 0.1%
2042 0.54% 0.11%
2041 0.57% 0.13%
2040 0.59% 0.15%
2039 0.62% 0.17%
2038 0.65% 0.2%
2037 0.67% 0.21%
2036 0.69% 0.22%
2035 0.72% 0.23%
2034 0.74% 0.25%
2033 0.77% 0.26%
2032 0.79% 0.29%
2031 0.81% 0.31%
2030 0.83% 0.3%
2029 0.84% 0.32%
2028 0.85% 0.32%
2027 0.84% 0.3%
2026 0.85% 0.25%
2025 0.86% 0.23%
2024 0.86% 0.23%
2023 0.88% 0.41%
2022 0.8% 0.99%
2021 0.78% 0.91%
2020 1.19% 0.98%
2019 1.7% 1.44%
2018 1.73% 1.36%
2017 1.54% 1.31%
2016 1.47% 1.35%
2015 1.44% 1.34%
2014 1.44% 1.36%
2013 1.51% 1.29%
2012 1.6% 1.28%
2011 1.66% 1.48%
2010 1.69% 1.53%
2009 1.72% 1.39%
2008 1.72% 1.27%
2007 1.72% 0.16%
2006 1.73% 1.03%
2005 1.74% 1.07%
2004 1.77% 1.12%
2003 1.78% 1.17%
2002 1.76% 1.21%
2001 1.75% 1.25%
2000 1.75% 1.29%
1999 1.79% 1.35%
1998 1.83% 1.4%
1997 1.86% 1.46%
1996 1.9% 1.52%
1995 1.92% 1.65%
1994 1.95% 1.75%
1993 2.05% 1.74%
1992 2.13% 1.72%
1991 2.18% 1.77%
1990 2.26% 1.89%
1989 2.31% 1.98%
1988 2.37% 2.02%
1987 2.44% 2.06%
1986 2.52% 2.15%
1985 2.6% 2.25%
1984 2.65% 2.33%
1983 2.66% 2.38%
1982 2.68% 2.16%
1981 2.71% 2.01%
1980 2.73% 2.02%
1979 2.75% 1.98%
1978 2.78% 2.04%
1977 2.81% 2.08%
1976 2.85% 2.06%
1975 2.89% 2.1%
1974 2.92% 2.24%
1973 2.96% 2.34%
1972 2.98% 2.43%
1971 3% 2.4%
1970 3.01% 2.38%
1969 3.03% 2.48%
1968 3.03% 2.56%
1967 3.03% 2.63%
1966 3.01% 2.57%
1965 2.99% 2.54%
1964 2.96% 2.66%
1963 2.93% 2.71%
1962 2.9% 2.74%
1961 2.86% 2.79%

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 Turkey's population grew by 0.23%.

Live population counters

Ecuador Turkey
Current population
18487749
86002379
Population rank 71/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.22% 1.04%
One net population change
3.38 minutes
2.73 minutes
One birth every
1.94 minutes
33 seconds
One death every
5.7 minutes
59.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +426 +528
Annual growth/decline +155,395 +192,696
Annual growth/decline rate +0.86% +0.23%
Population growth rate rank 109/197 154/197
One migration net change every
30.6 minutes
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change -17,219 -258,205
Net migration rank 151/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 747,749 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 67/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.1% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 104/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ecuador
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ecuador Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -17,219 - -258,205
2024 - -19,704 - -275,952
2023 178,093 -21,948 426,630 -318,070
2022 179,308 -23,090 535,373 -301,544
2021 155,146 -28,503 521,713 20,283
2020 156,458 -10,320 608,708 37,934
2019 211,045 54,921 751,472 -15,690
2018 219,513 95,482 830,353 187,570
2017 211,355 53,707 875,408 659,846
2016 208,245 35,461 895,841 352,063
2015 219,399 14,724 930,799 1,063,140
2014 225,790 2,273 957,055 1,033,384
2013 234,103 -6,182 921,386 438,618
2012 249,825 -7,883 917,145 258,623
2011 258,171 -8,167 875,839 68,849
2010 257,404 -8,330 892,334 55,532
2009 260,892 -8,491 900,491 24,276
2008 257,894 -8,799 868,749 47,915
2007 253,419 -9,644 876,626 -186,402
2006 254,184 -12,679 897,351 -190,194
2005 255,295 -16,855 898,650 -174,177
2004 257,436 -20,940 896,025 -146,574
2003 258,928 -22,641 893,683 -121,383
2002 259,446 -28,090 922,927 -129,444
2001 259,376 -35,275 980,560 -166,759
2000 259,837 -40,859 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 261,650 -43,813 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 263,927 -42,550 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 266,020 -47,287 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 267,695 -46,082 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 264,449 -45,201 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 261,788 -44,399 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 260,330 -41,867 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 259,787 -29,958 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 257,713 -32,064 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 252,919 -21,164 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 248,129 -16,240 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 241,191 -10,977 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 237,724 -4,886 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 237,084 -3,345 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 236,438 -494 1,098,846 8,960
1984 236,543 249 1,096,529 21,787
1983 231,336 578 1,095,106 39,871
1982 227,606 -1,282 1,091,863 23,728
1981 224,073 -1,605 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 220,120 -517 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 216,162 -1,749 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 212,497 -1,518 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 209,095 -1,377 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 205,366 -1,264 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 202,407 -1,189 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 199,276 -1,133 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 196,028 -1,090 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 192,136 -1,078 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 187,995 -1,096 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 183,517 -1,091 991,950 -150,924
1969 178,403 -518 970,958 -110,578
1968 173,828 -582 950,778 -78,973
1967 168,629 -623 936,727 -65,993
1966 163,317 -710 925,790 -50,999
1965 157,915 -957 904,016 -113,911
1964 152,263 -1,130 884,152 -69,978
1963 146,531 -1,254 862,626 -44,317
1962 140,943 -1,315 837,473 -34,353
1961 135,573 -1,317 816,911 -26,187
1960 130,368 -1,746 773,009 14,948

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 Turkey 73% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,333,352 people) and 27% is from migration (a gain of 2,718,916 people).

As of 2024, 747,749 residents or 4.1% of the population were not native-born in Ecuador, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

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
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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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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