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

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The latest officially reported population of Ecuador was 18,289,896 in 2025 vs 7,618,847 people in Turkmenistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ecuador's population is 18,524,711 people compared to 7,800,189 in Turkmenistan.

Population statistics:

  • Ecuador's population is 2.37 times bigger than Turkmenistan's.
  • Ecuador is ranked the 71st most populous country in the world, while Turkmenistan is the 104th.
  • The countries together account for 0.32% of the world: 0.22% for Ecuador vs 0.09% for Turkmenistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Ecuador has had an average growth rate of +1.2% per year vs +2.08% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ecuador has increased from 14.1M people to 18.5M (31.5% growth), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.8M (51.5% growth).

Ecuador vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

Ecuador
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ecuador Turkmenistan
2100 19,228,782 10,041,228
2099 19,340,097 10,070,007
2098 19,450,693 10,097,571
2097 19,560,701 10,123,813
2096 19,669,979 10,148,560
2095 19,778,462 10,172,371
2094 19,886,052 10,194,567
2093 19,992,669 10,215,533
2092 20,098,272 10,235,132
2091 20,202,506 10,253,189
2090 20,305,068 10,270,414
2089 20,405,890 10,285,963
2088 20,504,644 10,300,439
2087 20,601,339 10,313,629
2086 20,695,909 10,325,212
2085 20,787,577 10,335,299
2084 20,876,493 10,343,821
2083 20,962,500 10,350,710
2082 21,045,378 10,356,526
2081 21,125,120 10,360,689
2080 21,201,334 10,363,394
2079 21,274,022 10,364,229
2078 21,342,681 10,363,113
2077 21,407,128 10,360,467
2076 21,467,139 10,356,079
2075 21,522,639 10,349,863
2074 21,574,048 10,342,496
2073 21,620,943 10,333,532
2072 21,663,089 10,322,776
2071 21,700,549 10,310,748
2070 21,733,443 10,297,702
2069 21,761,400 10,283,723
2068 21,784,628 10,268,779
2067 21,803,261 10,252,681
2066 21,817,250 10,235,535
2065 21,827,100 10,217,603
2064 21,832,128 10,198,228
2063 21,832,392 10,177,447
2062 21,827,906 10,155,121
2061 21,818,725 10,131,160
2060 21,804,898 10,105,616
2059 21,786,303 10,077,893
2058 21,762,952 10,047,185
2057 21,734,509 10,013,846
2056 21,701,243 9,977,699
2055 21,663,048 9,938,273
2054 21,619,826 9,895,840
2053 21,571,625 9,849,324
2052 21,518,254 9,799,331
2051 21,459,664 9,745,673
2050 21,395,458 9,688,197
2049 21,325,937 9,627,119
2048 21,250,764 9,562,502
2047 21,170,405 9,494,734
2046 21,084,775 9,423,990
2045 20,993,856 9,350,870
2044 20,897,671 9,275,707
2043 20,796,343 9,199,229
2042 20,690,070 9,121,705
2041 20,578,792 9,043,208
2040 20,462,650 8,964,374
2039 20,341,883 8,885,167
2038 20,216,233 8,805,836
2037 20,086,412 8,726,399
2036 19,952,696 8,646,796
2035 19,815,195 8,567,354
2034 19,673,968 8,487,651
2033 19,528,774 8,407,327
2032 19,380,240 8,326,172
2031 19,228,129 8,243,436
2030 19,072,759 8,158,380
2029 18,915,565 8,065,431
2028 18,757,690 7,964,546
2027 18,600,425 7,856,302
2026 18,444,744 7,740,924
2025 18,289,896 7,618,847
2024 18,135,478 7,494,498
2023 17,980,083 7,364,438
2022 17,823,897 7,230,193
2021 17,682,454 7,092,043
2020 17,546,065 6,949,912
2019 17,340,021 6,803,944
2018 17,049,547 6,655,524
2017 16,759,519 6,507,061
2016 16,505,139 6,360,041
2015 16,266,225 6,215,770
2014 16,035,124 6,075,283
2013 15,807,128 5,939,341
2012 15,572,194 5,808,546
2011 15,326,227 5,683,417
2010 15,076,695 5,564,356
2009 14,825,954 5,451,592
2008 14,575,202 5,345,029
2007 14,328,773 5,244,046
2006 14,086,131 5,147,105
2005 13,846,163 5,052,257
2004 13,608,701 4,958,093
2003 13,372,306 4,863,865
2002 13,138,472 4,769,465
2001 12,910,740 4,675,409
2000 12,689,206 4,582,677
1999 12,470,795 4,492,170
1998 12,251,184 4,410,507
1997 12,031,127 4,336,730
1996 11,810,950 4,263,819
1995 11,590,514 4,191,203
1994 11,372,197 4,116,662
1993 11,154,274 4,032,407
1992 10,930,128 3,944,689
1991 10,702,380 3,855,894
1990 10,473,673 3,760,562
1989 10,241,852 3,662,459
1988 10,010,808 3,559,363
1987 9,779,290 3,452,731
1986 9,545,998 3,347,809
1985 9,311,154 3,247,534
1984 9,074,782 3,154,079
1983 8,840,417 3,067,534
1982 8,611,298 2,985,557
1981 8,386,910 2,907,187
1980 8,165,877 2,832,203
1979 7,948,869 2,760,358
1978 7,736,167 2,691,088
1977 7,526,819 2,623,948
1976 7,320,912 2,558,521
1975 7,118,251 2,494,570
1974 6,918,573 2,432,028
1973 6,722,033 2,370,919
1972 6,529,034 2,311,430
1971 6,340,052 2,253,119
1970 6,155,387 2,195,616
1969 5,975,236 2,139,024
1968 5,799,680 2,083,069
1967 5,629,057 2,027,403
1966 5,463,748 1,971,737
1965 5,303,963 1,915,916
1964 5,149,918 1,859,997
1963 5,001,716 1,804,272
1962 4,859,269 1,749,214
1961 4,722,331 1,695,400
1960 4,590,891 1,643,457

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ecuador increased by 2,419,008 people (a 17.2% growth), while Turkmenistan gained 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ecuador gained 2,019,572 people (a 12.2% growth), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,440,148 people (a 22.6% growth).

Ecuador was ranked 65th most populous country in 2006 and is 71st in 2026. Turkmenistan was ranked 113th in 2006 and ranked 104th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Ecuador's population will grow by 15.5% to 21,395,458 people with a rank change from 71st to 74th. The population of Turkmenistan will increase by 24.2% to 9,688,197 people and rank change from 104th to 101st.

Ecuador is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 21.8M people compared to the peak of 10.4M people in 2079 for Turkmenistan.

Population growth rate by year

Ecuador
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ecuador Turkmenistan
2100 -0.58% -0.29%
2099 -0.57% -0.27%
2098 -0.56% -0.26%
2097 -0.56% -0.24%
2096 -0.55% -0.23%
2095 -0.54% -0.22%
2094 -0.53% -0.21%
2093 -0.53% -0.19%
2092 -0.52% -0.18%
2091 -0.51% -0.17%
2090 -0.49% -0.15%
2089 -0.48% -0.14%
2088 -0.47% -0.13%
2087 -0.46% -0.11%
2086 -0.44% -0.1%
2085 -0.43% -0.08%
2084 -0.41% -0.07%
2083 -0.39% -0.06%
2082 -0.38% -0.04%
2081 -0.36% -0.03%
2080 -0.34% -0.008%
2079 -0.32% 0.01%
2078 -0.3% 0.03%
2077 -0.28% 0.04%
2076 -0.26% 0.06%
2075 -0.24% 0.07%
2074 -0.22% 0.09%
2073 -0.19% 0.1%
2072 -0.17% 0.12%
2071 -0.15% 0.13%
2070 -0.13% 0.14%
2069 -0.11% 0.15%
2068 -0.09% 0.16%
2067 -0.06% 0.17%
2066 -0.05% 0.18%
2065 -0.02% 0.19%
2064 -0.001% 0.2%
2063 0.02% 0.22%
2062 0.04% 0.24%
2061 0.06% 0.25%
2060 0.09% 0.28%
2059 0.11% 0.31%
2058 0.13% 0.33%
2057 0.15% 0.36%
2056 0.18% 0.4%
2055 0.2% 0.43%
2054 0.22% 0.47%
2053 0.25% 0.51%
2052 0.27% 0.55%
2051 0.3% 0.59%
2050 0.33% 0.63%
2049 0.35% 0.68%
2048 0.38% 0.71%
2047 0.41% 0.75%
2046 0.43% 0.78%
2045 0.46% 0.81%
2044 0.49% 0.83%
2043 0.51% 0.85%
2042 0.54% 0.87%
2041 0.57% 0.88%
2040 0.59% 0.89%
2039 0.62% 0.9%
2038 0.65% 0.91%
2037 0.67% 0.92%
2036 0.69% 0.93%
2035 0.72% 0.94%
2034 0.74% 0.96%
2033 0.77% 0.97%
2032 0.79% 1%
2031 0.81% 1.04%
2030 0.83% 1.15%
2029 0.84% 1.27%
2028 0.85% 1.38%
2027 0.84% 1.49%
2026 0.85% 1.6%
2025 0.85% 1.66%
2024 0.86% 1.77%
2023 0.88% 1.86%
2022 0.8% 1.95%
2021 0.78% 2.05%
2020 1.19% 2.15%
2019 1.7% 2.23%
2018 1.73% 2.28%
2017 1.54% 2.31%
2016 1.47% 2.32%
2015 1.44% 2.31%
2014 1.44% 2.29%
2013 1.51% 2.25%
2012 1.6% 2.2%
2011 1.66% 2.14%
2010 1.69% 2.07%
2009 1.72% 1.99%
2008 1.72% 1.93%
2007 1.72% 1.88%
2006 1.73% 1.88%
2005 1.74% 1.9%
2004 1.77% 1.94%
2003 1.78% 1.98%
2002 1.76% 2.01%
2001 1.75% 2.02%
2000 1.75% 2.01%
1999 1.79% 1.85%
1998 1.83% 1.7%
1997 1.86% 1.71%
1996 1.9% 1.73%
1995 1.92% 1.81%
1994 1.95% 2.09%
1993 2.05% 2.22%
1992 2.13% 2.3%
1991 2.18% 2.54%
1990 2.26% 2.68%
1989 2.31% 2.9%
1988 2.37% 3.09%
1987 2.44% 3.13%
1986 2.52% 3.09%
1985 2.6% 2.96%
1984 2.65% 2.82%
1983 2.66% 2.75%
1982 2.68% 2.7%
1981 2.71% 2.65%
1980 2.73% 2.6%
1979 2.75% 2.57%
1978 2.78% 2.56%
1977 2.81% 2.56%
1976 2.85% 2.56%
1975 2.89% 2.57%
1974 2.92% 2.58%
1973 2.96% 2.57%
1972 2.98% 2.59%
1971 3% 2.62%
1970 3.01% 2.65%
1969 3.03% 2.69%
1968 3.03% 2.75%
1967 3.03% 2.82%
1966 3.01% 2.91%
1965 2.99% 3.01%
1964 2.96% 3.09%
1963 2.93% 3.15%
1962 2.9% 3.17%
1961 2.86% 3.16%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Ecuador grew by 0.85%, while Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.66%.

Live population counters

Ecuador Turkmenistan
Current population
18524711
7800189
Population rank 71/197 104/197
Percent of world population 0.22% 0.09%
One net population change
3.41 minutes
4.24 minutes
One birth every
1.96 minutes
3.35 minutes
One death every
5.57 minutes
12 minutes
Daily growth/decline +423 +341
Annual growth/decline +154,418 +124,349
Annual growth/decline rate +0.85% +1.66%
Population growth rate rank 108/197 63/197
One migration net change every
30.6 minutes
39.7 minutes
Annual migration change -17,219 +13,268
Net migration rank 151/196 39/196
Foreign-born residents 747,749 193,763
Foreign-born residents rank 67/195 115/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.1% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 104/195 125/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ecuador
Natural

Migration
Turkmenistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ecuador Turkmenistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -17,219 - 13,268
2024 174,336 -19,704 112,942 14,646
2023 178,093 -21,948 117,529 15,005
2022 179,308 -23,090 121,814 14,141
2021 155,146 -28,503 122,721 17,617
2020 156,458 -10,320 124,014 19,913
2019 211,045 54,921 128,275 19,735
2018 219,513 95,482 129,537 19,293
2017 211,355 53,707 131,417 16,678
2016 208,245 35,461 132,581 13,365
2015 219,399 14,724 132,663 9,936
2014 225,790 2,273 129,677 8,696
2013 234,103 -6,182 126,217 7,287
2012 249,825 -7,883 120,957 7,125
2011 258,171 -8,167 115,197 6,992
2010 257,404 -8,330 109,318 6,621
2009 260,892 -8,491 102,931 6,656
2008 257,894 -8,799 96,815 6,734
2007 253,419 -9,644 92,038 6,388
2006 254,184 -12,679 87,840 7,613
2005 255,295 -16,855 83,968 10,263
2004 257,436 -20,940 79,850 14,242
2003 258,928 -22,641 76,737 17,625
2002 259,446 -28,090 75,639 18,803
2001 259,376 -35,275 76,682 16,982
2000 259,837 -40,859 76,875 14,925
1999 261,650 -43,813 76,362 12,859
1998 263,927 -42,550 77,342 -3,239
1997 266,020 -47,287 79,045 -5,600
1996 267,695 -46,082 80,996 -8,627
1995 264,449 -45,201 86,289 -13,423
1994 261,788 -44,399 89,319 -13,094
1993 260,330 -41,867 92,596 -312
1992 259,787 -29,958 96,668 -13,517
1991 257,713 -32,064 99,297 -4,864
1990 252,919 -21,164 101,099 -4,864
1989 248,129 -16,240 103,553 -3,576
1988 241,191 -10,977 104,802 1,408
1987 237,724 -4,886 103,885 3,161
1986 237,084 -3,345 100,930 1,878
1985 236,438 -494 95,890 1,861
1984 236,543 249 90,591 -1,427
1983 231,336 578 85,183 -1,264
1982 227,606 -1,282 80,989 -961
1981 224,073 -1,605 77,829 -1,102
1980 220,120 -517 74,394 -1,152
1979 216,162 -1,749 71,135 -677
1978 212,497 -1,518 68,437 -350
1977 209,095 -1,377 66,318 -132
1976 205,366 -1,264 64,513 160
1975 202,407 -1,189 62,681 550
1974 199,276 -1,133 60,925 924
1973 196,028 -1,090 59,169 1,194
1972 192,136 -1,078 57,326 1,293
1971 187,995 -1,096 56,666 1,348
1970 183,517 -1,091 55,617 1,376
1969 178,403 -518 54,791 1,397
1968 173,828 -582 54,324 1,401
1967 168,629 -623 54,209 1,397
1966 163,317 -710 54,353 1,377
1965 157,915 -957 54,558 1,366
1964 152,263 -1,130 54,574 1,340
1963 146,531 -1,254 54,203 1,332
1962 140,943 -1,315 53,248 1,337
1961 135,573 -1,317 51,659 1,372
1960 130,368 -1,746 49,436 1,421

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 92.7% of the population change in Ecuador is from natural causes (a gain of 1,912,898 people) and 7.3% is from migration (a gain of 150,730 people). In Turkmenistan 88.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,253,493 people) and 11.3% is from migration (a gain of 160,329 people).

As of 2024, 747,749 residents or 4.1% of the population were not native-born in Ecuador, compared to 193,763 people or 2.6% in Turkmenistan.

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
Turkmenistan
City Population
Ashgabat 1.03M
Turkmenabat 231K
Dasoguz 227K
Mary 126K
Anau 29.6K
Baherden 24.7K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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