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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ecuador was 18,135,478 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ecuador's population is 18,487,749 people compared to 3,382,789 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Ecuador's population is 5.47 times bigger than Uruguay's.
  • Ecuador is ranked the 71st most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.26% of the world: 0.22% for Ecuador vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Ecuador has had an average growth rate of +1.26% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ecuador has increased from 14.1M people to 18.5M (31.2% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.84% growth).

Ecuador vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Ecuador
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ecuador Uruguay
2100 19,229,713 2,256,741
2099 19,341,033 2,279,899
2098 19,451,634 2,303,351
2097 19,561,648 2,326,987
2096 19,670,931 2,350,799
2095 19,779,419 2,374,835
2094 19,887,014 2,398,960
2093 19,993,637 2,423,269
2092 20,099,245 2,447,646
2091 20,203,483 2,472,126
2090 20,306,051 2,496,514
2089 20,406,878 2,520,852
2088 20,505,637 2,545,052
2087 20,602,336 2,569,100
2086 20,696,910 2,592,974
2085 20,788,583 2,616,629
2084 20,877,503 2,640,001
2083 20,963,515 2,663,150
2082 21,046,396 2,686,021
2081 21,126,142 2,708,594
2080 21,202,360 2,730,883
2079 21,275,051 2,752,831
2078 21,343,714 2,774,432
2077 21,408,164 2,795,709
2076 21,468,178 2,816,677
2075 21,523,680 2,837,308
2074 21,575,092 2,857,709
2073 21,621,989 2,877,721
2072 21,664,137 2,897,543
2071 21,701,599 2,917,097
2070 21,734,495 2,936,478
2069 21,762,453 2,955,616
2068 21,785,682 2,974,445
2067 21,804,316 2,992,987
2066 21,818,306 3,011,309
2065 21,828,156 3,029,441
2064 21,833,185 3,047,343
2063 21,833,449 3,065,064
2062 21,828,963 3,082,642
2061 21,819,781 3,100,006
2060 21,805,954 3,117,149
2059 21,787,357 3,133,952
2058 21,764,005 3,150,250
2057 21,735,561 3,166,055
2056 21,702,294 3,181,373
2055 21,664,097 3,196,072
2054 21,620,873 3,210,110
2053 21,572,669 3,223,395
2052 21,519,295 3,235,973
2051 21,460,703 3,247,888
2050 21,396,494 3,259,108
2049 21,326,969 3,269,675
2048 21,251,792 3,279,610
2047 21,171,429 3,288,969
2046 21,085,795 3,297,696
2045 20,994,872 3,305,917
2044 20,898,682 3,313,556
2043 20,797,349 3,320,565
2042 20,691,071 3,326,955
2041 20,579,788 3,332,884
2040 20,463,641 3,338,277
2039 20,342,868 3,343,295
2038 20,217,211 3,347,790
2037 20,087,384 3,351,911
2036 19,953,661 3,355,671
2035 19,816,154 3,359,126
2034 19,674,920 3,362,276
2033 19,529,719 3,365,250
2032 19,381,178 3,368,057
2031 19,229,060 3,370,727
2030 19,073,682 3,373,273
2029 18,916,480 3,375,805
2028 18,758,598 3,378,198
2027 18,601,326 3,380,504
2026 18,445,637 3,382,789
2025 18,290,781 3,384,805
2024 18,135,478 3,386,588
2023 17,980,083 3,388,081
2022 17,823,897 3,390,913
2021 17,682,454 3,396,695
2020 17,546,065 3,398,968
2019 17,340,021 3,397,206
2018 17,049,547 3,394,534
2017 16,759,519 3,388,438
2016 16,505,139 3,379,283
2015 16,266,225 3,368,017
2014 16,035,124 3,356,334
2013 15,807,128 3,345,337
2012 15,572,194 3,335,401
2011 15,326,227 3,326,825
2010 15,076,695 3,318,580
2009 14,825,954 3,310,091
2008 14,575,202 3,302,177
2007 14,328,773 3,295,153
2006 14,086,131 3,289,506
2005 13,846,163 3,285,771
2004 13,608,701 3,283,148
2003 13,372,306 3,281,186
2002 13,138,472 3,278,867
2001 12,910,740 3,274,251
2000 12,689,206 3,266,206
1999 12,470,795 3,254,015
1998 12,251,184 3,239,280
1997 12,031,127 3,223,345
1996 11,810,950 3,206,324
1995 11,590,514 3,189,440
1994 11,372,197 3,172,834
1993 11,154,274 3,156,345
1992 10,930,128 3,139,702
1991 10,702,380 3,122,354
1990 10,473,673 3,104,403
1989 10,241,852 3,086,255
1988 10,010,808 3,067,961
1987 9,779,290 3,049,896
1986 9,545,998 3,032,845
1985 9,311,154 3,017,037
1984 9,074,782 3,002,488
1983 8,840,417 2,988,778
1982 8,611,298 2,975,492
1981 8,386,910 2,963,246
1980 8,165,877 2,951,953
1979 7,948,869 2,939,903
1978 7,736,167 2,925,715
1977 7,526,819 2,909,461
1976 7,320,912 2,891,392
1975 7,118,251 2,872,320
1974 6,918,573 2,853,944
1973 6,722,033 2,837,133
1972 6,529,034 2,821,644
1971 6,340,052 2,806,462
1970 6,155,387 2,790,807
1969 5,975,236 2,773,974
1968 5,799,680 2,754,606
1967 5,629,057 2,732,277
1966 5,463,748 2,707,646
1965 5,303,963 2,681,169
1964 5,149,918 2,653,180
1963 5,001,716 2,623,766
1962 4,859,269 2,593,298
1961 4,722,331 2,562,044
1960 4,590,891 2,529,957

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 Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ecuador gained 1,982,610 people (a 12% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,506 people (a 0.1% growth).

Ecuador was ranked 65th most populous country in 2006 and is 71st in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd 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 Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,259,108 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.

Ecuador is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 21.8M people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.26M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Ecuador
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ecuador Uruguay
2100 -0.58% -1.02%
2099 -0.57% -1.02%
2098 -0.56% -1.02%
2097 -0.56% -1.01%
2096 -0.55% -1.01%
2095 -0.54% -1.01%
2094 -0.53% -1%
2093 -0.53% -1%
2092 -0.52% -0.99%
2091 -0.51% -0.98%
2090 -0.49% -0.97%
2089 -0.48% -0.95%
2088 -0.47% -0.94%
2087 -0.46% -0.92%
2086 -0.44% -0.9%
2085 -0.43% -0.89%
2084 -0.41% -0.87%
2083 -0.39% -0.85%
2082 -0.38% -0.83%
2081 -0.36% -0.82%
2080 -0.34% -0.8%
2079 -0.32% -0.78%
2078 -0.3% -0.76%
2077 -0.28% -0.74%
2076 -0.26% -0.73%
2075 -0.24% -0.71%
2074 -0.22% -0.7%
2073 -0.19% -0.68%
2072 -0.17% -0.67%
2071 -0.15% -0.66%
2070 -0.13% -0.65%
2069 -0.11% -0.63%
2068 -0.09% -0.62%
2067 -0.06% -0.61%
2066 -0.05% -0.6%
2065 -0.02% -0.59%
2064 -0.001% -0.58%
2063 0.02% -0.57%
2062 0.04% -0.56%
2061 0.06% -0.55%
2060 0.09% -0.54%
2059 0.11% -0.52%
2058 0.13% -0.5%
2057 0.15% -0.48%
2056 0.18% -0.46%
2055 0.2% -0.44%
2054 0.22% -0.41%
2053 0.25% -0.39%
2052 0.27% -0.37%
2051 0.3% -0.34%
2050 0.33% -0.32%
2049 0.35% -0.3%
2048 0.38% -0.28%
2047 0.41% -0.26%
2046 0.43% -0.25%
2045 0.46% -0.23%
2044 0.49% -0.21%
2043 0.51% -0.19%
2042 0.54% -0.18%
2041 0.57% -0.16%
2040 0.59% -0.15%
2039 0.62% -0.13%
2038 0.65% -0.12%
2037 0.67% -0.11%
2036 0.69% -0.1%
2035 0.72% -0.09%
2034 0.74% -0.09%
2033 0.77% -0.08%
2032 0.79% -0.08%
2031 0.81% -0.08%
2030 0.83% -0.08%
2029 0.84% -0.07%
2028 0.85% -0.07%
2027 0.84% -0.07%
2026 0.85% -0.06%
2025 0.86% -0.05%
2024 0.86% -0.04%
2023 0.88% -0.08%
2022 0.8% -0.17%
2021 0.78% -0.07%
2020 1.19% 0.05%
2019 1.7% 0.08%
2018 1.73% 0.18%
2017 1.54% 0.27%
2016 1.47% 0.33%
2015 1.44% 0.35%
2014 1.44% 0.33%
2013 1.51% 0.3%
2012 1.6% 0.26%
2011 1.66% 0.25%
2010 1.69% 0.26%
2009 1.72% 0.24%
2008 1.72% 0.21%
2007 1.72% 0.17%
2006 1.73% 0.11%
2005 1.74% 0.08%
2004 1.77% 0.06%
2003 1.78% 0.07%
2002 1.76% 0.14%
2001 1.75% 0.25%
2000 1.75% 0.37%
1999 1.79% 0.45%
1998 1.83% 0.49%
1997 1.86% 0.53%
1996 1.9% 0.53%
1995 1.92% 0.52%
1994 1.95% 0.52%
1993 2.05% 0.53%
1992 2.13% 0.56%
1991 2.18% 0.58%
1990 2.26% 0.59%
1989 2.31% 0.6%
1988 2.37% 0.59%
1987 2.44% 0.56%
1986 2.52% 0.52%
1985 2.6% 0.48%
1984 2.65% 0.46%
1983 2.66% 0.45%
1982 2.68% 0.41%
1981 2.71% 0.38%
1980 2.73% 0.41%
1979 2.75% 0.48%
1978 2.78% 0.56%
1977 2.81% 0.62%
1976 2.85% 0.66%
1975 2.89% 0.64%
1974 2.92% 0.59%
1973 2.96% 0.55%
1972 2.98% 0.54%
1971 3% 0.56%
1970 3.01% 0.61%
1969 3.03% 0.7%
1968 3.03% 0.82%
1967 3.03% 0.91%
1966 3.01% 0.99%
1965 2.99% 1.05%
1964 2.96% 1.12%
1963 2.93% 1.17%
1962 2.9% 1.22%
1961 2.86% 1.27%

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 Uruguay's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

Ecuador Uruguay
Current population
18487749
3382789
Population rank 71/197 133/197
Percent of world population 0.22% 0.04%
One net population change
3.38 minutes
5.87 hours
One birth every
1.94 minutes
15.7 minutes
One death every
5.7 minutes
15.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +426 -4
Annual growth/decline +155,395 -1,493
Annual growth/decline rate +0.86% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 109/197 167/197
One migration net change every
30.6 minutes
6.57 hours
Annual migration change -17,219 -1,338
Net migration rank 151/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 747,749 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 67/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.1% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 104/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ecuador
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ecuador Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -17,219 - -1,338
2024 - -19,704 - -1,348
2023 178,093 -21,948 298 -1,501
2022 179,308 -23,090 -2,964 -1,501
2021 155,146 -28,503 -5,621 -1,482
2020 156,458 -10,320 4,048 -1,482
2019 211,045 54,921 3,873 -2,899
2018 219,513 95,482 7,322 -2,963
2017 211,355 53,707 10,907 -3,091
2016 208,245 35,461 14,008 -3,506
2015 219,399 14,724 16,194 -4,157
2014 225,790 2,273 16,238 -4,919
2013 234,103 -6,182 16,318 -5,647
2012 249,825 -7,883 15,520 -6,317
2011 258,171 -8,167 14,934 -6,982
2010 257,404 -8,330 16,231 -7,696
2009 260,892 -8,491 16,947 -8,510
2008 257,894 -8,799 16,838 -9,458
2007 253,419 -9,644 17,422 -10,750
2006 254,184 -12,679 17,783 -13,161
2005 255,295 -16,855 18,926 -16,086
2004 257,436 -20,940 18,067 -15,668
2003 258,928 -22,641 18,628 -17,105
2002 259,446 -28,090 20,073 -16,957
2001 259,376 -35,275 20,729 -14,620
2000 259,837 -40,859 21,060 -11,076
1999 261,650 -43,813 21,844 -7,441
1998 263,927 -42,550 22,114 -7,048
1997 266,020 -47,287 23,737 -6,938
1996 267,695 -46,082 24,635 -7,397
1995 264,449 -45,201 24,872 -8,339
1994 261,788 -44,399 24,637 -7,955
1993 260,330 -41,867 24,212 -7,922
1992 259,787 -29,958 24,847 -7,850
1991 257,713 -32,064 25,422 -7,714
1990 252,919 -21,164 25,699 -7,499
1989 248,129 -16,240 25,322 -7,229
1988 241,191 -10,977 25,071 -6,582
1987 237,724 -4,886 24,469 -6,833
1986 237,084 -3,345 24,505 -8,046
1985 236,438 -494 23,988 -8,832
1984 236,543 249 23,684 -9,730
1983 231,336 578 24,146 -10,671
1982 227,606 -1,282 25,224 -12,131
1981 224,073 -1,605 24,968 -13,577
1980 220,120 -517 25,451 -14,252
1979 216,162 -1,749 27,456 -14,552
1978 212,497 -1,518 30,076 -14,611
1977 209,095 -1,377 31,321 -14,280
1976 205,366 -1,264 33,199 -14,096
1975 202,407 -1,189 33,393 -14,350
1974 199,276 -1,133 32,221 -14,512
1973 196,028 -1,090 30,213 -14,312
1972 192,136 -1,078 28,896 -13,817
1971 187,995 -1,096 28,584 -13,288
1970 183,517 -1,091 28,737 -12,727
1969 178,403 -518 28,805 -11,149
1968 173,828 -582 29,103 -8,028
1967 168,629 -623 29,514 -5,938
1966 163,317 -710 30,293 -4,599
1965 157,915 -957 30,807 -3,542
1964 152,263 -1,130 31,340 -2,623
1963 146,531 -1,254 31,824 -1,707
1962 140,943 -1,315 31,441 -623
1961 135,573 -1,317 30,975 703
1960 130,368 -1,746 30,438 2,057

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 Uruguay 70% is from natural causes (a gain of 64,303 people) and 30% is from migration (a loss of 27,501 people).

As of 2024, 747,749 residents or 4.1% of the population were not native-born in Ecuador, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

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
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 125K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 76.4K
Tacuarembo 54.8K
Melo 51.8K
Mercedes 42K
Artigas 40.7K

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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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