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

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The latest officially reported population of Ecuador was 18,289,896 in 2025 vs 101,598,527 people in Vietnam in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ecuador's population is 18,524,711 people compared to 102,486,146 in Vietnam.

Population statistics:

  • Vietnam's population is 5.53 times bigger than Ecuador's.
  • Ecuador is ranked the 71st most populous country in the world, while Vietnam is the 16th.
  • The countries together account for 1.46% of the world: 0.22% for Ecuador vs 1.23% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, Ecuador has had an average growth rate of +1.2% per year vs +0.94% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ecuador has increased from 14.1M people to 18.5M (31.5% growth), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.7% growth).

Ecuador vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

Ecuador
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ecuador Vietnam
2100 19,228,782 92,225,380
2099 19,340,097 92,721,469
2098 19,450,693 93,212,742
2097 19,560,701 93,688,693
2096 19,669,979 94,163,950
2095 19,778,462 94,626,063
2094 19,886,052 95,083,879
2093 19,992,669 95,543,293
2092 20,098,272 96,000,019
2091 20,202,506 96,459,165
2090 20,305,068 96,922,871
2089 20,405,890 97,384,434
2088 20,504,644 97,843,001
2087 20,601,339 98,308,755
2086 20,695,909 98,773,008
2085 20,787,577 99,233,927
2084 20,876,493 99,695,401
2083 20,962,500 100,162,677
2082 21,045,378 100,634,653
2081 21,125,120 101,104,469
2080 21,201,334 101,568,526
2079 21,274,022 102,030,723
2078 21,342,681 102,480,219
2077 21,407,128 102,928,253
2076 21,467,139 103,358,352
2075 21,522,639 103,783,177
2074 21,574,048 104,197,814
2073 21,620,943 104,606,950
2072 21,663,089 105,005,673
2071 21,700,549 105,384,777
2070 21,733,443 105,757,144
2069 21,761,400 106,110,195
2068 21,784,628 106,454,379
2067 21,803,261 106,794,625
2066 21,817,250 107,126,965
2065 21,827,100 107,442,675
2064 21,832,128 107,744,261
2063 21,832,392 108,038,461
2062 21,827,906 108,322,712
2061 21,818,725 108,590,617
2060 21,804,898 108,842,045
2059 21,786,303 109,087,333
2058 21,762,952 109,320,301
2057 21,734,509 109,529,799
2056 21,701,243 109,715,196
2055 21,663,048 109,886,647
2054 21,619,826 110,035,740
2053 21,571,625 110,156,643
2052 21,518,254 110,253,026
2051 21,459,664 110,321,289
2050 21,395,458 110,344,733
2049 21,325,937 110,339,565
2048 21,250,764 110,296,602
2047 21,170,405 110,211,618
2046 21,084,775 110,090,837
2045 20,993,856 109,926,260
2044 20,897,671 109,731,512
2043 20,796,343 109,497,595
2042 20,690,070 109,225,525
2041 20,578,792 108,919,674
2040 20,462,650 108,594,542
2039 20,341,883 108,237,715
2038 20,216,233 107,861,117
2037 20,086,412 107,463,482
2036 19,952,696 107,058,359
2035 19,815,195 106,630,705
2034 19,673,968 106,189,495
2033 19,528,774 105,745,684
2032 19,380,240 105,283,013
2031 19,228,129 104,809,957
2030 19,072,759 104,314,150
2029 18,915,565 103,819,556
2028 18,757,690 103,300,347
2027 18,600,425 102,759,746
2026 18,444,744 102,197,177
2025 18,289,896 101,598,527
2024 18,135,478 100,987,686
2023 17,980,083 100,352,192
2022 17,823,897 99,680,655
2021 17,682,454 98,935,098
2020 17,546,065 98,079,191
2019 17,340,021 97,173,776
2018 17,049,547 96,237,319
2017 16,759,519 95,176,977
2016 16,505,139 94,000,117
2015 16,266,225 92,823,254
2014 16,035,124 91,679,578
2013 15,807,128 90,573,104
2012 15,572,194 89,510,356
2011 15,326,227 88,468,314
2010 15,076,695 87,455,152
2009 14,825,954 86,460,018
2008 14,575,202 85,175,788
2007 14,328,773 83,633,375
2006 14,086,131 82,167,897
2005 13,846,163 81,088,313
2004 13,608,701 80,338,971
2003 13,372,306 79,563,777
2002 13,138,472 78,772,224
2001 12,910,740 77,969,361
2000 12,689,206 77,154,011
1999 12,470,795 76,287,452
1998 12,251,184 75,299,660
1997 12,031,127 74,226,889
1996 11,810,950 73,156,447
1995 11,590,514 72,049,940
1994 11,372,197 70,854,391
1993 11,154,274 69,586,384
1992 10,930,128 68,260,337
1991 10,702,380 66,891,775
1990 10,473,673 65,504,552
1989 10,241,852 64,147,348
1988 10,010,808 62,843,228
1987 9,779,290 61,584,651
1986 9,545,998 60,347,048
1985 9,311,154 59,060,622
1984 9,074,782 57,706,067
1983 8,840,417 56,337,921
1982 8,611,298 55,011,289
1981 8,386,910 53,738,141
1980 8,165,877 52,490,101
1979 7,948,869 51,378,211
1978 7,736,167 50,249,552
1977 7,526,819 48,954,872
1976 7,320,912 47,684,931
1975 7,118,251 46,482,903
1974 6,918,573 45,413,537
1973 6,722,033 44,409,861
1972 6,529,034 43,429,168
1971 6,340,052 42,449,276
1970 6,155,387 41,475,230
1969 5,975,236 40,582,096
1968 5,799,680 39,734,609
1967 5,629,057 38,895,080
1966 5,463,748 38,024,836
1965 5,303,963 37,129,656
1964 5,149,918 36,201,563
1963 5,001,716 35,249,101
1962 4,859,269 34,288,560
1961 4,722,331 33,409,059
1960 4,590,891 32,531,933

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/vietnam | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ecuador increased by 2,419,008 people (a 17.2% growth), while Vietnam gained 11,832,220 people (a 14.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ecuador gained 2,019,572 people (a 12.2% growth), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,486,029 people (a 9.03% growth).

Ecuador was ranked 65th most populous country in 2006 and is 71st in 2026. Vietnam was ranked 15th in 2006 and ranked 16th 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 Vietnam will increase by 7.67% to 110,344,733 people and will still be ranked 16th.

Ecuador is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 21.8M people compared to the peak of 110M people in 2050 for Vietnam.

Population growth rate by year

Ecuador
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ecuador Vietnam
2100 -0.58% -0.54%
2099 -0.57% -0.53%
2098 -0.56% -0.51%
2097 -0.56% -0.5%
2096 -0.55% -0.49%
2095 -0.54% -0.48%
2094 -0.53% -0.48%
2093 -0.53% -0.48%
2092 -0.52% -0.48%
2091 -0.51% -0.48%
2090 -0.49% -0.47%
2089 -0.48% -0.47%
2088 -0.47% -0.47%
2087 -0.46% -0.47%
2086 -0.44% -0.46%
2085 -0.43% -0.46%
2084 -0.41% -0.47%
2083 -0.39% -0.47%
2082 -0.38% -0.46%
2081 -0.36% -0.46%
2080 -0.34% -0.45%
2079 -0.32% -0.44%
2078 -0.3% -0.44%
2077 -0.28% -0.42%
2076 -0.26% -0.41%
2075 -0.24% -0.4%
2074 -0.22% -0.39%
2073 -0.19% -0.38%
2072 -0.17% -0.36%
2071 -0.15% -0.35%
2070 -0.13% -0.33%
2069 -0.11% -0.32%
2068 -0.09% -0.32%
2067 -0.06% -0.31%
2066 -0.05% -0.29%
2065 -0.02% -0.28%
2064 -0.001% -0.27%
2063 0.02% -0.26%
2062 0.04% -0.25%
2061 0.06% -0.23%
2060 0.09% -0.22%
2059 0.11% -0.21%
2058 0.13% -0.19%
2057 0.15% -0.17%
2056 0.18% -0.16%
2055 0.2% -0.14%
2054 0.22% -0.11%
2053 0.25% -0.09%
2052 0.27% -0.06%
2051 0.3% -0.02%
2050 0.33% 0.005%
2049 0.35% 0.04%
2048 0.38% 0.08%
2047 0.41% 0.11%
2046 0.43% 0.15%
2045 0.46% 0.18%
2044 0.49% 0.21%
2043 0.51% 0.25%
2042 0.54% 0.28%
2041 0.57% 0.3%
2040 0.59% 0.33%
2039 0.62% 0.35%
2038 0.65% 0.37%
2037 0.67% 0.38%
2036 0.69% 0.4%
2035 0.72% 0.42%
2034 0.74% 0.42%
2033 0.77% 0.44%
2032 0.79% 0.45%
2031 0.81% 0.48%
2030 0.83% 0.48%
2029 0.84% 0.5%
2028 0.85% 0.53%
2027 0.84% 0.55%
2026 0.85% 0.59%
2025 0.85% 0.6%
2024 0.86% 0.63%
2023 0.88% 0.67%
2022 0.8% 0.75%
2021 0.78% 0.87%
2020 1.19% 0.93%
2019 1.7% 0.97%
2018 1.73% 1.11%
2017 1.54% 1.25%
2016 1.47% 1.27%
2015 1.44% 1.25%
2014 1.44% 1.22%
2013 1.51% 1.19%
2012 1.6% 1.18%
2011 1.66% 1.16%
2010 1.69% 1.15%
2009 1.72% 1.51%
2008 1.72% 1.84%
2007 1.72% 1.78%
2006 1.73% 1.33%
2005 1.74% 0.93%
2004 1.77% 0.97%
2003 1.78% 1%
2002 1.76% 1.03%
2001 1.75% 1.06%
2000 1.75% 1.14%
1999 1.79% 1.31%
1998 1.83% 1.45%
1997 1.86% 1.46%
1996 1.9% 1.54%
1995 1.92% 1.69%
1994 1.95% 1.82%
1993 2.05% 1.94%
1992 2.13% 2.05%
1991 2.18% 2.12%
1990 2.26% 2.12%
1989 2.31% 2.08%
1988 2.37% 2.04%
1987 2.44% 2.05%
1986 2.52% 2.18%
1985 2.6% 2.35%
1984 2.65% 2.43%
1983 2.66% 2.41%
1982 2.68% 2.37%
1981 2.71% 2.38%
1980 2.73% 2.16%
1979 2.75% 2.25%
1978 2.78% 2.64%
1977 2.81% 2.66%
1976 2.85% 2.59%
1975 2.89% 2.35%
1974 2.92% 2.26%
1973 2.96% 2.26%
1972 2.98% 2.31%
1971 3% 2.35%
1970 3.01% 2.2%
1969 3.03% 2.13%
1968 3.03% 2.16%
1967 3.03% 2.29%
1966 3.01% 2.41%
1965 2.99% 2.56%
1964 2.96% 2.7%
1963 2.93% 2.8%
1962 2.9% 2.63%
1961 2.86% 2.7%

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/vietnam | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Ecuador grew by 0.85%, while Vietnam's population grew by 0.6%.

Live population counters

Ecuador Vietnam
Current population
18524711
102486146
Population rank 71/197 16/197
Percent of world population 0.22% 1.23%
One net population change
3.41 minutes
51.8 seconds
One birth every
1.96 minutes
23.3 seconds
One death every
5.57 minutes
47 seconds
Daily growth/decline +423 +1,674
Annual growth/decline +154,418 +610,841
Annual growth/decline rate +0.85% +0.6%
Population growth rate rank 108/197 122/197
One migration net change every
30.6 minutes
10.9 minutes
Annual migration change -17,219 -48,171
Net migration rank 151/196 174/196
Foreign-born residents 747,749 326,418
Foreign-born residents rank 67/195 95/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.1% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 104/195 185/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ecuador
Natural

Migration
Vietnam
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ecuador Vietnam
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -17,219 - -48,171
2024 174,336 -19,704 684,393 -59,645
2023 178,093 -21,948 727,955 -81,789
2022 179,308 -23,090 775,914 -78,977
2021 155,146 -28,503 799,593 -5,418
2020 156,458 -10,320 924,004 -6,457
2019 211,045 54,921 895,262 -2,051
2018 219,513 95,482 882,977 96,650
2017 211,355 53,707 1,001,833 139,245
2016 208,245 35,461 1,045,094 167,652
2015 219,399 14,724 1,145,903 -4,888
2014 225,790 2,273 1,151,221 -4,894
2013 234,103 -6,182 1,071,570 -4,979
2012 249,825 -7,883 1,063,741 -4,851
2011 258,171 -8,167 1,029,859 -4,602
2010 257,404 -8,330 1,005,559 -4,443
2009 260,892 -8,491 1,007,778 -18,560
2008 257,894 -8,799 1,008,141 571,113
2007 253,419 -9,644 981,689 523,784
2006 254,184 -12,679 943,041 482,399
2005 255,295 -16,855 942,084 -208,337
2004 257,436 -20,940 985,438 -220,458
2003 258,928 -22,641 1,001,470 -216,062
2002 259,446 -28,090 991,427 -193,766
2001 259,376 -35,275 985,610 -177,586
2000 259,837 -40,859 966,894 -144,298
1999 261,650 -43,813 925,519 -15,010
1998 263,927 -42,550 959,016 106,091
1997 266,020 -47,287 1,028,116 52,382
1996 267,695 -46,082 1,108,686 -48,235
1995 264,449 -45,201 1,203,666 -51,147
1994 261,788 -44,399 1,291,534 -53,012
1993 260,330 -41,867 1,370,365 -72,931
1992 259,787 -29,958 1,419,952 -65,285
1991 257,713 -32,064 1,459,311 -76,829
1990 252,919 -21,164 1,449,157 -57,221
1989 248,129 -16,240 1,423,622 -101,113
1988 241,191 -10,977 1,370,108 -84,361
1987 237,724 -4,886 1,359,481 -128,095
1986 237,084 -3,345 1,407,957 -164,183
1985 236,438 -494 1,453,954 -124,910
1984 236,543 249 1,477,448 -97,339
1983 231,336 578 1,453,913 -97,706
1982 227,606 -1,282 1,407,959 -110,901
1981 224,073 -1,605 1,358,500 -109,259
1980 220,120 -517 1,321,595 -74,791
1979 216,162 -1,749 1,314,563 -337,597
1978 212,497 -1,518 1,286,991 -6,592
1977 209,095 -1,377 1,259,315 49,655
1976 205,366 -1,264 1,232,608 -1,733
1975 202,407 -1,189 1,175,181 -2,010
1974 199,276 -1,133 1,000,505 -34,940
1973 196,028 -1,090 1,061,707 -19,937
1972 192,136 -1,078 921,524 -1,920
1971 187,995 -1,096 963,259 76,961
1970 183,517 -1,091 905,902 1,997
1969 178,403 -518 878,359 0
1968 173,828 -582 815,116 1,489
1967 168,629 -623 862,071 394
1966 163,317 -710 876,283 1,769
1965 157,915 -957 913,761 -1,438
1964 152,263 -1,130 950,219 -6,328
1963 146,531 -1,254 961,067 0
1962 140,943 -1,315 960,046 0
1961 135,573 -1,317 798,978 0
1960 130,368 -1,746 955,268 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/ecuador/vietnam | 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 Vietnam 98.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,882,928 people) and 1.82% is from migration (a gain of 164,322 people).

As of 2024, 747,749 residents or 4.1% of the population were not native-born in Ecuador, compared to 326,418 people or 0.3% in Vietnam.

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
Vietnam
City Population
Ho Chi Minh 14M
Hanoi 8.72M
Can Tho 3.21M
Da Nang 2.82M
Haiphong 2.12M
Bien Hoa 1.1M
Hue 653K
Bac Ninh 520K
Hai Duong 507K
Vinh 490K

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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