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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ecuador was 18,135,478 in 2024 vs 100,987,686 people in Vietnam in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ecuador's population is 18,487,749 people compared to 102,365,351 in Vietnam.

Population statistics:

  • Vietnam's population is 5.54 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 1.24% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, Ecuador has had an average growth rate of +1.26% per year vs +0.99% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ecuador has increased from 14.1M people to 18.5M (31.2% growth), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.6% growth).

Ecuador vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

Ecuador
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ecuador Vietnam
2100 19,229,713 92,239,801
2099 19,341,033 92,735,968
2098 19,451,634 93,227,318
2097 19,561,648 93,703,343
2096 19,670,931 94,178,675
2095 19,779,419 94,640,859
2094 19,887,014 95,098,747
2093 19,993,637 95,558,233
2092 20,099,245 96,015,030
2091 20,203,483 96,474,248
2090 20,306,051 96,938,026
2089 20,406,878 97,399,661
2088 20,505,637 97,858,300
2087 20,602,336 98,324,127
2086 20,696,910 98,788,452
2085 20,788,583 99,249,444
2084 20,877,503 99,710,990
2083 20,963,515 100,178,339
2082 21,046,396 100,650,389
2081 21,126,142 101,120,279
2080 21,202,360 101,584,408
2079 21,275,051 102,046,677
2078 21,343,714 102,496,244
2077 21,408,164 102,944,347
2076 21,468,178 103,374,514
2075 21,523,680 103,799,405
2074 21,575,092 104,214,107
2073 21,621,989 104,623,307
2072 21,664,137 105,022,092
2071 21,701,599 105,401,255
2070 21,734,495 105,773,681
2069 21,762,453 106,126,787
2068 21,785,682 106,471,025
2067 21,804,316 106,811,324
2066 21,818,306 107,143,716
2065 21,828,156 107,459,475
2064 21,833,185 107,761,108
2063 21,833,449 108,055,355
2062 21,828,963 108,339,650
2061 21,819,781 108,607,597
2060 21,805,954 108,859,065
2059 21,787,357 109,104,391
2058 21,764,005 109,337,395
2057 21,735,561 109,546,926
2056 21,702,294 109,732,352
2055 21,664,097 109,903,830
2054 21,620,873 110,052,946
2053 21,572,669 110,173,868
2052 21,519,295 110,270,266
2051 21,460,703 110,338,539
2050 21,396,494 110,361,987
2049 21,326,969 110,356,819
2048 21,251,792 110,313,849
2047 21,171,429 110,228,852
2046 21,085,795 110,108,051
2045 20,994,872 109,943,449
2044 20,898,682 109,748,671
2043 20,797,349 109,514,717
2042 20,691,071 109,242,604
2041 20,579,788 108,936,706
2040 20,463,641 108,611,523
2039 20,342,868 108,254,640
2038 20,217,211 107,877,983
2037 20,087,384 107,480,286
2036 19,953,661 107,075,099
2035 19,816,154 106,647,378
2034 19,674,920 106,206,100
2033 19,529,719 105,762,219
2032 19,381,178 105,299,476
2031 19,229,060 104,826,346
2030 19,073,682 104,330,461
2029 18,916,480 103,835,790
2028 18,758,598 103,316,499
2027 18,601,326 102,775,814
2026 18,445,637 102,213,157
2025 18,290,781 101,614,413
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 1,982,610 people (a 12% growth), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,365,234 people (a 8.9% 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 15.7% to 21,396,494 people with a rank change from 71st to 74th. The population of Vietnam will increase by 7.81% to 110,361,987 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 0.86% 0.62%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Ecuador grew by 0.86%, while Vietnam's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Ecuador Vietnam
Current population
18487749
102365351
Population rank 71/197 16/197
Percent of world population 0.22% 1.24%
One net population change
3.38 minutes
49.6 seconds
One birth every
1.94 minutes
22.7 seconds
One death every
5.7 minutes
47.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +426 +1,741
Annual growth/decline +155,395 +635,494
Annual growth/decline rate +0.86% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 109/197 123/197
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 - -19,704 - -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 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/ecuador/vietnam | 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 Vietnam 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,349,756 people) and 2.29% is from migration (a gain of 219,073 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 (1960–2024, 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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