🇪🇨 Population of Ecuador

18,190,484
Current Population of Ecuador
187,860
Net population growth this year
73.24
Population Density (people/km²)

As of July 1, 2023 the population of Ecuador reached 18,190,484, of which 9,078,518 people are male and 9,111,966 female. The country has a population density of 73.2424 people per square kilometer. With an overall population growth rate of 1.033% for the year. According to the latest data, Ecuador is set to increase its population size by 185,905 people next year. Making the total population count of Ecuador 18,377,366 people by 2024.

Historic Population of Ecuador (1950 - 2023)

Between 1950 and 2023 the population of Ecuador grown from 3,518,733 people to 18,190,484. An increase of the population size by 416.96% in 73 years.

Year Total Male Female People +/- Density (p/km²) Growth Rate
1950 3,518,733 1,749,174 1,769,559 93,096 14.1679 2.646%
1951 3,613,174 1,796,838 1,816,336 95,787 14.5481 2.651%
1952 3,710,588 1,846,006 1,864,582 99,040 14.9404 2.669%
1953 3,811,220 1,896,822 1,914,398 102,224 15.3455 2.682%
1954 3,915,140 1,949,326 1,965,814 105,616 15.764 2.698%
1955 4,022,378 2,003,520 2,018,858 108,859 16.1958 2.706%
1956 4,133,240 2,059,547 2,073,693 112,867 16.6421 2.731%
1957 4,248,156 2,117,624 2,130,533 116,965 17.1048 2.753%
1958 4,367,090 2,177,737 2,189,352 120,901 17.5837 2.769%
1959 4,490,254 2,240,018 2,250,235 125,427 18.0796 2.793%
1960 4,618,158 2,304,714 2,313,444 130,383 18.5946 2.823%
1961 4,751,507 2,372,161 2,379,346 136,313 19.1315 2.869%
1962 4,890,424 2,442,437 2,447,988 141,523 19.6909 2.894%
1963 5,034,334 2,515,239 2,519,096 146,297 20.2703 2.906%
1964 5,183,283 2,590,590 2,592,694 151,601 20.87 2.925%
1965 5,337,352 2,668,532 2,668,819 156,535 21.4904 2.933%
1966 5,495,761 2,748,669 2,747,092 160,284 22.1282 2.917%
1967 5,658,446 2,830,968 2,827,478 165,086 22.7832 2.918%
1968 5,825,663 2,915,556 2,910,106 169,347 23.4565 2.907%
1969 5,997,037 3,002,234 2,994,802 173,402 24.1465 2.892%
1970 6,172,215 3,090,805 3,081,410 176,954 24.8519 2.867%
1971 6,350,944 3,181,137 3,169,807 180,504 25.5715 2.842%
1972 6,533,630 3,273,435 3,260,194 184,867 26.3071 2.83%
1973 6,720,443 3,367,770 3,352,673 188,760 27.0593 2.809%
1974 6,911,123 3,463,989 3,447,134 192,600 27.827 2.787%
1975 7,105,786 3,562,161 3,543,625 196,726 28.6108 2.769%
1976 7,304,349 3,662,248 3,642,102 200,400 29.4103 2.744%
1977 7,506,665 3,764,152 3,742,513 204,232 30.2249 2.721%
1978 7,712,718 3,867,860 3,844,858 207,874 31.0546 2.695%
1979 7,922,490 3,973,368 3,949,122 211,670 31.8992 2.672%
1980 8,135,844 4,080,614 4,055,231 215,039 32.7583 2.643%
1981 8,352,602 4,189,506 4,163,095 218,476 33.631 2.616%
1982 8,572,607 4,299,966 4,272,642 221,534 34.5169 2.584%
1983 8,795,873 4,412,006 4,383,868 224,998 35.4158 2.558%
1984 9,022,979 4,525,916 4,497,062 229,214 36.3302 2.54%
1985 9,254,312 4,641,873 4,612,439 233,451 37.2617 2.523%
1986 9,490,096 4,759,944 4,730,152 238,118 38.211 2.509%
1987 9,729,376 4,879,594 4,849,782 240,441 39.1745 2.471%
1988 9,969,788 4,999,644 4,970,143 240,383 40.1425 2.411%
1989 10,210,186 5,119,572 5,090,613 240,413 41.1104 2.355%
1990 10,449,838 5,239,060 5,210,778 238,891 42.0754 2.286%
1991 10,686,279 5,356,902 5,329,377 233,992 43.0274 2.19%
1992 10,914,222 5,470,462 5,443,760 221,894 43.9452 2.033%
1993 11,132,829 5,579,330 5,553,499 215,320 44.8254 1.934%
1994 11,347,652 5,686,302 5,661,350 214,326 45.6903 1.889%
1995 11,561,682 5,792,884 5,768,799 213,735 46.5521 1.849%
1996 11,775,222 5,899,241 5,875,980 213,343 47.4119 1.812%
1997 11,987,838 6,005,171 5,982,667 211,891 48.268 1.768%
1998 12,199,694 6,110,732 6,088,961 211,819 49.121 1.736%
1999 12,412,046 6,216,530 6,195,516 212,886 49.976 1.715%
2000 12,626,507 6,323,386 6,303,121 216,036 50.8395 1.711%
2001 12,845,521 6,432,559 6,412,962 221,992 51.7214 1.728%
2002 13,070,608 6,544,813 6,525,796 228,183 52.6277 1.746%
2003 13,301,184 6,659,818 6,641,366 232,969 53.5561 1.752%
2004 13,534,592 6,776,204 6,758,388 233,847 54.4959 1.728%
2005 13,770,012 6,893,500 6,876,511 236,991 55.4438 1.721%
2006 14,009,062 7,012,450 6,996,612 241,109 56.4063 1.721%
2007 14,251,836 7,133,070 7,118,765 244,439 57.3838 1.715%
2008 14,496,797 7,254,593 7,242,204 245,484 58.3701 1.693%
2009 14,742,766 7,376,503 7,366,263 246,454 59.3605 1.672%
2010 14,989,586 7,498,852 7,490,733 247,185 60.3543 1.649%
2011 15,237,728 7,622,056 7,615,672 249,100 61.3534 1.635%
2012 15,483,883 7,744,557 7,739,326 243,210 62.3445 1.571%
2013 15,722,990 7,863,795 7,859,194 235,003 63.3073 1.495%
2014 15,957,994 7,981,215 7,976,779 235,006 64.2535 1.473%
2015 16,195,902 8,100,228 8,095,674 240,810 65.2114 1.487%
2016 16,439,585 8,222,126 8,217,459 246,556 66.1926 1.5%
2017 16,696,944 8,350,700 8,346,244 268,162 67.2288 1.606%
2018 17,015,672 8,509,651 8,506,020 369,293 68.5121 2.17%
2019 17,343,740 8,672,767 8,670,974 286,845 69.8331 1.654%
2020 17,588,595 8,790,148 8,798,448 202,865 70.819 1.153%
2021 17,797,737 8,886,835 8,910,902 215,418 71.661 1.21%
2022 18,001,000 8,984,602 9,016,398 191,108 72.4795 1.062%
2023 18,190,484 9,078,518 9,111,966 187,860 73.2424 1.033%

Statements that can be derived from Ecuador's population data

  • Ecuador has a population of 18,190,484 people, as of July 1, 2023.
  • Ecuador's population is equivalent to 0.23% of the total world population.
  • In 2023, Ecuador's population will grow with 187,860 people.
  • In 2023, 21,525 more people will emigrate from Ecuador than immigrate to the country.
  • The median age of the population in Ecuador is 28.33 years.
  • In Ecuador there are 73.24 people per square kilometers (0.386102 square miles), if spaced out evenly.
  • 10.40 infants die at birth out of a 1000 new born in Ecuador.
  • In Ecuador, 9,078,518 of the total population are male, and 9,111,966 are female.

Future Population of Ecuador (2023 - 2100)

Ecuador's population is set to incease in the future from 18,190,484 people to 21,448,228 people. An increase of the population size by 509.54% from 2023 to 2100.

Year Total Male Female People +/- Density (p/km²) Growth Rate
2023 18,190,484 9,078,518 9,111,966 187,860 73.2424 1.033%
2024 18,377,366 9,171,090 9,206,276 185,905 73.9949 1.012%
2025 18,563,370 9,263,192 9,300,178 186,102 74.7438 1.003%
2026 18,749,869 9,355,519 9,394,350 186,895 75.4947 0.997%
2027 18,936,525 9,447,896 9,488,629 186,418 76.2463 0.984%
2028 19,122,047 9,539,683 9,582,364 184,626 76.9933 0.966%
2029 19,305,626 9,630,492 9,675,134 182,533 77.7324 0.945%
2030 19,486,952 9,720,184 9,766,768 180,118 78.4625 0.924%
2031 19,665,584 9,808,543 9,857,041 177,146 79.1818 0.901%
2032 19,840,908 9,895,252 9,945,655 173,501 79.8877 0.874%
2033 20,012,290 9,980,009 10,032,281 169,264 80.5778 0.846%
2034 20,179,297 10,062,598 10,116,698 164,750 81.2502 0.816%
2035 20,342,202 10,143,171 10,199,031 161,060 81.9061 0.792%
2036 20,500,994 10,221,738 10,279,256 156,524 82.5455 0.763%
2037 20,655,436 10,298,160 10,357,276 152,360 83.1673 0.738%
2038 20,805,884 10,372,629 10,433,254 148,535 83.7731 0.714%
2039 20,952,371 10,445,196 10,507,175 144,439 84.3629 0.689%
2040 21,094,529 10,515,670 10,578,859 139,877 84.9353 0.663%
2041 21,232,395 10,584,080 10,648,314 135,856 85.4904 0.64%
2042 21,366,555 10,650,754 10,715,802 132,465 86.0306 0.62%
2043 21,496,458 10,715,400 10,781,058 127,340 86.5536 0.592%
2044 21,621,378 10,777,626 10,843,752 122,501 87.0566 0.567%
2045 21,741,483 10,837,540 10,903,944 117,709 87.5402 0.541%
2046 21,856,853 10,895,207 10,961,646 113,029 88.0047 0.517%
2047 21,967,446 10,950,568 11,016,878 108,158 88.45 0.492%
2048 22,073,004 11,003,502 11,069,502 102,958 88.875 0.466%
2049 22,173,750 11,054,147 11,119,603 98,535 89.2807 0.444%
2050 22,269,779 11,102,529 11,167,250 93,522 89.6673 0.42%
2051 22,361,021 11,148,606 11,212,415 88,963 90.0347 0.398%
2052 22,447,977 11,192,629 11,255,348 84,947 90.3848 0.378%
2053 22,530,406 11,234,466 11,295,940 79,912 90.7167 0.355%
2054 22,607,976 11,273,937 11,334,038 75,227 91.0291 0.333%
2055 22,680,631 11,310,978 11,369,654 70,084 91.3216 0.309%
2056 22,748,299 11,345,535 11,402,764 65,251 91.5941 0.287%
2057 22,811,195 11,377,728 11,433,466 60,540 91.8473 0.265%
2058 22,869,268 11,407,536 11,461,733 55,607 92.0811 0.243%
2059 22,922,614 11,434,996 11,487,619 51,085 92.2959 0.223%
2060 22,971,569 11,460,272 11,511,298 46,824 92.493 0.204%
2061 23,016,336 11,483,438 11,532,898 42,710 92.6733 0.186%
2062 23,056,544 11,504,314 11,552,231 37,707 92.8352 0.164%
2063 23,091,495 11,522,570 11,568,924 32,192 92.9759 0.139%
2064 23,121,345 11,538,260 11,583,085 27,508 93.0961 0.119%
2065 23,145,739 11,551,192 11,594,546 21,280 93.1943 0.092%
2066 23,164,535 11,561,274 11,603,260 16,311 93.27 0.07%
2067 23,178,170 11,568,722 11,609,448 10,960 93.3249 0.047%
2068 23,186,965 11,573,748 11,613,218 6,630 93.3603 0.029%
2069 23,190,940 11,576,358 11,614,581 1,319 93.3763 0.006%
2070 23,189,491 11,576,215 11,613,276 -4,216 93.3705 -0.018%
2071 23,183,310 11,573,665 11,609,644 -8,147 93.3456 -0.035%
2072 23,172,431 11,568,757 11,603,674 -13,611 93.3018 -0.059%
2073 23,156,494 11,561,312 11,595,182 -18,264 93.2376 -0.079%
2074 23,135,393 11,551,272 11,584,121 -23,937 93.1527 -0.103%
2075 23,109,594 11,538,890 11,570,704 -27,662 93.0488 -0.12%
2076 23,079,881 11,524,562 11,555,319 -31,764 92.9291 -0.138%
2077 23,045,676 11,507,948 11,537,728 -36,646 92.7914 -0.159%
2078 23,006,709 11,488,940 11,517,768 -41,289 92.6345 -0.179%
2079 22,963,215 11,467,711 11,495,504 -45,698 92.4594 -0.199%
2080 22,915,904 11,444,557 11,471,346 -48,925 92.2689 -0.213%
2081 22,865,215 11,419,730 11,445,485 -52,451 92.0648 -0.229%
2082 22,811,089 11,393,237 11,417,853 -55,802 91.8469 -0.245%
2083 22,753,258 11,364,904 11,388,354 -59,859 91.614 -0.263%
2084 22,692,210 11,335,008 11,357,202 -62,238 91.3682 -0.274%
2085 22,628,477 11,303,788 11,324,688 -65,229 91.1116 -0.288%
2086 22,562,110 11,271,234 11,290,876 -67,504 90.8444 -0.299%
2087 22,493,299 11,237,477 11,255,822 -70,118 90.5673 -0.312%
2088 22,421,935 11,202,446 11,219,490 -72,610 90.28 -0.324%
2089 22,348,394 11,166,290 11,182,104 -74,472 89.9839 -0.333%
2090 22,273,331 11,129,416 11,143,914 -75,654 89.6816 -0.34%
2091 22,197,010 11,091,958 11,105,051 -76,989 89.3743 -0.347%
2092 22,119,023 11,053,644 11,065,378 -78,984 89.0603 -0.357%
2093 22,039,199 11,014,418 11,024,781 -80,663 88.7389 -0.366%
2094 21,958,030 10,974,474 10,983,556 -81,676 88.4121 -0.372%
2095 21,875,516 10,933,822 10,941,693 -83,353 88.0799 -0.381%
2096 21,791,971 10,892,689 10,899,282 -83,735 87.7435 -0.384%
2097 21,707,618 10,851,126 10,856,492 -84,973 87.4038 -0.391%
2098 21,621,978 10,808,878 10,813,100 -86,307 87.059 -0.399%
2099 21,535,584 10,766,240 10,769,344 -86,481 86.7112 -0.402%
2100 21,448,228 10,723,056 10,725,172 -88,230 86.3594 -0.411%

Population Density of Ecuador

Today, Ecuador has a population density of 73.2424 people per square kilometer. The country has seen a change in density from 14.1679 people/km² since the 1950 to 73.2424 people/km² in 2023. In the future, Ecuador is projected to reach a population density of 86.3594 people per square kilometer, by the year 2100.

Population Density of Ecuador Between 1950 - 2100

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Growth Rate of Ecuador's Population

The population growth rate of Ecuador currently stands at 1.033% as of July 1, 2023. This is a decrease by 0.029 percentage points when compared to data from previous year. By 2023, the population growth rate of Ecuador will decrease to 1.033%. If we look further into the future, we can see that Ecuador's population growth is projected to land at a negative rate of -0.411% by the year 2100.

Population Growth Rate of Ecuador Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Growth Rate
1950 2.646%
1960 2.823%
1970 2.867%
1980 2.643%
1990 2.286%
2000 1.711%
2010 1.649%
2020 1.153%
Year Growth Rate
2030 0.924%
2040 0.663%
2050 0.42%
2060 0.204%
2070 -0.018%
2080 -0.213%
2090 -0.34%
2100 -0.411%
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Life Expectancy of Ecuador

Today, Ecuador has an average life expectancy of 78.0789 years of age. The country has seen a change in life expectancy from 49.2006 years since the 1950 to 78.0789 years in 2023. In the future, Ecuador is projected to reach a population life expectancy of 88.8491 years of age, by the year 2100.

Life Expectancy of Ecuador Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Life Expectancy (Age)
1950 49,200
1960 53,364
1970 57,151
1980 63,191
1990 69,347
2000 72,839
2010 75,430
2020 72,153
Year Life Expectancy (Age)
2030 79,347
2040 81,094
2050 82,730
2060 84,170
2070 85,448
2080 86,634
2090 87,764
2100 88,849
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Migration to and from Ecuador

In 2023 Ecuador will see net migrations of -21,525 people. This means that 21,525 more people will emigrate from Ecuador than immigrate to the country this year. A decrease of net migrations when compared to the previous year of 2022, when the net migrations of Ecuador was -20,206.

Net Migration for Ecuador Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Net Migration
1950 441
1960 -1,742
1970 -1,095
1980 -2,080
1990 -15,159
2000 -41,899
2010 -8,315
2020 35,894
Year Net Migration
2030 -6,137
2040 -2,684
2050 -2,684
2060 -2,684
2070 -2,684
2080 -2,684
2090 -2,684
2100 -2,684
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Births in Ecuador

In 2023, Ecuador will see 298,524 babies be born. That is a decrease when compared to the ammount of births recorded by Ecuador in 2022, when the country saw 298,666 new borns.

Births Ecuador Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Births
1950 160,884
1960 203,139
1970 252,979
1980 284,885
1990 313,425
2000 321,270
2010 328,258
2020 299,338
Year Births
2030 289,830
2040 271,890
2050 255,008
2060 240,746
2070 224,491
2080 209,786
2090 197,019
2100 184,395
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Deaths in Ecuador

In 2023, 89,138 people will die in Ecuador. That is an increase of Ecuador's death count when compared to 2022, when the country recorded 87,350 deaths.

Deaths Ecuador Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Deaths
1950 68,227
1960 71,016
1970 74,935
1980 67,769
1990 59,381
2000 63,332
2010 72,749
2020 132,366
Year Births
2030 103,567
2040 129,336
2050 158,812
2060 191,232
2070 226,020
2080 256,017
2090 269,982
2100 269,943
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Median Age in Ecuador

The median age of Ecuador has been on an upward trend since the 1950's and it will continue well into the future. When the median age of Ecuador will reach 48.845 years of age, by the year 2100.

Median Age in Ecuador Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Median Age
1950 18.9928
1960 16.9624
1970 16.4851
1980 17.4749
1990 19.2834
2000 21.1446
2010 23.8073
2020 27.229
Year Median Age
2030 31.1747
2040 34.9987
2050 38.5949
2060 41.8029
2070 44.3191
2080 46.3038
2090 47.7437
2100 48.845
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Fertility Rate in Ecuador

The fertility rate of Ecuador has been on a downward trend since the 1950's and it will continue well into the future. When the total fertility rate of Ecuador will reach 1.6952 births per woman, by the year 2100.

Fertility Rate in Ecuador Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Total Fertility Rate (births per woman)
1950 6.7251
1960 6.7205
1970 6.1384
1980 4.7296
1990 3.7444
2000 3.1019
2010 2.6148
2020 2.0508
Year Total Fertility Rate (births per woman)
2030 1.9061
2040 1.8226
2050 1.7799
2060 1.7571
2070 1.7242
2080 1.7069
2090 1.701
2100 1.6952
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Infant Mortality Rate in Ecuador

The infant mortality rate is recorded as infant deaths under 1 year for every 1,000 live births. It gives us an insight into the maternal and infant health of Ecuador while at the same time being an important marker for the overall health of the country. The infant mortality rate of Ecuador has been on a positive downward trend since the 1950's when the infant mortality rate of the country was 145.835. Today, Ecuador has a much better infant mortality rate of 10.3972 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births. This is set to improve even further in the future when Ecuador is projected to record an infant mortality rate of only 2.1216 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births, by the year 2100.

Infant Mortality Rate in Ecuador Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Infant Mortality Rate
1950 145.835
1960 120.213
1970 97.3475
1980 68.1176
1990 42.547
2000 24.35
2010 15.9828
2020 10.9918
Year Infant Mortality Rate
2030 8.5186
2040 6.4298
2050 4.9461
2060 3.9856
2070 3.3135
2080 2.8083
2090 2.4311
2100 2.1216
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Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2022.

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2022

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