Ecuador Demographics

Population of Ecuador (2025)

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Ecuador Population
18,289,896
see live
Yearly Change
+0.85%
Global Share
0.22%
Global Rank
72

Median Age

The median age in Ecuador is 29.3 years (2025).

Fertility in Ecuador

A Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of 2.1 represents the Replacement-Level Fertility: the average number of children per woman needed for each generation to exactly replace itself without needing international immigration. A value below 2.1 will cause the native population to decline


Total Fertility Rate (TFR)
1.8
(Live Births per Woman, 2025)

Life Expectancy in Ecuador

See also: Countries in the world ranked by Life Expectancy

Both Sexes
77.8
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes combined)
Females
80.5
(life expectancy at birth, females)
Males
75.1
(life expectancy at birth, males)


Infant Mortality Rate and Deaths of Children under 5 Years Old in Ecuador


Infant Mortality
9.6
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
Deaths under age 5
11.8
(per 1,000 live births)


Ecuador Urban Population

Currently, 66% of the population of Ecuador is urban (12,062,680 people in 2025)


Population Density

The 2025 population density in Ecuador is 74 people per Km2 (191 people per mi2), calculated on a total land area of 248,360 Km2 (95,892 sq. miles).

Largest Cities in Ecuador

# City Population
1 Quito 2,781,641
2 Guayaquil 2,723,665
3 Cuenca 636,996
4 Santo Domingo de los Colorados 458,580
5 Ambato 387,309
6 Portoviejo 321,800
7 Eloy Alfaro 315,724
8 Machala 289,141
9 Loja 274,112
10 Manta 264,281
11 Riobamba 264,048
12 Ibarra 221,149
13 Esmeraldas 218,727
14 Quevedo 213,842
15 Latacunga 205,624
16 Daule 173,684
17 Milagro 133,508
18 Tulcan 86,498
19 Babahoyo 76,279
20 La Libertad 75,881
21 Velasco Ibarra 48,754
22 Puerto Francisco de Orellana 48,144
23 Pasaje 44,860
24 Chone 44,751
25 Salinas 43,862
26 Santa Elena 42,214
27 Rosa Zarate 42,121
28 Santa Rosa 41,816
29 Balzar 40,115
30 Huaquillas 39,757

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Definitions

Population Pyramid

A Population pyramid (also called "Age-Sex Pyramid") is a graphical representation of the age and sex of a population.

Types:

  • Expansive - pyramid with a wide base (larger percentage of people in younger age groups, indicating high birth rates and high fertility rates) and narrow top (high death rate and lower life expectancies). It suggests a growing population. Example: Nigeria Population Pyramid
  • Constrictive - pyramid with a narrow base (lower percentage of younger people, indicating declining birth rates with each succeeding age group getting smaller than the previous one). Example: United States
  • Stationary - with a somewhat equal proportion of the population in each age group. The population is stable, neither increasing nor decreasing.

Stages:

Population pyramid stages

Dependency Ratio

There are three types of age dependency ratio: Youth, Elderly, and Total. All three ratios are commonly multiplied by 100.

Youth Dependency Ratio

Definition: population ages 0-15 divided by the population ages 16-64.

Formula: ([Population ages 0-15] ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

Elderly dependency ratio

Definition: population ages 65-plus divided by the population ages 16-64.

Formula: ([Population ages 65-plus] ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

Total dependency ratio

Definition: sum of the youth and old-age ratios.

Formula: (([Population ages 0-15] + [Population ages 65-plus]) ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

NOTE: Dependency Ratio does not take into account labor force participation rates by age group. Some portion of the population counted as "working age" may actually be unemployed or not in the labor force whereas some portion of the "dependent" population may be employed and not necessarily economically dependent.