The current population of Ecuador is as of , based on Worldometer's elaboration of the latest United Nations data¹.
Ecuador 2025 population is estimated at 18,289,896 people at mid-year.
Ecuador population is equivalent to 0.22% of the total world population.
Ecuador ranks number 72 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
The population density in Ecuador is 74 per Km² (191 people per mi²).
The total land area is 248,360 Km² (95,892 sq. miles).
65.95% of the population is urban (12,062,680 people in 2025)
The median age in Ecuador is 29.3 years.

1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Ecuador (2025 and historical)

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	Ecuador Global Rank
2025	18,289,896	0.85%	154,418	−17,219	29.3	1.79	74	66%	12,062,680	0.22%	8,231,613,070	72
2024	18,135,478	0.86%	155,395	−19,704	28.8	1.81	73	65.5%	11,870,894	0.22%	8,161,972,572	72
2023	17,980,083	0.88%	156,186	−21,948	28.4	1.82	72	65%	11,681,070	0.22%	8,091,734,930	72
2022	17,823,897	0.79%	138,916	−23,090	28	1.86	72	64.5%	11,493,241	0.22%	8,021,407,192	70
2020	17,546,065	1.53%	255,968	−10,320	27.2	1.97	71	63.4%	11,123,641	0.22%	7,887,001,292	68
2015	16,266,225	1.53%	237,906	14,724	25.4	2.21	65	62.9%	10,235,174	0.22%	7,470,491,872	68
2010	15,076,695	1.72%	246,106	−8,330	23.8	2.62	61	62.1%	9,362,550	0.21%	7,021,732,148	66
2005	13,846,163	1.76%	231,391	−16,855	22.4	2.8	56	61.2%	8,476,093	0.21%	6,586,970,132	64
2000	12,689,206	1.83%	219,738	−40,859	21.1	3.1	51	60%	7,614,955	0.21%	6,171,702,993	63
1995	11,590,514	2.05%	223,368	−45,201	20.1	3.38	47	57%	6,608,741	0.20%	5,758,878,982	63
1990	10,473,673	2.38%	232,504	−21,164	19.2	3.68	42	53.7%	5,629,140	0.20%	5,327,803,110	64
1985	9,311,154	2.66%	229,055	−494	18.2	4.14	37	49.8%	4,632,910	0.19%	4,868,943,465	69
1980	8,165,877	2.78%	209,525	−517	17.4	4.73	33	45.9%	3,745,835	0.18%	4,447,606,236	70
1975	7,118,251	2.95%	192,573	−1,189	16.9	5.43	29	41.6%	2,960,081	0.17%	4,070,735,277	71
1970	6,155,387	3.02%	170,285	−1,091	16.6	6.14	25	38.7%	2,385,138	0.17%	3,694,683,794	74
1965	5,303,963	2.93%	142,614	−957	16.6	6.56	21	36.3%	1,923,650	0.16%	3,334,533,703	75
1960	4,590,891	2.76%	116,941	−1,746	17	6.72	18	33.5%	1,539,922	0.15%	3,015,470,894	76
1955	4,006,188	2.64%	97,879	−1,173	17.9	6.77	16	30.6%	1,227,169	0.15%	2,740,213,792	79

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Ecuador Population Forecast

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	Ecuador Global Rank
2030	19,069,719	0.84%	155,965	−3,487	31.5	1.75	77	68.4%	13,049,370	0.22%	8,569,124,911	70
2035	19,800,128	0.75%	146,082	−2,954	33.6	1.72	80	71.1%	14,077,487	0.22%	8,885,210,181	71
2040	20,434,220	0.63%	126,818	−2,549	35.6	1.71	82	74.1%	15,131,597	0.22%	9,177,190,203	73
2045	20,950,628	0.5%	103,282	−2,198	37.5	1.69	84	77.2%	16,183,815	0.22%	9,439,639,668	74
2050	21,337,237	0.37%	77,322	−2,112	39.5	1.68	86	80.5%	17,174,029	0.22%	9,664,378,587	74

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Ecuador Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of Ecuador

Life Expectancy

77.8 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)

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Infant Mortality Rate

9.6

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)

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Deaths under age 5

11.8

(per 1,000 live births)

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Main Cities by Population in Ecuador

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

#	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
31	Ventanas	38,168
32	Bahia de Caraquez	37,056
33	La Troncal	36,353
34	Jipijapa	35,901
35	Azogues	34,877
36	Naranjito	34,206
37	Vinces	32,497
38	Otavalo	32,330
39	El Triunfo	32,282
40	Naranjal	32,045
41	Playas	30,564
42	Yaguachi Nuevo	27,947
43	Cayambe	26,582
44	Machachi	25,742
45	Puyo	24,881
46	Nueva Loja	24,211
47	Samborondon	24,118
48	Macas	23,687
49	Pedro Carbo	23,372
50	Guaranda	22,199
51	Boca Suno	20,313
52	San Lorenzo de Esmeraldas	20,209
53	Catamayo	18,565
54	Montecristi	18,351
55	Atuntaqui	17,456
56	Calceta	17,286
57	Tena	17,172
58	Gualaceo	17,122
59	Pinas	16,981
60	Cariamanga	16,862
61	Pelileo	16,572
62	La Mana	16,450
63	Pujili	16,168
64	Montalvo	15,547
65	Sucre	15,286
66	Zamora	15,276

Notes

The Ecuador Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Ecuador delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Ecuador (1950 - 2025) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2025.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2025. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.

Yearly % Change: For 2025: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2025: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Ecuador in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Ecuador Population (LIVE)