Ecuador Population (LIVE)

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Ecuador Population (1950 - 2025)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Ecuador is 18,246,274 as of Friday, March 21, 2025, 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

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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See also


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.