Demographics of Ecuador
| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2024) |
| Date | 04 Sep 2024 |
As of 2024, the population of Ecuador is projected at 18.14 million, compared to 17.98 million in 2023. It is the seventh-most populous country in South America and ranks 72nd in the world. The population growth rate in 2024 is projected at 0.86 percent, the 115th highest among 237 countries and dependent territories.
There are 9.04 million males and 9.09 million females in Ecuador. The percentage of the male population is 49.85%, compared to 50.15% of the female population. Ecuador has 53k more females than males. The sex ratio in Ecuador in 2024 will be 99.415 males per 100 females. Ecuador is in the 148th position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.
- Population
- Growth
- Gender
| Year | Population | Growth (%) | M per 100 F | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Total | |||
| 1950 | 1,748,139 | 1,768,652 | 3,516,791 | 2.54 | 98.840 |
| 1955 | 1,994,580 | 2,011,608 | 4,006,188 | 2.66 | 99.154 |
| 1960 | 2,289,142 | 2,301,749 | 4,590,891 | 2.80 | 99.452 |
| 1965 | 2,647,162 | 2,656,800 | 5,303,963 | 2.96 | 99.637 |
| 1970 | 3,074,155 | 3,081,232 | 6,155,387 | 2.96 | 99.770 |
| 1975 | 3,556,589 | 3,561,662 | 7,118,251 | 2.83 | 99.858 |
| 1980 | 4,081,849 | 4,084,028 | 8,165,877 | 2.69 | 99.947 |
| 1985 | 4,656,324 | 4,654,829 | 9,311,154 | 2.53 | 100.032 |
| 1990 | 5,238,654 | 5,235,019 | 10,473,673 | 2.21 | 100.069 |
| 1995 | 5,795,706 | 5,794,809 | 11,590,514 | 1.89 | 100.015 |
| 2000 | 6,343,673 | 6,345,533 | 12,689,206 | 1.73 | 99.971 |
| 2005 | 6,920,222 | 6,925,940 | 13,846,163 | 1.72 | 99.917 |
| 2010 | 7,531,114 | 7,545,581 | 15,076,695 | 1.65 | 99.808 |
| 2015 | 8,125,597 | 8,140,628 | 16,266,225 | 1.44 | 99.815 |
| 2020 | 8,760,001 | 8,786,064 | 17,546,065 | 0.83 | 99.703 |
| 2021 | 8,821,568 | 8,860,886 | 17,682,454 | 0.72 | 99.556 |
| 2022 | 8,888,825 | 8,935,073 | 17,823,897 | 0.88 | 99.482 |
| 2023 | 8,964,951 | 9,015,132 | 17,980,083 | 0.87 | 99.443 |
| 2024 | 9,041,130 | 9,094,347 | 18,135,478 | 0.85 | 99.415 |
| Year | Life expectancy | Median age | Fertility rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 48.449 | 18.996 | 6.725 |
| 1955 | 50.393 | 17.896 | 6.767 |
| 1960 | 53.396 | 17.039 | 6.721 |
| 1965 | 56.524 | 16.561 | 6.564 |
| 1970 | 58.850 | 16.624 | 6.138 |
| 1975 | 61.085 | 16.893 | 5.426 |
| 1980 | 63.326 | 17.416 | 4.730 |
| 1985 | 65.625 | 18.192 | 4.145 |
| 1990 | 68.445 | 19.183 | 3.680 |
| 1995 | 71.349 | 20.144 | 3.381 |
| 2000 | 72.090 | 21.135 | 3.102 |
| 2005 | 73.909 | 22.368 | 2.800 |
| 2010 | 75.188 | 23.794 | 2.615 |
| 2015 | 76.222 | 25.356 | 2.209 |
| 2020 | 72.004 | 27.223 | 1.967 |
| 2021 | 72.746 | 27.578 | 1.909 |
| 2022 | 76.577 | 27.975 | 1.861 |
| 2023 | 77.392 | 28.406 | 1.823 |
| 2024 | 77.579 | 28.845 | 1.806 |
- Life expectancy
- Median age
- Fertility rate
| Year | Total | Crude (per 1000) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
| 1950 | 69,614 | 158,389 | 19.795 | 45.038 |
| 1955 | 70,734 | 178,354 | 17.656 | 44.520 |
| 1960 | 70,298 | 200,665 | 15.312 | 43.709 |
| 1965 | 69,440 | 227,353 | 13.092 | 42.865 |
| 1970 | 70,235 | 253,752 | 11.410 | 41.224 |
| 1975 | 69,619 | 272,026 | 9.780 | 38.215 |
| 1980 | 67,284 | 287,407 | 8.240 | 35.196 |
| 1985 | 64,741 | 301,182 | 6.953 | 32.346 |
| 1990 | 60,496 | 313,412 | 5.776 | 29.924 |
| 1995 | 58,795 | 323,244 | 5.073 | 27.889 |
| 2000 | 65,579 | 325,418 | 5.168 | 25.645 |
| 2005 | 67,561 | 322,850 | 4.879 | 23.317 |
| 2010 | 72,576 | 329,979 | 4.814 | 21.887 |
| 2015 | 79,199 | 298,607 | 4.869 | 18.357 |
| 2020 | 131,146 | 287,589 | 7.474 | 16.391 |
| 2021 | 125,685 | 280,840 | 7.108 | 15.882 |
| 2022 | 95,582 | 274,903 | 5.363 | 15.423 |
| 2023 | 92,204 | 270,300 | 5.128 | 15.033 |
| 2024 | 94,423 | 268,769 | 5.207 | 14.820 |
- Total
- Crude
| Year | Population | Urban (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | ||
| 1950 | 981,353 | 2,488,806 | 28.280 |
| 1955 | 1,227,169 | 2,730,316 | 31.009 |
| 1960 | 1,539,922 | 3,005,628 | 33.878 |
| 1965 | 1,923,650 | 3,326,469 | 36.640 |
| 1970 | 2,385,138 | 3,687,389 | 39.278 |
| 1975 | 2,960,081 | 4,027,310 | 42.363 |
| 1980 | 3,745,835 | 4,230,610 | 46.961 |
| 1985 | 4,632,910 | 4,413,069 | 51.215 |
| 1990 | 5,629,140 | 4,588,951 | 55.090 |
| 1995 | 6,608,741 | 4,831,842 | 57.766 |
| 2000 | 7,614,955 | 5,013,641 | 60.299 |
| 2005 | 8,476,093 | 5,259,140 | 61.711 |
| 2010 | 9,362,550 | 5,572,140 | 62.690 |
| 2015 | 10,235,174 | 5,909,194 | 63.398 |
| 2020 | 11,123,641 | 6,212,001 | 64.166 |
| 2021 | 11,307,417 | 6,261,381 | 64.361 |
| 2022 | 11,493,241 | 6,306,539 | 64.570 |
| 2023 | 11,681,070 | 6,347,364 | 64.792 |
| 2024 | 11,870,894 | 6,383,773 | 65.029 |
- Population
- Urbanization
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | Share (%) | ||||
| 00-04 | 702,451 | 672,928 | 1,375,379 | 7.58 | 104.387 |
| 05-09 | 749,830 | 719,044 | 1,468,874 | 8.10 | 104.282 |
| 10-14 | 811,871 | 779,062 | 1,590,932 | 8.77 | 104.211 |
| 15-19 | 804,489 | 773,041 | 1,577,530 | 8.70 | 104.068 |
| 20-24 | 791,386 | 765,551 | 1,556,937 | 8.59 | 103.375 |
| 25-29 | 780,901 | 763,995 | 1,544,897 | 8.52 | 102.213 |
| 30-34 | 740,726 | 731,450 | 1,472,176 | 8.12 | 101.268 |
| 35-39 | 676,913 | 673,561 | 1,350,474 | 7.45 | 100.498 |
| 40-44 | 609,885 | 615,771 | 1,225,656 | 6.76 | 99.044 |
| 45-49 | 529,330 | 540,585 | 1,069,915 | 5.90 | 97.918 |
| 50-54 | 459,041 | 474,461 | 933,502 | 5.15 | 96.750 |
| 55-59 | 387,938 | 409,194 | 797,131 | 4.40 | 94.805 |
| 60-64 | 316,776 | 342,077 | 658,852 | 3.63 | 92.604 |
| 65-69 | 250,671 | 279,428 | 530,099 | 2.92 | 89.709 |
| 70-74 | 190,896 | 222,101 | 412,997 | 2.28 | 85.950 |
| 75-79 | 126,732 | 156,845 | 283,577 | 1.56 | 80.801 |
| 80-84 | 71,396 | 98,865 | 170,261 | 0.94 | 72.216 |
| 85-89 | 29,700 | 50,499 | 80,198 | 0.44 | 58.813 |
| 90-94 | 8,677 | 20,171 | 28,848 | 0.16 | 43.017 |
| 95-99 | 1,403 | 5,017 | 6,420 | 0.04 | 27.965 |
| 100+ | 121 | 703 | 824 | 0.00 | 17.212 |
| Total | 9,041,133 | 9,094,349 | 18,135,479 | 99.415 | |
- Population pyramid
- Gender ratio