Demographics of Ecuador
| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
| Date | 30 Oct 2021 |
As of 2021, the population of Ecuador is projected at 17.89 million, up by 1.39% compared with 17.64 million in 2020. Ecuador is ranked 68th in terms of population and 79th in terms of population growth rate.
There are 0.34 million births in Ecuador in 2021. That is 924 per day, which is ranked 73rd. The crude birth rate is 18.91 per 1000 people. There are 92.02 thousand deaths in Ecuador in 2021. That is 252 per day, which is ranked 86th. The crude death rate is 5.16 per 1000 people.
11.31 million people are living in urban areas, which is 64.36% of Ecuador population. Ecuador is ranked 115th in terms of urbanization.
The Sex Ratio in Ecuador in 2021 is 100.02 males per 100 females. There are 8.95 million males and 8.94 million females in Ecuador. The percentage of female population is 49.99% compare to 50.01% male population. Ecuador has 1.88 thousand more males than females. Ecuador is at 126th position out of 201 countries/territories in terms of female to male ratio.
| Year | Population | Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3,470,160 | - |
| 1955 | 3,956,625 | 2.71 |
| 1960 | 4,543,658 | 2.85 |
| 1965 | 5,243,980 | 2.95 |
| 1970 | 6,069,375 | 2.95 |
| 1975 | 6,994,331 | 2.81 |
| 1980 | 7,989,178 | 2.63 |
| 1985 | 9,066,100 | 2.52 |
| 1990 | 10,230,931 | 2.39 |
| 1995 | 11,455,205 | 2.21 |
| 2000 | 12,681,123 | 1.92 |
| 2005 | 13,825,839 | 1.69 |
| 2010 | 15,011,114 | 1.60 |
| 2015 | 16,212,022 | 1.63 |
| 2016 | 16,491,116 | 1.72 |
| 2017 | 16,785,356 | 1.78 |
| 2018 | 17,084,359 | 1.78 |
| 2019 | 17,373,657 | 1.69 |
| 2020 | 17,643,060 | 1.55 |
| 2021 | 17,888,474 | 1.39 |
- Population
- Growth
| Year | Total | Crude(per 1000) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
| 1950 | 71,658 | 161,132 | 20.32 | 45.77 |
| 1955 | 71,372 | 179,506 | 17.97 | 45.24 |
| 1960 | 71,483 | 201,694 | 15.68 | 44.28 |
| 1965 | 72,245 | 226,505 | 13.72 | 43.05 |
| 1970 | 72,341 | 249,227 | 11.89 | 40.98 |
| 1975 | 70,851 | 264,278 | 10.11 | 37.75 |
| 1980 | 68,067 | 277,106 | 8.50 | 34.62 |
| 1985 | 64,942 | 292,633 | 7.15 | 32.22 |
| 1990 | 63,200 | 306,350 | 6.17 | 29.91 |
| 1995 | 63,662 | 319,024 | 5.55 | 27.82 |
| 2000 | 65,640 | 323,019 | 5.18 | 25.50 |
| 2005 | 69,657 | 318,599 | 5.03 | 23.02 |
| 2010 | 76,117 | 322,386 | 5.07 | 21.47 |
| 2015 | 82,866 | 332,442 | 5.10 | 20.43 |
| 2020 | 90,326 | 337,355 | 5.14 | 19.19 |
| 2021 | 92,020 | 337,118 | 5.16 | 18.91 |
- Total
- Crude
| Year | Population | Urbanization | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | growth rate (%) | Urban (%) | |
| 1950 | 981,353 | 2,488,806 | - | 28.280 |
| 1955 | 1,227,169 | 2,730,316 | 4.60 | 31.009 |
| 1960 | 1,539,922 | 3,005,628 | 4.67 | 33.878 |
| 1965 | 1,923,650 | 3,326,469 | 4.43 | 36.640 |
| 1970 | 2,385,138 | 3,687,389 | 4.34 | 39.278 |
| 1975 | 2,960,081 | 4,027,310 | 5.03 | 42.363 |
| 1980 | 3,745,835 | 4,230,610 | 4.69 | 46.961 |
| 1985 | 4,632,910 | 4,413,069 | 4.10 | 51.215 |
| 1990 | 5,629,140 | 4,588,951 | 3.87 | 55.090 |
| 1995 | 6,608,741 | 4,831,842 | 3.09 | 57.766 |
| 2000 | 7,614,955 | 5,013,641 | 2.71 | 60.299 |
| 2005 | 8,476,093 | 5,259,140 | 2.00 | 61.711 |
| 2010 | 9,362,550 | 5,572,140 | 1.97 | 62.690 |
| 2015 | 10,235,174 | 5,909,194 | 1.74 | 63.398 |
| 2020 | 11,123,641 | 6,212,001 | 1.66 | 64.166 |
| 2021 | 11,307,417 | 6,261,381 | 1.65 | 64.361 |
- Population
- Urbanization
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | Share (%) | ||||
| 00-04 | 855,618 | 817,241 | 1,672,859 | 9.35 | 104.696 |
| 05-09 | 830,129 | 794,477 | 1,624,606 | 9.08 | 104.487 |
| 10-14 | 797,977 | 764,421 | 1,562,398 | 8.73 | 104.390 |
| 15-19 | 792,681 | 762,727 | 1,555,408 | 8.70 | 103.927 |
| 20-24 | 796,804 | 771,407 | 1,568,211 | 8.77 | 103.292 |
| 25-29 | 750,844 | 735,815 | 1,486,659 | 8.31 | 102.042 |
| 30-34 | 693,883 | 688,506 | 1,382,389 | 7.73 | 100.781 |
| 35-39 | 626,486 | 627,206 | 1,253,692 | 7.01 | 99.885 |
| 40-44 | 555,813 | 564,474 | 1,120,287 | 6.26 | 98.466 |
| 45-49 | 496,841 | 511,441 | 1,008,282 | 5.64 | 97.145 |
| 50-54 | 434,973 | 451,691 | 886,664 | 4.96 | 96.299 |
| 55-59 | 365,564 | 383,371 | 748,935 | 4.19 | 95.355 |
| 60-64 | 300,012 | 319,312 | 619,324 | 3.46 | 93.956 |
| 65-69 | 242,290 | 263,321 | 505,611 | 2.83 | 92.013 |
| 70-74 | 163,892 | 183,120 | 347,012 | 1.94 | 89.500 |
| 75-79 | 114,431 | 133,753 | 248,184 | 1.39 | 85.554 |
| 80-84 | 71,045 | 88,068 | 159,113 | 0.89 | 80.671 |
| 85-89 | 36,956 | 49,540 | 86,496 | 0.48 | 74.598 |
| 90-94 | 14,920 | 23,037 | 37,957 | 0.21 | 64.765 |
| 95-99 | 3,618 | 8,117 | 11,735 | 0.07 | 44.573 |
| 100+ | 399 | 2,253 | 2,652 | 0.01 | 17.710 |
| Total | 8,945,176 | 8,943,298 | 17,888,474 | 100.021 | |
- Population pyramid
- Gender ratio