| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2022) |
| Date | 19 May 2024 |
There are 9.17 million males and 9.21 million females in Ecuador. The percentage of the male population is 49.9%, compared to 50.1% of the female population. Ecuador has 35k more females than males. The sex ratio in Ecuador in 2024 will be 99.618 males per 100 females. Ecuador is in the 143rd position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.
| Year | Population | Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3,518,733 | 2.65 |
| 1955 | 4,022,378 | 2.71 |
| 1960 | 4,618,158 | 2.82 |
| 1965 | 5,337,351 | 2.93 |
| 1970 | 6,172,215 | 2.87 |
| 1975 | 7,105,786 | 2.77 |
| 1980 | 8,135,845 | 2.64 |
| 1985 | 9,254,311 | 2.52 |
| 1990 | 10,449,837 | 2.29 |
| 1995 | 11,561,683 | 1.85 |
| 2000 | 12,626,507 | 1.71 |
| 2005 | 13,770,012 | 1.72 |
| 2010 | 14,989,585 | 1.65 |
| 2015 | 16,195,902 | 1.49 |
| 2020 | 17,588,595 | 1.15 |
| 2021 | 17,797,737 | 1.21 |
| 2022 | 18,001,000 | 1.06 |
| 2023 | 18,190,484 | 1.03 |
| 2024 | 18,377,367 | 1.01 |
| 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 |
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | Share (%) | ||||
| 00-04 | 754,083 | 722,688 | 1,476,772 | 8.04 | 104.344 |
| 05-09 | 765,827 | 734,595 | 1,500,421 | 8.16 | 104.252 |
| 10-14 | 813,524 | 780,826 | 1,594,350 | 8.68 | 104.188 |
| 15-19 | 800,331 | 769,494 | 1,569,824 | 8.54 | 104.007 |
| 20-24 | 794,044 | 769,015 | 1,563,060 | 8.51 | 103.255 |
| 25-29 | 790,029 | 773,364 | 1,563,393 | 8.51 | 102.155 |
| 30-34 | 752,452 | 742,977 | 1,495,429 | 8.14 | 101.275 |
| 35-39 | 694,241 | 690,789 | 1,385,031 | 7.54 | 100.500 |
| 40-44 | 612,103 | 616,230 | 1,228,332 | 6.68 | 99.330 |
| 45-49 | 528,341 | 536,980 | 1,065,321 | 5.80 | 98.391 |
| 50-54 | 458,978 | 471,305 | 930,284 | 5.06 | 97.384 |
| 55-59 | 393,654 | 412,147 | 805,802 | 4.38 | 95.513 |
| 60-64 | 322,524 | 346,409 | 668,933 | 3.64 | 93.105 |
| 65-69 | 254,379 | 281,971 | 536,350 | 2.92 | 90.215 |
| 70-74 | 191,640 | 221,982 | 413,622 | 2.25 | 86.331 |
| 75-79 | 124,635 | 153,833 | 278,469 | 1.52 | 81.020 |
| 80-84 | 74,100 | 100,029 | 174,129 | 0.95 | 74.079 |
| 85-89 | 33,444 | 53,370 | 86,813 | 0.47 | 62.664 |
| 90-94 | 10,587 | 21,768 | 32,355 | 0.18 | 48.636 |
| 95-99 | 1,966 | 5,647 | 7,613 | 0.04 | 34.815 |
| 100+ | 208 | 858 | 1,065 | 0.01 | 24.242 |
| Total | 9,171,090 | 9,206,277 | 18,377,368 | 99.618 | |