Demographics of Ecuador

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date04 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 rate
  • Gender

Ecuador population

Year Population Growth (%) M per 100 F
MaleFemaleTotal
19501,748,1391,768,6523,516,7912.5498.840
19551,994,5802,011,6084,006,1882.6699.154
19602,289,1422,301,7494,590,8912.8099.452
19652,647,1622,656,8005,303,9632.9699.637
19703,074,1553,081,2326,155,3872.9699.770
19753,556,5893,561,6627,118,2512.8399.858
19804,081,8494,084,0288,165,8772.6999.947
19854,656,3244,654,8299,311,1542.53100.032
19905,238,6545,235,01910,473,6732.21100.069
19955,795,7065,794,80911,590,5141.89100.015
20006,343,6736,345,53312,689,2061.7399.971
20056,920,2226,925,94013,846,1631.7299.917
20107,531,1147,545,58115,076,6951.6599.808
20158,125,5978,140,62816,266,2251.4499.815
20208,760,0018,786,06417,546,0650.8399.703
20218,821,5688,860,88617,682,4540.7299.556
20228,888,8258,935,07317,823,8970.8899.482
20238,964,9519,015,13217,980,0830.8799.443
20249,041,1309,094,34718,135,4780.8599.415
  • Life expectancy
  • Median age
  • Fertility rate

Demographics Indicators

YearLife expectancy Median ageFertility rate
195048.44918.9966.725
195550.39317.8966.767
196053.39617.0396.721
196556.52416.5616.564
197058.85016.6246.138
197561.08516.8935.426
198063.32617.4164.730
198565.62518.1924.145
199068.44519.1833.680
199571.34920.1443.381
200072.09021.1353.102
200573.90922.3682.800
201075.18823.7942.615
201576.22225.3562.209
202072.00427.2231.967
202172.74627.5781.909
202276.57727.9751.861
202377.39228.4061.823
202477.57928.8451.806
  • Total
  • Crude

Ecuador death and birth rate

Year Total Crude(per 1000)
DeathBirthCrude deathCrude birth
195069,614158,38919.79545.038
195570,734178,35417.65644.520
196070,298200,66515.31243.709
196569,440227,35313.09242.865
197070,235253,75211.41041.224
197569,619272,0269.78038.215
198067,284287,4078.24035.196
198564,741301,1826.95332.346
199060,496313,4125.77629.924
199558,795323,2445.07327.889
200065,579325,4185.16825.645
200567,561322,8504.87923.317
201072,576329,9794.81421.887
201579,199298,6074.86918.357
2020131,146287,5897.47416.391
2021125,685280,8407.10815.882
202295,582274,9035.36315.423
202392,204270,3005.12815.033
202494,423268,7695.20714.820
  • Population
  • Urbanization

Urban and rural population of Ecuador

Year Population Urban (%)
UrbanRural
1950981,3532,488,80628.280
19551,227,1692,730,31631.009
19601,539,9223,005,62833.878
19651,923,6503,326,46936.640
19702,385,1383,687,38939.278
19752,960,0814,027,31042.363
19803,745,8354,230,61046.961
19854,632,9104,413,06951.215
19905,629,1404,588,95155.090
19956,608,7414,831,84257.766
20007,614,9555,013,64160.299
20058,476,0935,259,14061.711
20109,362,5505,572,14062.690
201510,235,1745,909,19463.398
202011,123,6416,212,00164.166
202111,307,4176,261,38164.361
202211,493,2416,306,53964.570
202311,681,0706,347,36464.792
202411,870,8946,383,77365.029
  • Population pyramid
  • Gender ratio

Ecuador population by Age Group (2024)

Age group Male Female Total M per 100 F
PersonsShare (%)
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