Ecuador vs Honduras: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas

Ecuador
3.95 million people
in 2020
Honduras
4.14 million people
in 2020
Ecuador rank
70th
Honduras rank
69th

Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time

  • Ecuador
  • Honduras
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How they compare

Honduras currently reports 4.14 million people against 3.95 million people in Ecuador, a difference of 191,810 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 70th and Honduras ranks 69th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 6 and Honduras in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Honduras Difference Ahead
1950s 1.81 million people 1.22 million people 585,975 people Ecuador
1960s 2.09 million people 1.50 million people 587,235 people Ecuador
1970s 2.38 million people 1.82 million people 560,830 people Ecuador
1980s 2.81 million people 2.27 million people 539,040 people Ecuador
1990s 3.26 million people 2.82 million people 443,490 people Ecuador
2000s 3.41 million people 3.41 million people 5,950 people Ecuador
2010s 3.70 million people 3.98 million people 278,005 people Honduras
2020s 3.95 million people 4.14 million people 191,810 people Honduras

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Ecuador or Honduras?
Honduras, at 4.14 million people against 3.95 million people in Ecuador as of 2020.
What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Ecuador and Honduras?
191,810 people, with Honduras ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Honduras?
15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
How do Ecuador and Honduras rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
Ecuador ranks 70th and Honduras ranks 69th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Unit
people
Source
European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 3,540 data points, 1950–2020
Last refreshed

Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.