Natural population growth in Ecuador
Ecuador: Natural population growth was 0.9905 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.9905
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
99th
of 236 countries
All-time high
3
in 1968
All-time low
0.8774
in 2021
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Natural population growth in Ecuador, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, natural population growth in Ecuador stood at 0.9905.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural population growth in Ecuador peaked at 3 in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.8774, in 2021.
That places Ecuador 99th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Natural population growth in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.52 | — |
| 1951 | 2.57 | +1.9% |
| 1952 | 2.61 | +1.4% |
| 1953 | 2.63 | +1.0% |
| 1954 | 2.66 | +1.0% |
| 1955 | 2.69 | +1.0% |
| 1956 | 2.71 | +1.0% |
| 1957 | 2.74 | +1.1% |
| 1958 | 2.77 | +1.1% |
| 1959 | 2.81 | +1.2% |
| 1960 | 2.84 | +1.1% |
| 1961 | 2.87 | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 2.9 | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 2.93 | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 2.96 | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 2.98 | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 2.99 | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 3 | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 3 | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 2.99 | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 2.98 | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 2.97 | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 2.94 | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 2.92 | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 2.88 | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 2.84 | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 2.81 | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 2.78 | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 2.75 | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 2.72 | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 2.7 | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 2.67 | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 2.64 | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 2.62 | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 2.61 | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 2.54 | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 2.48 | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 2.43 | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 2.41 | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 2.42 | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 2.41 | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 2.41 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 2.38 | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 2.33 | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 2.3 | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 2.28 | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 2.27 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 2.21 | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 2.15 | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 2.1 | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 2.05 | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 2.01 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 1.97 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 1.94 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 1.89 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 1.84 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 1.8 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 1.77 | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 1.77 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.76 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.71 | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 1.68 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 1.6 | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 1.48 | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 1.41 | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 1.35 | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 1.26 | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 1.26 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.29 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 1.22 | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8917 | -26.7% |
| 2021 | 0.8774 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 1.01 | +14.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9905 | -1.5% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.9905 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8259, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.9905 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4839, 2.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Natural population growth in Ecuador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -26.7% | 1.22 | 0.8917 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.67 | 2.52 | 2.81 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.94 | 2.84 | 3 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.86 | 2.72 | 2.98 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.55 | 2.41 | 2.7 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.28 | 2.1 | 2.41 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.88 | 1.76 | 2.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.43 | 1.22 | 1.71 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9414 | 0.8774 | 1.01 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More population data for Ecuador
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.5775 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -4.47 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.5775 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4058 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 22,270 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.9392 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6473 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.582 (2100)
- Population density 76.87 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 792,284 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is natural population growth in Ecuador?
- Natural population growth in Ecuador was 0.9905 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest natural population growth recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 1968.
- What is the lowest natural population growth recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8774 in 2021.
- How does Ecuador rank for natural population growth?
- Ecuador ranks 99th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is natural population growth rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Natural population growth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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