Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Ecuador
Ecuador: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.6339 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Ecuador, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 0.6339 people per person for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Ecuador peaked at 0.6339 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3469 people per person, in 1960.
Ecuador ranks 113th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3469 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.3526 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 0.3581 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.3633 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.3681 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.3726 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.3768 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.3809 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.3849 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.389 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.3933 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.3978 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.4028 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.4082 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.4142 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.4213 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.4297 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4391 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.4491 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.4593 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.4696 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.4795 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.4887 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.4972 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.5056 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.5138 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.5218 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.5296 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.5371 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.5442 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.5509 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.5573 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.5636 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.5699 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.5762 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.5822 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.5879 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5934 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.5984 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.6029 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.6069 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.6101 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.6129 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6154 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.6178 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.6201 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.6221 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6239 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6254 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6266 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.6274 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.628 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6284 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6288 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.6292 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6296 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6299 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6302 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6304 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6306 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6308 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6309 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6309 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6313 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.6324 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.6339 people per person | +0.2% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.6339 people per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6562 people per person, 97% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.6339 people per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7204 people per person, 88% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3693 people per person | 0.3469 people per person | 0.389 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4215 people per person | 0.3933 people per person | 0.4593 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5087 people per person | 0.4696 people per person | 0.5442 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5783 people per person | 0.5509 people per person | 0.6029 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6181 people per person | 0.6069 people per person | 0.6266 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6293 people per person | 0.6274 people per person | 0.6306 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6317 people per person | 0.6308 people per person | 0.6339 people per person | 6 |
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)
- World population growth -0.6% (2100)
- Population density 76.87 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 792,284 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Ecuador?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Ecuador was 0.6339 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6339 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3469 people per person in 1960.
- How does Ecuador rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Ecuador ranks 113th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.