Population density in Ecuador

Ecuador: Population density was 76.87 people per km² in 2100. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2100)
76.87 people per km²
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
141st
of 235 countries
All-time high
87.54 people per km²
in 2063
All-time low
1.61 people per km²
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population density in Ecuador, 1000–2100

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Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people per km².

Analysis

In 2100, population density in Ecuador stood at 76.87 people per km².

The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population density in Ecuador peaked at 87.54 people per km² in 2063 and was at its lowest, 1.61 people per km², in 1000.

Ecuador ranks 141st of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Population density in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Population density in Ecuador, 1000 to 2100.
Year people per km² Change
1000 1.61 people per km²
1100 1.77 people per km² +10.0%
1200 1.93 people per km² +9.1%
1300 2.09 people per km² +8.3%
1400 2.25 people per km² +7.7%
1500 2.42 people per km² +7.1%
1600 2.01 people per km² -16.7%
1700 2.01 people per km² -0.1%
1710 2.01 people per km² +0.0%
1720 2.01 people per km² +0.0%
1730 2.01 people per km² +0.0%
1740 2.01 people per km² +0.0%
1750 2.01 people per km² +0.0%
1760 2.01 people per km² +0.0%
1770 2.01 people per km² +0.0%
1780 2.01 people per km² +0.0%
1790 2.01 people per km² +0.0%
1800 2.01 people per km² +0.0%
1801 2.01 people per km² +0.0%
1802 2.01 people per km² +0.0%
1803 2.01 people per km² +0.0%
1804 2.01 people per km² +0.0%
1805 2.01 people per km² +0.0%
1806 2.01 people per km² +0.0%
1807 2.01 people per km² +0.0%
1808 2.01 people per km² +0.0%
1809 2.01 people per km² +0.0%
1810 2.01 people per km² +0.0%
1811 2.01 people per km² +0.0%
1812 2.01 people per km² +0.0%
1813 2.01 people per km² +0.0%
1814 2.01 people per km² +0.0%
1815 2.01 people per km² +0.0%
1816 2.01 people per km² +0.0%
1817 2.01 people per km² +0.0%
1818 2.01 people per km² +0.0%
1819 2.02 people per km² +0.3%
1820 2.03 people per km² +0.7%
1821 2.05 people per km² +1.0%
1822 2.08 people per km² +1.3%
1823 2.11 people per km² +1.6%
1824 2.15 people per km² +1.6%
1825 2.19 people per km² +1.6%
1826 2.22 people per km² +1.6%
1827 2.26 people per km² +1.6%
1828 2.29 people per km² +1.6%
1829 2.33 people per km² +1.6%
1830 2.37 people per km² +1.6%
1831 2.41 people per km² +1.6%
1832 2.45 people per km² +1.6%
1833 2.49 people per km² +1.6%
1834 2.53 people per km² +1.6%
1835 2.57 people per km² +1.6%
1836 2.61 people per km² +1.6%
1837 2.66 people per km² +1.6%
1838 2.7 people per km² +1.6%
1839 2.75 people per km² +1.6%
1840 2.79 people per km² +1.6%
1841 2.84 people per km² +1.6%
1842 2.88 people per km² +1.6%
1843 2.93 people per km² +1.6%
1844 2.98 people per km² +1.6%
1845 3.03 people per km² +1.6%
1846 3.08 people per km² +1.6%
1847 3.13 people per km² +1.6%
1848 3.18 people per km² +1.6%
1849 3.23 people per km² +1.5%
1850 3.28 people per km² +1.4%
1851 3.32 people per km² +1.4%
1852 3.36 people per km² +1.3%
1853 3.4 people per km² +1.2%
1854 3.44 people per km² +1.2%
1855 3.48 people per km² +1.2%
1856 3.52 people per km² +1.2%
1857 3.56 people per km² +1.2%
1858 3.6 people per km² +1.2%
1859 3.64 people per km² +1.2%
1860 3.69 people per km² +1.2%
1861 3.73 people per km² +1.2%
1862 3.77 people per km² +1.2%
1863 3.82 people per km² +1.2%
1864 3.86 people per km² +1.2%
1865 3.9 people per km² +1.2%
1866 3.95 people per km² +1.2%
1867 4 people per km² +1.2%
1868 4.04 people per km² +1.2%
1869 4.09 people per km² +1.2%
1870 4.14 people per km² +1.2%
1871 4.18 people per km² +1.2%
1872 4.23 people per km² +1.2%
1873 4.28 people per km² +1.2%
1874 4.33 people per km² +1.2%
1875 4.38 people per km² +1.2%
1876 4.43 people per km² +1.2%
1877 4.48 people per km² +1.2%
1878 4.53 people per km² +1.2%
1879 4.58 people per km² +1.2%
1880 4.64 people per km² +1.2%
1881 4.69 people per km² +1.2%
1882 4.74 people per km² +1.2%
1883 4.8 people per km² +1.2%
1884 4.85 people per km² +1.2%
1885 4.91 people per km² +1.2%
1886 4.97 people per km² +1.2%
1887 5.02 people per km² +1.2%
1888 5.08 people per km² +1.2%
1889 5.14 people per km² +1.2%
1890 5.2 people per km² +1.2%
1891 5.26 people per km² +1.2%
1892 5.32 people per km² +1.2%
1893 5.38 people per km² +1.2%
1894 5.44 people per km² +1.2%
1895 5.51 people per km² +1.2%
1896 5.57 people per km² +1.2%
1897 5.63 people per km² +1.2%
1898 5.7 people per km² +1.2%
1899 5.77 people per km² +1.2%
1900 5.84 people per km² +1.3%
1901 5.92 people per km² +1.4%
1902 6.01 people per km² +1.4%
1903 6.1 people per km² +1.5%
1904 6.19 people per km² +1.5%
1905 6.29 people per km² +1.5%
1906 6.38 people per km² +1.5%
1907 6.48 people per km² +1.5%
1908 6.58 people per km² +1.5%
1909 6.67 people per km² +1.4%
1910 6.76 people per km² +1.3%
1911 6.85 people per km² +1.3%
1912 6.93 people per km² +1.2%
1913 7 people per km² +1.1%
1914 7.08 people per km² +1.1%
1915 7.16 people per km² +1.1%
1916 7.23 people per km² +1.1%
1917 7.31 people per km² +1.1%
1918 7.39 people per km² +1.0%
1919 7.46 people per km² +1.0%
1920 7.53 people per km² +0.9%
1921 7.6 people per km² +0.9%
1922 7.66 people per km² +0.9%
1923 7.73 people per km² +0.8%
1924 7.79 people per km² +0.8%
1925 7.86 people per km² +0.8%
1926 7.92 people per km² +0.8%
1927 7.99 people per km² +0.8%
1928 8.05 people per km² +0.8%
1929 8.15 people per km² +1.1%
1930 8.27 people per km² +1.5%
1931 8.41 people per km² +1.8%
1932 8.59 people per km² +2.1%
1933 8.8 people per km² +2.4%
1934 9.01 people per km² +2.4%
1935 9.23 people per km² +2.4%
1936 9.45 people per km² +2.4%
1937 9.68 people per km² +2.4%
1938 9.91 people per km² +2.4%
1939 10.16 people per km² +2.6%
1940 10.44 people per km² +2.7%
1941 10.74 people per km² +2.9%
1942 11.06 people per km² +3.0%
1943 11.42 people per km² +3.2%
1944 11.78 people per km² +3.2%
1945 12.15 people per km² +3.2%
1946 12.54 people per km² +3.2%
1947 12.93 people per km² +3.2%
1948 13.35 people per km² +3.2%
1949 13.76 people per km² +3.1%
1950 14.16 people per km² +2.9%
1951 14.53 people per km² +2.6%
1952 14.91 people per km² +2.6%
1953 15.3 people per km² +2.6%
1954 15.71 people per km² +2.7%
1955 16.13 people per km² +2.7%
1956 16.57 people per km² +2.7%
1957 17.02 people per km² +2.7%
1958 17.49 people per km² +2.8%
1959 17.98 people per km² +2.8%
1960 18.48 people per km² +2.8%
1961 19.01 people per km² +2.9%
1962 19.57 people per km² +2.9%
1963 20.14 people per km² +2.9%
1964 20.74 people per km² +3.0%
1965 21.36 people per km² +3.0%
1966 22 people per km² +3.0%
1967 22.66 people per km² +3.0%
1968 23.35 people per km² +3.0%
1969 24.06 people per km² +3.0%
1970 24.78 people per km² +3.0%
1971 25.53 people per km² +3.0%
1972 26.29 people per km² +3.0%
1973 27.07 people per km² +3.0%
1974 27.86 people per km² +2.9%
1975 28.66 people per km² +2.9%
1976 29.48 people per km² +2.8%
1977 30.31 people per km² +2.8%
1978 31.15 people per km² +2.8%
1979 32.01 people per km² +2.7%
1980 32.88 people per km² +2.7%
1981 33.77 people per km² +2.7%
1982 34.67 people per km² +2.7%
1983 35.6 people per km² +2.7%
1984 36.54 people per km² +2.7%
1985 37.49 people per km² +2.6%
1986 38.44 people per km² +2.5%
1987 39.38 people per km² +2.4%
1988 40.31 people per km² +2.4%
1989 41.24 people per km² +2.3%
1990 42.17 people per km² +2.3%
1991 43.09 people per km² +2.2%
1992 44.01 people per km² +2.1%
1993 44.91 people per km² +2.1%
1994 45.79 people per km² +2.0%
1995 46.67 people per km² +1.9%
1996 47.56 people per km² +1.9%
1997 48.44 people per km² +1.9%
1998 49.33 people per km² +1.8%
1999 50.21 people per km² +1.8%
2000 51.09 people per km² +1.8%
2001 51.98 people per km² +1.7%
2002 52.9 people per km² +1.8%
2003 53.84 people per km² +1.8%
2004 54.79 people per km² +1.8%
2005 55.75 people per km² +1.7%
2006 56.72 people per km² +1.7%
2007 57.69 people per km² +1.7%
2008 58.69 people per km² +1.7%
2009 59.7 people per km² +1.7%
2010 60.7 people per km² +1.7%
2011 61.71 people per km² +1.7%
2012 62.7 people per km² +1.6%
2013 63.65 people per km² +1.5%
2014 64.56 people per km² +1.4%
2015 65.49 people per km² +1.4%
2016 66.46 people per km² +1.5%
2017 67.48 people per km² +1.5%
2018 68.65 people per km² +1.7%
2019 69.82 people per km² +1.7%
2020 70.65 people per km² +1.2%
2021 71.2 people per km² +0.8%
2022 71.77 people per km² +0.8%
2023 72.4 people per km² +0.9%
2024 73.02 people per km² +0.9%
2025 73.64 people per km² +0.9%
2026 74.27 people per km² +0.8%
2027 74.89 people per km² +0.8%
2028 75.52 people per km² +0.8%
2029 76.16 people per km² +0.8%
2030 76.78 people per km² +0.8%
2031 77.4 people per km² +0.8%
2032 78 people per km² +0.8%
2033 78.59 people per km² +0.8%
2034 79.16 people per km² +0.7%
2035 79.72 people per km² +0.7%
2036 80.27 people per km² +0.7%
2037 80.8 people per km² +0.7%
2038 81.31 people per km² +0.6%
2039 81.8 people per km² +0.6%
2040 82.28 people per km² +0.6%
2041 82.73 people per km² +0.6%
2042 83.17 people per km² +0.5%
2043 83.58 people per km² +0.5%
2044 83.98 people per km² +0.5%
2045 84.36 people per km² +0.4%
2046 84.71 people per km² +0.4%
2047 85.04 people per km² +0.4%
2048 85.35 people per km² +0.4%
2049 85.64 people per km² +0.3%
2050 85.91 people per km² +0.3%
2051 86.16 people per km² +0.3%
2052 86.38 people per km² +0.3%
2053 86.59 people per km² +0.2%
2054 86.77 people per km² +0.2%
2055 86.93 people per km² +0.2%
2056 87.08 people per km² +0.2%
2057 87.2 people per km² +0.1%
2058 87.3 people per km² +0.1%
2059 87.39 people per km² +0.1%
2060 87.45 people per km² +0.1%
2061 87.5 people per km² +0.1%
2062 87.53 people per km² +0.0%
2063 87.54 people per km² +0.0%
2064 87.52 people per km² -0.0%
2065 87.49 people per km² -0.0%
2066 87.45 people per km² -0.1%
2067 87.38 people per km² -0.1%
2068 87.3 people per km² -0.1%
2069 87.19 people per km² -0.1%
2070 87.07 people per km² -0.1%
2071 86.93 people per km² -0.2%
2072 86.77 people per km² -0.2%
2073 86.59 people per km² -0.2%
2074 86.4 people per km² -0.2%
2075 86.18 people per km² -0.2%
2076 85.95 people per km² -0.3%
2077 85.7 people per km² -0.3%
2078 85.43 people per km² -0.3%
2079 85.15 people per km² -0.3%
2080 84.85 people per km² -0.4%
2081 84.54 people per km² -0.4%
2082 84.21 people per km² -0.4%
2083 83.88 people per km² -0.4%
2084 83.52 people per km² -0.4%
2085 83.16 people per km² -0.4%
2086 82.79 people per km² -0.4%
2087 82.41 people per km² -0.5%
2088 82.01 people per km² -0.5%
2089 81.61 people per km² -0.5%
2090 81.21 people per km² -0.5%
2091 80.79 people per km² -0.5%
2092 80.37 people per km² -0.5%
2093 79.95 people per km² -0.5%
2094 79.52 people per km² -0.5%
2095 79.08 people per km² -0.5%
2096 78.65 people per km² -0.6%
2097 78.21 people per km² -0.6%
2098 77.76 people per km² -0.6%
2099 77.32 people per km² -0.6%
2100 76.87 people per km² -0.6%

Ecuador compared with similar countries

  • Ecuador's 76.87 people per km² is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.23 people per km², 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Ecuador's 76.87 people per km² is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 89.05 people per km², 86% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 1.61 people per km² 1.61 people per km² 1.61 people per km² 1
1100s 1.77 people per km² 1.77 people per km² 1.77 people per km² 1
1200s 1.93 people per km² 1.93 people per km² 1.93 people per km² 1
1300s 2.09 people per km² 2.09 people per km² 2.09 people per km² 1
1400s 2.25 people per km² 2.25 people per km² 2.25 people per km² 1
1500s 2.42 people per km² 2.42 people per km² 2.42 people per km² 1
1600s 2.01 people per km² 2.01 people per km² 2.01 people per km² 1
1700s 2.01 people per km² 2.01 people per km² 2.01 people per km² 1
1710s 2.01 people per km² 2.01 people per km² 2.01 people per km² 1
1720s 2.01 people per km² 2.01 people per km² 2.01 people per km² 1
1730s 2.01 people per km² 2.01 people per km² 2.01 people per km² 1
1740s 2.01 people per km² 2.01 people per km² 2.01 people per km² 1
1750s 2.01 people per km² 2.01 people per km² 2.01 people per km² 1
1760s 2.01 people per km² 2.01 people per km² 2.01 people per km² 1
1770s 2.01 people per km² 2.01 people per km² 2.01 people per km² 1
1780s 2.01 people per km² 2.01 people per km² 2.01 people per km² 1
1790s 2.01 people per km² 2.01 people per km² 2.01 people per km² 1
1800s 2.01 people per km² 2.01 people per km² 2.01 people per km² 10
1810s 2.01 people per km² 2.01 people per km² 2.02 people per km² 10
1820s 2.17 people per km² 2.03 people per km² 2.33 people per km² 10
1830s 2.55 people per km² 2.37 people per km² 2.75 people per km² 10
1840s 3.01 people per km² 2.79 people per km² 3.23 people per km² 10
1850s 3.46 people per km² 3.28 people per km² 3.64 people per km² 10
1860s 3.88 people per km² 3.69 people per km² 4.09 people per km² 10
1870s 4.36 people per km² 4.14 people per km² 4.58 people per km² 10
1880s 4.89 people per km² 4.64 people per km² 5.14 people per km² 10
1890s 5.48 people per km² 5.2 people per km² 5.77 people per km² 10
1900s 6.25 people per km² 5.84 people per km² 6.67 people per km² 10
1910s 7.12 people per km² 6.76 people per km² 7.46 people per km² 10
1920s 7.83 people per km² 7.53 people per km² 8.15 people per km² 10
1930s 9.15 people per km² 8.27 people per km² 10.16 people per km² 10
1940s 12.02 people per km² 10.44 people per km² 13.76 people per km² 10
1950s 15.98 people per km² 14.16 people per km² 17.98 people per km² 10
1960s 21.14 people per km² 18.48 people per km² 24.06 people per km² 10
1970s 28.31 people per km² 24.78 people per km² 32.01 people per km² 10
1980s 37.03 people per km² 32.88 people per km² 41.24 people per km² 10
1990s 46.22 people per km² 42.17 people per km² 50.21 people per km² 10
2000s 55.32 people per km² 51.09 people per km² 59.7 people per km² 10
2010s 65.12 people per km² 60.7 people per km² 69.82 people per km² 10
2020s 73.35 people per km² 70.65 people per km² 76.16 people per km² 10
2030s 79.38 people per km² 76.78 people per km² 81.8 people per km² 10
2040s 84.09 people per km² 82.28 people per km² 85.64 people per km² 10
2050s 86.77 people per km² 85.91 people per km² 87.39 people per km² 10
2060s 87.44 people per km² 87.19 people per km² 87.54 people per km² 10
2070s 86.22 people per km² 85.15 people per km² 87.07 people per km² 10
2080s 83.3 people per km² 81.61 people per km² 84.85 people per km² 10
2090s 79.29 people per km² 77.32 people per km² 81.21 people per km² 10
2100s 76.87 people per km² 76.87 people per km² 76.87 people per km² 1

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 138 Djibouti 79.45 people per km² compare
  2. 139 Eswatini 77.96 people per km² compare
  3. 140 South Africa 77.75 people per km² compare
  4. 142 Ireland 76.73 people per km² compare
  5. 143 Myanmar 76.09 people per km² compare
  6. 144 Costa Rica 73.96 people per km² compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population density in Ecuador?
Population density in Ecuador was 76.87 people per km² in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population density recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 87.54 people per km² in 2063.
What is the lowest population density recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 1.61 people per km² in 1000.
How does Ecuador rank for population density?
Ecuador ranks 141st out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
Is population density rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population density
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people per km²
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
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