Population growth rate with and without migration in Ecuador
Ecuador: Population growth rate with and without migration was 0.868 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Population growth rate with and without migration in Ecuador, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population growth rate with and without migration in Ecuador is 0.868, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 39.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate with and without migration in Ecuador peaked at 2.99 in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.716, in 2021.
Ecuador ranks 120th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Population growth rate with and without migration in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.54 | — |
| 1951 | 2.57 | +1.5% |
| 1952 | 2.6 | +1.0% |
| 1953 | 2.62 | +0.7% |
| 1954 | 2.64 | +0.7% |
| 1955 | 2.66 | +0.7% |
| 1956 | 2.68 | +0.9% |
| 1957 | 2.71 | +1.0% |
| 1958 | 2.74 | +1.1% |
| 1959 | 2.77 | +1.2% |
| 1960 | 2.8 | +1.2% |
| 1961 | 2.84 | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 2.87 | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 2.9 | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 2.94 | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 2.96 | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 2.98 | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 2.98 | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 2.99 | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 2.98 | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 2.96 | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 2.95 | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 2.93 | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 2.9 | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 2.86 | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 2.83 | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 2.79 | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 2.76 | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 2.73 | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 2.7 | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 2.69 | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 2.65 | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 2.63 | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 2.62 | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 2.61 | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 2.53 | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 2.45 | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 2.38 | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 2.3 | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 2.26 | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 2.21 | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 2.11 | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 2.1 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 1.96 | -6.8% |
| 1994 | 1.91 | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 1.89 | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 1.88 | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 1.82 | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 1.81 | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 1.75 | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 1.73 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 1.74 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 1.76 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.77 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.74 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 1.72 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 1.72 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.7 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.71 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.7 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.65 | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 1.63 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 1.55 | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 1.44 | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 1.42 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 1.44 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.48 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 1.58 | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 1.85 | +16.8% |
| 2019 | 1.53 | -17.0% |
| 2020 | 0.833 | -45.7% |
| 2021 | 0.716 | -14.0% |
| 2022 | 0.876 | +22.3% |
| 2023 | 0.868 | -0.9% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.868 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5505, 1.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.868 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.496, 1.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate with and without migration 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 | -45.7% | 1.53 | 0.833 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.65 | 2.54 | 2.77 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.92 | 2.8 | 2.99 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.84 | 2.7 | 2.96 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.51 | 2.26 | 2.69 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.94 | 1.75 | 2.21 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.73 | 1.7 | 1.77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.56 | 1.42 | 1.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8233 | 0.716 | 0.876 | 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 population growth rate with and without migration in Ecuador?
- Population growth rate with and without migration in Ecuador was 0.868 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate with and without migration recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 2.99 in 1968.
- What is the lowest population growth rate with and without migration recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.716 in 2021.
- How does Ecuador rank for population growth rate with and without migration?
- Ecuador ranks 120th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population growth rate with and without migration rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.8%. 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 Population growth rate with and without migration. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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