Population growth rate in Ecuador
Ecuador: Population growth rate was -0.582 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.582
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
162nd
of 239 countries
All-time high
3.12
in 1945
All-time low
-0.582
in 2100
Years of data
163
1700–2100
Population growth rate in Ecuador, 1700–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded -0.582 for population growth rate in 2100. That is the lowest value across all 163 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Ecuador peaked at 3.12 in 1945 and was at its lowest, -0.582, in 2100.
Ecuador ranks 162nd of 239 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 growth rate in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | -0.0013 | — |
| 1800 | 0.0006 | -142.0% |
| 1900 | 1.29 | +230604.8% |
| 1905 | 1.51 | +16.6% |
| 1910 | 1.33 | -11.5% |
| 1915 | 1.08 | -18.9% |
| 1920 | 0.9389 | -13.2% |
| 1925 | 0.8253 | -12.1% |
| 1930 | 1.46 | +76.9% |
| 1935 | 2.38 | +62.9% |
| 1940 | 2.69 | +13.0% |
| 1945 | 3.12 | +16.2% |
| 1950 | 2.54 | -18.8% |
| 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% |
| 2024 | 0.853 | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 0.843 | -1.2% |
| 2026 | 0.84 | -0.4% |
| 2027 | 0.842 | +0.2% |
| 2028 | 0.838 | -0.5% |
| 2029 | 0.828 | -1.2% |
| 2030 | 0.811 | -2.1% |
| 2031 | 0.788 | -2.8% |
| 2032 | 0.763 | -3.2% |
| 2033 | 0.741 | -2.9% |
| 2034 | 0.715 | -3.5% |
| 2035 | 0.692 | -3.2% |
| 2036 | 0.668 | -3.5% |
| 2037 | 0.644 | -3.6% |
| 2038 | 0.62 | -3.7% |
| 2039 | 0.592 | -4.5% |
| 2040 | 0.566 | -4.4% |
| 2041 | 0.539 | -4.8% |
| 2042 | 0.512 | -5.0% |
| 2043 | 0.486 | -5.1% |
| 2044 | 0.459 | -5.6% |
| 2045 | 0.432 | -5.9% |
| 2046 | 0.405 | -6.2% |
| 2047 | 0.379 | -6.4% |
| 2048 | 0.353 | -6.9% |
| 2049 | 0.325 | -7.9% |
| 2050 | 0.3 | -7.7% |
| 2051 | 0.273 | -9.0% |
| 2052 | 0.248 | -9.2% |
| 2053 | 0.223 | -10.1% |
| 2054 | 0.2 | -10.3% |
| 2055 | 0.176 | -12.0% |
| 2056 | 0.153 | -13.1% |
| 2057 | 0.131 | -14.4% |
| 2058 | 0.107 | -18.3% |
| 2059 | 0.085 | -20.6% |
| 2060 | 0.063 | -25.9% |
| 2061 | 0.042 | -33.3% |
| 2062 | 0.021 | -50.0% |
| 2063 | -0.001 | -104.8% |
| 2064 | -0.023 | +2200.0% |
| 2065 | -0.045 | +95.7% |
| 2066 | -0.064 | +42.2% |
| 2067 | -0.085 | +32.8% |
| 2068 | -0.107 | +25.9% |
| 2069 | -0.129 | +20.6% |
| 2070 | -0.151 | +17.1% |
| 2071 | -0.173 | +14.6% |
| 2072 | -0.195 | +12.7% |
| 2073 | -0.217 | +11.3% |
| 2074 | -0.239 | +10.1% |
| 2075 | -0.258 | +7.9% |
| 2076 | -0.28 | +8.5% |
| 2077 | -0.302 | +7.9% |
| 2078 | -0.322 | +6.6% |
| 2079 | -0.342 | +6.2% |
| 2080 | -0.36 | +5.3% |
| 2081 | -0.378 | +5.0% |
| 2082 | -0.395 | +4.5% |
| 2083 | -0.411 | +4.1% |
| 2084 | -0.427 | +3.9% |
| 2085 | -0.442 | +3.5% |
| 2086 | -0.458 | +3.6% |
| 2087 | -0.47 | +2.6% |
| 2088 | -0.483 | +2.8% |
| 2089 | -0.495 | +2.5% |
| 2090 | -0.506 | +2.2% |
| 2091 | -0.517 | +2.2% |
| 2092 | -0.527 | +1.9% |
| 2093 | -0.535 | +1.5% |
| 2094 | -0.542 | +1.3% |
| 2095 | -0.55 | +1.5% |
| 2096 | -0.557 | +1.3% |
| 2097 | -0.564 | +1.3% |
| 2098 | -0.57 | +1.1% |
| 2099 | -0.577 | +1.2% |
| 2100 | -0.582 | +0.9% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's -0.582 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.5825, 100% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's -0.582 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.711, 82% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | +230604.8% | 0.0006 | 1.29 |
| 2064 | -2200.0% | -0.001 | -0.023 |
| 1800 | +142.0% | -0.0013 | 0.0006 |
| 2063 | -104.8% | 0.021 | -0.001 |
| 2065 | -95.7% | -0.023 | -0.045 |
| 1930 | +76.9% | 0.8253 | 1.46 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | -0.0013 | -0.0013 | -0.0013 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.0006 | 0.0006 | 0.0006 | 1 |
| 1900s | 1.4 | 1.29 | 1.51 | 2 |
| 1910s | 1.21 | 1.08 | 1.33 | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.8821 | 0.8253 | 0.9389 | 2 |
| 1930s | 1.92 | 1.46 | 2.38 | 2 |
| 1940s | 2.91 | 2.69 | 3.12 | 2 |
| 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 | 0.8337 | 0.716 | 0.876 | 10 |
| 2030s | 0.7034 | 0.592 | 0.811 | 10 |
| 2040s | 0.4456 | 0.325 | 0.566 | 10 |
| 2050s | 0.1896 | 0.085 | 0.3 | 10 |
| 2060s | -0.0328 | -0.129 | 0.063 | 10 |
| 2070s | -0.2479 | -0.342 | -0.151 | 10 |
| 2080s | -0.4319 | -0.495 | -0.36 | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.5445 | -0.577 | -0.506 | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.582 | -0.582 | -0.582 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Ecuador?
- Population growth rate in Ecuador was -0.582 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 3.12 in 1945.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.582 in 2100.
- How does Ecuador rank for population growth rate?
- Ecuador ranks 162nd out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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