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Population in Ecuador

Ecuador: Population was 17.98 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
17.98 million people
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
72nd
of 238 countries
All-time high
17.98 million people
in 2023
All-time low
400,000 people
in 1000
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Ecuador, 1000–2023

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M100015112023

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

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 17.98 million people for population in 2023. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Ecuador peaked at 17.98 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 400,000 people, in 1000.

Ecuador ranks 72nd of 238 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 400,000 people 400,000 people 400,000 people 1
1100s 440,000 people 440,000 people 440,000 people 1
1200s 480,000 people 480,000 people 480,000 people 1
1300s 520,000 people 520,000 people 520,000 people 1
1400s 560,000 people 560,000 people 560,000 people 1
1500s 600,000 people 600,000 people 600,000 people 1
1600s 500,000 people 500,000 people 500,000 people 1
1700s 499,333 people 499,333 people 499,333 people 1
1710s 499,389 people 499,389 people 499,389 people 1
1720s 499,444 people 499,444 people 499,444 people 1
1730s 499,500 people 499,500 people 499,500 people 1
1740s 499,555 people 499,555 people 499,555 people 1
1750s 499,611 people 499,611 people 499,611 people 1
1760s 499,666 people 499,666 people 499,666 people 1
1770s 499,722 people 499,722 people 499,722 people 1
1780s 499,777 people 499,777 people 499,777 people 1
1790s 499,833 people 499,833 people 499,833 people 1
1800s 500,000 people 500,000 people 500,000 people 10
1810s 500,165 people 500,000 people 501,646 people 10
1820s 539,499 people 504,965 people 579,298 people 10
1830s 634,422 people 588,833 people 682,038 people 10
1840s 746,847 people 693,265 people 802,087 people 10
1850s 859,542 people 813,456 people 905,052 people 10
1860s 964,629 people 915,515 people 1.02 million people 10
1870s 1.08 million people 1.03 million people 1.14 million people 10
1880s 1.21 million people 1.15 million people 1.28 million people 10
1890s 1.36 million people 1.29 million people 1.43 million people 10
1900s 1.55 million people 1.45 million people 1.66 million people 10
1910s 1.77 million people 1.68 million people 1.85 million people 10
1920s 1.94 million people 1.87 million people 2.02 million people 10
1930s 2.27 million people 2.05 million people 2.52 million people 10
1940s 2.98 million people 2.59 million people 3.42 million people 10
1950s 3.97 million people 3.52 million people 4.46 million people 10
1960s 5.25 million people 4.59 million people 5.98 million people 10
1970s 7.03 million people 6.16 million people 7.95 million people 10
1980s 9.20 million people 8.17 million people 10.24 million people 10
1990s 11.48 million people 10.47 million people 12.47 million people 10
2000s 13.74 million people 12.69 million people 14.83 million people 10
2010s 16.17 million people 15.08 million people 17.34 million people 10
2020s 17.76 million people 17.55 million people 17.98 million people 4

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 69 Guatemala 18.12 million people compare
  2. 70 Netherlands 18.09 million people compare
  3. 71 Senegal 18.08 million people compare
  4. 73 Cambodia 17.42 million people compare
  5. 74 Zimbabwe 16.34 million people compare
  6. 75 Guinea 14.41 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Ecuador?
Population in Ecuador was 17.98 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 17.98 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest population recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 400,000 people in 1000.
How does Ecuador rank for population?
Ecuador ranks 72nd out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.