Share of population urban in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share of population urban was 63.39 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of population urban in Ecuador, 1950–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population urban in Ecuador is 63.39, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population urban in Ecuador peaked at 63.39 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 28.27, in 1950.
That places Ecuador 127th out of 236 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 31.27 | 28.27 | 34.12 | 10 |
| 1960s | 36.93 | 34.7 | 38.9 | 10 |
| 1970s | 42.15 | 39.33 | 45.93 | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.87 | 46.96 | 54.42 | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.83 | 55.09 | 60.29 | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.81 | 60.69 | 62.66 | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.93 | 62.74 | 63.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.17 | 63.08 | 63.39 | 6 |
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More population data for Ecuador
- Population growth rate -0.582 (2100)
- Population density 76.87 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 792,284 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.582 (2100)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.81 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.81 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 23,218 (2024)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.81 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs share that are religious 1.82 (2023)
- Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to surviv 1.79 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population urban in Ecuador?
- Share of population urban in Ecuador was 63.39 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population urban recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 63.39 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of population urban recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.27 in 1950.
- How does Ecuador rank for share of population urban?
- Ecuador ranks 127th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population urban 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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