Urban population share 2050 in Ecuador
Ecuador: Urban population share 2050 was 63.39 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Urban population share 2050 in Ecuador, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, urban population share 2050 in Ecuador stood at 63.39. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population share 2050 in Ecuador peaked at 63.39 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0013, in 1000.
Ecuador ranks 129th 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.
Urban population share 2050 in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.0013 | — |
| 1100 | 0.0038 | +200.0% |
| 1200 | 0.0114 | +200.0% |
| 1300 | 0.0341 | +200.0% |
| 1400 | 0.1022 | +200.0% |
| 1500 | 0.3067 | +200.0% |
| 1600 | 0.9202 | +200.0% |
| 1700 | 2.76 | +200.0% |
| 1710 | 3.11 | +12.7% |
| 1720 | 3.41 | +9.5% |
| 1730 | 3.73 | +9.5% |
| 1740 | 4.09 | +9.5% |
| 1750 | 4.48 | +9.5% |
| 1760 | 4.9 | +9.5% |
| 1770 | 5.37 | +9.5% |
| 1780 | 5.88 | +9.5% |
| 1790 | 6.44 | +9.5% |
| 1800 | 7.05 | +9.5% |
| 1810 | 7.72 | +9.5% |
| 1820 | 8.46 | +9.5% |
| 1830 | 9.27 | +9.5% |
| 1840 | 10.15 | +9.5% |
| 1850 | 11.11 | +9.5% |
| 1860 | 12.17 | +9.5% |
| 1870 | 13.33 | +9.5% |
| 1880 | 14.6 | +9.5% |
| 1890 | 15.99 | +9.5% |
| 1900 | 17.52 | +9.5% |
| 1910 | 19.18 | +9.5% |
| 1920 | 21.01 | +9.5% |
| 1930 | 23.01 | +9.5% |
| 1940 | 25.2 | +9.5% |
| 1950 | 28.27 | +12.1% |
| 1951 | 28.95 | +2.4% |
| 1952 | 29.65 | +2.4% |
| 1953 | 30.33 | +2.3% |
| 1954 | 30.99 | +2.2% |
| 1955 | 31.65 | +2.1% |
| 1956 | 32.28 | +2.0% |
| 1957 | 32.91 | +1.9% |
| 1958 | 33.52 | +1.9% |
| 1959 | 34.12 | +1.8% |
| 1960 | 34.7 | +1.7% |
| 1961 | 35.26 | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 35.81 | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 36.33 | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 36.81 | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 37.26 | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 37.68 | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 38.09 | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 38.49 | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 38.9 | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 39.33 | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 39.78 | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 40.28 | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 40.82 | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 41.42 | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 42.13 | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 42.97 | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 43.91 | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 44.91 | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 45.93 | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 46.96 | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 47.95 | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 48.87 | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 49.72 | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 50.56 | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 51.38 | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 52.18 | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 52.96 | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 53.71 | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 54.42 | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 55.09 | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 55.73 | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 56.36 | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 56.99 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 57.62 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 58.22 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 58.8 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 59.34 | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 59.84 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 60.29 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 60.69 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 61.01 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 61.29 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 61.54 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 61.78 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 62.01 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 62.21 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 62.39 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 62.54 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 62.66 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 62.74 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 62.79 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 62.84 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 62.88 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 62.92 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 62.96 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 62.99 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 63.02 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 63.04 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 63.06 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 63.08 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 63.09 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 63.09 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 63.13 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 63.24 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 63.39 | +0.2% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 63.39 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65.53, 97% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 63.39 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 72.04, 88% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban population share 2050 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 | +200.0% | 0.0013 | 0.0038 |
| 1200 | +200.0% | 0.0038 | 0.0114 |
| 1300 | +200.0% | 0.0114 | 0.0341 |
| 1400 | +200.0% | 0.0341 | 0.1022 |
| 1500 | +200.0% | 0.1022 | 0.3067 |
| 1600 | +200.0% | 0.3067 | 0.9202 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0013 | 0.0013 | 0.0013 | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.0038 | 0.0038 | 0.0038 | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.0114 | 0.0114 | 0.0114 | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.0341 | 0.0341 | 0.0341 | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.1022 | 0.1022 | 0.1022 | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.3067 | 0.3067 | 0.3067 | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.9202 | 0.9202 | 0.9202 | 1 |
| 1700s | 2.76 | 2.76 | 2.76 | 1 |
| 1710s | 3.11 | 3.11 | 3.11 | 1 |
| 1720s | 3.41 | 3.41 | 3.41 | 1 |
| 1730s | 3.73 | 3.73 | 3.73 | 1 |
| 1740s | 4.09 | 4.09 | 4.09 | 1 |
| 1750s | 4.48 | 4.48 | 4.48 | 1 |
| 1760s | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 1 |
| 1770s | 5.37 | 5.37 | 5.37 | 1 |
| 1780s | 5.88 | 5.88 | 5.88 | 1 |
| 1790s | 6.44 | 6.44 | 6.44 | 1 |
| 1800s | 7.05 | 7.05 | 7.05 | 1 |
| 1810s | 7.72 | 7.72 | 7.72 | 1 |
| 1820s | 8.46 | 8.46 | 8.46 | 1 |
| 1830s | 9.27 | 9.27 | 9.27 | 1 |
| 1840s | 10.15 | 10.15 | 10.15 | 1 |
| 1850s | 11.11 | 11.11 | 11.11 | 1 |
| 1860s | 12.17 | 12.17 | 12.17 | 1 |
| 1870s | 13.33 | 13.33 | 13.33 | 1 |
| 1880s | 14.6 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 1 |
| 1890s | 15.99 | 15.99 | 15.99 | 1 |
| 1900s | 17.52 | 17.52 | 17.52 | 1 |
| 1910s | 19.18 | 19.18 | 19.18 | 1 |
| 1920s | 21.01 | 21.01 | 21.01 | 1 |
| 1930s | 23.01 | 23.01 | 23.01 | 1 |
| 1940s | 25.2 | 25.2 | 25.2 | 1 |
| 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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Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population share 2050 in Ecuador?
- Urban population share 2050 in Ecuador was 63.39 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban population share 2050 recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 63.39 in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population share 2050 recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0013 in 1000.
- How does Ecuador rank for urban population share 2050?
- Ecuador ranks 129th out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population share 2050 rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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 Urban population share 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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