Population growth in Ecuador
From 1960 to 2021 the population of Ecuador increased from 4.54 million to 17.80 million people. This is a growth of 291.7 percent in 61 years. The highest increase in Ecuador was recorded in 1968 with 2.98 percent. The smallest increase in 2021 with 1.19 percent.In the same period, the total population of all countries worldwide increased by 160.2 percent.
The average age in Ecuador rose by 2.97 years from 2012 to 2021 from 25.83 to 28.80 years (median value).
Around 64 percent of the inhabitants live in the country's larger cities. This growing trend of urbanization is increasing by 1.5 percent annually.
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Population development in Ecuador since 1960
(Data in millions of inhabitants)| Year | Population Ecuador | Change Ecuador | Birth rate | Death rate | Population World | Change World | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.67 M | 2.87 % | 44.1 ‰ | 15.3 ‰ | 3,072 M | 1.30 % | |
| 1962 | 4.81 M | 2.89 % | 43.8 ‰ | 14.9 ‰ | 3,125 M | 1.72 % | |
| 1963 | 4.95 M | 2.91 % | 43.6 ‰ | 14.5 ‰ | 3,190 M | 2.08 % | |
| 1964 | 5.09 M | 2.93 % | 43.3 ‰ | 14.1 ‰ | 3,255 M | 2.05 % | |
| 1965 | 5.24 M | 2.95 % | 43.1 ‰ | 13.7 ‰ | 3,322 M | 2.06 % | |
| 1966 | 5.40 M | 2.96 % | 42.7 ‰ | 13.4 ‰ | 3,392 M | 2.11 % | |
| 1967 | 5.56 M | 2.97 % | 42.4 ‰ | 13.0 ‰ | 3,462 M | 2.05 % | |
| 1968 | 5.73 M | 2.98 % | 42.0 ‰ | 12.6 ‰ | 3,533 M | 2.06 % | |
| 1969 | 5.90 M | 2.97 % | 41.5 ‰ | 12.3 ‰ | 3,607 M | 2.09 % | |
| 1970 | 6.07 M | 2.95 % | 41.0 ‰ | 11.9 ‰ | 3,682 M | 2.09 % | |
| 1971 | 6.25 M | 2.93 % | 40.4 ‰ | 11.5 ‰ | 3,761 M | 2.13 % | |
| 1972 | 6.43 M | 2.91 % | 39.8 ‰ | 11.2 ‰ | 3,837 M | 2.03 % | |
| 1973 | 6.61 M | 2.88 % | 39.1 ‰ | 10.8 ‰ | 3,913 M | 1.98 % | |
| 1974 | 6.80 M | 2.85 % | 38.4 ‰ | 10.5 ‰ | 3,988 M | 1.93 % | |
| 1975 | 6.99 M | 2.81 % | 37.8 ‰ | 10.1 ‰ | 4,063 M | 1.86 % | |
| 1976 | 7.19 M | 2.77 % | 37.1 ‰ | 9.8 ‰ | 4,135 M | 1.80 % | |
| 1977 | 7.38 M | 2.73 % | 36.4 ‰ | 9.4 ‰ | 4,208 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1978 | 7.58 M | 2.69 % | 35.8 ‰ | 9.1 ‰ | 4,281 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1979 | 7.78 M | 2.66 % | 35.2 ‰ | 8.8 ‰ | 4,357 M | 1.76 % | |
| 1980 | 7.99 M | 2.63 % | 34.6 ‰ | 8.5 ‰ | 4,433 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1981 | 8.20 M | 2.61 % | 34.1 ‰ | 8.2 ‰ | 4,511 M | 1.76 % | |
| 1982 | 8.41 M | 2.58 % | 33.6 ‰ | 7.9 ‰ | 4,592 M | 1.80 % | |
| 1983 | 8.62 M | 2.56 % | 33.1 ‰ | 7.6 ‰ | 4,674 M | 1.78 % | |
| 1984 | 8.84 M | 2.54 % | 32.7 ‰ | 7.4 ‰ | 4,756 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1985 | 9.07 M | 2.52 % | 32.2 ‰ | 7.1 ‰ | 4,839 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1986 | 9.29 M | 2.50 % | 31.8 ‰ | 6.9 ‰ | 4,925 M | 1.77 % | |
| 1987 | 9.52 M | 2.47 % | 31.3 ‰ | 6.7 ‰ | 5,013 M | 1.78 % | |
| 1988 | 9.76 M | 2.45 % | 30.8 ‰ | 6.5 ‰ | 5,101 M | 1.77 % | |
| 1989 | 9.99 M | 2.42 % | 30.4 ‰ | 6.3 ‰ | 5,190 M | 1.74 % | |
| 1990 | 10.23 M | 2.39 % | 29.9 ‰ | 6.2 ‰ | 5,280 M | 1.74 % | |
| 1991 | 10.47 M | 2.36 % | 29.5 ‰ | 6.0 ‰ | 5,368 M | 1.67 % | |
| 1992 | 10.72 M | 2.33 % | 29.0 ‰ | 5.9 ‰ | 5,453 M | 1.57 % | |
| 1993 | 10.96 M | 2.29 % | 28.6 ‰ | 5.8 ‰ | 5,538 M | 1.56 % | |
| 1994 | 11.21 M | 2.25 % | 28.2 ‰ | 5.7 ‰ | 5,622 M | 1.52 % | |
| 1995 | 11.46 M | 2.21 % | 27.8 ‰ | 5.6 ‰ | 5,707 M | 1.51 % | |
| 1996 | 11.70 M | 2.16 % | 27.4 ‰ | 5.5 ‰ | 5,790 M | 1.45 % | |
| 1997 | 11.95 M | 2.12 % | 27.0 ‰ | 5.4 ‰ | 5,872 M | 1.43 % | |
| 1998 | 12.20 M | 2.07 % | 26.5 ‰ | 5.3 ‰ | 5,954 M | 1.39 % | |
| 1999 | 12.44 M | 2.00 % | 26.0 ‰ | 5.2 ‰ | 6,034 M | 1.35 % | |
| 2000 | 12.68 M | 1.92 % | 25.5 ‰ | 5.2 ‰ | 6,114 M | 1.32 % | |
| 2001 | 12.91 M | 1.84 % | 25.0 ‰ | 5.1 ‰ | 6,194 M | 1.30 % | |
| 2002 | 13.14 M | 1.77 % | 24.4 ‰ | 5.1 ‰ | 6,273 M | 1.28 % | |
| 2003 | 13.37 M | 1.72 % | 23.9 ‰ | 5.1 ‰ | 6,352 M | 1.26 % | |
| 2004 | 13.60 M | 1.70 % | 23.5 ‰ | 5.0 ‰ | 6,432 M | 1.25 % | |
| 2005 | 13.83 M | 1.69 % | 23.0 ‰ | 5.0 ‰ | 6,512 M | 1.25 % | |
| 2006 | 14.06 M | 1.69 % | 22.6 ‰ | 5.0 ‰ | 6,593 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2007 | 14.30 M | 1.69 % | 22.3 ‰ | 5.0 ‰ | 6,674 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2008 | 14.54 M | 1.67 % | 22.0 ‰ | 5.0 ‰ | 6,757 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2009 | 14.77 M | 1.64 % | 21.7 ‰ | 5.1 ‰ | 6,840 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2010 | 15.01 M | 1.60 % | 21.5 ‰ | 5.1 ‰ | 6,922 M | 1.20 % | |
| 2011 | 15.24 M | 1.55 % | 21.3 ‰ | 5.1 ‰ | 7,004 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2012 | 15.47 M | 1.51 % | 21.0 ‰ | 5.1 ‰ | 7,089 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2013 | 15.71 M | 1.51 % | 20.8 ‰ | 5.1 ‰ | 7,176 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2014 | 15.95 M | 1.56 % | 19.3 ‰ | 4.8 ‰ | 7,262 M | 1.20 % | |
| 2015 | 16.20 M | 1.53 % | 18.7 ‰ | 4.8 ‰ | 7,405 M | 1.97 % | |
| 2016 | 16.44 M | 1.50 % | 18.2 ‰ | 4.9 ‰ | 7,492 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2017 | 16.70 M | 1.57 % | 18.0 ‰ | 4.9 ‰ | 7,578 M | 1.15 % | |
| 2018 | 17.02 M | 1.91 % | 17.7 ‰ | 4.9 ‰ | 7,662 M | 1.10 % | |
| 2019 | 17.34 M | 1.93 % | 17.3 ‰ | 4.9 ‰ | 7,743 M | 1.06 % | |
| 2020 | 17.59 M | 1.41 % | 17.0 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | 7,821 M | 1.01 % | |
| 2021 | 17.80 M | 1.19 % | 7,888 M | 0.86 % |
Birth and death rate in Ecuador
Population growth is the result of the birth rate, the mortality rate and the migration rate. For example, the year 2020 in the graph: The population in Ecuador increased by about 245,000 inhabitants. In the same year, the death rate was 7.5 per 1,000 people (~ 131,000 deaths) and the birth rate was 17.0 per 1,000 people (~ 295,000 births). As a result, around 81,000 inhabitants have to be added by migration from other countries.Over the past 10 years, the number of average deaths per year was 85,187 in Ecuador. The number of births was 309,006 annually.
The changes in births and deaths is displayed in the following graph. All data refer to births or deaths per 1,000 inhabitants.
Birth rate Death rate
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