Ecuador Urban Population 1960-2024

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Ecuador urban population for 2023 was 11,785,978, a 1.4% increase from 2022.
  • Ecuador urban population for 2022 was 11,623,246, a 1.47% increase from 2021.
  • Ecuador urban population for 2021 was 11,454,802, a 1.5% increase from 2020.
  • Ecuador urban population for 2020 was 11,285,898, a 1.7% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Colombia 42,894,219
South Africa 41,576,651
Thailand 38,491,230
Algeria 34,327,085
Iraq 32,580,810
Peru 27,111,853
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Ecuador 11,785,978
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Dominican Republic 9,570,242
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Gabon 2,217,982
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Albania 1,773,980
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Jamaica 1,621,241
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North Macedonia 1,077,748
Fiji 549,774
Mauritius 515,350
Montenegro 422,094
Suriname 413,897
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St. Vincent and the Grenadines 56,307
Dominica 52,593
Grenada 46,762
Samoa 39,512
American Samoa 38,308
St. Lucia 34,558
Marshall Islands 33,121
Tonga 24,960
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Ecuador Urban Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 11,785,978 64.79 1.39%
2022 11,623,246 64.57 1.46%
2021 11,454,802 64.36 1.49%
2020 11,285,898 64.17 1.68%
2019 11,097,565 63.99 2.17%
2018 10,859,572 63.82 2.13%
2017 10,630,944 63.67 1.77%
2016 10,444,726 63.53 1.71%
2015 10,267,878 63.40 1.70%
2014 10,095,187 63.26 1.70%
2013 9,925,137 63.13 1.75%
2012 9,752,988 62.99 1.82%
2011 9,577,064 62.85 1.90%
2010 9,396,971 62.69 1.97%
2009 9,213,492 62.50 2.00%
2008 9,031,505 62.30 2.02%
2007 8,850,960 62.10 2.04%
2006 8,672,589 61.91 2.04%
2005 8,497,612 61.71 2.04%
2004 8,325,670 61.51 2.06%
2003 8,155,754 61.32 2.07%
2002 7,988,495 61.12 2.26%
2001 7,809,948 60.80 2.55%
2000 7,613,657 60.30 2.55%
1999 7,421,907 59.80 2.57%
1998 7,233,320 59.29 2.61%
1997 7,047,051 58.79 2.66%
1996 6,862,246 58.28 2.71%
1995 6,678,722 57.77 2.76%
1994 6,496,985 57.25 2.81%
1993 6,316,767 56.74 2.89%
1992 6,136,630 56.23 3.03%
1991 5,953,219 55.71 3.35%
1990 5,756,815 55.09 3.73%
1989 5,545,968 54.32 3.81%
1988 5,338,423 53.55 3.90%
1987 5,134,094 52.77 3.97%
1986 4,934,186 51.99 4.02%
1985 4,739,595 51.22 4.06%
1984 4,551,010 50.44 4.11%
1983 4,367,855 49.66 4.28%
1982 4,184,975 48.82 4.52%
1981 3,999,894 47.89 4.58%
1980 3,820,674 46.96 4.65%
1979 3,647,039 46.03 4.71%
1978 3,479,284 45.11 4.77%
1977 3,317,270 44.19 4.82%
1976 3,161,030 43.28 4.89%
1975 3,010,224 42.36 4.94%
1974 2,865,144 41.46 4.17%
1973 2,748,124 40.89 4.15%
1972 2,636,450 40.35 4.18%
1971 2,528,501 39.81 4.21%
1970 2,424,323 39.28 4.25%
1969 2,323,492 38.74 4.27%
1968 2,226,277 38.22 4.31%
1967 2,132,442 37.69 4.32%
1966 2,042,335 37.16 4.34%
1965 1,955,605 36.64 4.35%
1964 1,872,305 36.12 4.35%
1963 1,792,525 35.61 4.45%
1962 1,714,583 35.06 4.59%
1961 1,637,654 34.47 4.57%
1960 1,564,540 33.88 %