Population in Ecuador
The population of Ecuador was 18,289,896 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Ecuador, 2025
18,289,896
Change from 2024
+0.9%
World, 2025
8,215,424,893 people
Position in 2025
70th of 217
Population in Ecuador over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ecuador | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18,289,896 people | 8,215,424,893 people |
| 2024 | 18,135,478 people | 8,140,897,523 people |
| 2023 | 17,980,083 people | 8,062,923,417 people |
| 2022 | 17,823,897 people | 7,988,550,201 people |
| 2021 | 17,682,454 people | 7,919,567,995 people |
| 2020 | 17,546,065 people | 7,853,863,139 people |
| 2019 | 17,340,021 people | 7,777,162,476 people |
| 2018 | 17,049,547 people | 7,696,159,728 people |
| 2017 | 16,759,519 people | 7,613,788,655 people |
| 2016 | 16,505,139 people | 7,528,221,579 people |
| 2015 | 16,266,225 people | 7,441,084,771 people |
| 2014 | 16,035,124 people | 7,353,532,223 people |
| 2013 | 15,807,128 people | 7,265,404,737 people |
| 2012 | 15,572,194 people | 7,176,482,165 people |
| 2011 | 15,326,227 people | 7,086,704,141 people |
| 2010 | 15,076,695 people | 7,000,860,073 people |
| 2009 | 14,825,954 people | 6,916,168,196 people |
| 2008 | 14,575,202 people | 6,830,080,867 people |
| 2007 | 14,328,773 people | 6,744,049,498 people |
| 2006 | 14,086,131 people | 6,659,536,021 people |
| 2005 | 13,846,163 people | 6,575,410,029 people |
| 2004 | 13,608,701 people | 6,492,354,627 people |
| 2003 | 13,372,306 people | 6,409,352,386 people |
| 2002 | 13,138,472 people | 6,327,171,255 people |
| 2001 | 12,910,740 people | 6,244,739,668 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.9% from 18,135,478 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 16,266,225 people, the figure has changed by +12.4%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Ecuador has the 70th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 8,215,424,893 people.
More for Ecuador
All statistics for Ecuador
Population growth
0.85%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
17,980,083 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
28.4 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
1.82 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
0.87%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population aged 65 and over
8.6%
2025 · World Bank