Population estimates and projections in Ecuador

Ecuador had an estimated population of 17,980,083 on 1 July 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.

Ecuador, 2023 (latest estimate) 17,980,083 People
Change from 2022 +0.9% 2022: 17,823,897 people
Projection for 2030 19,069,719 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2050 21,337,237 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2100 19,092,159 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Position in 2023 71st of 216 See the full ranking

Population estimates and projections in Ecuador over time

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People. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.

Population, estimates and projections to 2100 (people), 1994 to 2100 – the last ten estimates and projections every five years; the CSV has every year
Period Ecuador
2100 19,092,159 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2095 19,641,077 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2090 20,168,411 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2085 20,654,310 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2080 21,074,018 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2075 21,404,281 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2070 21,625,452 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2065 21,730,188 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2060 21,719,868 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2055 21,590,749 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2050 21,337,237 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2045 20,950,628 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2040 20,434,220 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2035 19,800,128 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2030 19,069,719 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2025 18,289,896 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2023 17,980,083 people
2022 17,823,897 people
2021 17,682,454 people
2020 17,546,065 people
2019 17,340,021 people
2018 17,049,547 people
2017 16,759,519 people
2016 16,505,139 people
2015 16,266,225 people
2014 16,035,124 people

Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.9% from 17,823,897 people in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 15,807,128 people, the figure has changed by +13.7%.
  • Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Ecuador has the 71st highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
UN Population Division
Source
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
Dataset or series code
WPP2024 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1950 to 2023 for Ecuador
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 3.0 IGO
Attribution
Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024