Population · Americas · 2025 data
Ecuador Population
Ecuador had a population of 18.29 million in 2025, ranking #70 of 216 countries and territories (0.22% of the world). The population grew by 12.4% over the past ten years.
Population of Ecuador, 1960–2025
Values in millions · World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0)
Population by year (table)
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18,289,896 | +0.85% |
| 2024 | 18,135,478 | +0.86% |
| 2023 | 17,980,083 | +0.88% |
| 2022 | 17,823,897 | +0.80% |
| 2021 | 17,682,454 | +0.78% |
| 2020 | 17,546,065 | +1.19% |
| 2019 | 17,340,021 | +1.70% |
| 2018 | 17,049,547 | +1.73% |
| 2017 | 16,759,519 | +1.54% |
| 2016 | 16,505,139 | +1.47% |
| 2015 | 16,266,225 | +1.44% |
| 2014 | 16,035,124 | +1.44% |
| 2013 | 15,807,128 | +1.51% |
| 2012 | 15,572,194 | +1.60% |
| 2011 | 15,326,227 | +1.66% |
| 2010 | 15,076,695 | +1.69% |
| 2009 | 14,825,954 | +1.72% |
| 2008 | 14,575,202 | +1.72% |
| 2007 | 14,328,773 | +1.72% |
| 2006 | 14,086,131 | +1.73% |
| 2005 | 13,846,163 | +1.74% |
| 2004 | 13,608,701 | +1.77% |
| 2003 | 13,372,306 | +1.78% |
| 2002 | 13,138,472 | +1.76% |
| 2001 | 12,910,740 | +1.75% |
| 2000 | 12,689,206 | +1.75% |
| 1999 | 12,470,795 | +1.79% |
| 1998 | 12,251,184 | +1.83% |
| 1997 | 12,031,127 | +1.86% |
| 1996 | 11,810,950 | +1.90% |
| 1995 | 11,590,514 | +1.92% |
| 1994 | 11,372,197 | +1.95% |
| 1993 | 11,154,274 | +2.05% |
| 1992 | 10,930,128 | +2.13% |
| 1991 | 10,702,380 | +2.18% |
| 1990 | 10,473,673 | +2.26% |
| 1989 | 10,241,852 | +2.31% |
| 1988 | 10,010,808 | +2.37% |
| 1987 | 9,779,290 | +2.44% |
| 1986 | 9,545,998 | +2.52% |
| 1985 | 9,311,154 | +2.60% |
| 1984 | 9,074,782 | +2.65% |
| 1983 | 8,840,417 | +2.66% |
| 1982 | 8,611,298 | +2.68% |
| 1981 | 8,386,910 | +2.71% |
| 1980 | 8,165,877 | +2.73% |
| 1979 | 7,948,869 | +2.75% |
| 1978 | 7,736,167 | +2.78% |
| 1977 | 7,526,819 | +2.81% |
| 1976 | 7,320,912 | +2.85% |
| 1975 | 7,118,251 | +2.89% |
| 1974 | 6,918,573 | +2.92% |
| 1973 | 6,722,033 | +2.96% |
| 1972 | 6,529,034 | +2.98% |
| 1971 | 6,340,052 | +3.00% |
| 1970 | 6,155,387 | +3.01% |
| 1969 | 5,975,236 | +3.03% |
| 1968 | 5,799,680 | +3.03% |
| 1967 | 5,629,057 | +3.03% |
| 1966 | 5,463,748 | +3.01% |
| 1965 | 5,303,963 | +2.99% |
| 1964 | 5,149,918 | +2.96% |
| 1963 | 5,001,716 | +2.93% |
| 1962 | 4,859,269 | +2.90% |
| 1961 | 4,722,331 | +2.86% |
| 1960 | 4,590,891 | — |
Demographics of Ecuador
Ethnic groups
Mestizo (mixed Indigenous and White) 77.5%, Montubio 7.7%, Indigenous 7.7%, White 2.2%, Afroecuadorian 2%, Mulatto 1.4%, Black 1.3%, other 0.1% (2022 est.)
Languages
Spanish (Castilian; official) 98.6%, indigenous 3.9% (Quechua 3.2%, other indigenous 0.7%), foreign 2.8%, other 0.6% (includes Ecuadorian sign language) (2022 est.)
Religions
Roman Catholic 68.2%, Protestant 19% (Evangelical 18.3%, Adventist 0.6%, other Protestant 0.2%), Jehovah's Witness 1.4%, other 2.3%, none 8.2% don't know/no response 1% (2023 est.)
Where people live
Urban population: 64.8% of total population (2023).
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Population and demographics: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Cities, ethnic groups, languages and religions: CIA World Factbook (public domain).