Population, annual growth rate in Ecuador
Ecuador: Population, annual growth rate was 0.8643 % change on previous year in 2024. ▼ Falling
Population, annual growth rate in Ecuador, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, annual growth rate in Ecuador is 0.8643 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, annual growth rate in Ecuador peaked at 3.03 % change on previous year in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.7774 % change on previous year, in 2021.
Ecuador ranks 108th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Population, annual growth rate in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.86 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 2.9 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 2.93 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 2.96 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 2.99 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 3.01 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 3.03 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 3.03 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 3.03 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 3.01 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 3 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 2.98 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 2.96 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 2.92 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 2.89 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 2.85 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 2.81 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 2.78 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 2.75 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 2.73 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 2.71 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 2.68 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 2.66 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 2.65 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 2.6 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 2.52 % change on previous year | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 2.44 % change on previous year | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 2.37 % change on previous year | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 2.31 % change on previous year | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 2.26 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 2.18 % change on previous year | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 2.13 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 2.05 % change on previous year | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 1.95 % change on previous year | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 1.92 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 1.9 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 1.86 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 1.83 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 1.79 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 1.75 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 1.75 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.76 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.78 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 1.77 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.75 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.73 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.72 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.72 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.72 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.69 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 1.65 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 1.61 % change on previous year | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 1.51 % change on previous year | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 1.44 % change on previous year | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 1.44 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.47 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 1.54 % change on previous year | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 1.73 % change on previous year | +12.3% |
| 2019 | 1.7 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 1.19 % change on previous year | -30.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7774 % change on previous year | -34.6% |
| 2022 | 0.7997 % change on previous year | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.8764 % change on previous year | +9.6% |
| 2024 | 0.8643 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.8643 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4874 % change on previous year, 1.8× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.8643 % change on previous year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5392 % change on previous year, 1.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population, annual growth rate in Ecuador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -34.6% | 1.19 % change on previous year | 0.7774 % change on previous year |
| 2020 | -30.2% | 1.7 % change on previous year | 1.19 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.97 % change on previous year | 2.86 % change on previous year | 3.03 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.9 % change on previous year | 2.75 % change on previous year | 3.01 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.57 % change on previous year | 2.31 % change on previous year | 2.73 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.99 % change on previous year | 1.79 % change on previous year | 2.26 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.74 % change on previous year | 1.72 % change on previous year | 1.78 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.58 % change on previous year | 1.44 % change on previous year | 1.73 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9013 % change on previous year | 0.7774 % change on previous year | 1.19 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 105 Spain 0.9498 % change on previous year compare
- 106 India 0.8949 % change on previous year compare
- 107 Suriname 0.8817 % change on previous year compare
- 109 Mexico 0.864 % change on previous year compare
- 110 Dominican Republic 0.8499 % change on previous year compare
- 111 Philippines 0.8295 % change on previous year compare
More gender data for Ecuador
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,113 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.8663 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 14,957 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 14,957 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 129,930 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 135,561 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 130,156 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 135,822 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 131,369 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, annual growth rate in Ecuador?
- Population, annual growth rate in Ecuador was 0.8643 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, annual growth rate recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 3.03 % change on previous year in 1968.
- What is the lowest population, annual growth rate recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7774 % change on previous year in 2021.
- How does Ecuador rank for population, annual growth rate?
- Ecuador ranks 108th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population, annual growth rate rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Population International Monetary Fund
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.