Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Ecuador
Ecuador: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million was 28.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Ecuador, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 28.8% for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Ecuador peaked at 28.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 16.9%, in 1960.
Ecuador ranks 40th of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 16.9% | — |
| 1961 | 17.3% | +2.3% |
| 1962 | 17.7% | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 18.0% | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 18.3% | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 18.5% | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 18.8% | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 19.0% | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 19.3% | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 19.6% | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 19.8% | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 20.1% | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 20.4% | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 20.7% | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 21.0% | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 21.3% | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 21.7% | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 22.1% | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 22.5% | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 22.9% | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 23.3% | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 23.7% | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 24.1% | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 24.4% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 24.5% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 24.6% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 24.7% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 24.8% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 25.0% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 25.2% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 25.4% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 25.5% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 25.6% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 25.8% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 25.9% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 26.1% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 26.3% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 26.5% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 26.6% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 26.8% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 27.1% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 27.3% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 27.4% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 27.3% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 27.3% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 27.2% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 27.2% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 27.2% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 27.2% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 27.1% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 27.1% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 27.2% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 27.2% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 27.3% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 27.4% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 27.5% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 27.6% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 27.7% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 27.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 27.6% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 27.7% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 28.0% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 28.2% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 28.4% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 28.6% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 28.8% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.3% | 16.9% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 21.2% | 19.8% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.4% | 23.3% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.1% | 25.4% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.2% | 27.1% | 27.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.4% | 27.1% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.3% | 27.7% | 28.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 37 Mauritania 30.3% compare
- 38 Greece 30.3% compare
- 39 Costa Rica 29.2% compare
- 41 Georgia 27.6% compare
- 42 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 27.4% compare
- 43 Belgium 26.9% compare
More climate change data for Ecuador
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 218.44 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 19,195 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,758 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 14,437 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17.95 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 515.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,911 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,488 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,423 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.62 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Ecuador?
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Ecuador was 28.8% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 28.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.9% in 1960.
- How does Ecuador rank for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Ecuador ranks 40th out of 121 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.