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Population, total, per square kilometre in Ecuador

Ecuador: Population, total, per square kilometre was 72.4 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
72.4 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
134th
of 216 countries
All-time high
72.4 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
17.06 units per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Population, total, per square kilometre in Ecuador, 1961–2023

20406080196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population, total, per square kilometre in Ecuador is 72.4 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, total, per square kilometre in Ecuador peaked at 72.4 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.06 units per square kilometre, in 1961.

Ecuador ranks 134th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Population, total, per square kilometre in Ecuador, year by year

Year units per square kilometre Change
1961 17.06 units per square kilometre —
1962 17.55 units per square kilometre +2.9%
1963 18.07 units per square kilometre +2.9%
1964 18.6 units per square kilometre +3.0%
1965 19.16 units per square kilometre +3.0%
1966 19.74 units per square kilometre +3.0%
1967 20.33 units per square kilometre +3.0%
1968 20.95 units per square kilometre +3.0%
1969 21.58 units per square kilometre +3.0%
1970 22.23 units per square kilometre +3.0%
1971 22.9 units per square kilometre +3.0%
1972 23.58 units per square kilometre +3.0%
1973 24.28 units per square kilometre +3.0%
1974 24.99 units per square kilometre +2.9%
1975 25.71 units per square kilometre +2.9%
1976 26.44 units per square kilometre +2.8%
1977 27.19 units per square kilometre +2.8%
1978 27.94 units per square kilometre +2.8%
1979 28.71 units per square kilometre +2.7%
1980 29.5 units per square kilometre +2.7%
1981 30.3 units per square kilometre +2.7%
1982 31.11 units per square kilometre +2.7%
1983 31.93 units per square kilometre +2.7%
1984 32.78 units per square kilometre +2.7%
1985 33.63 units per square kilometre +2.6%
1986 34.48 units per square kilometre +2.5%
1987 35.32 units per square kilometre +2.4%
1988 36.16 units per square kilometre +2.4%
1989 37 units per square kilometre +2.3%
1990 37.83 units per square kilometre +2.3%
1991 38.66 units per square kilometre +2.2%
1992 39.48 units per square kilometre +2.1%
1993 40.29 units per square kilometre +2.1%
1994 41.08 units per square kilometre +2.0%
1995 41.87 units per square kilometre +1.9%
1996 42.66 units per square kilometre +1.9%
1997 43.46 units per square kilometre +1.9%
1998 49.33 units per square kilometre +13.5%
1999 50.21 units per square kilometre +1.8%
2000 51.09 units per square kilometre +1.8%
2001 51.98 units per square kilometre +1.7%
2002 52.9 units per square kilometre +1.8%
2003 53.84 units per square kilometre +1.8%
2004 54.79 units per square kilometre +1.8%
2005 55.75 units per square kilometre +1.7%
2006 56.72 units per square kilometre +1.7%
2007 57.69 units per square kilometre +1.7%
2008 58.69 units per square kilometre +1.7%
2009 59.7 units per square kilometre +1.7%
2010 60.7 units per square kilometre +1.7%
2011 61.71 units per square kilometre +1.7%
2012 62.7 units per square kilometre +1.6%
2013 63.65 units per square kilometre +1.5%
2014 64.56 units per square kilometre +1.4%
2015 65.49 units per square kilometre +1.4%
2016 66.46 units per square kilometre +1.5%
2017 67.48 units per square kilometre +1.5%
2018 68.65 units per square kilometre +1.7%
2019 69.82 units per square kilometre +1.7%
2020 70.65 units per square kilometre +1.2%
2021 71.2 units per square kilometre +0.8%
2022 71.77 units per square kilometre +0.8%
2023 72.4 units per square kilometre +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 19.23 units per square kilometre 17.06 units per square kilometre 21.58 units per square kilometre 9
1970s 25.4 units per square kilometre 22.23 units per square kilometre 28.71 units per square kilometre 10
1980s 33.22 units per square kilometre 29.5 units per square kilometre 37 units per square kilometre 10
1990s 42.49 units per square kilometre 37.83 units per square kilometre 50.21 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 55.32 units per square kilometre 51.09 units per square kilometre 59.7 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 65.12 units per square kilometre 60.7 units per square kilometre 69.82 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 71.5 units per square kilometre 70.65 units per square kilometre 72.4 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 131 Republic of Moldova 74.64 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 132 Yemen 74.61 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 133 North Macedonia 72.47 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 135 Eswatini 71.54 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 136 Croatia 68.97 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 137 Mexico 66.74 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, total, per square kilometre in Ecuador?
Population, total, per square kilometre in Ecuador was 72.4 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population, total, per square kilometre recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 72.4 units per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest population, total, per square kilometre recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 17.06 units per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Ecuador rank for population, total, per square kilometre?
Ecuador ranks 134th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is population, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Population, total ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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  • Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
  • Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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Indicator
Population, total, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
264 places, 15,342 data points, 1961–2023
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Population, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.