Urban population, annual growth rate in Ecuador
Ecuador: Urban population, annual growth rate was 1.1 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
Urban population, annual growth rate in Ecuador, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, annual growth rate in Ecuador is 1.1 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.0% on the previous year and down 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, annual growth rate in Ecuador peaked at 5.12 % change on previous year in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.7933 % change on previous year, in 2021.
Ecuador ranks 117th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Urban population, annual growth rate in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.53 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 4.5 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 4.44 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 4.33 % change on previous year | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 4.24 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 4.18 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 4.14 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 4.12 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 4.13 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 4.15 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 4.19 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 4.26 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 4.34 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 4.44 % change on previous year | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 4.66 % change on previous year | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 4.9 % change on previous year | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 5.05 % change on previous year | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 5.12 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 5.1 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 5.02 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 4.88 % change on previous year | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 4.64 % change on previous year | -4.8% |
| 1983 | 4.45 % change on previous year | -4.1% |
| 1984 | 4.37 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 4.27 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 4.12 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 3.97 % change on previous year | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 3.82 % change on previous year | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 3.67 % change on previous year | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 3.52 % change on previous year | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 3.37 % change on previous year | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 3.29 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 3.19 % change on previous year | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 3.06 % change on previous year | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 2.99 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 2.91 % change on previous year | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 2.8 % change on previous year | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 2.69 % change on previous year | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 2.56 % change on previous year | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 2.42 % change on previous year | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 2.29 % change on previous year | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 2.22 % change on previous year | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 2.2 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 2.17 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 2.11 % change on previous year | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 2.07 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 2.01 % change on previous year | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 1.97 % change on previous year | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 1.91 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 1.82 % change on previous year | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 1.74 % change on previous year | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 1.68 % change on previous year | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 1.58 % change on previous year | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 1.51 % change on previous year | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 1.5 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.52 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.59 % change on previous year | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 1.77 % change on previous year | +11.4% |
| 2019 | 1.74 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 1.21 % change on previous year | -30.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7933 % change on previous year | -34.5% |
| 2022 | 0.8041 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9417 % change on previous year | +17.1% |
| 2024 | 1.04 % change on previous year | +9.9% |
| 2025 | 1.1 % change on previous year | +6.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban 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 | -34.5% | 1.21 % change on previous year | 0.7933 % change on previous year |
| 2020 | -30.2% | 1.74 % change on previous year | 1.21 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.29 % change on previous year | 4.12 % change on previous year | 4.53 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.62 % change on previous year | 4.15 % change on previous year | 5.12 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.32 % change on previous year | 3.67 % change on previous year | 5.02 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.04 % change on previous year | 2.56 % change on previous year | 3.52 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.14 % change on previous year | 1.91 % change on previous year | 2.42 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.64 % change on previous year | 1.5 % change on previous year | 1.82 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9805 % change on previous year | 0.7933 % change on previous year | 1.21 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 114 Singapore 1.23 % change on previous year compare
- 115 Mexico 1.19 % change on previous year compare
- 116 Canada 1.16 % change on previous year compare
- 118 Myanmar 1.09 % change on previous year compare
- 119 Libya 1.08 % change on previous year compare
- 120 Tunisia 1.07 % change on previous year 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 urban population, annual growth rate in Ecuador?
- Urban population, annual growth rate in Ecuador was 1.1 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, annual growth rate recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 5.12 % change on previous year in 1978.
- What is the lowest urban population, annual growth rate recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7933 % change on previous year in 2021.
- How does Ecuador rank for urban population, annual growth rate?
- Ecuador ranks 117th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, annual growth rate rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.8%. 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 Urban 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 Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.