Ecuador — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Ecuador, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Ecuador was 0.85% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 2.99% in 1968. The lowest was 0.77% in 2021 (about 1.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -1.86% per year.
Ecuador ranks 111 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 51%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 0.48%, so Ecuador sits above it. It peaked in 1968 and has fallen 72% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 41%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 14 of 42 economies; Mexico (0.83%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 34% in 2021. That is 29% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 63rd of 216 in 1961 → 47th of 216 in 1970 → 66th of 216 in 1980 → 89th of 216 in 1990 → 80th of 217 in 2000 → 78th of 217 in 2010 → 99th of 217 in 2020 → 111th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.85% | -0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 0.86% | -0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 0.87% | +0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 0.77% | -0.4 pp |
| 2020 | 1.18% | -0.5 pp |
| 2019 | 1.69% | -0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 1.72% | +0.2 pp |
| 2017 | 1.53% | +0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 1.46% | +0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 1.43% | -0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 1.43% | -0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 1.5% | -0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 1.59% | -0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 1.64% | -0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 1.68% | -0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 1.71% | +0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 1.71% | -0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 1.71% | -0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 1.72% | -0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 1.73% | -0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 1.75% | -0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 1.76% | +0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 1.75% | +0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 1.73% | -0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 1.74% | -0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 1.78% | -0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 1.81% | -0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 1.85% | -0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 1.88% | -0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 1.9% | -0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 1.93% | -0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 2.03% | -0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 2.11% | -0.1 pp |
| 1991 | 2.16% | -0.1 pp |
| 1990 | 2.24% | -0.0 pp |
| 1989 | 2.28% | -0.1 pp |
| 1988 | 2.34% | -0.1 pp |
| 1987 | 2.41% | -0.1 pp |
| 1986 | 2.49% | -0.1 pp |
| 1985 | 2.57% | -0.0 pp |
| 1984 | 2.62% | -0.0 pp |
| 1983 | 2.63% | -0.0 pp |
| 1982 | 2.64% | -0.0 pp |
| 1981 | 2.67% | -0.0 pp |
| 1980 | 2.69% | -0.0 pp |
| 1979 | 2.71% | -0.0 pp |
| 1978 | 2.74% | -0.0 pp |
| 1977 | 2.77% | -0.0 pp |
| 1976 | 2.81% | -0.0 pp |
| 1975 | 2.85% | -0.0 pp |
| 1974 | 2.88% | -0.0 pp |
| 1973 | 2.91% | -0.0 pp |
| 1972 | 2.94% | -0.0 pp |
| 1971 | 2.96% | -0.0 pp |
| 1970 | 2.97% | -0.0 pp |
| 1969 | 2.98% | -0.0 pp |
| 1968 | 2.99% | +0.0 pp |
| 1967 | 2.98% | +0.0 pp |
| 1966 | 2.97% | +0.0 pp |
| 1965 | 2.95% | +0.0 pp |
| 1964 | 2.92% | +0.0 pp |
| 1963 | 2.89% | +0.0 pp |
| 1962 | 2.86% | +0.0 pp |
| 1961 | 2.82% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Ecuador’s Population growth in 1962?
2.86% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Ecuador’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -70.0% in total — about 1.9% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 0.85%; 2024: 0.86%; 2023: 0.87%; 2022: 0.8%; 2021: 0.77%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.