Ecuador - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Ecuador was 11,320,850 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 11,320,850 in 2020 and a minimum value of 1,539,300 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 1,539,300
1961 1,611,002
1962 1,686,103
1963 1,762,138
1964 1,840,000
1965 1,921,394
1966 2,006,534
1967 2,095,346
1968 2,187,985
1969 2,284,101
1970 2,383,929
1971 2,487,286
1972 2,594,382
1973 2,704,940
1974 2,820,432
1975 2,963,008
1976 3,110,590
1977 3,262,937
1978 3,420,477
1979 3,583,321
1980 3,751,798
1981 3,925,690
1982 4,105,299
1983 4,282,801
1984 4,460,466
1985 4,643,203
1986 4,831,440
1987 5,024,855
1988 5,223,721
1989 5,427,384
1990 5,636,220
1991 5,834,112
1992 6,025,252
1993 6,219,532
1994 6,417,028
1995 6,617,214
1996 6,820,256
1997 7,025,664
1998 7,232,582
1999 7,439,883
2000 7,646,590
2001 7,851,984
2002 8,033,023
2003 8,197,752
2004 8,363,683
2005 8,532,064
2006 8,703,740
2007 8,878,732
2008 9,055,766
2009 9,233,269
2010 9,410,467
2011 9,580,934
2012 9,746,825
2013 9,915,342
2014 10,091,290
2015 10,278,100
2016 10,477,470
2017 10,687,240
2018 10,903,410
2019 11,116,710
2020 11,320,850

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Ecuador was 64.17 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 64.17 in 2020, while its lowest value was 33.88 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 33.88
1961 34.47
1962 35.06
1963 35.61
1964 36.12
1965 36.64
1966 37.16
1967 37.69
1968 38.22
1969 38.74
1970 39.28
1971 39.81
1972 40.35
1973 40.89
1974 41.46
1975 42.36
1976 43.28
1977 44.19
1978 45.11
1979 46.03
1980 46.96
1981 47.89
1982 48.82
1983 49.66
1984 50.44
1985 51.22
1986 51.99
1987 52.77
1988 53.55
1989 54.32
1990 55.09
1991 55.71
1992 56.23
1993 56.74
1994 57.25
1995 57.77
1996 58.28
1997 58.79
1998 59.29
1999 59.80
2000 60.30
2001 60.80
2002 61.12
2003 61.32
2004 61.51
2005 61.71
2006 61.91
2007 62.10
2008 62.30
2009 62.50
2010 62.69
2011 62.85
2012 62.99
2013 63.13
2014 63.26
2015 63.40
2016 63.53
2017 63.67
2018 63.82
2019 63.99
2020 64.17

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization