What is number of people living in the capital city in Ecuador?

Number of people living in the capital city in Ecuador was 2.68 million people in 2100, according to European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest number of people living in the capital city recorded in Ecuador?

The highest recorded value was 2.95 million people in 2065.

What is the lowest number of people living in the capital city recorded in Ecuador?

The lowest recorded value was 2.43 million people in 2020.

How does Ecuador rank for number of people living in the capital city?

Ecuador ranks 68th out of 191 countries with data for 2100.

Is number of people living in the capital city rising or falling in Ecuador?

Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Ecuador data come from?

The figures come from European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in the capital city. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Number of people living in the capital city in Ecuador

Name: Number of people living in the capital city in Ecuador
Creator: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Ecuador: Number of people living in the capital city was 2.68 million people in 2100. ▲ Rising

Latest (2100)

2.68 million people

World rank

68th

of 191 countries

All-time high

2.95 million people

in 2065

All-time low

2.43 million people

in 2020

Years of data

2020–2100

Number of people living in the capital city in Ecuador, 2020–2100

Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 2.68 million people for number of people living in the capital city in 2100.

That represents a change of down 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people living in the capital city in Ecuador peaked at 2.95 million people in 2065 and was at its lowest, 2.43 million people, in 2020.

Ecuador ranks 68th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Number of people living in the capital city in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Number of people living in the capital city in Ecuador, 2020 to 2100.
Year	people	Change
2020	2.43 million people	—
2025	2.53 million people	+4.3%
2030	2.65 million people	+4.4%
2035	2.73 million people	+3.3%
2040	2.81 million people	+2.6%
2045	2.87 million people	+2.2%
2050	2.91 million people	+1.4%
2055	2.93 million people	+0.9%
2060	2.95 million people	+0.4%
2065	2.95 million people	+0.2%
2070	2.94 million people	-0.3%
2075	2.92 million people	-0.7%
2080	2.89 million people	-1.2%
2085	2.85 million people	-1.5%
2090	2.79 million people	-1.9%
2095	2.74 million people	-1.9%
2100	2.68 million people	-2.1%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2020s	2.48 million people	2.43 million people	2.53 million people	2
2030s	2.69 million people	2.65 million people	2.73 million people	2
2040s	2.84 million people	2.81 million people	2.87 million people	2
2050s	2.92 million people	2.91 million people	2.93 million people	2
2060s	2.95 million people	2.95 million people	2.95 million people	2
2070s	2.93 million people	2.92 million people	2.94 million people	2
2080s	2.87 million people	2.85 million people	2.89 million people	2
2090s	2.76 million people	2.74 million people	2.79 million people	2
2100s	2.68 million people	2.68 million people	2.68 million people	1

Countries ranked near Ecuador

65 Liberia 2.96 million people compare
66 Malawi 2.93 million people compare
67 South Africa 2.76 million people compare
69 Tajikistan 2.53 million people compare
70 United Arab Emirates 2.47 million people compare
71 Mongolia 2.43 million people compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

More reference data data for Ecuador

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Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.51 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.74 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1826 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.74 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.14 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.18 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.63 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.57 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9943 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people living in the capital city in Ecuador?: Number of people living in the capital city in Ecuador was 2.68 million people in 2100, according to European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of people living in the capital city recorded in Ecuador?: The highest recorded value was 2.95 million people in 2065.
What is the lowest number of people living in the capital city recorded in Ecuador?: The lowest recorded value was 2.43 million people in 2020.
How does Ecuador rank for number of people living in the capital city?: Ecuador ranks 68th out of 191 countries with data for 2100.
Is number of people living in the capital city rising or falling in Ecuador?: Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?: The figures come from European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in the capital city. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Number of people living in the capital city
Unit: people
Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 3,183 data points, 2020–2100
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Projected total number of people living in the country's capital city. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.