Urban population, total in Ecuador
Ecuador: Urban population, total was 0.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
36th
of 103 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2017
All-time low
0.6%
in 1994
Years of data
23
1994–2021
Urban population, total in Ecuador, 1994–2021
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, total in Ecuador is 0.7%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, total in Ecuador peaked at 0.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1994.
Ecuador ranks 36th of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Urban population, total in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.6% | — |
| 1998 | 0.6% | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +0.1% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6%, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7%, 99% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More reference data data for Ecuador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9379 (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, total in Ecuador?
- Urban population, total in Ecuador was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest urban population, total recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest urban population, total recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1994.
- How does Ecuador rank for urban population, total?
- Ecuador ranks 36th out of 103 countries with data for 2021.
- Is urban population, total rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Urban population, total (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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