Ecuador
Urban population in Ecuador
Urban population in Ecuador: 28.3% in 1950 and 63.4% in 2025, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2025
- 63.4%
- Since 1950
- +35.1 percentage points
- Projected, 2050
- 79.9%
- UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts it at 79.9% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Ecuador |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 63.4 |
| 2024 | 63.2 |
| 2023 | 63.1 |
| 2022 | 63.1 |
| 2021 | 63.1 |
| 2020 | 63.1 |
| 2019 | 63.1 |
| 2018 | 63 |
| 2017 | 63 |
| 2016 | 63 |
| 2015 | 63 |
| 2014 | 62.9 |
| 2013 | 62.9 |
| 2012 | 62.8 |
| 2011 | 62.8 |
| 2010 | 62.7 |
| 2009 | 62.7 |
| 2008 | 62.5 |
| 2007 | 62.4 |
| 2006 | 62.2 |
| 2005 | 62 |
| 2004 | 61.8 |
| 2003 | 61.5 |
| 2002 | 61.3 |
| 2001 | 61 |
| 2000 | 60.7 |
| 1999 | 60.3 |
| 1998 | 59.8 |
| 1997 | 59.3 |
| 1996 | 58.8 |
| 1995 | 58.2 |
| 1994 | 57.6 |
| 1993 | 57 |
| 1992 | 56.4 |
| 1991 | 55.7 |
| 1990 | 55.1 |
| 1989 | 54.4 |
| 1988 | 53.7 |
| 1987 | 53 |
| 1986 | 52.2 |
| 1985 | 51.4 |
| 1984 | 50.6 |
| 1983 | 49.7 |
| 1982 | 48.9 |
| 1981 | 48 |
| 1980 | 47 |
| 1979 | 45.9 |
| 1978 | 44.9 |
| 1977 | 43.9 |
| 1976 | 43 |
| 1975 | 42.1 |
| 1974 | 41.4 |
| 1973 | 40.8 |
| 1972 | 40.3 |
| 1971 | 39.8 |
| 1970 | 39.3 |
| 1969 | 38.9 |
| 1968 | 38.5 |
| 1967 | 38.1 |
| 1966 | 37.7 |
| 1965 | 37.3 |
| 1964 | 36.8 |
| 1963 | 36.3 |
| 1962 | 35.8 |
| 1961 | 35.3 |
| 1960 | 34.7 |
| 1959 | 34.1 |
| 1958 | 33.5 |
| 1957 | 32.9 |
| 1956 | 32.3 |
| 1955 | 31.7 |
| 1954 | 31 |
| 1953 | 30.3 |
| 1952 | 29.7 |
| 1951 | 29 |
| 1950 | 28.3 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Ecuador |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 63.6 |
| 2027 | 63.8 |
| 2028 | 64.1 |
| 2029 | 64.5 |
| 2030 | 64.9 |
| 2031 | 65.3 |
| 2032 | 65.8 |
| 2033 | 66.3 |
| 2034 | 66.8 |
| 2035 | 67.4 |
| 2036 | 68 |
| 2037 | 68.7 |
| 2038 | 69.4 |
| 2039 | 70.1 |
| 2040 | 70.8 |
| 2041 | 71.6 |
| 2042 | 72.4 |
| 2043 | 73.3 |
| 2044 | 74.2 |
| 2045 | 75 |
| 2046 | 76 |
| 2047 | 76.9 |
| 2048 | 77.9 |
| 2049 | 78.9 |
| 2050 | 79.9 |
Good to know
- The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
- Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
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- Military spending2.1% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$2.71B in 2025
- Military spending per person$150 in 2025
- Military share of state spending5.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel42,000 people in 2020
- National power0.15% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers0.54% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports30 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exports2 million TIV in 2018