Rural population in Ecuador in 2025 — 6,695,598 people. Ranked 73 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 123.3%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Ecuador
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.7M | +28,578 | +0.43% |
| 2024 | 6.67M | +37,902 | +0.57% |
| 2023 | 6.63M | +50,350 | +0.77% |
| 2022 | 6.58M | +51,666 | +0.79% |
| 2021 | 6.53M | +48,637 | +0.75% |
| 2020 | 6.48M | +73,532 | +1.15% |
| 2019 | 6.4M | +103,988 | +1.65% |
| 2018 | 6.3M | +103,184 | +1.66% |
| 2017 | 6.2M | +89,430 | +1.46% |
| 2016 | 6.11M | +83,189 | +1.38% |
| 2015 | 6.03M | +79,838 | +1.34% |
| 2014 | 5.95M | +78,287 | +1.33% |
| 2013 | 5.87M | +80,526 | +1.39% |
| 2012 | 5.79M | +84,354 | +1.48% |
| 2011 | 5.7M | +84,640 | +1.51% |
| 2010 | 5.62M | +81,308 | +1.47% |
| 2009 | 5.54M | +76,253 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 5.46M | +70,706 | +1.31% |
| 2007 | 5.39M | +66,081 | +1.24% |
| 2006 | 5.32M | +62,558 | +1.19% |
| 2005 | 5.26M | +59,748 | +1.15% |
| 2004 | 5.2M | +58,101 | +1.13% |
| 2003 | 5.14M | +56,462 | +1.11% |
| 2002 | 5.09M | +52,686 | +1.05% |
| 2001 | 5.03M | +45,023 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 4.99M | +36,592 | +0.74% |
| 1999 | 4.95M | +31,819 | +0.65% |
| 1998 | 4.92M | +28,062 | +0.57% |
| 1997 | 4.89M | +25,412 | +0.52% |
| 1996 | 4.87M | +23,992 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 4.84M | +22,669 | +0.47% |
| 1994 | 4.82M | +23,083 | +0.48% |
| 1993 | 4.8M | +27,339 | +0.57% |
| 1992 | 4.77M | +31,453 | +0.66% |
| 1991 | 4.74M | +34,389 | +0.73% |
| 1990 | 4.7M | +35,644 | +0.76% |
| 1989 | 4.67M | +33,843 | +0.73% |
| 1988 | 4.63M | +33,871 | +0.74% |
| 1987 | 4.6M | +35,357 | +0.77% |
| 1986 | 4.57M | +37,550 | +0.83% |
| 1985 | 4.53M | +40,483 | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 4.49M | +42,336 | +0.95% |
| 1983 | 4.44M | +41,711 | +0.95% |
| 1982 | 4.4M | +37,715 | +0.86% |
| 1981 | 4.37M | +34,060 | +0.79% |
| 1980 | 4.33M | +33,547 | +0.78% |
| 1979 | 4.3M | +35,472 | +0.83% |
| 1978 | 4.26M | +40,240 | +0.95% |
| 1977 | 4.22M | +47,029 | +1.13% |
| 1976 | 4.17M | +55,745 | +1.35% |
| 1975 | 4.12M | +66,260 | +1.63% |
| 1974 | 4.05M | +74,676 | +1.88% |
| 1973 | 3.98M | +78,860 | +2.02% |
| 1972 | 3.9M | +81,609 | +2.14% |
| 1971 | 3.82M | +83,196 | +2.23% |
| 1970 | 3.73M | +83,767 | +2.29% |
| 1969 | 3.65M | +83,473 | +2.34% |
| 1968 | 3.57M | +82,234 | +2.36% |
| 1967 | 3.49M | +80,090 | +2.35% |
| 1966 | 3.4M | +77,213 | +2.32% |
| 1965 | 3.33M | +73,659 | +2.26% |
| 1964 | 3.25M | +69,551 | +2.18% |
| 1963 | 3.18M | +65,240 | +2.09% |
| 1962 | 3.12M | +62,033 | +2.03% |
| 1961 | 3.06M | +59,217 | +1.98% |
| 1960 | 3M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
