Provinces
The population of the provinces of Ecuador according to census results.
Name | Abbr. | Capital | Area A (km²) | Population Census (C) 1990-11-25 | Population Census (Cf) 2001-11-25 | Population Census (C) 2010-11-28 | Population Census (C) 2022-10-01 | |||
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Ecuador | ECU | Quito | 256,850 | 9,697,979 | 12,156,608 | 14,483,499 | 16,938,986 | → | ||
Azuay | AZU | Cuenca | 8,171 | 506,090 | 599,546 | 712,127 | 801,609 | 817100 | → | |
Bolívar | BOL | Guaranda | 3,956 | 163,149 | 169,370 | 183,641 | 199,078 | 395600 | → | |
Cañar | CAN | Azogues | 3,647 | 189,347 | 206,981 | 225,184 | 227,578 | 364700 | → | |
Carchi | CAR | Tulcán | 3,776 | 141,482 | 152,939 | 164,524 | 172,828 | 377600 | → | |
Chimborazo | CHI | Riobamba | 6,110 | 366,636 | 403,632 | 458,581 | 471,933 | 611000 | → | |
Cotopaxi | COT | Latacunga | 6,185 | 286,926 | 349,540 | 409,205 | 470,210 | 618500 | → | |
El Oro | EOR | Machala | 5,873 | 412,572 | 525,763 | 600,659 | 714,592 | 587300 | → | |
Esmeraldas | ESM | Esmeraldas | 15,841 | 306,777 | 385,223 | 491,168 | 553,900 | 1584100 | → | |
Galápagos | GAL | Puerto Baquerizo Moreno | 7,988 | 9,785 | 18,640 | 25,124 | 28,583 | 798800 | → | |
Guayas | GUA | Guayaquil | 16,244 | 2,350,497 | 3,075,748 | 3,651,807 | 4,391,923 | 1624400 | → | |
Imbabura | IMB | Ibarra | 4,785 | 278,240 | 348,105 | 403,546 | 469,879 | 478500 | → | |
Loja | LOJ | Loja | 11,066 | 384,698 | 404,835 | 448,966 | 485,421 | 1106600 | → | |
Los Ríos | LRI | Babahoyo | 7,238 | 527,559 | 650,178 | 778,115 | 898,652 | 723800 | → | |
Manabí | MAN | Portoviejo | 19,532 | 1,047,189 | 1,203,717 | 1,390,538 | 1,592,840 | 1953200 | → | |
Morona Santiago | MSA | Macas | 23,957 | 95,421 | 115,412 | 147,940 | 192,508 | 2395700 | → | |
Napo | NAP | Tena | 12,513 | 54,853 | 79,139 | 103,697 | 131,675 | 1251300 | → | |
Orellana | ORE | Puerto Francisco de Orellana | 21,601 | 48,757 | 86,493 | 136,396 | 182,166 | 2160100 | → | |
Pastaza | PAS | Puyo | 29,514 | 42,236 | 61,779 | 83,933 | 111,915 | 2951400 | → | |
Pichincha | PIC | Quito | 9,444 | 1,565,403 | 2,101,799 | 2,576,287 | 3,089,473 | 944400 | → | |
Santa Elena | SEL | Santa Elena | 3,691 | 169,552 | 238,889 | 308,693 | 385,735 | 369100 | → | |
Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas | SDT | Santo Domingo de los Colorados | 3,779 | 238,984 | 332,250 | 410,937 | 492,969 | 377900 | → | |
Sucumbíos | SUC | Nueva Loja | 18,000 | 77,148 | 128,995 | 176,472 | 199,014 | 1800000 | → | |
Tungurahua | TUN | Ambato | 3,382 | 368,511 | 441,034 | 504,583 | 563,532 | 338200 | → | |
Zamora Chinchipe | ZCH | Zamora | 10,559 | 66,167 | 76,601 | 91,376 | 110,973 | 1055900 | → |
- Census figures are not adjusted for underenumeration.
- El Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos del Ecuador (INEC).
Major Places
Name | Adm. | Population Census (C) 2022-10-01 | |
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1 | Guayaquil | GUA | 2,650,288 |
2 | Quito | PIC | 1,763,275 |
3 | Cuenca | AZU | 361,524 |
4 | Santo Domingo de los Colorados | SDT | 334,826 |
5 | Durán | GUA | 295,211 |
6 | Machala | EOR | 288,072 |
7 | Manta | MAN | 258,697 |
8 | Portoviejo | MAN | 244,129 |
9 | Calderón | PIC | 230,000 |
10 | Loja | LOJ | 203,496 |
Contents: Places
The population of all Ecuadorian cities and towns with more than 10,000 inhabitants by census years.
Name | Status | Adm. | Population Census (C) 1982-11-28 | Population Census (C) 1990-11-25 | Population Census (Cf) 2001-11-25 | Population Census (C) 2010-11-28 | Population Census (C) 2022-10-01 | Area | ||
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Alangasí | Loc | PIC | ... | 3,500 | 5,000 | 7,500 | 10,500 | 240 | ||
Amaguaña | Loc | PIC | ... | 5,000 | 7,000 | 9,500 | 13,000 | 346 | ||
Ambato | UrbC | TUN | 100,454 | 124,166 | 154,095 | 165,185 | 177,316 | 3464 | → | |
Anconcito | Loc | SEL | ... | ... | 7,000 | 9,500 | 12,000 | 332 | ||
Arenillas | UrbC | EOR | 9,198 | 10,999 | 14,318 | 17,346 | 21,524 | 813 | → | |
Atacames | UrbC | ESM | ... | ... | 9,783 | 15,463 | 18,948 | 480 | → | |
Atuntaqui (Antonio Ante) | UrbC | IMB | 12,247 | 13,764 | 17,775 | 21,286 | 25,115 | 1037 | → | |
Azogues | UrbC | CAN | 14,548 | 21,060 | 27,866 | 33,848 | 35,763 | 1434 | → | |
Babahoyo | UrbC | LRI | 42,266 | 50,285 | 76,869 | 90,191 | 98,251 | 1366 | → | |
Bahía de Caráquez (Sucre) | UrbC | MAN | ... | 15,308 | 19,703 | 20,921 | 22,209 | 1507 | → | |
Balao | UrbC | GUA | ... | 5,131 | 7,682 | 9,220 | 12,850 | 134 | → | |
Balzar | UrbC | GUA | 17,627 | 21,721 | 24,280 | 28,794 | 32,744 | 1065 | → | |
Baños de Agua Santa | UrbC | TUN | 8,340 | 9,501 | 10,439 | 12,995 | 14,100 | 416 | → | |
Buena Fé (San Jacinto de Buena Fé) | UrbC | LRI | ... | ... | 27,516 | 38,263 | 46,779 | 854 | → | |
Calceta (Bolivar) | UrbC | MAN | ... | 12,111 | 14,296 | 17,632 | 20,011 | 705 | → | |
Calderón | Loc | PIC | ... | 35,000 | 75,000 | 140,000 | 230,000 | 4455 | ||
Camilo Ponce Enríquez | UrbC | AZU | ... | ... | ... | 4,903 | 10,015 | 220 | → | |
Cañar | UrbC | CAN | 10,534 | 11,179 | 11,114 | 13,407 | 13,148 | 551 | → | |
Cariamanga | UrbC | LOJ | ... | 10,106 | 10,920 | 13,311 | 13,175 | 332 | → | |
Catamayo | UrbC | LOJ | ... | 12,818 | 17,140 | 22,697 | 27,026 | 1471 | → | |
Cayambe | UrbC | PIC | 14,249 | 16,849 | 30,473 | 39,028 | 44,559 | 1171 | → | |
Chone | UrbC | MAN | 33,839 | 41,437 | 45,526 | 52,810 | 54,629 | 1087 | → | |
Conocoto | Loc | PIC | ... | 25,000 | 50,000 | 75,000 | 120,000 | 3149 | ||
Cotacachi | UrbC | IMB | ... | 6,051 | 7,489 | 8,848 | 10,526 | 545 | → | |
Cuenca | UrbC | AZU | 152,406 | 194,981 | 277,374 | 329,928 | 361,524 | 7145 | → | |
Cumandá | UrbC | CHI | ... | ... | 5,411 | 8,626 | 11,442 | 324 | → | |
Cumbayá | Loc | PIC | ... | 12,000 | 21,000 | 31,000 | 40,000 | 1973 | ||
Daule (incl. San Antonio, La Aurora) | UrbC | GUA | 18,923 | 24,399 | 31,763 | 65,145 | 161,498 | 3995 | → | |
Durán (Eloy Alfaro) | UrbC | GUA | 51,023 | 82,359 | 174,531 | 230,839 | 295,211 | 5345 | → | |
El Carmen | UrbC | MAN | 11,928 | 22,870 | 33,382 | 46,358 | 52,366 | 1205 | → | |
El Guabo | UrbC | EOR | ... | 11,103 | 17,389 | 22,172 | 26,635 | 494 | → | |
El Salitre | UrbC | GUA | ... | 6,996 | 8,780 | 10,840 | 13,571 | 349 | → | |
El Triunfo | UrbC | GUA | ... | 16,399 | 24,701 | 34,863 | 41,042 | 1075 | → | |
Esmeraldas | UrbC | ESM | 90,360 | 98,558 | 95,124 | 154,035 | 155,487 | 2803 | → | |
Gualaceo | UrbC | AZU | ... | 8,572 | 10,682 | 13,981 | 13,843 | 546 | → | |
Guaranda | UrbC | BOL | 13,685 | 15,730 | 20,742 | 23,874 | 30,755 | 825 | → | |
Guayaquil | UrbC | GUA | 1,199,344 | 1,508,444 | 1,985,379 | 2,278,691 | 2,650,288 | 30798 | → | |
Guayllabamba | Loc | PIC | ... | 3,500 | 6,000 | 8,000 | 10,000 | 596 | ||
Huachi Grande | Loc | TUN | ... | 4,000 | 5,500 | 8,500 | 12,500 | 725 | ||
Huaquillas | UrbC | EOR | 20,117 | 27,368 | 40,183 | 47,706 | 56,021 | 1786 | → | |
Ibarra | UrbC | IMB | 53,428 | 80,991 | 108,535 | 131,856 | 157,941 | 4126 | → | |
Izamba | Loc | TUN | ... | 5,500 | 7,000 | 9,500 | 14,500 | 697 | ||
Jaramijó | UrbC | MAN | ... | ... | 11,236 | 17,208 | 28,397 | 1722 | → | |
Jipijapa | UrbC | MAN | 27,146 | 32,225 | 36,078 | 40,232 | 45,382 | 1141 | → | |
José Luis Tamayo (Muey) | Loc | SEL | ... | ... | ... | 18,000 | 30,000 | 735 | ||
La Concordia | UrbC | SDT | ... | ... | ... | 29,003 | 35,474 | 921 | → | |
La Joya de los Sachas | UrbC | ORE | ... | ... | 5,822 | 11,480 | 16,023 | 518 | → | |
La Libertad | UrbC | SEL | 41,955 | 53,108 | 77,646 | 95,942 | 112,154 | 1871 | → | |
La Maná | UrbC | COT | ... | 7,673 | 17,276 | 23,775 | 31,740 | 857 | → | |
Latacunga | UrbC | COT | 28,764 | 39,882 | 51,689 | 63,842 | 77,267 | 1999 | → | |
La Troncal | UrbC | CAN | ... | 19,654 | 27,847 | 35,259 | 39,600 | 1001 | → | |
Llano Chico | Loc | PIC | ... | 4,000 | 6,000 | 10,000 | 14,500 | 643 | ||
Loja | UrbC | LOJ | 71,652 | 94,305 | 118,532 | 170,280 | 203,496 | 5588 | → | |
Lomas de Sargentillo | UrbC | GUA | ... | ... | 10,793 | 13,775 | 16,603 | 461 | → | |
Macará | UrbC | LOJ | 10,510 | 11,032 | 11,483 | 12,587 | 12,454 | 498 | → | |
Macas (Morona) | UrbC | MSA | 5,015 | 8,246 | 13,602 | 18,984 | 22,398 | 1573 | → | |
Machachi | UrbC | PIC | ... | 9,379 | 12,469 | 16,515 | 24,188 | 609 | → | |
Machala | UrbC | EOR | 105,521 | 144,197 | 204,578 | 231,260 | 288,072 | 4291 | → | |
Manta | UrbC | MAN | 100,338 | 125,505 | 183,105 | 217,553 | 258,697 | 5351 | → | |
Milagro | UrbC | GUA | 77,010 | 93,637 | 113,440 | 133,508 | 159,970 | 2606 | → | |
Montalvo | UrbC | LRI | ... | 7,120 | 9,427 | 12,734 | 16,248 | 528 | → | |
Montecristi | UrbC | MAN | 8,129 | 9,642 | 14,636 | 46,312 | 71,066 | 3272 | → | |
Naranjal | UrbC | GUA | 9,582 | 14,064 | 20,789 | 28,487 | 39,323 | 819 | → | |
Naranjito | UrbC | GUA | ... | 16,131 | 23,962 | 28,546 | 34,664 | 504 | → | |
Nobol | UrbC | GUA | ... | ... | 6,357 | 8,256 | 10,010 | 196 | → | |
Nueva Loja (Lago Agrio) | UrbC | SUC | 7,237 | 13,165 | 34,106 | 48,562 | 55,627 | 2165 | → | |
Otavalo | UrbC | IMB | 17,461 | 21,548 | 30,965 | 39,354 | 41,718 | 1168 | → | |
Palestina | UrbC | GUA | ... | 5,308 | 7,115 | 8,480 | 10,392 | 253 | → | |
Pasaje | UrbC | EOR | 26,224 | 32,947 | 45,526 | 52,673 | 60,147 | 1946 | → | |
Pedernales | UrbC | MAN | ... | ... | 15,364 | 21,910 | 27,068 | 566 | → | |
Pedro Carbo | UrbC | GUA | ... | 13,783 | 16,534 | 20,220 | 24,882 | 625 | → | |
Pelileo | UrbC | TUN | ... | 5,954 | 9,051 | 10,103 | 11,403 | 343 | → | |
Píllaro | UrbC | TUN | ... | 5,146 | 6,299 | 7,444 | 9,816 | 531 | → | |
Piñas | UrbC | EOR | 8,237 | 10,162 | 12,671 | 15,517 | 18,482 | 591 | → | |
Playas (General Villamil) | UrbC | GUA | ... | 16,590 | 24,070 | 34,409 | 48,156 | 1690 | → | |
Pomasqui | Loc | PIC | ... | 9,000 | 13,000 | 19,000 | 24,000 | 598 | ||
Portoviejo | UrbC | MAN | 102,628 | 132,937 | 171,847 | 206,682 | 244,129 | 6794 | → | |
Posorja | Loc | GUA | ... | 8,000 | 12,000 | 16,000 | 22,000 | 542 | ||
Puerto Ayora | UrbC | GAL | ... | 4,294 | 9,582 | 11,974 | 12,696 | 271 | → | |
Puerto Baquerizo Moreno (San Cristóbal) | UrbC | GAL | ... | 3,023 | 4,908 | 6,672 | 7,290 | 275 | → | |
Puerto Francisco de Orellana (Ciudad Coco) | UrbC | ORE | ... | 7,805 | 18,298 | 40,730 | 51,281 | 1672 | → | |
Puerto López | UrbC | MAN | ... | ... | 7,720 | 9,870 | 12,598 | 470 | → | |
Pujilí | UrbC | COT | ... | 5,305 | 6,815 | 10,064 | 16,152 | 481 | → | |
Puyo (Pastaza) | UrbC | PAS | 9,758 | 14,438 | 24,432 | 33,557 | 33,325 | 849 | → | |
Quevedo | UrbC | LRI | 67,023 | 86,910 | 120,379 | 150,827 | 177,792 | 3450 | → | |
Quito | UrbC | PIC | 866,472 | 1,100,847 | 1,399,378 | 1,607,734 | 1,763,275 | 19747 | → | |
Ricaurte | Loc | AZU | ... | 5,500 | 7,000 | 9,500 | 13,500 | 308 | ||
Riobamba | UrbC | CHI | 75,455 | 94,505 | 124,807 | 146,324 | 177,213 | 3293 | → | |
Rocafuerte | UrbC | MAN | ... | 6,958 | 8,349 | 9,204 | 11,848 | 349 | → | |
Rosa Zárate (Quinindé) | UrbC | ESM | 10,658 | 16,171 | 22,643 | 28,928 | 31,120 | 680 | → | |
Salcedo (San Miguel) | UrbC | COT | ... | 7,582 | 9,853 | 12,488 | 16,751 | 513 | → | |
Salinas | UrbC | SEL | 17,748 | 19,298 | 28,650 | 34,719 | 35,066 | 1338 | → | |
Samborondón | UrbC | GUA | 7,135 | 9,248 | 11,030 | 42,637 | 72,425 | 4548 | → | |
San Antonio | Loc | IMB | ... | 5,500 | 7,500 | 10,500 | 12,000 | 512 | ||
San Antonio | Loc | PIC | ... | 9,500 | 15,000 | 24,000 | 37,000 | 1492 | ||
San Gabriel (Montúfar) | UrbC | CAR | ... | 11,973 | 12,575 | 14,487 | 14,497 | 419 | → | |
Sangolquí (Rumiñahui) | UrbC | PIC | 15,004 | 35,386 | 56,794 | 75,080 | 96,647 | 2717 | → | |
San Lorenzo | UrbC | ESM | ... | 11,230 | 14,600 | 23,265 | 28,491 | 462 | → | |
Santa Ana de Vuelta Larga | UrbC | MAN | ... | 6,368 | 7,988 | 9,681 | 11,918 | 712 | → | |
Santa Elena | UrbC | SEL | 12,859 | 17,459 | 27,351 | 39,681 | 54,565 | 1948 | → | |
Santa Lucía | UrbC | GUA | ... | 5,254 | 6,958 | 8,810 | 10,924 | 239 | → | |
Santa Rosa | Loc | TUN | ... | 8,000 | 10,000 | 14,500 | 20,000 | 539 | ||
Santa Rosa | UrbC | EOR | 26,716 | 32,648 | 42,593 | 48,929 | 56,842 | 1478 | → | |
Santo Domingo de Cutuglahua (Cutuglahua) | Loc | PIC | ... | 2,500 | 5,500 | 11,000 | 16,000 | 429 | ||
Santo Domingo de los Colorados | UrbC | SDT | 69,235 | 114,422 | 199,827 | 270,875 | 334,826 | 6714 | → | |
San Vicente | UrbC | MAN | ... | ... | 8,269 | 9,819 | 10,404 | 345 | → | |
Saquisilí | UrbC | COT | ... | 3,778 | 5,234 | 7,205 | 9,883 | 453 | → | |
Shushufindi | UrbC | SUC | ... | 4,806 | 10,559 | 16,355 | 16,328 | 457 | → | |
Sucúa | UrbC | MSA | ... | 4,707 | 6,310 | 7,805 | 10,846 | 869 | → | |
Tabacundo | UrbC | PIC | ... | 3,114 | 6,107 | 10,059 | 13,019 | 308 | → | |
Tena | UrbC | NAP | 5,457 | 7,873 | 16,669 | 23,307 | 29,724 | 742 | → | |
Tosagua | UrbC | MAN | ... | 7,074 | 8,424 | 10,751 | 11,317 | 453 | → | |
Tulcán | UrbC | CAR | 30,985 | 37,069 | 47,359 | 53,558 | 56,719 | 1109 | → | |
Tumbaco | Loc | PIC | ... | 20,000 | 30,000 | 40,000 | 65,000 | 2404 | ||
Valencia | UrbC | LRI | ... | ... | 9,235 | 16,983 | 22,996 | 609 | → | |
Velasco Ibarra (El Empalme) | UrbC | GUA | 17,017 | 24,112 | 29,265 | 35,686 | 41,778 | 1106 | → | |
Ventanas | UrbC | LRI | 15,869 | 23,217 | 32,425 | 38,168 | 41,531 | 480 | → | |
Vinces | UrbC | LRI | 14,608 | 17,512 | 24,128 | 30,248 | 35,064 | 685 | → | |
Virgen de Fátima | Loc | GUA | ... | ... | 8,000 | 10,500 | 13,500 | 446 | ||
Yaguachi (San Jacinto de Yaguachi) | UrbC | GUA | ... | 9,589 | 13,395 | 17,806 | 22,972 | 368 | → | |
Yantzaza | UrbC | ZCH | ... | 4,730 | 6,207 | 9,199 | 13,335 | 815 | → | |
Zamora | UrbC | ZCH | 5,296 | 8,048 | 10,355 | 12,386 | 17,584 | 623 | → | |
Zaruma | UrbC | EOR | ... | 7,397 | 8,717 | 9,677 | 10,005 | 260 | → |
- Census figures are not adjusted for underenumeration. INEC considers only the capitals of cantons as urban; their urban population is given. In addition, the population of other parish capitals with more than 10,000 inhabitants is roughly estimated by »City Population«.
- (1990) (2001) (2010) (2022) El Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos del Ecuador (INEC).