Population, age 21, total in Ecuador

Ecuador: Population, age 21, total was 262,848 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
262,848
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
68th
of 191 countries
All-time high
262,848
in 2015
All-time low
201,849
in 1990
Years of data
25
1990–2015

Population, age 21, total in Ecuador, 1990–2015

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1990200220151990: 201.8k1991: 207.0k1992: 211.9k1993: 216.5k1994: 220.8k1995: 224.5k1996: 227.8k1997: 230.6k1998: 233.0k1999: 235.0k2000: 236.8k2001: 238.4k2002: 239.8k2003: 241.0k2004: 242.2k2005: 243.4k2006: 244.6k2007: 245.9k2008: 247.3k2009: 248.8k2010: 250.6k2011: 252.7k2012: 254.9k2013: 257.3k2015: 262.8k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2015, population, age 21, total in Ecuador stood at 262,848. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 21, total in Ecuador peaked at 262,848 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 201,849, in 1990.

That places Ecuador 68th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Population, age 21, total in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Population, age 21, total in Ecuador, 1990 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1990 201,849
1991 206,951 +2.5%
1992 211,867 +2.4%
1993 216,507 +2.2%
1994 220,754 +2.0%
1995 224,525 +1.7%
1996 227,792 +1.5%
1997 230,580 +1.2%
1998 232,952 +1.0%
1999 234,999 +0.9%
2000 236,804 +0.8%
2001 238,392 +0.7%
2002 239,783 +0.6%
2003 241,040 +0.5%
2004 242,232 +0.5%
2005 243,420 +0.5%
2006 244,628 +0.5%
2007 245,882 +0.5%
2008 247,254 +0.6%
2009 248,819 +0.6%
2010 250,627 +0.7%
2011 252,659 +0.8%
2012 254,886 +0.9%
2013 257,323 +1.0%
2015 262,848 +2.1%

Ecuador compared with similar countries

  • Ecuador's 262,848 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 112,347, 2.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Ecuador's 262,848 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 86,322, 3.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 220,878 201,849 234,999 10
2000s 242,825 236,804 248,819 10
2010s 255,669 250,627 262,848 5

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 65 Chile 295,725 compare
  2. 66 Zambia 291,330 compare
  3. 67 Senegal 290,523 compare
  4. 69 Kazakhstan 256,122 compare
  5. 70 Chad 253,175 compare
  6. 71 Rwanda 223,577 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 21, total in Ecuador?
Population, age 21, total in Ecuador was 262,848 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 21, total recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 262,848 in 2015.
What is the lowest population, age 21, total recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 201,849 in 1990.
How does Ecuador rank for population, age 21, total?
Ecuador ranks 68th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 21, total rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 21, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population, age 21, total
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,605 data points, 1990–2015
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