Rural population growth in Ecuador
Ecuador: Rural population growth was 0.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population growth in Ecuador, 1961–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population growth in Ecuador is 0.4%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.0% on the previous year and down 67.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population growth in Ecuador peaked at 2.3% in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2025.
That places Ecuador 87th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.3% | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.6% | 0.8% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More agriculture & rural data for Ecuador
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
- Rural population 36.6% (2025)
- Rural population 6.70 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.7% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 12.64 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 696,223 hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 4,007 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 2.79 million metric tons (2024)
- Fertilizer consumption 216.91 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population growth in Ecuador?
- Rural population growth in Ecuador was 0.4% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest rural population growth recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 1968.
- What is the lowest rural population growth recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2025.
- How does Ecuador rank for rural population growth?
- Ecuador ranks 87th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population growth rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual rural population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear rural population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.