Population in largest city rose 1.63% to 3.04 mil in Ecuador in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, population in largest city in Ecuador reached an all time high of 3.04 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 0.456 mil in 1960. When compared to Ecuador's main peers, population in largest city in Brazil amounted to 22.2 mil, 11.2 mil in Colombia, 1.90 mil in Panama and 10.9 mil in Peru in 2021.
Ecuador has been ranked 58th within the group of 153 countries we follow in terms of population in largest city, 3 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population in the Largest City | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Bolivia | mil | 1.75 | 1.77 | 1.79 | 1.81 | 1.84 | ||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | mil | 20.9 | 21.1 | 21.4 | 21.7 | 21.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chile | mil | 6.52 | 6.58 | 6.63 | 6.68 | 6.72 | ||||||||||||||||
| Colombia | mil | 9.71 | 9.99 | 10.3 | 10.6 | 10.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | mil | 1.30 | 1.32 | 1.34 | 1.36 | 1.38 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ecuador | mil | 2.74 | 2.79 | 2.84 | 2.90 | 2.95 | ||||||||||||||||
| Honduras | mil | 1.23 | 1.27 | 1.32 | 1.36 | 1.40 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | mil | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 1.06 | ||||||||||||||||
| Panama | mil | 1.67 | 1.71 | 1.75 | 1.78 | 1.82 | ||||||||||||||||
| Peru | mil | 9.81 | 10.0 | 10.2 | 10.4 | 10.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | mil | 2.92 | 2.92 | 2.93 | 2.93 | 2.94 |
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