Rural population, annual growth rate in Ecuador
Ecuador: Rural population, annual growth rate was 0.4287 % change on previous year in 2025. βΌ Falling
Rural population, annual growth rate in Ecuador, 1961β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, rural population, annual growth rate in Ecuador stood at 0.4287 % change on previous year. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 25.0% on the previous year and down 68.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, annual growth rate in Ecuador peaked at 2.36 % change on previous year in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.4287 % change on previous year, in 2025.
Ecuador ranks 87th of 209 countries on this measure, 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 | 2.21 % change on previous year | 1.98 % change on previous year | 2.36 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.65 % change on previous year | 0.8322 % change on previous year | 2.29 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8304 % change on previous year | 0.7304 % change on previous year | 0.9524 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5921 % change on previous year | 0.4703 % change on previous year | 0.7635 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.12 % change on previous year | 0.7389 % change on previous year | 1.4 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.47 % change on previous year | 1.33 % change on previous year | 1.66 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7427 % change on previous year | 0.4287 % change on previous year | 1.15 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 84 Ghana 0.4821 % change on previous year compare
- 85 Myanmar 0.4495 % change on previous year compare
- 86 Micronesia 0.4308 % change on previous year compare
- 88 Eswatini 0.4281 % change on previous year compare
- 89 Dominican Republic 0.4279 % change on previous year compare
- 90 India 0.4067 % change on previous year compare
More agriculture & rural data for Ecuador
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.097 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 691.36 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3661 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 9.7 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 9.7 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
- Rural population 36.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, annual growth rate in Ecuador?
- Rural population, annual growth rate in Ecuador was 0.4287 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, annual growth rate recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 2.36 % change on previous year in 1968.
- What is the lowest rural population, annual growth rate recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4287 % change on previous year in 2025.
- How does Ecuador rank for rural population, annual growth rate?
- Ecuador ranks 87th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, annual growth rate rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.