Rural population, per capita in Ecuador
Ecuador: Rural population, per capita was 0.3661 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Ecuador, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, per capita in Ecuador is 0.3661 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Ecuador peaked at 0.6531 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.3661 units per person, in 2025.
That places Ecuador 104th out of 216 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Rural population, per capita in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.6531 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.6474 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1962 | 0.6419 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.6367 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.6319 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.6274 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.6232 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.6191 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.6151 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.611 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.6067 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.6022 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.5972 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.5918 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.5858 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5787 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.5703 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.5609 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.5509 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.5407 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.5304 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.5205 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.5113 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.5028 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.4944 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.4862 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.4782 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.4704 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.4629 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.4558 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.4491 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.4427 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.4364 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.4301 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4238 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4178 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.412 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.4066 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.4016 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3971 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3931 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3899 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.3871 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3846 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3822 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3799 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3779 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3761 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3746 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3734 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3726 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3721 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3716 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3712 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3708 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3704 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3701 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3698 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3696 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3694 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3692 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3691 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3691 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3687 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.3676 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.3661 units per person | -0.4% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.3661 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3456 units per person, 1.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.3661 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2796 units per person, 1.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6307 units per person | 0.611 units per person | 0.6531 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5785 units per person | 0.5407 units per person | 0.6067 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4913 units per person | 0.4558 units per person | 0.5304 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4217 units per person | 0.3971 units per person | 0.4491 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3819 units per person | 0.3734 units per person | 0.3931 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3707 units per person | 0.3694 units per person | 0.3726 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3683 units per person | 0.3661 units per person | 0.3692 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
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, annual growth rate 0.4287 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share 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, per capita in Ecuador?
- Rural population, per capita in Ecuador was 0.3661 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6531 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3661 units per person in 2025.
- How does Ecuador rank for rural population, per capita?
- Ecuador ranks 104th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population 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
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.