Rural population, per square kilometre in Ecuador
Ecuador: Rural population, per square kilometre was 26.69 units per square kilometre in 2023. β² Rising
Rural population, per square kilometre in Ecuador, 1961β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, per square kilometre in Ecuador is 26.69 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per square kilometre in Ecuador peaked at 26.69 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.04 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
Ecuador ranks 109th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.06 units per square kilometre | 11.04 units per square kilometre | 13.19 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 14.65 units per square kilometre | 13.49 units per square kilometre | 15.52 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.26 units per square kilometre | 15.65 units per square kilometre | 16.86 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.86 units per square kilometre | 16.99 units per square kilometre | 19.94 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.11 units per square kilometre | 20.09 units per square kilometre | 22.29 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.14 units per square kilometre | 22.62 units per square kilometre | 25.79 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.39 units per square kilometre | 26.09 units per square kilometre | 26.69 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 106 Japan 27.04 units per square kilometre compare
- 107 Cameroon 26.93 units per square kilometre compare
- 108 France 26.92 units per square kilometre compare
- 110 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 25.96 units per square kilometre compare
- 111 Liberia 25.66 units per square kilometre compare
- 112 Zimbabwe 25.64 units per square kilometre 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, annual growth rate 0.4287 % change on previous year (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per square kilometre in Ecuador?
- Rural population, per square kilometre in Ecuador was 26.69 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 26.69 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.04 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Ecuador rank for rural population, per square kilometre?
- Ecuador ranks 109th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rural population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population Γ· Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.