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Guayaquil: population

Guayaquil, Ecuador: 3.16 million people in 2025, by the UN estimate.

Rank among the cities of the country: 1 of 32.

In 1975 it had 934,000 people.

In 2000 it had 2.13 million people, so it has grown by 49% since then.

For 2050 the UN projects 3.64 million people.

A city here is a dense area of at least 1,500 people per km² with at least 50,000 people, drawn on a population grid by the UN degree of urbanisation. It can differ from the city’s administrative borders and from national statistics. Years from 2026 on are projections.

Population, 1975 to 2050Projected from 202601M2M3M4M19801990200020102020203020402050
2025 Guayaquil: 3.2M

Largest cities: Ecuador

City20252050, projected
Guayaquil3,157,8253,641,317
Quito2,534,9142,907,330
Cuenca482,272540,234
Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas356,829406,089
Manta287,756353,482
Ambato274,672344,433
Machala260,690272,436
Salinas [Santa Elena]260,161319,026
Portoviejo228,823261,492
Quevedo186,130211,745

Ecuador: population and ages

Sources: World Urbanization Prospects 2025, UN DESA Population Division (CC BY 3.0 IGO).

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