Guayaquil, Ecuador Metro Area Population 1950-2024

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Guayaquil, Ecuador metro area from 1950 to 2024. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
  • The current metro area population of Guayaquil in 2024 is 3,193,000, a 1.62% increase from 2023.
  • The metro area population of Guayaquil in 2023 was 3,142,000, a 1.62% increase from 2022.
  • The metro area population of Guayaquil in 2022 was 3,092,000, a 1.61% increase from 2021.
  • The metro area population of Guayaquil in 2021 was 3,043,000, a 1.64% increase from 2020.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

MLA Citation:
Other Cities in Ecuador
City Name Population
Guayaquil 3,193,000
Quito 1,987,000
Cuenca 453,000
Santo Domingo 388,000
Guayaquil - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2024 3,193,000 1.62%
2023 3,142,000 1.62%
2022 3,092,000 1.61%
2021 3,043,000 1.64%
2020 2,994,000 1.63%
2019 2,946,000 1.62%
2018 2,899,000 1.93%
2017 2,844,000 1.90%
2016 2,791,000 1.94%
2015 2,738,000 1.90%
2014 2,687,000 1.93%
2013 2,636,000 1.93%
2012 2,586,000 1.89%
2011 2,538,000 1.85%
2010 2,492,000 1.67%
2009 2,451,000 1.66%
2008 2,411,000 1.69%
2007 2,371,000 1.67%
2006 2,332,000 1.70%
2005 2,293,000 1.69%
2004 2,255,000 1.67%
2003 2,218,000 1.70%
2002 2,181,000 2.11%
2001 2,136,000 2.84%
2000 2,077,000 2.82%
1999 2,020,000 2.80%
1998 1,965,000 2.83%
1997 1,911,000 2.80%
1996 1,859,000 2.82%
1995 1,808,000 2.84%
1994 1,758,000 2.81%
1993 1,710,000 2.83%
1992 1,663,000 2.84%
1991 1,617,000 2.86%
1990 1,572,000 3.08%
1989 1,525,000 3.04%
1988 1,480,000 3.06%
1987 1,436,000 3.09%
1986 1,393,000 3.03%
1985 1,352,000 3.05%
1984 1,312,000 3.06%
1983 1,273,000 3.75%
1982 1,227,000 4.69%
1981 1,172,000 4.64%
1980 1,120,000 4.77%
1979 1,069,000 4.60%
1978 1,022,000 4.71%
1977 976,000 4.72%
1976 932,000 4.72%
1975 890,000 4.71%
1974 850,000 4.29%
1973 815,000 4.22%
1972 782,000 4.27%
1971 750,000 4.31%
1970 719,000 4.20%
1969 690,000 4.39%
1968 661,000 4.26%
1967 634,000 4.28%
1966 608,000 4.29%
1965 583,000 4.29%
1964 559,000 4.29%
1963 536,000 4.89%
1962 511,000 5.80%
1961 483,000 5.92%
1960 456,000 5.80%
1959 431,000 5.90%
1958 407,000 5.71%
1957 385,000 6.06%
1956 363,000 5.83%
1955 343,000 5.86%
1954 324,000 5.88%
1953 306,000 5.52%
1952 290,000 6.23%
1951 273,000 5.81%
1950 258,000 0.00%