Next year the population census will be carried out, which was carried out every ten years.
In 2022, Ecuador will carry out its population and housing census after postponing it due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This process is usually carried out every ten years and allows a count of the population and the dwellings, as well as identifying their growth.
However, until that date arrives, with the data from the last process carried out, that is, in 2010, the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses makes annual population projections.
In that year, Guayaquil and Quito were the most populated cities in the country. They were followed by Cuenca, Santo Domingo and Machala.
According to data from the entity, these are the five most populated cities in the country:
Quito
2010 Census: 2′239.191 inhabitants
Projection for 2020: 2′781.641 inhabitants
Guayaquil
2010 Census: 2′350.915 inhabitants
Projection for 2020: 2′723.665 inhabitants
Cuenca
2010 Census: 505,585 inhabitants
Projection for 2020: 636,996 inhabitants
Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas
2010 Census: 368,013 inhabitants
Projection for 2020: 458,580 inhabitants
Ambato
2010 Census: 329,856 inhabitants
Projection for 2020: 387,309 inhabitants
These locations could change after the next INEC census is carried out. (I)
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