Durán: population and official figures
What is the population of Durán?
The canton of Durán, which contains Durán, had 316,551 residents in 2022, the year of the latest census, according to INEC, the national statistics office; this is 7th largest of 20 Ecuadorian cities on this site. It was 235,459 in 2010. INEC's figures cover the whole canton, not only the built-up city.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC) · saved copyHow fast is Durán growing?
Between 2010 and 2022 the population of Durán canton changed by +34.4%, from 235,459 to 316,551, 2nd highest of 20 Ecuadorian cities on this site for growth; Ecuador as a whole changed by +19.0%.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC) · saved copyWhat will the population of Durán be in 2035?
INEC's 2024 revision projects the population of Durán canton at 332,968 in 2025 and 383,914 in 2035, a change of +21.3% from 2022 and 2nd highest of 20 Ecuadorian cities on this site for projected growth; the projection for Ecuador over the same years is +10.2%.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC) · saved copyHow many men and women live in Durán?
In 2022 Durán canton had 157,183 women and 159,368 men, 101.4 men for every 100 women, 2nd highest of 20 Ecuadorian cities on this site on that ratio; Ecuador had 98.7.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC) · saved copyHow many older people live in Durán?
People aged 65 or over were 5.9% of the population of Durán canton in 2022 (18,597), the lowest of 20 Ecuadorian cities on this site for that share, against 7.8% for Ecuador; in 2010 the share was 3.8%.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC) · saved copyHow urban is Durán?
INEC classifies 97.2% of the residents of Durán canton as urban in 2022 (307,567 urban and 8,984 rural), 2nd highest of 20 Ecuadorian cities on this site for urban share; the figure was 98.0% in 2010 and 63.2% for Ecuador in 2022.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC) · saved copyWhat is the average age in Durán?
The median age in Durán canton was 27 years in 2022 (INEC estimate), joint 2nd lowest of 20 Ecuadorian cities on this site on that measure; it was 24 in 2010. There were 50.4 dependants (under 15 or 65 and over) for every 100 people aged 15 to 64.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC) · saved copyWho runs Durán?
In Ecuador, cities and towns are run by cantons / municipalities: Mayor (alcalde) and council directly elected. Urban planning, water, sanitation, waste, local transport.
How local power works in Ecuador
Cities of a similar size in Ecuador
- Guayaquil 2,908,589
- Quito 2,804,269
- Cuenca 612,574
- Santo Domingo de los Colorados 458,208
- Ambato 377,384
- Portoviejo 336,546
- Machala 316,124
- Manta 281,123
- Riobamba 271,039
- Loja 254,463
- Esmeraldas 229,442
- Daule 225,776
- San Miguel de Ibarra 223,545
- Latacunga 221,033
- Quevedo 219,549
- Milagro 211,848
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Sources
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC): Estimaciones y proyecciones de población, revisión 2024 (basadas en el Censo 2022): cantonal tables 3.3, 3.6 and 3.7, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 f200aff5c31a…)
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