Latacunga: population and official figures
What is the population of Latacunga?
The canton of Latacunga, which contains Latacunga, had 221,033 residents in 2022, the year of the latest census, according to INEC, the national statistics office; this is 6th smallest of 20 Ecuadorian cities on this site. It was 171,689 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 Latacunga growing?
Between 2010 and 2022 the population of Latacunga canton changed by +28.7%, from 171,689 to 221,033, 3rd 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 Latacunga be in 2035?
INEC's 2024 revision projects the population of Latacunga canton at 230,875 in 2025 and 257,806 in 2035, a change of +16.6% from 2022 and 5th 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 Latacunga?
In 2022 Latacunga canton had 110,887 women and 110,146 men, 99.3 men for every 100 women, 5th 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 Latacunga?
People aged 65 or over were 7.1% of the population of Latacunga canton in 2022 (15,775), 8th lowest of 20 Ecuadorian cities on this site for that share, against 7.8% for Ecuador; in 2010 the share was 6.0%.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC) · saved copyHow urban is Latacunga?
INEC classifies 35.6% of the residents of Latacunga canton as urban in 2022 (78,674 urban and 142,359 rural), the lowest of 20 Ecuadorian cities on this site for urban share; the figure was 36.8% in 2010 and 63.2% for Ecuador in 2022.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC) · saved copyWhat is the average age in Latacunga?
The median age in Latacunga canton was 28 years in 2022 (INEC estimate), joint 10th highest of 20 Ecuadorian cities on this site on that measure; it was 23 in 2010. There were 48.1 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 Latacunga?
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
- Santo Domingo de los Colorados 458,208
- Ambato 377,384
- Portoviejo 336,546
- Durán 316,551
- Machala 316,124
- Manta 281,123
- Riobamba 271,039
- Loja 254,463
- Esmeraldas 229,442
- Daule 225,776
- San Miguel de Ibarra 223,545
- Quevedo 219,549
- Milagro 211,848
- Babahoyo 188,759
- La Libertad 117,819
- Rumiñahui 111,420
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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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