Milagro: population and official figures
What is the population of Milagro?
The canton of Milagro, which contains Milagro, had 211,848 residents in 2022, the year of the latest census, according to INEC, the national statistics office; this is 4th smallest of 20 Ecuadorian cities on this site. It was 175,943 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 Milagro growing?
Between 2010 and 2022 the population of Milagro canton changed by +20.4%, from 175,943 to 211,848, 9th lowest 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 Milagro be in 2035?
INEC's 2024 revision projects the population of Milagro canton at 217,302 in 2025 and 234,635 in 2035, a change of +10.8% from 2022 and 9th lowest 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 Milagro?
In 2022 Milagro canton had 105,394 women and 106,454 men, 101.0 men for every 100 women, 3rd 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 Milagro?
People aged 65 or over were 7.5% of the population of Milagro canton in 2022 (15,946), 10th lowest of 20 Ecuadorian cities on this site for that share, against 7.8% for Ecuador; in 2010 the share was 5.8%.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC) · saved copyHow urban is Milagro?
INEC classifies 81.6% of the residents of Milagro canton as urban in 2022 (172,828 urban and 39,020 rural), 8th highest of 20 Ecuadorian cities on this site for urban share; the figure was 80.2% in 2010 and 63.2% for Ecuador in 2022.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC) · saved copyWhat is the average age in Milagro?
The median age in Milagro 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 54.5 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 Milagro?
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
- 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
- Latacunga 221,033
- Quevedo 219,549
- Babahoyo 188,759
- La Libertad 117,819
- Rumiñahui 111,420
Up a level: all cities in Ecuador · Ecuador · government and power
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…)
Each saved copy is the file exactly as downloaded, kept so the figures can be checked even if the source changes. Report an error.