Quevedo: population and official figures
What is the population of Quevedo?
The canton of Quevedo, which contains Quevedo, had 219,549 residents in 2022, the year of the latest census, according to INEC, the national statistics office; this is 5th smallest of 20 Ecuadorian cities on this site. It was 176,589 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 Quevedo growing?
Between 2010 and 2022 the population of Quevedo canton changed by +24.3%, from 176,589 to 219,549, 5th 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 Quevedo be in 2035?
INEC's 2024 revision projects the population of Quevedo canton at 227,098 in 2025 and 257,053 in 2035, a change of +17.1% from 2022 and 3rd 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 Quevedo?
In 2022 Quevedo canton had 111,399 women and 108,150 men, 97.1 men for every 100 women, 10th 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 Quevedo?
People aged 65 or over were 6.9% of the population of Quevedo canton in 2022 (15,049), 4th lowest of 20 Ecuadorian cities on this site for that share, against 7.8% for Ecuador; in 2010 the share was 5.1%.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC) · saved copyHow urban is Quevedo?
INEC classifies 86.3% of the residents of Quevedo canton as urban in 2022 (189,438 urban and 30,111 rural), 7th highest of 20 Ecuadorian cities on this site for urban share; the figure was 85.8% in 2010 and 63.2% for Ecuador in 2022.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC) · saved copyWhat is the average age in Quevedo?
The median age in Quevedo 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 52.6 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 Quevedo?
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
- 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
- Latacunga 221,033
- 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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