Rumiñahui: population and official figures
What is the population of Rumiñahui?
The canton of Rumiñahui, which contains Rumiñahui, had 111,420 residents in 2022, the year of the latest census, according to INEC, the national statistics office; this is the smallest of 20 Ecuadorian cities on this site. It was 87,960 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 Rumiñahui growing?
Between 2010 and 2022 the population of Rumiñahui canton changed by +26.7%, from 87,960 to 111,420, 4th 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 Rumiñahui be in 2035?
INEC's 2024 revision projects the population of Rumiñahui canton at 114,467 in 2025 and 124,006 in 2035, a change of +11.3% from 2022 and 10th 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 Rumiñahui?
In 2022 Rumiñahui canton had 56,833 women and 54,587 men, 96.0 men for every 100 women, 8th lowest 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 Rumiñahui?
People aged 65 or over were 8.8% of the population of Rumiñahui canton in 2022 (9,807), 5th highest of 20 Ecuadorian cities on this site for that share, against 7.8% for Ecuador; in 2010 the share was 5.5%.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC) · saved copyHow urban is Rumiñahui?
INEC classifies 89.5% of the residents of Rumiñahui canton as urban in 2022 (99,706 urban and 11,714 rural), 6th highest of 20 Ecuadorian cities on this site for urban share; the figure was 87.2% in 2010 and 63.2% for Ecuador in 2022.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC) · saved copyWhat is the average age in Rumiñahui?
The median age in Rumiñahui canton was 33 years in 2022 (INEC estimate), the highest of 20 Ecuadorian cities on this site on that measure; it was 27 in 2010. There were 41.4 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 Rumiñahui?
In Ecuador, cities and towns are run by cantons / municipalities: Mayor (alcalde) and council directly elected. Urban planning, water, sanitation, waste, local transport.
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Cities of a similar size in Ecuador
- 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
- Babahoyo 188,759
- La Libertad 117,819
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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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