Santo Domingo de los Colorados: population and official figures
What is the population of Santo Domingo de los Colorados?
The canton of Santo Domingo, which contains Santo Domingo de los Colorados, had 458,208 residents in 2022, the year of the latest census, according to INEC, the national statistics office; this is 4th largest of 20 Ecuadorian cities on this site. It was 370,938 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 Santo Domingo de los Colorados growing?
Between 2010 and 2022 the population of Santo Domingo canton changed by +23.5%, from 370,938 to 458,208, 7th 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 Santo Domingo de los Colorados be in 2035?
INEC's 2024 revision projects the population of Santo Domingo canton at 471,217 in 2025 and 516,209 in 2035, a change of +12.7% from 2022 and 8th 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 Santo Domingo de los Colorados?
In 2022 Santo Domingo canton had 229,280 women and 228,928 men, 99.8 men for every 100 women, 4th 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 Santo Domingo de los Colorados?
People aged 65 or over were 6.4% of the population of Santo Domingo canton in 2022 (29,129), 3rd lowest of 20 Ecuadorian cities on this site for that share, against 7.8% for Ecuador; in 2010 the share was 5.2%.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC) · saved copyHow urban is Santo Domingo de los Colorados?
INEC classifies 75.7% of the residents of Santo Domingo canton as urban in 2022 (346,941 urban and 111,267 rural), 10th highest of 20 Ecuadorian cities on this site for urban share; the figure was 73.3% in 2010 and 63.2% for Ecuador in 2022.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC) · saved copyWhat is the average age in Santo Domingo de los Colorados?
The median age in Santo Domingo canton was 26 years in 2022 (INEC estimate), the lowest of 20 Ecuadorian cities on this site on that measure; it was 23 in 2010. There were 54.8 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 Santo Domingo de los Colorados?
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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- 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
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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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