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🌆 Largest Cities in Ecuador

Cities of Ecuador with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by population (GeoNames).

📅 2026📏 people50 entries🇪🇨 See all of this country’s rankings →
Each tile’s area is its share of the combined total of 11,176,770 (50 entries). Stronger colour means a higher rank. The smallest 10 are merged into one grey tile.
1
QuitoPichincha
2,781,641
2
GuayaquilGuayas
2,723,665
3
CuencaAzuay
636,996
4
Santo Domingo de los ColoradosSanto Domingo de los Tsáchilas
458,580
5
AmbatoTungurahua Province
387,309
6
PortoviejoManabí
321,800
7
Eloy AlfaroGuayas
315,724
8
MachalaEl Oro
289,141
9
LojaLoja
274,112
10
MantaManabí
264,281
11
RiobambaChimborazo Province
264,048
12
IbarraImbabura
221,149
13
EsmeraldasEsmeraldas
218,727
14
QuevedoLos Ríos
213,842
15
LatacungaCotopaxi
205,624
16
DauleGuayas
173,684
17
MilagroGuayas
133,508
18
TulcánCarchi
86,498
19
BabahoyoLos Ríos
76,279
20
La LibertadGuayas
75,881
21
El EmpalmeGuayas
48,754
22
Puerto Francisco de OrellanaOrellana Province
48,144
23
PasajeEl Oro
44,860
24
ChoneManabí
44,751
25
SalinasSanta Elena
43,862
26
Santa ElenaSanta Elena
42,214
27
Rosa ZarateEsmeraldas
42,121
28
Santa RosaEl Oro
41,816
29
BalzarGuayas
40,115
30
HuaquillasEl Oro
39,757
31
VentanasLos Ríos
38,168
32
Bahía de CaráquezManabí
37,056
33
La TroncalCanar
36,353
34
JipijapaManabí
35,901
35
AzoguesCanar
34,877
36
NaranjitoGuayas
34,206
37
VincesLos Ríos
32,497
38
OtavaloImbabura
32,330
39
El TriunfoGuayas
32,282
40
NaranjalGuayas
32,045
41
PosorjaGuayas
30,886
42
PlayasGuayas
30,564
43
PomasquiPichincha
28,724
44
Yaguachi NuevoGuayas
27,947
45
GuaboEl Oro
26,635
46
CayambePichincha
26,582
47
ArenillasEl Oro
26,000
48
MachachiPichincha
25,742
49
PuyoPastaza Province
24,881
50
Nueva LojaSucumbíos
24,211

Highlights

Within Ecuador, Quito ranks first in 2026 with 2,781,641, followed by Guayaquil (2,723,665) and Cuenca (636,996).

Across 50 entries, values run from 2,781,641 (Quito) to 24,211 (Nueva Loja), with a median of 43,038.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: people.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 14, 2026 — GeoNames aggregates census and estimate figures, so the reference year varies by city, and a few figures cover the metropolitan area rather than the city proper.