Hieronder staan de stedelijke gebieden met meer dan 100.000 inwoners in Ecuador gerangschikt op inwonertal.
Stedelijk gebied (of stedelijke agglomeratie) verwijst naar de bevolking binnen de contouren van een aaneengesloten gebied dat bewoond wordt op stedelijk dichtheidsniveau, doorgaans bestaande uit een stad en de omliggende voorsteden.
| Rang | Stedelijk Gebied | Bevolkingsschatting (2025) | Verandering in 1 jaar (t.o.v. 2024) | Landoppervlak (km²) | Dichtheid (P/Km²) | Wereldwijde rang | Prognoses (2030) | Prognoses (2050) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guayaquil | 3.157.825 | 0,76% | 310 | 10.187 | 157 | 3.304.098 | 3.641.317 |
| 2 | Quito | 2.534.914 | 0,84% | 383 | 6.619 | 197 | 2.645.662 | 2.907.330 |
| 3 | Cuenca | 482.272 | 0,51% | 89 | 5.419 | 1.149 | 493.378 | 540.234 |
| 4 | Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas | 356.829 | 0,88% | 57 | 6.260 | 1.594 | 368.927 | 406.089 |
| 5 | Manta | 287.756 | 0,83% | 61 | 4.717 | 2.026 | 300.917 | 353.482 |
| 6 | Ambato | 274.672 | 1,46% | 69 | 3.981 | 2.110 | 292.068 | 344.433 |
| 7 | Machala | 260.690 | 0,27% | 41 | 6.358 | 2.239 | 264.861 | 272.436 |
| 8 | Salinas [Santa Elena] | 260.161 | 1,1% | 61 | 4.265 | 2.243 | 277.741 | 319.026 |
| 9 | Portoviejo | 228.823 | 1,01% | 46 | 4.974 | 2.569 | 237.741 | 261.492 |
| 10 | Quevedo | 186.130 | 0,66% | 33 | 5.640 | 3.248 | 192.645 | 211.745 |
| 11 | Riobamba | 185.620 | 0,89% | 36 | 5.156 | 3.252 | 191.377 | 229.787 |
| 12 | City of Loja | 172.536 | 0,43% | 28 | 6.162 | 3.518 | 178.092 | 196.427 |
| 13 | Ibarra | 168.124 | 0,81% | 38 | 4.424 | 3.590 | 181.184 | 248.702 |
| 14 | Milagro | 162.776 | 0,69% | 24 | 6.782 | 3.717 | 167.367 | 182.569 |
| 15 | Esmeraldas | 143.686 | 0,59% | 18 | 7.983 | 4.252 | 150.229 | 172.541 |
| 16 | Babahoyo | 104.458 | 0,67% | 13 | 8.035 | 5.917 | 109.773 | 119.424 |
| 17 | Cumbaya | 101.923 | 2,58% | 40 | 2.548 | 6.062 | 114.467 | 143.859 |
| 18 | Latacunga | 87.444 | 0,74% | 23 | 3.802 | 7.111 | 90.819 | 103.787 |
| 19 | Barrio Codesa | 85.009 | 0,9% | 16 | 5.313 | 7.333 | 88.947 | 115.323 |
| 20 | Daule | 82.501 | 1,55% | 8 | 10.313 | 7.545 | 87.725 | 105.596 |
| 21 | El Carmen | 72.268 | 3,21% | 11 | 6.570 | 8.603 | 76.349 | 86.570 |
| 22 | Nueva Loja | 70.580 | 0,86% | 18 | 3.921 | 8.797 | 73.728 | 84.560 |
| 23 | Chone | 65.893 | 0,64% | 9 | 7.321 | 9.408 | 68.131 | 77.914 |
| 24 | Puerto Francisco de Orellana | 65.586 | 1,38% | 14 | 4.685 | 9.451 | 68.959 | 88.961 |
| 25 | Puerto Hondo | 60.142 | 2,55% | 12 | 5.012 | 10.295 | 65.353 | 80.969 |
| 26 | Tulcán | 58.742 | 1,34% | 12 | 4.895 | 10.519 | 62.962 | 75.810 |
| 27 | Quinindé | 58.070 | 1,08% | 7 | 8.296 | 10.630 | 59.996 | 72.406 |
| 28 | Pasaje | 56.648 | 0,9% | 12 | 4.721 | 10.871 | 57.874 | 60.152 |
| 29 | Otavalo | 56.070 | 1,29% | 11 | 5.097 | 10.983 | 63.231 | 83.151 |
| 30 | Vinces | 54.209 | – | 8 | 6.776 | 11.359 | 57.445 | 69.147 |
| 31 | Huaquillas | 50.772 | 0,15% | 10 | 5.077 | 12.028 | 53.730 | 54.869 |
| 32 | Cayambe | 50.199 | – | 14 | 3.586 | 12.104 | 52.288 | 63.199 |
Bron: Verenigde Naties, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025). World Urbanization Prospects: The 2025 Revision, Online Edition.