What is the population of Guayaquil?
Guayaquil has a city population of 2,723,665. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Guayaquil
The largest of 15 cities in Guayas province, this city holds 2,723,665 residents and accounts for 14.9% of Ecuador's national population. Located 266 km from Quito, it sits at 14 m elevation. Eloy Alfaro, with 315,724 residents, lies 6 km away; Milagro (133,508 residents) is 33 km distant.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 15
Elevation
14 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Guayaquil
Coordinates
-2.196, -79.886
Record updated
2024-11-09
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 71 in EcuadorClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Guayaquil | 2.72M |
Guayaquil Population FAQ
Where is Guayaquil?
Guayaquil is in Guayas, Ecuador, 266 km from the capital, Quito. Its coordinates are -2.196, -79.886.
How big is Guayaquil compared with other cities in Ecuador?
It is the 2nd largest of the 71 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Ecuador, holding 14.9% of the national population.