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The population almanac240 countries · 31,365 cities · UN WPP 2024
Capital city · Ecuador · South America

Quito

Pichincha · Ecuador
City population
2,781,641
#1
in Ecuador
#1
in Pichincha
#129
worldwide
Quito
-0.230, -78.525
City population
2,781,641
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Ecuador
#1
of 71 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#129
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Ecuador
15.2%
of the national population

About Quito

Ecuador's largest city holds 15.2% of the national population, with 2,781,641 residents. Situated 2,854 m above sea level, it is the capital and ranks 129th globally. Four cities with populations between 17,000 and 32,000 lie within 71 km.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Ecuador
#1of 71
LargestSmallest
Position in Pichincha
#1of 4
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Ecuador
Region
Pichincha
Rank in region
#1of 4
Capital
National capital
Elevation
2,854 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Guayaquil
Coordinates
-0.230, -78.525
Record updated
2025-12-15
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 Ecuador

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

21KMPomasqui29K people32KMMachachi26K people52KMCayambe27K people59KMOtavalo32K people71KMAtuntaqui17K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Quito2.78M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Quito compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Quito2.78M

Quito Population FAQ

What is the population of Quito?

Quito has a city population of 2,781,641. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Quito?

Quito is in Pichincha, Ecuador. Its coordinates are -0.230, -78.525.

How big is Quito compared with other cities in Ecuador?

It is the 1st largest of the 71 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Ecuador, holding 15.2% of the national population.

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