Chimborazo Province

Province of Ecuador

Chimborazo is a province in the central Ecuadorian Andes. It is a home to a section of Sangay National Park. The capital is Riobamba. The province contains Chimborazo, Ecuador's highest mountain.. Source: Wikipedia

Area of Chimborazo Province	5,896.9 km²
Population	496,675
Male Population	237,665 (47.9%)
Female Population	259,008 (52.1%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+88.5%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+17.7%
Median Age	24.6 years
Male Median Age	23.2 years
Female Median Age	25.9 years
Timezone	Ecuador Time

Map of Chimborazo Province

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	263,426	359,078	421,855	496,675
Population Density	44.7 / km²	60.9 / km²	71.5 / km²	84.2 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 17.7% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Chimborazo Province	+88.5%	+38.3%	+17.7%
Ecuador	+131.1%	+58.1%	+27.9%

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Population By Age and Gender

Chimborazo Province Population Tree

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	24,623	24,100	48,723
5-9	26,577	26,242	52,819
10-14	27,831	26,913	54,744
15-19	26,270	26,097	52,367
20-24	21,001	22,691	43,693
25-29	17,299	20,172	37,472
30-34	14,119	16,848	30,968
35-39	12,705	15,472	28,178
40-44	11,427	13,621	25,048
45-49	10,719	12,510	23,229
50-54	9,272	10,903	20,175
55-59	8,705	10,186	18,892
60-64	7,346	8,793	16,139
65-69	6,563	7,854	14,417
70-74	5,096	6,101	11,198
75-79	3,728	4,683	8,411
80-84	2,585	3,311	5,897
85 Plus	1,801	2,511	4,313

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Population Density

Population Density: 84.2 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Chimborazo Province	496,675	5,896.9 km²	84.2 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Ancient Population until 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 Year Growth %	Avg 10 Year Growth
0	12,058	n/a	n/a
100	12,686	0.5%	62
200	13,347	0.5%	66
300	14,042	0.5%	69
400	14,773	0.5%	73
500	15,543	0.5%	77
600	16,352	0.5%	80
700	17,204	0.5%	85
800	18,100	0.5%	89
900	21,116	1.6%	301
1000	24,133	1.3%	301
1100	26,546	1%	241
1200	28,959	0.9%	241
1300	31,373	0.8%	241
1400	33,786	0.7%	241
1500	36,199	0.7%	241
1600	30,166	-1.8%	-603
1700	30,126	0%	-4
1800	30,968	0.3%	84
1900	88,322	11%	5,735
1910	102,142	15.6%	13,820
1920	113,203	10.8%	11,061
1930	123,076	8.7%	9,873
1940	184,248	49.7%	61,172
1950	186,332	1.1%	2,084
1960	211,582	13.6%	25,250
1970	273,437	29.2%	61,855
1990	359,078	14.6%	42,820
2000	421,855	17.5%	62,777
2020	526,110	11.7%	52,127
2030	576,778	9.6%	50,668
2040	616,073	6.8%	39,295
2050	642,317	4.3%	26,244
2060	655,093	2%	12,776
2070	658,037	0.4%	2,944
2080	652,626	-0.8%	-5,411
2090	639,343	-2%	-13,283
2100	620,800	-2.9%	-18,543

Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Top Provinces in Chimborazo Province

Provinces in Chimborazo Province

Name	Area	Population	Population Density
Alausí, Chimborazo, Ecuador	1,050.6 km²	47,774	117.8 / mi²
Chambo Canton	159.5 km²	11,588	188.1 / mi²
Chunchi Canton	275.3 km²	13,649	128.4 / mi²
Colta Canton	834.4 km²	48,233	149.7 / mi²
Cumandá Canton	163.8 km²	14,020	221.6 / mi²
Guamote Canton	1,200.4 km²	48,908	105.5 / mi²
Guano Canton	453.8 km²	45,579	260.2 / mi²
Pallatanga Canton	384.5 km²	12,610	84.9 / mi²
Penipe, Chimborazo, Ecuador	367.3 km²	7,414	52.3 / mi²
Riobamba Canton	1,007.3 km²	246,905	634.9 / mi²

Other Provinces in Ecuador

Name	Area	Population	Population Density
Azuay Province	7,871.1 km²	783,329	257.8 / mi²
Bolívar Province	3,896.7 km²	190,145	126.4 / mi²
Carchi Province	3,777.7 km²	174,134	119.4 / mi²
Cañar Province	3,132.4 km²	240,238	198.6 / mi²
Cotopaxi Province	6,160.3 km²	448,746	188.7 / mi²
El Oro Province	5,859.7 km²	653,115	288.7 / mi²
Esmeraldas	16,176.5 km²	601,710	96.3 / mi²
Galápagos Province	7,989.5 km²	27,735	8.99 / mi²
Guayas Province	17,583.8 km²	4.0 million	595.1 / mi²
Imbabura Province	4,611.8 km²	435,132	244.4 / mi²
Loja Province	11,067.8 km²	487,154	114.0 / mi²
Los Ríos Province	7,286.6 km²	870,130	309.3 / mi²
Manabí Province	19,039.1 km²	1.5 million	202.8 / mi²
Morona-Santiago Province	23,966.6 km²	171,469	18.5 / mi²
Napo Province	12,509.9 km²	134,736	27.9 / mi²
Orellana Province	21,602 km²	176,254	21.1 / mi²
Pastaza Province	29,508.2 km²	100,456	8.82 / mi²
Pichincha Province	9,455.7 km²	2.9 million	797.9 / mi²
Santa Elena Province	3,695 km²	353,623	247.9 / mi²
Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Province	3,453.5 km²	424,051	318.0 / mi²
Sucumbíos Province	18,000.6 km²	211,378	30.4 / mi²
Tungurahua Province	3,397.6 km²	549,017	418.5 / mi²
Zamora Chinchipe	10,553.9 km²	101,880	25.0 / mi²
Zona No Delimitada, Ecuador	2,076.6 km²	54,726	68.3 / mi²

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