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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
Data1975199020002015
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
LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change 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
AgeMaleFemaleTotal
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
LocationPopulationAreaPopulation 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
YearEst. PopulationAvg 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

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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