Cotopaxi Province

Province of Ecuador

Area of Cotopaxi Province	6,160.3 km²
Population	448,746
Male Population	217,840 (48.5%)
Female Population	230,907 (51.5%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+114.6%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+23.7%
Median Age	23.6 years
Male Median Age	22.6 years
Female Median Age	24.6 years
Timezone	Ecuador Time

Map of Cotopaxi Province

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	209,132	299,666	362,700	448,746
Population Density	33.9 / km²	48.6 / km²	58.9 / km²	72.8 / km²

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

Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 23.7% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Cotopaxi Province	+114.6%	+49.7%	+23.7%
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

Cotopaxi Province Population Tree

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	23,586	23,031	46,617
5-9	26,123	25,810	51,934
10-14	25,845	25,114	50,959
15-19	23,266	23,312	46,579
20-24	19,156	19,977	39,133
25-29	16,449	18,604	35,053
30-34	13,845	15,914	29,760
35-39	12,453	14,079	26,532
40-44	10,533	11,871	22,404
45-49	9,694	10,726	20,421
50-54	7,744	8,933	16,677
55-59	6,961	7,933	14,895
60-64	5,950	6,869	12,820
65-69	5,605	6,245	11,851
70-74	4,158	4,735	8,893
75-79	2,993	3,410	6,403
80-84	1,998	2,447	4,445
85 Plus	1,481	1,897	3,379

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

Population Density

Population Density: 72.8 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Cotopaxi Province	448,746	6,160.3 km²	72.8 / 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	11,312	n/a	n/a
100	11,901	0.5%	58
200	12,521	0.5%	62
300	13,173	0.5%	65
400	13,859	0.5%	68
500	14,581	0.5%	72
600	15,340	0.5%	75
700	16,139	0.5%	79
800	16,980	0.5%	84
900	19,810	1.6%	283
1000	22,640	1.3%	283
1100	24,903	1%	226
1200	27,167	0.9%	226
1300	29,431	0.8%	226
1400	31,695	0.7%	226
1500	33,959	0.7%	226
1600	28,299	-1.8%	-566
1700	28,262	0%	-3
1800	28,097	-0.1%	-16
1900	78,429	10.8%	5,033
1910	90,567	15.5%	12,138
1920	100,238	10.7%	9,671
1930	108,843	8.6%	8,605
1940	162,752	49.5%	53,909
1950	158,755	-2.5%	-3,997
1960	170,033	7.1%	11,278
1970	195,637	15.1%	25,604
1990	299,666	23.8%	52,014
2000	362,700	21%	63,034
2020	474,960	14.4%	56,130
2030	517,527	9%	42,567
2040	547,489	5.8%	29,962
2050	563,876	3%	16,387
2060	567,069	0.6%	3,193
2070	561,308	-1%	-5,761
2080	548,559	-2.3%	-12,749
2090	529,651	-3.4%	-18,908
2100	507,704	-4.1%	-21,947

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 Cotopaxi Province

Provinces in Cotopaxi Province

Name	Area	Population	Population Density
La Maná Canton	698.1 km²	46,437	172.3 / mi²
Latacunga Canton	1,436.9 km²	185,375	334.1 / mi²
Pangua Canton	717 km²	22,325	80.6 / mi²
Pujilí Canton	1,296.8 km²	75,376	150.5 / mi²
Salcedo Canton	483.1 km²	63,662	341.3 / mi²
Saquisilí Canton	208.3 km²	30,340	377.3 / mi²
Sigchos Canton	1,320.2 km²	25,235	49.5 / 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
Chimborazo Province	5,896.9 km²	496,675	218.1 / 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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