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Galápagos Province

Province of Ecuador

Galápagos is a province of Ecuador in the country's Insular region, located approximately 1,000 km off the western coast of the mainland. The capital is Puerto Baquerizo Moreno.

The province administers the Galápagos Islands, a group of tiny volcanic islands that sit on the equator. The Galápagos Islands have for centuries captured the interest of people from all over the globe because of its unique biodiversity that was made famous by Charles Darwin and his theory of evolution. Source: Wikipedia

Area of Galápagos Province 7,989.5 km²
Population 27,735
Male Population 14,335 (51.7%)
Female Population 13,400 (48.3%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015 +303.2%
Population change from 2000 to 2015 +56.6%
Median Age 28 years
Male Median Age 28.1 years
Female Median Age 27.9 years
Timezone Pacific Daylight Time

Map of Galápagos Province

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015
Data1975199020002015
Population 6,878 12,465 17,709 27,735
Population Density 0.86 / km² 1.56 / km² 2.22 / km² 3.47 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 56.6% from year 2000 to 2015
LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Galápagos Province +303.2% +122.5% +56.6%
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

Galápagos Province Population Tree
AgeMaleFemaleTotal
Under 5 1,172 1,183 2,355
5-9 1,424 1,308 2,732
10-14 1,321 1,265 2,586
15-19 1,208 1,041 2,250
20-24 1,157 1,085 2,243
25-29 1,420 1,395 2,815
30-34 1,307 1,328 2,636
35-39 1,255 1,141 2,396
40-44 1,028 972 2,000
45-49 911 796 1,708
50-54 611 600 1,212
55-59 489 405 895
60-64 371 309 680
65-69 280 236 516
70-74 160 139 299
75-79 117 109 226
80-84 58 36 94
85 Plus 46 55 101
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Population Density

Population Density: 3.47 / km²
LocationPopulationAreaPopulation Density
Galápagos Province 27,735 7,989.5 km² 3.47 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1830 to 2100
YearEst. PopulationAvg 10 Year Growth %Avg 10 Year Growth
1900 1,496 n/a n/a
1910 1,728 15.5% 232
1920 1,913 10.7% 185
1930 2,077 8.6% 164
1940 3,106 49.5% 1,029
1950 1,945 -37.4% -1,161
1960 3,337 71.6% 1,392
1970 5,317 59.3% 1,980
1990 12,465 53.1% 3,574
2000 17,709 42.1% 5,244
2020 28,053 25.9% 5,172
2030 27,879 -0.6% -174
2040 26,610 -4.6% -1,269
2050 25,191 -5.3% -1,419
2060 23,296 -7.5% -1,895
2070 20,900 -10.3% -2,396
2080 18,908 -9.5% -1,992
2090 16,959 -10.3% -1,949
2100 15,180 -10.5% -1,779
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
Chimborazo Province 5,896.9 km² 496,675 218.1 / 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
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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