Imbabura Province
Ecuador
Overview Population Over Time Population By Age and Gender Population Density Projected Population Human Development Index (HDI) Weather Provinces in Imbabura Province
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Imbabura Province

Province of Ecuador

Imbabura is a province located in the Andes of northern Ecuador. The capital is Ibarra. The people of the province speak Spanish and the Imbaburan Quechua language.

The summit of Cotacachi Volcano at an elevation of 4,944 metres (16,220 ft) is 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north-east of the town of Cotacachi. The volcano is located in the large Cotacachi Cayapas Ecological Reserve. Source: Wikipedia

Area of Imbabura Province 4,611.8 km²
Population 435,132
Male Population 211,591 (48.6%)
Female Population 223,540 (51.4%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015 +105.3%
Population change from 2000 to 2015 +21.6%
Median Age 24.7 years
Male Median Age 23.6 years
Female Median Age 25.7 years
Timezone Ecuador Time

Map of Imbabura Province

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015
Data1975199020002015
Population 211,949 298,053 357,967 435,132
Population Density 46.0 / km² 64.6 / km² 77.6 / km² 94.4 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 21.6% from year 2000 to 2015
LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Imbabura Province +105.3% +46% +21.6%
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

Imbabura Province Population Tree
AgeMaleFemaleTotal
Under 5 21,678 20,960 42,638
5-9 24,007 23,704 47,711
10-14 24,586 23,852 48,438
15-19 22,065 21,469 43,534
20-24 18,444 19,279 37,724
25-29 15,993 17,584 33,577
30-34 13,680 15,460 29,140
35-39 12,338 14,225 26,564
40-44 11,204 12,646 23,851
45-49 10,135 11,591 21,727
50-54 8,020 8,881 16,902
55-59 7,087 7,956 15,044
60-64 6,209 6,920 13,130
65-69 5,374 6,160 11,535
70-74 4,106 4,742 8,848
75-79 3,077 3,527 6,604
80-84 2,067 2,491 4,559
85 Plus 1,521 2,094 3,615
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Population Density

Population Density: 94.4 / km²
LocationPopulationAreaPopulation Density
Imbabura Province 435,132 4,611.8 km² 94.4 / 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 8,791 n/a n/a
100 9,249 0.5% 45
200 9,731 0.5% 48
300 10,238 0.5% 50
400 10,771 0.5% 53
500 11,332 0.5% 56
600 11,922 0.5% 59
700 12,543 0.5% 62
800 13,196 0.5% 65
900 15,396 1.6% 220
1000 17,595 1.3% 219
1100 19,354 1% 175
1200 21,114 0.9% 176
1300 22,873 0.8% 175
1400 24,633 0.7% 176
1500 26,392 0.7% 175
1600 21,993 -1.8% -439
1700 21,964 0% -2
1800 22,218 0.1% 25
1900 63,230 11% 4,101
1910 73,144 15.7% 9,914
1920 81,092 10.9% 7,948
1930 88,198 8.8% 7,106
1940 132,090 49.8% 43,892
1950 146,829 11.2% 14,739
1960 165,910 13% 19,081
1970 194,159 17% 28,249
1990 298,053 23.9% 51,947
2000 357,967 20.1% 59,914
2020 458,701 13.2% 50,367
2030 499,348 8.9% 40,647
2040 531,102 6.4% 31,754
2050 552,727 4.1% 21,625
2060 563,917 2% 11,190
2070 567,422 0.6% 3,505
2080 564,368 -0.5% -3,054
2090 554,999 -1.7% -9,369
2100 540,727 -2.6% -14,272
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 Imbabura Province

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
Galápagos Province 7,989.5 km² 27,735 8.99 / mi²
Guayas Province 17,583.8 km² 4.0 million 595.1 / 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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