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

Province of Ecuador

Loja Province is one of 24 provinces in Ecuador and shares its southern border on the west by El Oro Province, on the north by El Azuay, and on the east by Zamora-Chinchipe. Founded on its present site in 1548 by Captain Alonso de Mercadillo, the site had been previously moved and rebuilt from La Toma due to earthquakes. Source: Wikipedia

Area of Loja Province 11,067.8 km²
Population 487,154
Male Population 239,614 (49.2%)
Female Population 247,540 (50.8%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015 +72.1%
Population change from 2000 to 2015 +14.7%
Median Age 24.6 years
Male Median Age 23.7 years
Female Median Age 25.4 years
Timezone Ecuador Time

Map of Loja Province

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015
Data1975199020002015
Population 283,014 370,557 424,822 487,154
Population Density 25.6 / km² 33.5 / km² 38.4 / km² 44.0 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 14.7% from year 2000 to 2015
LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Loja Province +72.1% +31.5% +14.7%
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

Loja Province Population Tree
AgeMaleFemaleTotal
Under 5 24,546 23,421 47,967
5-9 26,293 25,527 51,820
10-14 27,570 26,673 54,244
15-19 26,034 24,716 50,750
20-24 20,585 21,743 42,329
25-29 17,382 18,848 36,231
30-34 14,295 15,955 30,250
35-39 12,491 14,245 26,737
40-44 11,462 12,940 24,403
45-49 11,299 12,389 23,688
50-54 9,674 10,558 20,232
55-59 8,861 9,639 18,501
60-64 7,401 8,003 15,405
65-69 6,839 7,428 14,267
70-74 5,525 5,657 11,183
75-79 4,143 4,195 8,339
80-84 2,901 2,962 5,864
85 Plus 2,313 2,639 4,952
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Population Density

Population Density: 44.0 / km²
LocationPopulationAreaPopulation Density
Loja Province 487,154 11,067.8 km² 44.0 / 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 10,226 n/a n/a
100 10,761 0.5% 53
200 11,325 0.5% 56
300 11,917 0.5% 59
400 12,541 0.5% 62
500 13,198 0.5% 65
600 13,889 0.5% 69
700 14,616 0.5% 72
800 15,381 0.5% 76
900 17,923 1.5% 254
1000 20,466 1.3% 254
1100 22,491 0.9% 202
1200 24,517 0.9% 202
1300 26,542 0.8% 202
1400 28,568 0.7% 202
1500 30,593 0.7% 202
1600 25,067 -2% -552
1700 25,076 0% 0
1800 24,905 -0.1% -17
1900 69,132 10.7% 4,422
1910 79,765 15.4% 10,633
1920 88,248 10.6% 8,483
1930 95,815 8.6% 7,567
1940 143,155 49.4% 47,340
1950 176,428 23.2% 33,273
1960 218,941 24.1% 42,513
1970 274,803 25.5% 55,862
1990 370,557 16.1% 47,877
2000 424,822 14.6% 54,265
2020 511,083 9.7% 43,130
2030 548,272 7.3% 37,189
2040 572,762 4.5% 24,490
2050 584,272 2% 11,510
2060 583,709 -0.1% -563
2070 575,283 -1.4% -8,426
2080 560,958 -2.5% -14,325
2090 541,564 -3.5% -19,394
2100 519,152 -4.1% -22,412
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 Loja 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
Imbabura Province 4,611.8 km² 435,132 244.4 / 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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