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Pichincha Province

Province of Ecuador

Pichincha is a province of Ecuador located in the northern sierra region; its capital and largest city is Quito. It is bordered by Imbabura and Esmeraldas to the north, Cotopaxi and Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas to the south, Napo and Sucumbíos to the east, and Esmeraldas and Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas to the west. Source: Wikipedia

Area of Pichincha Province 9,455.7 km²
Population 2.9 million
Male Population 1,419,895 (48.7%)
Female Population 1,493,219 (51.3%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015 +164.4%
Population change from 2000 to 2015 +33.7%
Median Age 26.7 years
Male Median Age 25.9 years
Female Median Age 27.4 years
Timezone Ecuador Time

Map of Pichincha Province

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015
Data1975199020002015
Population 1,101,810 1,704,491 2,179,558 2,913,114
Population Density 116.5 / km² 180.3 / km² 230.5 / km² 308.1 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 33.7% from year 2000 to 2015
LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Pichincha Province +164.4% +70.9% +33.7%
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

Pichincha Province Population Tree
AgeMaleFemaleTotal
Under 5 136,404 131,469 267,873
5-9 140,045 136,846 276,892
10-14 138,417 134,522 272,939
15-19 134,988 134,947 269,935
20-24 136,736 141,464 278,200
25-29 131,606 138,224 269,831
30-34 113,527 121,835 235,363
35-39 96,940 107,136 204,076
40-44 82,596 91,751 174,347
45-49 76,108 85,514 161,623
50-54 61,239 68,400 129,640
55-59 50,604 56,153 106,757
60-64 38,637 43,571 82,209
65-69 30,023 34,448 64,471
70-74 20,677 24,601 45,279
75-79 14,102 17,543 31,646
80-84 9,651 13,167 22,819
85 Plus 7,597 11,626 19,224
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Population Density

Population Density: 308.1 / km²
LocationPopulationAreaPopulation Density
Pichincha Province 2.9 million 9,455.7 km² 308.1 / 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 143,733 n/a n/a
1910 167,090 16.3% 23,357
1920 186,122 11.4% 19,032
1930 203,344 9.3% 17,222
1940 305,848 50.4% 102,504
1950 414,533 35.5% 108,685
1960 578,375 39.5% 163,842
1970 857,014 48.2% 278,639
1990 1,704,491 41% 423,738
2000 2,179,558 27.9% 475,067
2020 3,087,202 19% 453,822
2030 3,405,162 10.3% 317,960
2040 3,673,214 7.9% 268,052
2050 3,877,763 5.6% 204,549
2060 4,011,188 3.4% 133,425
2070 4,087,799 1.9% 76,611
2080 4,112,431 0.6% 24,632
2090 4,084,829 -0.7% -27,602
2100 4,014,118 -1.7% -70,711
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
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
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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