Ambato — UN urban centre population
Ambato has a recorded base population of 274,672 for the UN urban centre definition (2025 annual estimate). UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; the moving counter uses UN 2025–2026 annual growth, not new population observations.
At a glance
Separate UN urban-centre definition
Ambato UN urban centre: 274,672 people (2025), equal to the displayed UN urban centre figure of 274,672. Separate GeoNames settlement record: 387,309; the UN value is smaller (different boundaries; GeoNames population date unavailable). UN WUP 2025 Degree of Urbanisation; not a municipal/province boundary. Association: name/country/coordinates matched; boundary relationship unverified. No containment claim is made.
Comparable database records
Same definition label: UN urban centre. Dates/boundaries may still differ; this is not a harmonised international city ranking. Ratios use 274,672 as denominator.
| Place | Population | vs Ambato |
|---|---|---|
| Pucallpa | 274,639 | −0.0% |
| Reading | 274,632 | −0.0% |
| Xianning | 274,146 | −0.2% |
| Rạch Giá | 273,864 | −0.3% |
| Yibin | 273,660 | −0.4% |
About these numbers
Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025. Reference: 2025 annual estimate. Live method: exponential projection from modelling anchor 2025-01-01 using UN 2025–2026 annual growth (+1.27% per year). This anchor is a modelling convention, not an observed population date. Tiles, ranks and comparisons use the recorded base figure 274,672, not the ticking estimate. Country/world denominators are World Bank values and can differ in date and method from local/UN values. Ranks cover only records with the same definition label in this database, not all cities in the world.
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