Evolution and population trends in the Southern Region of Ecuador, Period 1950 - 2010

Abstract

The South Region of Ecuador consists of the provinces of El Oro, Loja and Zamora Chinchipe; located in the South of Ecuador, the Peru border area. Conceptually, we understand these spaces of politica-territorial division, as the sites where a population reproduces that are subjects of historical development. This is a demographic study of case, secondary source, based on of cial data provided by the Instituto Ecuatoriano de Estadísticas y Censos, INEC, the population censuses carried out between 1950 and 2010, study period. The variables were analyzed total population growth, by geographical area and by sex; of the region and in each province. Overall, the study shows a signi cant population increase in the region, whose growth rate has been reduced throughout the period, with marked differences between provinces; It can be seen that the evolution of the urban and rural populations has been different, which suggests a progressive urbanization process, of major migrations of the rural populations, within the region or outside it, especially those living in the province of Loja, inequities and injustices. Despite the fact that does not address the population structure and characteristics of the population dynamics, including migratory movements, we can say that it responds to the need to argue the population processes from the perspective of a region.