Ecuador vs Western Sahara: Birth rate

Ecuador
15.03 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Western Sahara
15.5 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Ecuador rank
110th
Western Sahara rank
107th

Birth rate over time

  • Ecuador
  • Western Sahara
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How they compare

Western Sahara currently reports 15.5 births per 1,000 people against 15.03 births per 1,000 people in Ecuador, a difference of 0.47 births per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 110th and Western Sahara ranks 107th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Western Sahara in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Western Sahara Difference Ahead
1950s 44.53 births per 1,000 people 51.99 births per 1,000 people 7.46 births per 1,000 people Western Sahara
1960s 42.85 births per 1,000 people 53.87 births per 1,000 people 11.02 births per 1,000 people Western Sahara
1970s 38.52 births per 1,000 people 42.82 births per 1,000 people 4.3 births per 1,000 people Western Sahara
1980s 32.61 births per 1,000 people 46.14 births per 1,000 people 13.53 births per 1,000 people Western Sahara
1990s 28.12 births per 1,000 people 29.51 births per 1,000 people 1.39 births per 1,000 people Western Sahara
2000s 23.72 births per 1,000 people 22.58 births per 1,000 people 1.13 births per 1,000 people Ecuador
2010s 19.13 births per 1,000 people 19.24 births per 1,000 people 0.1181 births per 1,000 people Western Sahara
2020s 15.68 births per 1,000 people 16.17 births per 1,000 people 0.4893 births per 1,000 people Western Sahara

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, Ecuador or Western Sahara?
Western Sahara, at 15.5 births per 1,000 people against 15.03 births per 1,000 people in Ecuador as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate between Ecuador and Western Sahara?
0.47 births per 1,000 people, with Western Sahara ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Western Sahara?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ecuador and Western Sahara rank globally for birth rate?
Ecuador ranks 110th and Western Sahara ranks 107th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Birth rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed

The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.