Ecuador vs South Korea: Population by age group

Ecuador
1.40 million people
in 2023
South Korea
1.36 million people
in 2023
Ecuador rank
73rd
South Korea rank
74th

Population by age group over time

  • Ecuador
  • South Korea
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How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 1.40 million people against 1.36 million people in South Korea, a difference of 45,470 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Korea ahead.

Ecuador ranks 73rd and South Korea ranks 74th of 236 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador South Korea Difference Ahead
1950s 691,049 people 3.63 million people 2.94 million people South Korea
1960s 918,438 people 4.75 million people 3.84 million people South Korea
1970s 1.17 million people 4.44 million people 3.27 million people South Korea
1980s 1.36 million people 3.79 million people 2.43 million people South Korea
1990s 1.51 million people 3.40 million people 1.89 million people South Korea
2000s 1.58 million people 2.65 million people 1.07 million people South Korea
2010s 1.56 million people 2.18 million people 623,587 people South Korea
2020s 1.44 million people 1.54 million people 103,410 people South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by age group, Ecuador or South Korea?
Ecuador, at 1.40 million people against 1.36 million people in South Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in population by age group between Ecuador and South Korea?
45,470 people, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and South Korea?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ecuador and South Korea rank globally for population by age group?
Ecuador ranks 73rd and South Korea ranks 74th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population by age group
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-4.