Ecuador vs Sri Lanka: Population by age group

Ecuador
1.40 million people
in 2023
Sri Lanka
1.64 million people
in 2023
Ecuador rank
73rd
Sri Lanka rank
70th

Population by age group over time

  • Ecuador
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 1.64 million people against 1.40 million people in Ecuador, a difference of 231,320 people.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Ecuador's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

Ecuador ranks 73rd and Sri Lanka ranks 70th of 236 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1950s 691,049 people 1.33 million people 635,125 people Sri Lanka
1960s 918,438 people 1.65 million people 731,049 people Sri Lanka
1970s 1.17 million people 1.80 million people 632,362 people Sri Lanka
1980s 1.36 million people 1.84 million people 478,770 people Sri Lanka
1990s 1.51 million people 1.66 million people 149,725 people Sri Lanka
2000s 1.58 million people 1.78 million people 206,115 people Sri Lanka
2010s 1.56 million people 1.78 million people 216,743 people Sri Lanka
2020s 1.44 million people 1.66 million people 217,785 people Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by age group, Ecuador or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 1.64 million people against 1.40 million people in Ecuador as of 2023.
What is the difference in population by age group between Ecuador and Sri Lanka?
231,320 people, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Sri Lanka?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ecuador and Sri Lanka rank globally for population by age group?
Ecuador ranks 73rd and Sri Lanka ranks 70th 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.