Austria vs Ecuador: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Austria
3.68 million people
in 2020
Ecuador
3.95 million people
in 2020
Austria rank
72nd
Ecuador rank
70th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Austria
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 3.95 million people against 3.68 million people in Austria, a difference of 268,260 people.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 72nd and Ecuador ranks 70th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 6 and Ecuador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.53 million people | 1.81 million people | 1.72 million people | Austria |
| 1960s | 3.58 million people | 2.09 million people | 1.49 million people | Austria |
| 1970s | 3.64 million people | 2.38 million people | 1.26 million people | Austria |
| 1980s | 3.64 million people | 2.81 million people | 828,910 people | Austria |
| 1990s | 3.73 million people | 3.26 million people | 468,320 people | Austria |
| 2000s | 3.72 million people | 3.41 million people | 310,295 people | Austria |
| 2010s | 3.68 million people | 3.70 million people | 20,070 people | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 3.68 million people | 3.95 million people | 268,260 people | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Austria or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 3.95 million people against 3.68 million people in Austria as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Austria and Ecuador?
- 268,260 people, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Ecuador?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Austria and Ecuador rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Austria ranks 72nd and Ecuador ranks 70th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.