Ecuador vs Zimbabwe: Has the population peaked?
Ecuador
17.98 million people
in 2023
Zimbabwe
16.34 million people
in 2023
Ecuador rank
72nd
Zimbabwe rank
74th
Has the population peaked? over time
- Ecuador
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 17.98 million people against 16.34 million people in Zimbabwe, a difference of 1.64 million people.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Ecuador has been ahead every year.
Ecuador ranks 72nd and Zimbabwe ranks 74th of 236 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.97 million people | 3.22 million people | 743,602 people | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 5.25 million people | 4.41 million people | 842,756 people | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 7.03 million people | 5.98 million people | 1.05 million people | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 9.20 million people | 8.52 million people | 674,014 people | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 11.48 million people | 10.99 million people | 492,850 people | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 13.74 million people | 12.46 million people | 1.28 million people | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 16.17 million people | 14.31 million people | 1.86 million people | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 17.76 million people | 15.93 million people | 1.82 million people | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher has the population peaked?, Ecuador or Zimbabwe?
- Ecuador, at 17.98 million people against 16.34 million people in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Ecuador and Zimbabwe?
- 1.64 million people, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Zimbabwe?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and Zimbabwe rank globally for has the population peaked??
- Ecuador ranks 72nd and Zimbabwe ranks 74th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.