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
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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

Indicator
Has the population peaked?
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

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.