Ecuador vs North Korea: Population by world region

Ecuador
19.09 million people
in 2100
North Korea
19.51 million people
in 2100
Ecuador rank
81st
North Korea rank
79th

Population by world region over time

  • Ecuador
  • North Korea
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How they compare

North Korea currently reports 19.51 million people against 19.09 million people in Ecuador, a difference of 419,900 people.

Across all 318 years both countries report, North Korea has been ahead every year.

Ecuador ranks 81st and North Korea ranks 79th of 239 countries.

North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 48 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador North Korea Difference Ahead
1000s 400,000 people 900,000 people 500,000 people North Korea
1100s 440,000 people 1.08 million people 640,000 people North Korea
1200s 480,000 people 1.44 million people 960,000 people North Korea
1300s 520,000 people 1.08 million people 560,000 people North Korea
1400s 560,000 people 1.26 million people 700,000 people North Korea
1500s 600,000 people 1.44 million people 840,000 people North Korea
1600s 500,000 people 1.80 million people 1.30 million people North Korea
1700s 499,333 people 2.25 million people 1.75 million people North Korea
1710s 499,389 people 2.47 million people 1.97 million people North Korea
1720s 499,444 people 2.60 million people 2.10 million people North Korea
1730s 499,500 people 2.74 million people 2.24 million people North Korea
1740s 499,555 people 2.88 million people 2.38 million people North Korea
1750s 499,611 people 3.03 million people 2.53 million people North Korea
1760s 499,666 people 3.19 million people 2.69 million people North Korea
1770s 499,722 people 3.36 million people 2.86 million people North Korea
1780s 499,777 people 3.54 million people 3.04 million people North Korea
1790s 499,833 people 3.73 million people 3.23 million people North Korea
1800s 500,000 people 4.34 million people 3.85 million people North Korea
1810s 500,165 people 4.35 million people 3.84 million people North Korea
1820s 539,499 people 4.36 million people 3.82 million people North Korea
1830s 634,422 people 4.39 million people 3.76 million people North Korea
1840s 746,847 people 4.43 million people 3.68 million people North Korea
1850s 859,542 people 4.51 million people 3.65 million people North Korea
1860s 964,629 people 4.66 million people 3.70 million people North Korea
1870s 1.08 million people 4.85 million people 3.77 million people North Korea
1880s 1.21 million people 5.07 million people 3.86 million people North Korea
1890s 1.36 million people 5.30 million people 3.94 million people North Korea
1900s 1.55 million people 5.54 million people 3.99 million people North Korea
1910s 1.77 million people 6.19 million people 4.42 million people North Korea
1920s 1.94 million people 7.33 million people 5.39 million people North Korea
1930s 2.27 million people 8.65 million people 6.37 million people North Korea
1940s 2.98 million people 10.20 million people 7.21 million people North Korea
1950s 3.97 million people 10.68 million people 6.72 million people North Korea
1960s 5.25 million people 13.13 million people 7.88 million people North Korea
1970s 7.03 million people 16.72 million people 9.69 million people North Korea
1980s 9.20 million people 19.49 million people 10.30 million people North Korea
1990s 11.48 million people 22.42 million people 10.95 million people North Korea
2000s 13.74 million people 24.30 million people 10.56 million people North Korea
2010s 16.17 million people 25.51 million people 9.34 million people North Korea
2020s 18.22 million people 26.50 million people 8.28 million people North Korea
2030s 19.72 million people 26.74 million people 7.02 million people North Korea
2040s 20.88 million people 26.23 million people 5.35 million people North Korea
2050s 21.55 million people 25.32 million people 3.77 million people North Korea
2060s 21.72 million people 24.11 million people 2.39 million people North Korea
2070s 21.41 million people 22.82 million people 1.41 million people North Korea
2080s 20.69 million people 21.54 million people 853,980 people North Korea
2090s 19.69 million people 20.23 million people 537,220 people North Korea
2100s 19.09 million people 19.51 million people 419,900 people North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by world region, Ecuador or North Korea?
North Korea, at 19.51 million people against 19.09 million people in Ecuador as of 2100.
What is the difference in population by world region between Ecuador and North Korea?
419,900 people, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and North Korea?
318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
How do Ecuador and North Korea rank globally for population by world region?
Ecuador ranks 81st and North Korea ranks 79th of 239 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population by world region
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 69,174 data points, 1000–2100
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.