Ecuador vs Netherlands: Population

Ecuador

17.98 million people

in 2023

Netherlands

18.09 million people

in 2023

Ecuador rank

72nd

Netherlands rank

70th

Population over time

Netherlands currently reports 18.09 million people against 17.98 million people in Ecuador, a difference of 112,400 people.

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

Ecuador ranks 72nd and Netherlands ranks 70th of 236 countries.

Indicator: Population
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: 07 August 2026

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.