Ecuador vs Senegal: Population

Ecuador
17.98 million people
in 2023
Senegal
18.08 million people
in 2023
Ecuador rank
72nd
Senegal rank
71st

Population over time

  • Ecuador
  • Senegal
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How they compare

Senegal currently reports 18.08 million people against 17.98 million people in Ecuador, a difference of 97,500 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 72nd and Senegal ranks 71st of 236 countries.

Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Senegal Difference Ahead
1950s 3.97 million people 2.88 million people 1.09 million people Ecuador
1960s 5.25 million people 3.81 million people 1.44 million people Ecuador
1970s 7.03 million people 5.09 million people 1.94 million people Ecuador
1980s 9.20 million people 6.63 million people 2.57 million people Ecuador
1990s 11.48 million people 8.73 million people 2.75 million people Ecuador
2000s 13.74 million people 11.12 million people 2.61 million people Ecuador
2010s 16.17 million people 14.41 million people 1.76 million people Ecuador
2020s 17.76 million people 17.43 million people 323,450 people Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Ecuador or Senegal?
Senegal, at 18.08 million people against 17.98 million people in Ecuador as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between Ecuador and Senegal?
97,500 people, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Senegal?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ecuador and Senegal rank globally for population?
Ecuador ranks 72nd and Senegal ranks 71st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

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

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