Denmark vs Ecuador: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Denmark
1.22 million people
in 2023
Ecuador
1.45 million people
in 2023
Denmark rank
68th
Ecuador rank
65th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Denmark
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 1.45 million people against 1.22 million people in Denmark, a difference of 230,210 people.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.2 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 68th and Ecuador ranks 65th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 6 and Ecuador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 428,963 people | 195,162 people | 233,802 people | Denmark |
| 1960s | 536,881 people | 223,952 people | 312,929 people | Denmark |
| 1970s | 668,631 people | 265,552 people | 403,079 people | Denmark |
| 1980s | 768,846 people | 329,900 people | 438,946 people | Denmark |
| 1990s | 797,148 people | 475,824 people | 321,325 people | Denmark |
| 2000s | 822,953 people | 713,555 people | 109,398 people | Denmark |
| 2010s | 1.04 million people | 1.07 million people | 23,560 people | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 1.19 million people | 1.38 million people | 189,400 people | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Denmark or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 1.45 million people against 1.22 million people in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Denmark and Ecuador?
- 230,210 people, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Ecuador?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Ecuador rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Denmark ranks 68th and Ecuador ranks 65th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. 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. This only includes people aged 65+.