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
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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

Indicator
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
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. This only includes people aged 65+.