Ecuador vs Ghana: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people

Ecuador
1.45 million people
in 2023
Ghana
1.23 million people
in 2023
Ecuador rank
65th
Ghana rank
67th

Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time

  • Ecuador
  • Ghana
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How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 1.45 million people against 1.23 million people in Ghana, a difference of 227,240 people.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.2 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ghana ahead.

Ecuador ranks 65th and Ghana ranks 67th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and Ghana in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Ghana Difference Ahead
1950s 195,162 people 218,250 people 23,088 people Ghana
1960s 223,952 people 257,565 people 33,613 people Ghana
1970s 265,552 people 285,764 people 20,212 people Ghana
1980s 329,900 people 348,222 people 18,322 people Ghana
1990s 475,824 people 486,403 people 10,579 people Ghana
2000s 713,555 people 733,905 people 20,349 people Ghana
2010s 1.07 million people 958,055 people 107,842 people Ecuador
2020s 1.38 million people 1.16 million people 220,120 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, Ecuador or Ghana?
Ecuador, at 1.45 million people against 1.23 million people in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Ecuador and Ghana?
227,240 people, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Ghana?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ecuador and Ghana rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Ecuador ranks 65th and Ghana ranks 67th 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

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.