Australia vs Ecuador: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Australia
4.77 million people
in 2023
Ecuador
4.50 million people
in 2023
Australia rank
73rd
Ecuador rank
75th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Australia
- Ecuador
How they compare
Australia currently reports 4.77 million people against 4.50 million people in Ecuador, a difference of 273,350 people.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 73rd and Ecuador ranks 75th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Ecuador in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.62 million people | 1.68 million people | 934,740 people | Australia |
| 1960s | 3.34 million people | 2.33 million people | 1.01 million people | Australia |
| 1970s | 3.76 million people | 3.06 million people | 699,880 people | Australia |
| 1980s | 3.73 million people | 3.75 million people | 14,726 people | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 3.88 million people | 4.27 million people | 391,925 people | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 4.04 million people | 4.61 million people | 574,418 people | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 4.49 million people | 4.72 million people | 222,092 people | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 4.78 million people | 4.57 million people | 209,700 people | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Australia or Ecuador?
- Australia, at 4.77 million people against 4.50 million people in Ecuador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Australia and Ecuador?
- 273,350 people, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Ecuador?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Ecuador rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Australia ranks 73rd and Ecuador ranks 75th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share 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 0-14.