Ecuador vs South Sudan: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Ecuador
4.50 million people
in 2023
South Sudan
4.58 million people
in 2023
Ecuador rank
75th
South Sudan rank
74th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Ecuador
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 4.58 million people against 4.50 million people in Ecuador, a difference of 80,440 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 75th and South Sudan ranks 74th of 236 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.68 million people | 1.14 million people | 539,574 people | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 2.33 million people | 1.36 million people | 961,246 people | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 3.06 million people | 1.71 million people | 1.35 million people | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 3.75 million people | 2.18 million people | 1.57 million people | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 4.27 million people | 2.38 million people | 1.89 million people | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 4.61 million people | 3.37 million people | 1.24 million people | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 4.72 million people | 4.57 million people | 146,103 people | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 4.57 million people | 4.54 million people | 31,655 people | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Ecuador or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 4.58 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 Ecuador and South Sudan?
- 80,440 people, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and South Sudan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and South Sudan rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Ecuador ranks 75th and South Sudan ranks 74th 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
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.