Australia vs Ecuador: Number of children under 15, by world region

Australia
4.77 million people
in 2023
Ecuador
4.50 million people
in 2023
Australia rank
73rd
Ecuador rank
75th

Number of children under 15, by world region over time

  • Australia
  • Ecuador
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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 number of children under 15, by world region, Australia or Ecuador?
Australia, at 4.77 million people against 4.50 million people in Ecuador as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children under 15, by world region 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 number of children under 15, by world region?
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 Number of children under 15, by world region. 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 under 15, by world region
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 0-14.