Ecuador vs Japan: Urban and rural population 2050

Ecuador
4.30 million
in 2050
Japan
4.21 million
in 2050
Ecuador rank
80th
Japan rank
81st

Urban and rural population 2050 over time

  • Ecuador
  • Japan
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How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 4.30 million against 4.21 million in Japan, a difference of 89,000.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Japan ahead.

Ecuador ranks 80th and Japan ranks 81st of 231 countries.

Across the 43 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 42.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Japan Difference Ahead
1000s 399,995 5.83 million 5.43 million Japan
1100s 439,983 6.16 million 5.72 million Japan
1200s 479,945 6.35 million 5.87 million Japan
1300s 519,823 7.21 million 6.69 million Japan
1400s 559,427 9.12 million 8.56 million Japan
1500s 598,160 11.94 million 11.35 million Japan
1600s 495,399 16.25 million 15.76 million Japan
1700s 485,550 25.36 million 24.88 million Japan
1710s 483,857 27.55 million 27.07 million Japan
1720s 482,432 27.55 million 27.07 million Japan
1730s 480,865 27.55 million 27.07 million Japan
1740s 479,143 27.55 million 27.07 million Japan
1750s 477,252 27.55 million 27.07 million Japan
1760s 475,176 27.36 million 26.88 million Japan
1770s 472,896 27.17 million 26.70 million Japan
1780s 470,393 26.98 million 26.51 million Japan
1790s 467,646 26.79 million 26.32 million Japan
1800s 464,633 26.60 million 26.14 million Japan
1810s 461,326 27.29 million 26.83 million Japan
1820s 457,699 27.97 million 27.51 million Japan
1830s 566,861 28.64 million 28.07 million Japan
1840s 641,540 29.30 million 28.66 million Japan
1850s 725,302 29.96 million 29.23 million Japan
1860s 803,174 30.95 million 30.15 million Japan
1870s 877,938 31.93 million 31.05 million Japan
1880s 988,069 34.09 million 33.10 million Japan
1890s 1.07 million 36.97 million 35.90 million Japan
1900s 1.15 million 35.43 million 34.27 million Japan
1910s 1.31 million 38.98 million 37.67 million Japan
1920s 1.41 million 42.25 million 40.84 million Japan
1930s 1.50 million 46.60 million 45.11 million Japan
1940s 2.17 million 51.18 million 49.01 million Japan
1950s 2.72 million 43.54 million 40.82 million Japan
1960s 3.30 million 32.78 million 29.47 million Japan
1970s 4.06 million 28.24 million 24.18 million Japan
1980s 4.50 million 28.17 million 23.67 million Japan
1990s 4.83 million 27.66 million 22.83 million Japan
2000s 5.24 million 19.67 million 14.43 million Japan
2010s 6.00 million 11.14 million 5.14 million Japan
2020s 6.65 million 9.56 million 2.91 million Japan
2030s 6.45 million 7.58 million 1.12 million Japan
2040s 5.28 million 5.43 million 151,830 Japan
2050s 4.30 million 4.21 million 89,000 Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population 2050, Ecuador or Japan?
Ecuador, at 4.30 million against 4.21 million in Japan as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population 2050 between Ecuador and Japan?
89,000, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Japan?
133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do Ecuador and Japan rank globally for urban and rural population 2050?
Ecuador ranks 80th and Japan ranks 81st of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban and rural population 2050
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 30,401 data points, 1000–2050
Last refreshed