Australia vs Ecuador: Number of children under 5
Australia
1.53 million people
in 2023
Ecuador
1.40 million people
in 2023
Australia rank
71st
Ecuador rank
73rd
Number of children under 5 over time
- Australia
- Ecuador
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1.53 million people against 1.40 million people in Ecuador, a difference of 122,680 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 71st and Ecuador ranks 73rd 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 | 983,286 people | 691,049 people | 292,236 people | Australia |
| 1960s | 1.15 million people | 918,438 people | 227,591 people | Australia |
| 1970s | 1.23 million people | 1.17 million people | 64,485 people | Australia |
| 1980s | 1.19 million people | 1.36 million people | 171,462 people | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 1.29 million people | 1.51 million people | 220,857 people | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 1.32 million people | 1.58 million people | 262,128 people | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 1.54 million people | 1.56 million people | 22,243 people | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 1.53 million people | 1.44 million people | 93,070 people | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children under 5, Australia or Ecuador?
- Australia, at 1.53 million people against 1.40 million people in Ecuador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Australia and Ecuador?
- 122,680 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 5?
- Australia ranks 71st and Ecuador ranks 73rd 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 5. 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 0-4.