Ecuador vs Yemen, Rep.: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Ecuador
5.47 million people
in 2020
Yemen, Rep.
5.12 million people
in 2020
Ecuador rank
51st
Yemen, Rep. rank
53rd
Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time
- Ecuador
- Yemen, Rep.
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 5.47 million people against 5.12 million people in Yemen, Rep., a difference of 352,150 people.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Yemen, Rep.'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Yemen, Rep. ahead.
Ecuador ranks 51st and Yemen, Rep. ranks 53rd of 182 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Yemen, Rep. | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 1960s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 1970s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 1980s | 1.79 million people | 0 people | 1.79 million people | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 3.12 million people | 631,670 people | 2.48 million people | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 3.99 million people | 1.87 million people | 2.11 million people | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 4.79 million people | 3.81 million people | 982,565 people | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 5.47 million people | 5.12 million people | 352,150 people | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents, Ecuador or Yemen, Rep.?
- Ecuador, at 5.47 million people against 5.12 million people in Yemen, Rep. as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents between Ecuador and Yemen, Rep.?
- 352,150 people, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Yemen, Rep.?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Ecuador and Yemen, Rep. rank globally for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Ecuador ranks 51st and Yemen, Rep. ranks 53rd of 182 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population living in cities with 1 million or more people. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.