Ecuador vs Syria: Rural population

Ecuador
6.70 million
in 2025
Syria
7.15 million
in 2025
Ecuador rank
73rd
Syria rank
70th

Rural population over time

  • Ecuador
  • Syria
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How they compare

Syria currently reports 7.15 million against 6.70 million in Ecuador, a difference of 456,690.

That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 73rd and Syria ranks 70th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Syria Difference Ahead
1960s 3.30 million 3.14 million 163,281 Ecuador
1970s 4.06 million 4.10 million 46,489 Syria
1980s 4.50 million 5.48 million 973,216 Syria
1990s 4.83 million 7.19 million 2.36 million Syria
2000s 5.24 million 8.83 million 3.59 million Syria
2010s 6.00 million 6.29 million 293,070 Syria
2020s 6.60 million 6.37 million 230,293 Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Ecuador or Syria?
Syria, at 7.15 million against 6.70 million in Ecuador as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Ecuador and Syria?
456,690, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Syria?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Ecuador and Syria rank globally for rural population?
Ecuador ranks 73rd and Syria ranks 70th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Rural population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.