China has a population density of 389 people per square mile compared to 189.1 people in Ecuador. China has 73,316 sq ft of land per person vs 152,658 sq ft in Ecuador. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, China and Ecuador are ranked 64th and 117th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. China has 17.3% of the world's population and 6.3% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.22% of the population and 0.17% of the land area for Ecuador, hence the population density in China is 105.5% higher than in Ecuador.
Population density comparison
China
|
Ecuador
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 389 ppl/mi² | 189.1 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 64/197 | 117/197 |
| Population |
1405773318
|
18414090
|
| Land area | 3,624,808 sq mi | 95,892 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 71,722 sq ft | 147,409 sq ft |
| Rural population | 34.5% | 35% |
| Urban population | 65.5% | 65% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 95.3% | 24.3% |
China vs Ecuador:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in China increased by 8.71%, compared to a 33.3% growth in Ecuador.
In 2004, China ranked 55th for population density and is in 64th place now. Ecuador was 118th in 2004 and ranks 117th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
China
|
Ecuador
|
|
| 2024 | 389 | 189.1 |
| 2023 | 389 | 187.5 |
| 2022 | 390 | 185.9 |
| 2021 | 390 | 184.4 |
| 2020 | 389 | 183 |
| 2019 | 388 | 180.8 |
| 2018 | 387 | 177.8 |
| 2017 | 385 | 174.8 |
| 2016 | 383 | 172.1 |
| 2015 | 381 | 169.6 |
| 2014 | 378 | 167.2 |
| 2013 | 376 | 164.8 |
| 2012 | 374 | 162.4 |
| 2011 | 371 | 159.8 |
| 2010 | 369 | 157.2 |
| 2009 | 367 | 154.6 |
| 2008 | 365 | 152 |
| 2007 | 364 | 149.4 |
| 2006 | 362 | 146.9 |
| 2005 | 360 | 144.4 |
| 2004 | 358 | 141.9 |
| 2003 | 355 | 139.5 |
| 2002 | 353 | 137 |
| 2001 | 351 | 134.6 |
| 2000 | 348 | 132.3 |
| 1999 | 346 | 130 |
| 1998 | 343 | 127.8 |
| 1997 | 339 | 112.6 |
| 1996 | 336 | 110.5 |
| 1995 | 332 | 108.4 |
| 1994 | 329 | 106.4 |
| 1993 | 325 | 104.4 |
| 1992 | 321 | 102.3 |
| 1991 | 317 | 100.1 |
| 1990 | 313 | 98 |
| 1989 | 309 | 95.8 |
| 1988 | 304 | 93.7 |
| 1987 | 299.1 | 91.5 |
| 1986 | 294.3 | 89.3 |
| 1985 | 290 | 87.1 |
| 1984 | 286 | 84.9 |
| 1983 | 282.3 | 82.7 |
| 1982 | 278.3 | 80.6 |
| 1981 | 274.2 | 78.5 |
| 1980 | 270.7 | 76.4 |
| 1979 | 267.3 | 74.4 |
| 1978 | 263.8 | 72.4 |
| 1977 | 260.3 | 70.4 |
| 1976 | 256.8 | 68.5 |
| 1975 | 252.8 | 66.6 |
| 1974 | 248.4 | 64.7 |
| 1973 | 243.3 | 62.9 |
| 1972 | 237.8 | 61.1 |
| 1971 | 232 | 59.3 |
| 1970 | 225.8 | 57.6 |
| 1969 | 219.6 | 55.9 |
| 1968 | 213.7 | 54.3 |
| 1967 | 208.2 | 52.7 |
| 1966 | 202.9 | 51.1 |
| 1965 | 197.3 | 49.6 |
| 1964 | 192.7 | 48.2 |
| 1963 | 188.2 | 46.8 |
| 1962 | 183.7 | 45.5 |
| 1961 | 182.2 | 44.2 |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
China
|
Ecuador
|
|
| 2024 | 65.5% | 65% |
| 2023 | 64.6% | 64.8% |
| 2022 | 63.6% | 64.6% |
| 2021 | 62.5% | 64.4% |
| 2020 | 61.4% | 64.2% |
| 2019 | 60.3% | 64% |
| 2018 | 59.2% | 63.8% |
| 2017 | 58% | 63.7% |
| 2016 | 56.7% | 63.5% |
| 2015 | 55.5% | 63.4% |
| 2014 | 54.3% | 63.3% |
| 2013 | 53% | 63.1% |
| 2012 | 51.8% | 63% |
| 2011 | 50.5% | 62.9% |
| 2010 | 49.2% | 62.7% |
| 2009 | 47.9% | 62.5% |
| 2008 | 46.5% | 62.3% |
| 2007 | 45.2% | 62.1% |
| 2006 | 43.9% | 61.9% |
| 2005 | 42.5% | 61.7% |
| 2004 | 41.1% | 61.5% |
| 2003 | 39.8% | 61.3% |
| 2002 | 38.4% | 61.1% |
| 2001 | 37.1% | 60.8% |
| 2000 | 35.9% | 60.3% |
| 1999 | 34.9% | 59.8% |
| 1998 | 33.9% | 59.3% |
| 1997 | 32.9% | 58.8% |
| 1996 | 31.9% | 58.3% |
| 1995 | 31% | 57.8% |
| 1994 | 30% | 57.3% |
| 1993 | 29.1% | 56.7% |
| 1992 | 28.2% | 56.2% |
| 1991 | 27.3% | 55.7% |
| 1990 | 26.4% | 55.1% |
| 1989 | 25.7% | 54.3% |
| 1988 | 25% | 53.5% |
| 1987 | 24.3% | 52.8% |
| 1986 | 23.6% | 52% |
| 1985 | 22.9% | 51.2% |
| 1984 | 22.2% | 50.4% |
| 1983 | 21.5% | 49.7% |
| 1982 | 20.9% | 48.8% |
| 1981 | 20.1% | 47.9% |
| 1980 | 19.4% | 47% |
| 1979 | 18.6% | 46% |
| 1978 | 17.9% | 45.1% |
| 1977 | 17.5% | 44.2% |
| 1976 | 17.5% | 43.3% |
| 1975 | 17.4% | 42.4% |
| 1974 | 17.3% | 41.5% |
| 1973 | 17.2% | 40.9% |
| 1972 | 17.2% | 40.4% |
| 1971 | 17.3% | 39.8% |
| 1970 | 17.4% | 39.3% |
| 1969 | 17.5% | 38.7% |
| 1968 | 17.7% | 38.2% |
| 1967 | 17.8% | 37.7% |
| 1966 | 17.9% | 37.2% |
| 1965 | 18.1% | 36.6% |
| 1964 | 18.3% | 36.1% |
| 1963 | 17.8% | 35.6% |
| 1962 | 17.2% | 35.1% |
| 1961 | 16.7% | 34.5% |
| 1960 | 16.2% | 33.9% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 41.1% to 65.5% in China and from 61.5% to 65% in Ecuador.
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