Rwanda vs Sri Lanka: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population

Rwanda
6,483 1000 No
in 2050
Sri Lanka
6,575 1000 No
in 2050
Rwanda rank
104th
Sri Lanka rank
101st

Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population over time

  • Rwanda
  • Sri Lanka
02.0k4.0k6.0k195020002050

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 6,575 1000 No against 6,483 1000 No in Rwanda, a difference of 92 1000 No.

Across all 101 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

Rwanda ranks 104th and Sri Lanka ranks 101st of 221 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1950s 58.51 1000 No 1,369 1000 No 1,311 1000 No Sri Lanka
1960s 92.91 1000 No 1,876 1000 No 1,784 1000 No Sri Lanka
1970s 171.62 1000 No 2,463 1000 No 2,291 1000 No Sri Lanka
1980s 307.99 1000 No 2,991 1000 No 2,683 1000 No Sri Lanka
1990s 626.57 1000 No 3,342 1000 No 2,715 1000 No Sri Lanka
2000s 1,492 1000 No 3,559 1000 No 2,067 1000 No Sri Lanka
2010s 1,961 1000 No 3,780 1000 No 1,818 1000 No Sri Lanka
2020s 2,635 1000 No 4,179 1000 No 1,544 1000 No Sri Lanka
2030s 3,727 1000 No 4,936 1000 No 1,209 1000 No Sri Lanka
2040s 5,397 1000 No 5,992 1000 No 594.96 1000 No Sri Lanka
2050s 6,483 1000 No 6,575 1000 No 91.3 1000 No Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — urban population, Rwanda or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 6,575 1000 No against 6,483 1000 No in Rwanda as of 2050.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — urban population between Rwanda and Sri Lanka?
92 1000 No, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sri Lanka?
101 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2050.
How do Rwanda and Sri Lanka rank globally for population - est. & proj. — urban population?
Rwanda ranks 104th and Sri Lanka ranks 101st of 221 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
277 places, 25,744 data points, 1950–2050
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Population module contains time series data on population, by sex and urban/rural. The series consist of both estimates and projections for different periods as available from the original sources, namely: 1. Population data refers to the World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision from the UN Population Division. 2. Urban/rural population data refers to the World Urbanization Prospects: The 2018 Revision from the UN Population Division.