Sri Lanka vs Taiwan: Population
Sri Lanka
22.97 million people
in 2023
Taiwan
23.32 million people
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
61st
Taiwan rank
59th
Population over time
- Sri Lanka
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 23.32 million people against 22.97 million people in Sri Lanka, a difference of 345,500 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 61st and Taiwan ranks 59th of 238 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 22 and Taiwan in 18.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 800,000 people | 99,087 people | 700,913 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1100s | 900,000 people | 118,905 people | 781,095 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1200s | 1.00 million people | 138,722 people | 861,278 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1300s | 970,000 people | 158,540 people | 811,460 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1400s | 930,000 people | 178,357 people | 751,643 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1500s | 1.00 million people | 198,175 people | 801,825 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1600s | 1.25 million people | 198,175 people | 1.05 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1700s | 1.50 million people | 990,877 people | 509,123 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1710s | 1.51 million people | 1.13 million people | 380,990 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1720s | 1.48 million people | 1.19 million people | 292,090 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1730s | 1.45 million people | 1.25 million people | 200,650 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1740s | 1.42 million people | 1.31 million people | 106,480 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1750s | 1.39 million people | 1.38 million people | 9,430 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1760s | 1.37 million people | 1.46 million people | 90,730 people | Taiwan |
| 1770s | 1.34 million people | 1.53 million people | 194,190 people | Taiwan |
| 1780s | 1.31 million people | 1.61 million people | 301,160 people | Taiwan |
| 1790s | 1.29 million people | 1.70 million people | 411,870 people | Taiwan |
| 1800s | 1.61 million people | 2.00 million people | 386,292 people | Taiwan |
| 1810s | 1.34 million people | 2.01 million people | 660,151 people | Taiwan |
| 1820s | 1.33 million people | 2.04 million people | 701,540 people | Taiwan |
| 1830s | 1.63 million people | 2.09 million people | 467,912 people | Taiwan |
| 1840s | 1.99 million people | 2.16 million people | 174,938 people | Taiwan |
| 1850s | 2.07 million people | 2.23 million people | 158,280 people | Taiwan |
| 1860s | 2.30 million people | 2.29 million people | 10,177 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1870s | 2.94 million people | 2.36 million people | 581,165 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1880s | 3.25 million people | 2.43 million people | 819,039 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1890s | 3.71 million people | 2.62 million people | 1.09 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1900s | 4.41 million people | 2.99 million people | 1.43 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1910s | 5.16 million people | 3.42 million people | 1.73 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1920s | 5.72 million people | 3.97 million people | 1.75 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1930s | 6.19 million people | 5.06 million people | 1.13 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1940s | 7.09 million people | 6.33 million people | 754,900 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 8.57 million people | 9.01 million people | 446,773 people | Taiwan |
| 1960s | 10.81 million people | 12.87 million people | 2.06 million people | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 13.43 million people | 16.24 million people | 2.81 million people | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 15.56 million people | 19.36 million people | 3.80 million people | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 17.51 million people | 21.43 million people | 3.91 million people | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 20.12 million people | 22.78 million people | 2.66 million people | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 21.64 million people | 23.48 million people | 1.85 million people | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 22.77 million people | 23.49 million people | 722,550 people | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, Sri Lanka or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 23.32 million people against 22.97 million people in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population between Sri Lanka and Taiwan?
- 345,500 people, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Taiwan?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Sri Lanka and Taiwan rank globally for population?
- Sri Lanka ranks 61st and Taiwan ranks 59th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.