Kazakhstan vs Sri Lanka: Has the population peaked?

Kazakhstan
20.33 million people
in 2023
Sri Lanka
22.97 million people
in 2023
Kazakhstan rank
64th
Sri Lanka rank
61st

Has the population peaked? over time

  • Kazakhstan
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 22.97 million people against 20.33 million people in Kazakhstan, a difference of 2.64 million people.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Kazakhstan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Kazakhstan ranks 64th and Sri Lanka ranks 61st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kazakhstan Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1950s 7.90 million people 8.57 million people 663,411 people Sri Lanka
1960s 10.82 million people 10.81 million people 13,961 people Kazakhstan
1970s 13.65 million people 13.43 million people 216,170 people Kazakhstan
1980s 16.01 million people 15.56 million people 449,460 people Kazakhstan
1990s 16.64 million people 17.51 million people 874,990 people Sri Lanka
2000s 15.97 million people 20.12 million people 4.15 million people Sri Lanka
2010s 17.98 million people 21.64 million people 3.65 million people Sri Lanka
2020s 19.90 million people 22.77 million people 2.87 million people Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher has the population peaked?, Kazakhstan or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 22.97 million people against 20.33 million people in Kazakhstan as of 2023.
What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Kazakhstan and Sri Lanka?
2.64 million people, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Sri Lanka?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Kazakhstan and Sri Lanka rank globally for has the population peaked??
Kazakhstan ranks 64th and Sri Lanka ranks 61st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Has the population peaked?
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.