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