Sri Lanka vs Taiwan: Has the population peaked?

Sri Lanka
22.97 million people
in 2023
Taiwan
23.32 million people
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
61st
Taiwan rank
59th

Has the population peaked? over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • Taiwan
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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 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 61st and Taiwan ranks 59th of 236 countries.

Taiwan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Taiwan Difference Ahead
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 has the population peaked?, 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 has the population peaked? between Sri Lanka and Taiwan?
345,500 people, with Taiwan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Taiwan?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Sri Lanka and Taiwan rank globally for has the population peaked??
Sri Lanka ranks 61st and Taiwan ranks 59th 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.