Congo vs Sri Lanka: Population by world region
Congo
20.03 million people
in 2100
Sri Lanka
21.25 million people
in 2100
Congo rank
76th
Sri Lanka rank
74th
Population by world region over time
- Congo
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 21.25 million people against 20.03 million people in Congo, a difference of 1.22 million people.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
Across all 318 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 76th and Sri Lanka ranks 74th of 238 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 48 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 134,803 people | 800,000 people | 665,197 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1100s | 154,061 people | 900,000 people | 745,939 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1200s | 176,069 people | 1.00 million people | 823,931 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1300s | 201,222 people | 970,000 people | 768,778 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1400s | 229,968 people | 930,000 people | 700,032 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1500s | 262,821 people | 1.00 million people | 737,179 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1600s | 300,367 people | 1.25 million people | 949,633 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1700s | 343,277 people | 1.50 million people | 1.16 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1710s | 345,002 people | 1.51 million people | 1.16 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1720s | 348,194 people | 1.48 million people | 1.13 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1730s | 351,556 people | 1.45 million people | 1.10 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1740s | 355,107 people | 1.42 million people | 1.07 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1750s | 358,867 people | 1.39 million people | 1.03 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1760s | 362,858 people | 1.37 million people | 1.00 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1770s | 367,109 people | 1.34 million people | 972,141 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1780s | 371,651 people | 1.31 million people | 941,339 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1790s | 376,524 people | 1.29 million people | 910,716 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1800s | 314,465 people | 1.61 million people | 1.30 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1810s | 314,566 people | 1.34 million people | 1.03 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1820s | 338,726 people | 1.33 million people | 995,592 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1830s | 396,890 people | 1.63 million people | 1.23 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1840s | 465,425 people | 1.99 million people | 1.52 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1850s | 508,125 people | 2.07 million people | 1.56 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1860s | 525,358 people | 2.30 million people | 1.78 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1870s | 565,197 people | 2.94 million people | 2.37 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1880s | 611,793 people | 3.25 million people | 2.63 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1890s | 623,787 people | 3.71 million people | 3.09 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1900s | 583,246 people | 4.41 million people | 3.83 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1910s | 539,895 people | 5.16 million people | 4.62 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1920s | 560,193 people | 5.72 million people | 5.16 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1930s | 646,175 people | 6.19 million people | 5.55 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1940s | 756,582 people | 7.09 million people | 6.33 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 927,333 people | 8.57 million people | 7.64 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 1.20 million people | 10.81 million people | 9.61 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 1.60 million people | 13.43 million people | 11.83 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 2.05 million people | 15.56 million people | 13.51 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 2.71 million people | 17.51 million people | 14.81 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 3.67 million people | 20.12 million people | 16.45 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 5.04 million people | 21.64 million people | 16.59 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 6.42 million people | 23.15 million people | 16.73 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 2030s | 8.08 million people | 24.14 million people | 16.06 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 2040s | 9.95 million people | 24.70 million people | 14.75 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 2050s | 11.88 million people | 24.77 million people | 12.89 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 2060s | 13.84 million people | 24.46 million people | 10.62 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 2070s | 15.79 million people | 23.86 million people | 8.07 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 2080s | 17.59 million people | 22.99 million people | 5.39 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 2090s | 19.22 million people | 21.90 million people | 2.67 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 2100s | 20.03 million people | 21.25 million people | 1.22 million people | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, Congo or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 21.25 million people against 20.03 million people in Congo as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between Congo and Sri Lanka?
- 1.22 million people, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Sri Lanka?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Congo and Sri Lanka rank globally for population by world region?
- Congo ranks 76th and Sri Lanka ranks 74th 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 by world region. 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 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.