Sri Lanka vs Tajikistan: Population by world region
Sri Lanka
21.25 million people
in 2100
Tajikistan
20.20 million people
in 2100
Sri Lanka rank
75th
Tajikistan rank
76th
Population by world region over time
- Sri Lanka
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 21.25 million people against 20.20 million people in Tajikistan, a difference of 1.05 million people.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Tajikistan's.
Across all 318 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Sri Lanka ranks 75th and Tajikistan ranks 76th of 239 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 48 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 800,000 people | 220,000 people | 580,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1100s | 900,000 people | 230,000 people | 670,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1200s | 1.00 million people | 250,000 people | 750,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1300s | 970,000 people | 270,000 people | 700,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1400s | 930,000 people | 290,000 people | 640,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1500s | 1.00 million people | 310,000 people | 690,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1600s | 1.25 million people | 350,000 people | 900,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1700s | 1.50 million people | 390,000 people | 1.11 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1710s | 1.51 million people | 418,380 people | 1.09 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1720s | 1.48 million people | 441,623 people | 1.04 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1730s | 1.45 million people | 466,158 people | 983,492 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1740s | 1.42 million people | 492,055 people | 929,165 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1750s | 1.39 million people | 519,392 people | 873,968 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1760s | 1.37 million people | 548,247 people | 817,793 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1770s | 1.34 million people | 578,705 people | 760,545 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1780s | 1.31 million people | 610,855 people | 702,135 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1790s | 1.29 million people | 644,792 people | 642,448 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1800s | 1.61 million people | 466,629 people | 1.15 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1810s | 1.34 million people | 466,715 people | 878,165 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1820s | 1.33 million people | 486,757 people | 847,560 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1830s | 1.63 million people | 532,944 people | 1.09 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1840s | 1.99 million people | 583,920 people | 1.40 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1850s | 2.07 million people | 639,080 people | 1.43 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1860s | 2.30 million people | 698,553 people | 1.60 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1870s | 2.94 million people | 763,556 people | 2.17 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1880s | 3.25 million people | 834,603 people | 2.41 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1890s | 3.71 million people | 912,255 people | 2.80 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1900s | 4.41 million people | 997,126 people | 3.42 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1910s | 5.16 million people | 1.09 million people | 4.07 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1920s | 5.72 million people | 1.19 million people | 4.53 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1930s | 6.19 million people | 1.31 million people | 4.88 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1940s | 7.09 million people | 1.43 million people | 5.65 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 8.57 million people | 1.78 million people | 6.78 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 10.81 million people | 2.46 million people | 8.34 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 13.43 million people | 3.39 million people | 10.04 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 15.56 million people | 4.59 million people | 10.97 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 17.51 million people | 5.87 million people | 11.64 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 20.12 million people | 6.87 million people | 13.25 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 21.64 million people | 8.56 million people | 13.08 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 23.15 million people | 10.67 million people | 12.47 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 2030s | 24.14 million people | 12.61 million people | 11.53 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 2040s | 24.70 million people | 14.58 million people | 10.12 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 2050s | 24.77 million people | 16.28 million people | 8.49 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 2060s | 24.46 million people | 17.74 million people | 6.72 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 2070s | 23.86 million people | 18.89 million people | 4.97 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 2080s | 22.99 million people | 19.64 million people | 3.35 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 2090s | 21.90 million people | 20.09 million people | 1.81 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 2100s | 21.25 million people | 20.20 million people | 1.05 million people | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, Sri Lanka or Tajikistan?
- Sri Lanka, at 21.25 million people against 20.20 million people in Tajikistan as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between Sri Lanka and Tajikistan?
- 1.05 million people, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Tajikistan?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Sri Lanka and Tajikistan rank globally for population by world region?
- Sri Lanka ranks 75th and Tajikistan ranks 76th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) β 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.