Sri Lanka vs Venezuela: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Sri Lanka
2.70 million people
in 2023
Venezuela
2.64 million people
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
41st
Venezuela rank
43rd
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Sri Lanka
- Venezuela
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 2.70 million people against 2.64 million people in Venezuela, a difference of 54,600 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 41st and Venezuela ranks 43rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 6 and Venezuela in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 476,444 people | 149,723 people | 326,721 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 420,921 people | 227,894 people | 193,026 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 544,118 people | 366,134 people | 177,984 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 772,802 people | 588,494 people | 184,308 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 1.05 million people | 920,629 people | 127,112 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 1.33 million people | 1.35 million people | 19,815 people | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 1.92 million people | 1.96 million people | 43,485 people | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 2.55 million people | 2.49 million people | 63,792 people | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Sri Lanka or Venezuela?
- Sri Lanka, at 2.70 million people against 2.64 million people in Venezuela as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Sri Lanka and Venezuela?
- 54,600 people, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Venezuela?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Sri Lanka and Venezuela rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Sri Lanka ranks 41st and Venezuela ranks 43rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. 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. This only includes people aged 65+.