Rwanda vs Sri Lanka: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Rwanda
5.27 million people
in 2023
Sri Lanka
5.14 million people
in 2023
Rwanda rank
69th
Sri Lanka rank
71st
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Rwanda
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 5.27 million people against 5.14 million people in Sri Lanka, a difference of 128,460 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Rwanda ranks 69th and Sri Lanka ranks 71st of 236 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.16 million people | 3.43 million people | 2.27 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 1.70 million people | 4.38 million people | 2.68 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 2.14 million people | 5.12 million people | 2.98 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 3.00 million people | 5.44 million people | 2.44 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 3.65 million people | 5.20 million people | 1.55 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 3.93 million people | 5.24 million people | 1.30 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 4.74 million people | 5.34 million people | 599,167 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 5.19 million people | 5.20 million people | 14,375 people | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Rwanda or Sri Lanka?
- Rwanda, at 5.27 million people against 5.14 million people in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Rwanda and Sri Lanka?
- 128,460 people, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sri Lanka?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Rwanda and Sri Lanka rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Rwanda ranks 69th and Sri Lanka ranks 71st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share 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
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.