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 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.

Indicator: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
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: 07 August 2026

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.