Brazil vs Sri Lanka: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Brazil
18.96 million people
in 2050
Sri Lanka
19.22 million people
in 2050
Brazil rank
30th
Sri Lanka rank
29th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Brazil
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 19.22 million people against 18.96 million people in Brazil, a difference of 258,300 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 30th and Sri Lanka ranks 29th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 34 and Sri Lanka in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 11.34 million people | 799,994 people | 10.54 million people | Brazil |
| 1100s | 12.57 million people | 899,980 people | 11.67 million people | Brazil |
| 1200s | 13.80 million people | 999,935 people | 12.80 million people | Brazil |
| 1300s | 15.02 million people | 969,810 people | 14.05 million people | Brazil |
| 1400s | 16.24 million people | 929,454 people | 15.31 million people | Brazil |
| 1500s | 18.66 million people | 998,239 people | 17.66 million people | Brazil |
| 1600s | 877,051 people | 1.24 million people | 366,349 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1700s | 531,323 people | 1.48 million people | 944,907 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1710s | 608,320 people | 1.48 million people | 872,970 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1720s | 700,578 people | 1.45 million people | 749,152 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1730s | 810,767 people | 1.42 million people | 607,833 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1740s | 942,885 people | 1.39 million people | 445,005 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1750s | 1.10 million people | 1.36 million people | 255,700 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1760s | 1.29 million people | 1.33 million people | 33,820 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1770s | 1.53 million people | 1.30 million people | 228,150 people | Brazil |
| 1780s | 1.81 million people | 1.27 million people | 539,460 people | Brazil |
| 1790s | 2.15 million people | 1.24 million people | 911,490 people | Brazil |
| 1800s | 2.57 million people | 1.21 million people | 1.36 million people | Brazil |
| 1810s | 3.26 million people | 1.18 million people | 2.08 million people | Brazil |
| 1820s | 3.96 million people | 1.15 million people | 2.80 million people | Brazil |
| 1830s | 4.97 million people | 1.34 million people | 3.62 million people | Brazil |
| 1840s | 5.95 million people | 1.67 million people | 4.28 million people | Brazil |
| 1850s | 6.90 million people | 2.08 million people | 4.83 million people | Brazil |
| 1860s | 7.83 million people | 2.33 million people | 5.50 million people | Brazil |
| 1870s | 8.71 million people | 2.57 million people | 6.14 million people | Brazil |
| 1880s | 9.49 million people | 2.53 million people | 6.97 million people | Brazil |
| 1890s | 11.53 million people | 2.69 million people | 8.83 million people | Brazil |
| 1900s | 13.62 million people | 3.14 million people | 10.48 million people | Brazil |
| 1910s | 16.68 million people | 3.59 million people | 13.09 million people | Brazil |
| 1920s | 22.41 million people | 4.09 million people | 18.32 million people | Brazil |
| 1930s | 28.74 million people | 4.53 million people | 24.20 million people | Brazil |
| 1940s | 28.11 million people | 5.08 million people | 23.03 million people | Brazil |
| 1950s | 36.62 million people | 7.21 million people | 29.41 million people | Brazil |
| 1960s | 42.56 million people | 8.67 million people | 33.89 million people | Brazil |
| 1970s | 42.73 million people | 10.45 million people | 32.28 million people | Brazil |
| 1980s | 38.59 million people | 12.40 million people | 26.19 million people | Brazil |
| 1990s | 35.88 million people | 14.68 million people | 21.19 million people | Brazil |
| 2000s | 31.60 million people | 17.04 million people | 14.56 million people | Brazil |
| 2010s | 28.99 million people | 17.61 million people | 11.38 million people | Brazil |
| 2020s | 25.31 million people | 18.43 million people | 6.88 million people | Brazil |
| 2030s | 21.25 million people | 18.92 million people | 2.33 million people | Brazil |
| 2040s | 19.47 million people | 19.17 million people | 303,810 people | Brazil |
| 2050s | 18.96 million people | 19.22 million people | 258,300 people | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Brazil or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 19.22 million people against 18.96 million people in Brazil as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Brazil and Sri Lanka?
- 258,300 people, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Sri Lanka?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Brazil and Sri Lanka rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Brazil ranks 30th and Sri Lanka ranks 29th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.