Brazil vs Sri Lanka: Urban and rural population 2050

Brazil
18.96 million
in 2050
Sri Lanka
19.22 million
in 2050
Brazil rank
30th
Sri Lanka rank
29th

Urban and rural population 2050 over time

  • Brazil
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 19.22 million against 18.96 million in Brazil, a difference of 258,300.

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 799,994 10.54 million Brazil
1100s 12.57 million 899,980 11.67 million Brazil
1200s 13.80 million 999,935 12.80 million Brazil
1300s 15.02 million 969,810 14.05 million Brazil
1400s 16.24 million 929,454 15.31 million Brazil
1500s 18.66 million 998,239 17.66 million Brazil
1600s 877,051 1.24 million 366,349 Sri Lanka
1700s 531,323 1.48 million 944,907 Sri Lanka
1710s 608,320 1.48 million 872,970 Sri Lanka
1720s 700,578 1.45 million 749,152 Sri Lanka
1730s 810,767 1.42 million 607,833 Sri Lanka
1740s 942,885 1.39 million 445,005 Sri Lanka
1750s 1.10 million 1.36 million 255,700 Sri Lanka
1760s 1.29 million 1.33 million 33,820 Sri Lanka
1770s 1.53 million 1.30 million 228,150 Brazil
1780s 1.81 million 1.27 million 539,460 Brazil
1790s 2.15 million 1.24 million 911,490 Brazil
1800s 2.57 million 1.21 million 1.36 million Brazil
1810s 3.26 million 1.18 million 2.08 million Brazil
1820s 3.96 million 1.15 million 2.80 million Brazil
1830s 4.97 million 1.34 million 3.62 million Brazil
1840s 5.95 million 1.67 million 4.28 million Brazil
1850s 6.90 million 2.08 million 4.83 million Brazil
1860s 7.83 million 2.33 million 5.50 million Brazil
1870s 8.71 million 2.57 million 6.14 million Brazil
1880s 9.49 million 2.53 million 6.97 million Brazil
1890s 11.53 million 2.69 million 8.83 million Brazil
1900s 13.62 million 3.14 million 10.48 million Brazil
1910s 16.68 million 3.59 million 13.09 million Brazil
1920s 22.41 million 4.09 million 18.32 million Brazil
1930s 28.74 million 4.53 million 24.20 million Brazil
1940s 28.11 million 5.08 million 23.03 million Brazil
1950s 36.62 million 7.21 million 29.41 million Brazil
1960s 42.56 million 8.67 million 33.89 million Brazil
1970s 42.73 million 10.45 million 32.28 million Brazil
1980s 38.59 million 12.40 million 26.19 million Brazil
1990s 35.88 million 14.68 million 21.19 million Brazil
2000s 31.60 million 17.04 million 14.56 million Brazil
2010s 28.99 million 17.61 million 11.38 million Brazil
2020s 25.31 million 18.43 million 6.88 million Brazil
2030s 21.25 million 18.92 million 2.33 million Brazil
2040s 19.47 million 19.17 million 303,810 Brazil
2050s 18.96 million 19.22 million 258,300 Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population 2050, Brazil or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 19.22 million against 18.96 million in Brazil as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population 2050 between Brazil and Sri Lanka?
258,300, 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 2050?
Brazil ranks 30th and Sri Lanka ranks 29th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban and rural population 2050
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 30,401 data points, 1000–2050
Last refreshed