Burkina Faso vs Sri Lanka: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Burkina Faso
16.82 million people
in 2050
Sri Lanka
19.22 million people
in 2050
Burkina Faso rank
32nd
Sri Lanka rank
29th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Burkina Faso
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 19.22 million people against 16.82 million people in Burkina Faso, a difference of 2.40 million people.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 32nd and Sri Lanka ranks 29th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 20 and Sri Lanka in 23.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 741,525 people | 799,994 people | 58,469 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1100s | 840,392 people | 899,980 people | 59,588 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1200s | 952,435 people | 999,935 people | 47,500 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1300s | 1.08 million people | 969,810 people | 109,580 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1400s | 1.22 million people | 929,454 people | 293,746 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1500s | 1.39 million people | 998,239 people | 387,681 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1600s | 1.57 million people | 1.24 million people | 326,030 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1700s | 1.77 million people | 1.48 million people | 298,120 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1710s | 1.78 million people | 1.48 million people | 298,170 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1720s | 1.80 million people | 1.45 million people | 345,490 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1730s | 1.81 million people | 1.42 million people | 393,170 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1740s | 1.83 million people | 1.39 million people | 441,320 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1750s | 1.85 million people | 1.36 million people | 490,060 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1760s | 1.87 million people | 1.33 million people | 539,510 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1770s | 1.89 million people | 1.30 million people | 589,820 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1780s | 1.91 million people | 1.27 million people | 641,180 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1790s | 1.93 million people | 1.24 million people | 693,780 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1800s | 1.96 million people | 1.21 million people | 747,880 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1810s | 1.99 million people | 1.18 million people | 803,780 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1820s | 2.02 million people | 1.15 million people | 861,800 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1830s | 2.05 million people | 1.34 million people | 704,970 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1840s | 2.08 million people | 1.67 million people | 413,890 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1850s | 2.12 million people | 2.08 million people | 48,400 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1860s | 2.17 million people | 2.33 million people | 158,070 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1870s | 2.22 million people | 2.57 million people | 353,270 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1880s | 2.28 million people | 2.53 million people | 250,100 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1890s | 2.35 million people | 2.69 million people | 345,550 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1900s | 2.43 million people | 3.14 million people | 706,860 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1910s | 2.54 million people | 3.59 million people | 1.05 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1920s | 2.68 million people | 4.09 million people | 1.41 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1930s | 2.88 million people | 4.53 million people | 1.65 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1940s | 3.23 million people | 5.08 million people | 1.85 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 4.24 million people | 7.21 million people | 2.97 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 4.85 million people | 8.67 million people | 3.82 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 5.72 million people | 10.45 million people | 4.73 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 7.03 million people | 12.40 million people | 5.37 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 8.75 million people | 14.68 million people | 5.93 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 10.80 million people | 17.04 million people | 6.24 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 13.83 million people | 17.61 million people | 3.78 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 16.94 million people | 18.43 million people | 1.49 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 2030s | 18.49 million people | 18.92 million people | 425,240 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2040s | 18.04 million people | 19.17 million people | 1.13 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 2050s | 16.82 million people | 19.22 million people | 2.40 million 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, Burkina Faso or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 19.22 million people against 16.82 million people in Burkina Faso as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Burkina Faso and Sri Lanka?
- 2.40 million people, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sri Lanka?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Burkina Faso and Sri Lanka rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Burkina Faso ranks 32nd 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.