Cameroon vs Sri Lanka: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Cameroon
20.85 million people
in 2050
Sri Lanka
19.22 million people
in 2050
Cameroon rank
27th
Sri Lanka rank
29th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Cameroon
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 20.85 million people against 19.22 million people in Sri Lanka, a difference of 1.64 million people.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Cameroon ranks 27th and Sri Lanka ranks 29th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 20 and Sri Lanka in 23.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 706,735 people | 799,994 people | 93,259 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1100s | 807,690 people | 899,980 people | 92,290 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1200s | 923,049 people | 999,935 people | 76,886 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1300s | 1.05 million people | 969,810 people | 85,020 people | Cameroon |
| 1400s | 1.21 million people | 929,454 people | 275,776 people | Cameroon |
| 1500s | 1.38 million people | 998,239 people | 378,181 people | Cameroon |
| 1600s | 1.57 million people | 1.24 million people | 326,260 people | Cameroon |
| 1700s | 1.78 million people | 1.48 million people | 306,060 people | Cameroon |
| 1710s | 1.70 million people | 1.48 million people | 222,050 people | Cameroon |
| 1720s | 1.72 million people | 1.45 million people | 268,280 people | Cameroon |
| 1730s | 1.73 million people | 1.42 million people | 314,770 people | Cameroon |
| 1740s | 1.75 million people | 1.39 million people | 361,580 people | Cameroon |
| 1750s | 1.77 million people | 1.36 million people | 408,840 people | Cameroon |
| 1760s | 1.78 million people | 1.33 million people | 456,630 people | Cameroon |
| 1770s | 1.80 million people | 1.30 million people | 505,110 people | Cameroon |
| 1780s | 1.82 million people | 1.27 million people | 554,410 people | Cameroon |
| 1790s | 1.84 million people | 1.24 million people | 604,720 people | Cameroon |
| 1800s | 1.87 million people | 1.21 million people | 656,250 people | Cameroon |
| 1810s | 1.89 million people | 1.18 million people | 709,270 people | Cameroon |
| 1820s | 1.92 million people | 1.15 million people | 764,070 people | Cameroon |
| 1830s | 1.95 million people | 1.34 million people | 603,610 people | Cameroon |
| 1840s | 1.98 million people | 1.67 million people | 308,440 people | Cameroon |
| 1850s | 2.01 million people | 2.08 million people | 61,680 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1860s | 2.05 million people | 2.33 million people | 273,380 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1870s | 2.10 million people | 2.57 million people | 474,550 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1880s | 2.15 million people | 2.53 million people | 378,210 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1890s | 2.21 million people | 2.69 million people | 481,560 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1900s | 2.29 million people | 3.14 million people | 852,050 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1910s | 2.38 million people | 3.59 million people | 1.20 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1920s | 2.51 million people | 4.09 million people | 1.58 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1930s | 2.70 million people | 4.53 million people | 1.84 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1940s | 3.02 million people | 5.08 million people | 2.06 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 4.11 million people | 7.21 million people | 3.10 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 4.75 million people | 8.67 million people | 3.92 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 5.38 million people | 10.45 million people | 5.07 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 6.18 million people | 12.40 million people | 6.21 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 7.33 million people | 14.68 million people | 7.35 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 8.70 million people | 17.04 million people | 8.34 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 10.67 million people | 17.61 million people | 6.93 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 13.13 million people | 18.43 million people | 5.31 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 2030s | 15.85 million people | 18.92 million people | 3.07 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 2040s | 18.97 million people | 19.17 million people | 202,880 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2050s | 20.85 million people | 19.22 million people | 1.64 million people | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Cameroon or Sri Lanka?
- Cameroon, at 20.85 million people against 19.22 million people in Sri Lanka as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Cameroon and Sri Lanka?
- 1.64 million people, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Sri Lanka?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Cameroon and Sri Lanka rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Cameroon ranks 27th 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.