Chad vs Sri Lanka: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Chad
18.51 million people
in 2050
Sri Lanka
19.22 million people
in 2050
Chad rank
31st
Sri Lanka rank
29th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Chad
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 19.22 million people against 18.51 million people in Chad, a difference of 711,700 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Chad ranks 31st and Sri Lanka ranks 29th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 39.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 555,999 people | 799,994 people | 243,995 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1100s | 597,696 people | 899,980 people | 302,284 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1200s | 639,388 people | 999,935 people | 360,547 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1300s | 699,962 people | 969,810 people | 269,848 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1400s | 779,874 people | 929,454 people | 149,580 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1500s | 833,595 people | 998,239 people | 164,644 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1600s | 971,583 people | 1.24 million people | 271,817 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1700s | 1.11 million people | 1.48 million people | 369,090 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1710s | 1.18 million people | 1.48 million people | 304,560 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1720s | 1.19 million people | 1.45 million people | 264,170 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1730s | 1.19 million people | 1.42 million people | 223,780 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1740s | 1.20 million people | 1.39 million people | 183,350 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1750s | 1.21 million people | 1.36 million people | 142,770 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1760s | 1.23 million people | 1.33 million people | 102,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1770s | 1.24 million people | 1.30 million people | 60,920 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1780s | 1.25 million people | 1.27 million people | 19,440 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1790s | 1.26 million people | 1.24 million people | 22,560 people | Chad |
| 1800s | 1.28 million people | 1.21 million people | 65,230 people | Chad |
| 1810s | 1.29 million people | 1.18 million people | 108,730 people | Chad |
| 1820s | 1.31 million people | 1.15 million people | 153,250 people | Chad |
| 1830s | 1.33 million people | 1.34 million people | 18,390 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1840s | 1.34 million people | 1.67 million people | 325,860 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1850s | 1.37 million people | 2.08 million people | 709,620 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1860s | 1.39 million people | 2.33 million people | 936,690 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1870s | 1.42 million people | 2.57 million people | 1.16 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1880s | 1.45 million people | 2.53 million people | 1.08 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1890s | 1.49 million people | 2.69 million people | 1.21 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1900s | 1.53 million people | 3.14 million people | 1.61 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1910s | 1.59 million people | 3.59 million people | 2.00 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1920s | 1.66 million people | 4.09 million people | 2.43 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1930s | 1.77 million people | 4.53 million people | 2.77 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1940s | 1.95 million people | 5.08 million people | 3.14 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 2.60 million people | 7.21 million people | 4.61 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 3.06 million people | 8.67 million people | 5.61 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 3.49 million people | 10.45 million people | 6.96 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 4.07 million people | 12.40 million people | 8.33 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 5.53 million people | 14.68 million people | 9.15 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 7.93 million people | 17.04 million people | 9.11 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 11.13 million people | 17.61 million people | 6.47 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 14.79 million people | 18.43 million people | 3.64 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 2030s | 17.67 million people | 18.92 million people | 1.25 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 2040s | 18.73 million people | 19.17 million people | 437,390 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2050s | 18.51 million people | 19.22 million people | 711,700 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, Chad or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 19.22 million people against 18.51 million people in Chad as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Chad and Sri Lanka?
- 711,700 people, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Sri Lanka?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Chad and Sri Lanka rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Chad ranks 31st 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.