Sri Lanka vs Uzbekistan: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Sri Lanka
19.22 million people
in 2050
Uzbekistan
20.55 million people
in 2050
Sri Lanka rank
29th
Uzbekistan rank
28th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Sri Lanka
- Uzbekistan
How they compare
Uzbekistan currently reports 20.55 million people against 19.22 million people in Sri Lanka, a difference of 1.33 million people.
That makes Uzbekistan's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Uzbekistan ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 29th and Uzbekistan ranks 28th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 10 and Uzbekistan in 33.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Uzbekistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 799,994 people | 899,998 people | 100,004 people | Uzbekistan |
| 1100s | 899,980 people | 969,995 people | 70,015 people | Uzbekistan |
| 1200s | 999,935 people | 1.04 million people | 40,045 people | Uzbekistan |
| 1300s | 969,810 people | 1.11 million people | 140,140 people | Uzbekistan |
| 1400s | 929,454 people | 1.18 million people | 250,376 people | Uzbekistan |
| 1500s | 998,239 people | 1.26 million people | 261,201 people | Uzbekistan |
| 1600s | 1.24 million people | 1.44 million people | 194,680 people | Uzbekistan |
| 1700s | 1.48 million people | 1.61 million people | 137,290 people | Uzbekistan |
| 1710s | 1.48 million people | 1.70 million people | 223,120 people | Uzbekistan |
| 1720s | 1.45 million people | 1.80 million people | 347,930 people | Uzbekistan |
| 1730s | 1.42 million people | 1.90 million people | 477,110 people | Uzbekistan |
| 1740s | 1.39 million people | 2.00 million people | 610,830 people | Uzbekistan |
| 1750s | 1.36 million people | 2.11 million people | 749,270 people | Uzbekistan |
| 1760s | 1.33 million people | 2.22 million people | 892,570 people | Uzbekistan |
| 1770s | 1.30 million people | 2.34 million people | 1.04 million people | Uzbekistan |
| 1780s | 1.27 million people | 2.46 million people | 1.19 million people | Uzbekistan |
| 1790s | 1.24 million people | 2.59 million people | 1.35 million people | Uzbekistan |
| 1800s | 1.21 million people | 2.73 million people | 1.52 million people | Uzbekistan |
| 1810s | 1.18 million people | 2.87 million people | 1.68 million people | Uzbekistan |
| 1820s | 1.15 million people | 3.01 million people | 1.86 million people | Uzbekistan |
| 1830s | 1.34 million people | 3.16 million people | 1.81 million people | Uzbekistan |
| 1840s | 1.67 million people | 3.31 million people | 1.64 million people | Uzbekistan |
| 1850s | 2.08 million people | 3.46 million people | 1.39 million people | Uzbekistan |
| 1860s | 2.33 million people | 3.61 million people | 1.29 million people | Uzbekistan |
| 1870s | 2.57 million people | 3.77 million people | 1.19 million people | Uzbekistan |
| 1880s | 2.53 million people | 3.91 million people | 1.38 million people | Uzbekistan |
| 1890s | 2.69 million people | 4.05 million people | 1.35 million people | Uzbekistan |
| 1900s | 3.14 million people | 4.17 million people | 1.03 million people | Uzbekistan |
| 1910s | 3.59 million people | 4.27 million people | 689,720 people | Uzbekistan |
| 1920s | 4.09 million people | 4.35 million people | 259,260 people | Uzbekistan |
| 1930s | 4.53 million people | 4.39 million people | 149,730 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1940s | 5.08 million people | 4.37 million people | 717,210 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 7.21 million people | 4.81 million people | 2.40 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 8.67 million people | 6.29 million people | 2.38 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 10.45 million people | 8.24 million people | 2.21 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 12.40 million people | 10.47 million people | 1.93 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 14.68 million people | 12.77 million people | 1.91 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 17.04 million people | 13.02 million people | 4.02 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 17.61 million people | 15.00 million people | 2.60 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 18.43 million people | 17.94 million people | 491,380 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2030s | 18.92 million people | 20.24 million people | 1.32 million people | Uzbekistan |
| 2040s | 19.17 million people | 20.86 million people | 1.69 million people | Uzbekistan |
| 2050s | 19.22 million people | 20.55 million people | 1.33 million people | Uzbekistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Sri Lanka or Uzbekistan?
- Uzbekistan, at 20.55 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 Sri Lanka and Uzbekistan?
- 1.33 million people, with Uzbekistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Uzbekistan?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Sri Lanka and Uzbekistan rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Sri Lanka ranks 29th and Uzbekistan ranks 28th 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.