El Salvador vs Sri Lanka: Number of people living in urban and rural areas
El Salvador
4.81 million people
in 2025
Sri Lanka
4.75 million people
in 2025
El Salvador rank
103rd
Sri Lanka rank
104th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time
- El Salvador
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 4.81 million people against 4.75 million people in Sri Lanka, a difference of 57,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
El Salvador ranks 103rd and Sri Lanka ranks 104th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 911,725 people | 1.36 million people | 445,742 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 1.23 million people | 2.14 million people | 906,645 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 1.66 million people | 2.98 million people | 1.32 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 2.22 million people | 3.16 million people | 939,579 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 2.98 million people | 2.83 million people | 150,697 people | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 3.63 million people | 3.08 million people | 553,833 people | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 4.26 million people | 4.03 million people | 231,539 people | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 4.68 million people | 4.59 million people | 87,438 people | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, El Salvador or Sri Lanka?
- El Salvador, at 4.81 million people against 4.75 million people in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
- 57,000 people, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Sri Lanka rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- El Salvador ranks 103rd and Sri Lanka ranks 104th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas. 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 urban areas, based on each country's national definition.