Sri Lanka vs Palestine, State of: Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Sri Lanka
4.75 million people
in 2025
Palestine, State of
4.88 million people
in 2025
Sri Lanka rank
104th
Palestine, State of rank
102nd
Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time
- Sri Lanka
- Palestine, State of
How they compare
Palestine, State of currently reports 4.88 million people against 4.75 million people in Sri Lanka, a difference of 133,860 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 104th and Palestine, State of ranks 102nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 7 and Palestine, State of in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Palestine, State of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.36 million people | 400,634 people | 956,832 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 2.14 million people | 546,380 people | 1.59 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 2.98 million people | 745,316 people | 2.23 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 3.16 million people | 1.10 million people | 2.06 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 2.83 million people | 1.75 million people | 1.07 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 3.08 million people | 2.79 million people | 287,509 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 4.03 million people | 3.81 million people | 221,805 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 4.59 million people | 4.63 million people | 39,267 people | Palestine, State of |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, Sri Lanka or Palestine, State of?
- Palestine, State of, at 4.88 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 Sri Lanka and Palestine, State of?
- 133,860 people, with Palestine, State of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Palestine, State of?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Sri Lanka and Palestine, State of rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Sri Lanka ranks 104th and Palestine, State of ranks 102nd 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.