Niger vs Sri Lanka: Urban population share 2050
Niger
18.37
in 2025
Sri Lanka
20.45
in 2025
Niger rank
231st
Sri Lanka rank
230th
Urban population share 2050 over time
- Niger
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 20.45 against 18.37 in Niger, a difference of 2.08.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Niger ranks 231st and Sri Lanka ranks 230th of 238 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 39.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0002 | 0.0007 | 0.0005 | Sri Lanka |
| 1100s | 0.0006 | 0.0022 | 0.0015 | Sri Lanka |
| 1200s | 0.0019 | 0.0065 | 0.0046 | Sri Lanka |
| 1300s | 0.0058 | 0.0196 | 0.0138 | Sri Lanka |
| 1400s | 0.0173 | 0.0587 | 0.0414 | Sri Lanka |
| 1500s | 0.0519 | 0.1761 | 0.1242 | Sri Lanka |
| 1600s | 0.1557 | 0.5282 | 0.3725 | Sri Lanka |
| 1700s | 0.4671 | 1.58 | 1.12 | Sri Lanka |
| 1710s | 0.5263 | 1.79 | 1.26 | Sri Lanka |
| 1720s | 0.5764 | 1.96 | 1.38 | Sri Lanka |
| 1730s | 0.6313 | 2.14 | 1.51 | Sri Lanka |
| 1740s | 0.6914 | 2.35 | 1.65 | Sri Lanka |
| 1750s | 0.7573 | 2.57 | 1.81 | Sri Lanka |
| 1760s | 0.8294 | 2.81 | 1.98 | Sri Lanka |
| 1770s | 0.9084 | 3.08 | 2.17 | Sri Lanka |
| 1780s | 0.9949 | 3.37 | 2.38 | Sri Lanka |
| 1790s | 1.09 | 3.7 | 2.61 | Sri Lanka |
| 1800s | 1.19 | 4.05 | 2.85 | Sri Lanka |
| 1810s | 1.31 | 4.43 | 3.13 | Sri Lanka |
| 1820s | 1.43 | 4.86 | 3.42 | Sri Lanka |
| 1830s | 1.57 | 5.32 | 3.75 | Sri Lanka |
| 1840s | 1.72 | 5.83 | 4.11 | Sri Lanka |
| 1850s | 1.88 | 6.38 | 4.5 | Sri Lanka |
| 1860s | 2.06 | 6.99 | 4.93 | Sri Lanka |
| 1870s | 2.26 | 7.65 | 5.4 | Sri Lanka |
| 1880s | 2.47 | 8.38 | 5.91 | Sri Lanka |
| 1890s | 2.71 | 9.18 | 6.47 | Sri Lanka |
| 1900s | 2.96 | 10.05 | 7.09 | Sri Lanka |
| 1910s | 3.25 | 11.01 | 7.77 | Sri Lanka |
| 1920s | 3.56 | 12.06 | 8.51 | Sri Lanka |
| 1930s | 3.89 | 13.21 | 9.32 | Sri Lanka |
| 1940s | 4.26 | 14.47 | 10.2 | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 5.33 | 15.81 | 10.48 | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 6.8 | 19.69 | 12.89 | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 11.51 | 22.19 | 10.69 | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 14.65 | 20.33 | 5.69 | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 15.75 | 16.21 | 0.4587 | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 16.25 | 15.3 | 0.9549 | Niger |
| 2010s | 16.38 | 18.61 | 2.23 | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 17.65 | 20.06 | 2.41 | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population share 2050, Niger or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 20.45 against 18.37 in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population share 2050 between Niger and Sri Lanka?
- 2.08, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sri Lanka?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Niger and Sri Lanka rank globally for urban population share 2050?
- Niger ranks 231st and Sri Lanka ranks 230th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Urban population share 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.