Kazakhstan vs Sri Lanka: World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until

Kazakhstan
20.33 million
in 2023
Sri Lanka
22.97 million
in 2023
Kazakhstan rank
65th
Sri Lanka rank
62nd

World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until over time

  • Kazakhstan
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 22.97 million against 20.33 million in Kazakhstan, a difference of 2.64 million.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Kazakhstan's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Kazakhstan ahead.

Kazakhstan ranks 65th and Sri Lanka ranks 62nd of 239 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 29 and Sri Lanka in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kazakhstan Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1000s 920,000 800,000 120,000 Kazakhstan
1100s 940,000 900,000 40,000 Kazakhstan
1200s 960,000 1.00 million 40,000 Sri Lanka
1300s 1.07 million 970,000 100,000 Kazakhstan
1400s 1.20 million 930,000 270,000 Kazakhstan
1500s 1.34 million 1.00 million 340,000 Kazakhstan
1600s 1.53 million 1.25 million 280,000 Kazakhstan
1700s 1.72 million 1.50 million 220,000 Kazakhstan
1710s 1.70 million 1.51 million 195,430 Kazakhstan
1720s 1.69 million 1.48 million 208,640 Kazakhstan
1730s 1.67 million 1.45 million 221,270 Kazakhstan
1740s 1.65 million 1.42 million 233,340 Kazakhstan
1750s 1.64 million 1.39 million 244,840 Kazakhstan
1760s 1.62 million 1.37 million 255,800 Kazakhstan
1770s 1.61 million 1.34 million 266,230 Kazakhstan
1780s 1.59 million 1.31 million 276,130 Kazakhstan
1790s 1.57 million 1.29 million 285,520 Kazakhstan
1800s 2.04 million 1.61 million 427,572 Kazakhstan
1810s 2.04 million 1.34 million 696,775 Kazakhstan
1820s 2.13 million 1.33 million 795,014 Kazakhstan
1830s 2.33 million 1.63 million 704,527 Kazakhstan
1840s 2.55 million 1.99 million 566,904 Kazakhstan
1850s 2.79 million 2.07 million 724,052 Kazakhstan
1860s 3.05 million 2.30 million 748,791 Kazakhstan
1870s 3.33 million 2.94 million 392,868 Kazakhstan
1880s 3.63 million 3.25 million 388,715 Kazakhstan
1890s 3.97 million 3.71 million 253,913 Kazakhstan
1900s 4.33 million 4.41 million 84,257 Sri Lanka
1910s 4.73 million 5.16 million 429,968 Sri Lanka
1920s 5.17 million 5.72 million 548,296 Sri Lanka
1930s 5.67 million 6.19 million 522,315 Sri Lanka
1940s 6.22 million 7.09 million 870,503 Sri Lanka
1950s 7.90 million 8.57 million 663,411 Sri Lanka
1960s 10.82 million 10.81 million 13,961 Kazakhstan
1970s 13.65 million 13.43 million 216,170 Kazakhstan
1980s 16.01 million 15.56 million 449,460 Kazakhstan
1990s 16.64 million 17.51 million 874,990 Sri Lanka
2000s 15.97 million 20.12 million 4.15 million Sri Lanka
2010s 17.98 million 21.64 million 3.65 million Sri Lanka
2020s 19.90 million 22.77 million 2.87 million Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher world population over the last 12000 years and un projection until, Kazakhstan or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 22.97 million against 20.33 million in Kazakhstan as of 2023.
What is the difference in world population over the last 12000 years and un projection until between Kazakhstan and Sri Lanka?
2.64 million, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Sri Lanka?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Kazakhstan and Sri Lanka rank globally for world population over the last 12000 years and un projection until?
Kazakhstan ranks 65th and Sri Lanka ranks 62nd of 239 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until 2100. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until 2100
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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