Sri Lanka vs Syrian Arab Republic: The global population hockey stick
Sri Lanka
22.97 million people
in 2023
Syrian Arab Republic
23.59 million people
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
62nd
Syrian Arab Republic rank
59th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Sri Lanka
- Syrian Arab Republic
How they compare
Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 23.59 million people against 22.97 million people in Sri Lanka, a difference of 623,000 people.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 62nd and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 59th of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 32 and Syrian Arab Republic in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Syrian Arab Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 800,000 people | 1.06 million people | 265,000 people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1100s | 900,000 people | 1.12 million people | 224,330 people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1200s | 1.00 million people | 1.18 million people | 183,670 people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1300s | 970,000 people | 1.24 million people | 273,000 people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1400s | 930,000 people | 994,000 people | 64,000 people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1500s | 1.00 million people | 1.06 million people | 65,000 people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1600s | 1.25 million people | 1.24 million people | 7,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1700s | 1.50 million people | 1.25 million people | 250,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1710s | 1.51 million people | 1.26 million people | 250,960 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1720s | 1.48 million people | 1.26 million people | 214,140 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1730s | 1.45 million people | 1.27 million people | 177,900 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1740s | 1.42 million people | 1.28 million people | 142,220 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1750s | 1.39 million people | 1.29 million people | 107,110 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1760s | 1.37 million people | 1.29 million people | 72,540 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1770s | 1.34 million people | 1.30 million people | 38,500 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1780s | 1.31 million people | 1.31 million people | 4,990 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1790s | 1.29 million people | 1.32 million people | 28,010 people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1800s | 1.61 million people | 1.27 million people | 344,580 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1810s | 1.34 million people | 1.31 million people | 32,316 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1820s | 1.33 million people | 1.36 million people | 23,162 people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1830s | 1.63 million people | 1.40 million people | 222,911 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1840s | 1.99 million people | 1.45 million people | 535,479 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1850s | 2.07 million people | 1.50 million people | 567,651 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1860s | 2.30 million people | 1.56 million people | 746,088 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1870s | 2.94 million people | 1.61 million people | 1.33 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1880s | 3.25 million people | 1.67 million people | 1.58 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1890s | 3.71 million people | 1.73 million people | 1.99 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1900s | 4.41 million people | 1.87 million people | 2.55 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1910s | 5.16 million people | 2.14 million people | 3.02 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1920s | 5.72 million people | 2.46 million people | 3.26 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1930s | 6.19 million people | 2.83 million people | 3.36 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1940s | 7.09 million people | 3.26 million people | 3.83 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 8.57 million people | 4.03 million people | 4.54 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 10.81 million people | 5.38 million people | 5.42 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 13.43 million people | 7.47 million people | 5.96 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 15.56 million people | 10.49 million people | 5.07 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 17.51 million people | 14.41 million people | 3.11 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 20.12 million people | 19.03 million people | 1.09 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 21.64 million people | 20.78 million people | 852,070 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 22.77 million people | 22.18 million people | 583,450 people | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Sri Lanka or Syrian Arab Republic?
- Syrian Arab Republic, at 23.59 million people against 22.97 million people in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Sri Lanka and Syrian Arab Republic?
- 623,000 people, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Syrian Arab Republic?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Sri Lanka and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Sri Lanka ranks 62nd and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 59th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as The global population hockey stick. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.