Which has higher population, Kazakhstan or Sri Lanka?

Sri Lanka, at 21.92 million against 20.59 million in Kazakhstan as of 2024.

What is the difference in population between Kazakhstan and Sri Lanka?

1.32 million, with Sri Lanka ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Sri Lanka?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

International Monetary Fund, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kazakhstan vs Sri Lanka: Population

Kazakhstan

20.59 million

in 2024

Sri Lanka

21.92 million

in 2024

Kazakhstan rank

62nd

Sri Lanka rank

59th

Population over time

Kazakhstan
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 21.92 million against 20.59 million in Kazakhstan, a difference of 1.32 million.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Kazakhstan ranks 62nd and Sri Lanka ranks 59th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kazakhstan	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1960s	10.82 million	10.81 million	13,960	Kazakhstan
1970s	13.65 million	13.43 million	216,170	Kazakhstan
1980s	16.01 million	15.56 million	449,450	Kazakhstan
1990s	16.64 million	17.51 million	874,980	Sri Lanka
2000s	15.97 million	20.12 million	4.15 million	Sri Lanka
2010s	17.98 million	21.15 million	3.17 million	Sri Lanka
2020s	20.04 million	22.04 million	2.01 million	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Kazakhstan or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 21.92 million against 20.59 million in Kazakhstan as of 2024.
What is the difference in population between Kazakhstan and Sri Lanka?: 1.32 million, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Sri Lanka?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Kazakhstan and Sri Lanka rank globally for population?: Kazakhstan ranks 62nd and Sri Lanka ranks 59th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Monetary Fund, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population
Source: International Monetary Fund
Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 186 places, 12,090 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

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