Which has higher population, Sri Lanka or Syrian Arab Republic?

Syrian Arab Republic, at 24.67 million against 21.92 million in Sri Lanka as of 2024.

What is the difference in population between Sri Lanka and Syrian Arab Republic?

2.76 million, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Syrian Arab Republic?

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.

Sri Lanka vs Syrian Arab Republic: Population

Sri Lanka

21.92 million

in 2024

Syrian Arab Republic

24.67 million

in 2024

Sri Lanka rank

59th

Syrian Arab Republic rank

56th

Population over time

Sri Lanka
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 24.67 million against 21.92 million in Sri Lanka, a difference of 2.76 million.

That makes Syrian Arab Republic's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 59th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 56th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 6 and Syrian Arab Republic in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sri Lanka	Syrian Arab Republic	Difference	Ahead
1960s	10.81 million	5.38 million	5.42 million	Sri Lanka
1970s	13.43 million	7.47 million	5.96 million	Sri Lanka
1980s	15.56 million	10.49 million	5.07 million	Sri Lanka
1990s	17.51 million	14.41 million	3.11 million	Sri Lanka
2000s	20.12 million	19.03 million	1.09 million	Sri Lanka
2010s	21.15 million	20.78 million	369,030	Sri Lanka
2020s	22.04 million	22.68 million	639,760	Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Sri Lanka or Syrian Arab Republic?: Syrian Arab Republic, at 24.67 million against 21.92 million in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in population between Sri Lanka and Syrian Arab Republic?: 2.76 million, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Syrian Arab Republic?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Sri Lanka and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for population?: Sri Lanka ranks 59th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 56th 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

Data on Gender-disaggregated on selected population characteristics.