Sri Lanka vs Turkey: Rural population, annual growth rate
Sri Lanka
-0.9172 % change on previous year
in 2025
Turkey
-0.9904 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sri Lanka rank
165th
Turkey rank
168th
Rural population, annual growth rate over time
- Sri Lanka
- Turkey
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports -0.9172 % change on previous year against -0.9904 % change on previous year in Turkey, a difference of 0.0732 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Turkey ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 165th and Turkey ranks 168th of 208 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.83 % change on previous year | 1.75 % change on previous year | 0.0796 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 1.98 % change on previous year | 0.697 % change on previous year | 1.28 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 1.49 % change on previous year | 0.1095 % change on previous year | 1.38 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 2.01 % change on previous year | -0.1487 % change on previous year | 2.16 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.6802 % change on previous year | -1.54 % change on previous year | 2.22 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.1621 % change on previous year | -8.26 % change on previous year | 8.43 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | -0.2325 % change on previous year | -0.6029 % change on previous year | 0.3705 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, annual growth rate, Sri Lanka or Turkey?
- Sri Lanka, at -0.9172 % change on previous year against -0.9904 % change on previous year in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, annual growth rate between Sri Lanka and Turkey?
- 0.0732 % change on previous year, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Turkey?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Sri Lanka and Turkey rank globally for rural population, annual growth rate?
- Sri Lanka ranks 165th and Turkey ranks 168th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.