IDA total vs Sri Lanka: Rural population
IDA total
58.9%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
79.5%
in 2025
IDA total rank
9th
Sri Lanka rank
6th
Rural population over time
- IDA total
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 79.5% against 58.9% in IDA total, a difference of 20.6%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.4 times IDA total's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was IDA total ahead.
IDA total ranks 9th and Sri Lanka ranks 6th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, IDA total averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA total | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84.9% | 80.3% | 4.6% | IDA total |
| 1970s | 80.7% | 77.8% | 2.9% | IDA total |
| 1980s | 76.1% | 79.7% | 3.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 72.1% | 83.8% | 11.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 68.0% | 84.7% | 16.7% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 63.4% | 81.4% | 18.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 60.0% | 79.9% | 19.9% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, IDA total or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 79.5% against 58.9% in IDA total as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population between IDA total and Sri Lanka?
- 20.6%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Sri Lanka?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do IDA total and Sri Lanka rank globally for rural population?
- IDA total ranks 9th and Sri Lanka ranks 6th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.