Sri Lanka vs Yemen: Number of people living in the capital city
Sri Lanka
5.22 million people
in 2100
Yemen
7.15 million people
in 2100
Sri Lanka rank
41st
Yemen rank
38th
Number of people living in the capital city over time
- Sri Lanka
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 7.15 million people against 5.22 million people in Sri Lanka, a difference of 1.93 million people.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.4 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2020 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 41st and Yemen ranks 38th of 191 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 4 and Yemen in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 5.09 million people | 3.84 million people | 1.26 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 2030s | 5.52 million people | 4.57 million people | 952,310 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2040s | 5.76 million people | 5.22 million people | 540,535 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2050s | 5.82 million people | 5.80 million people | 26,490 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2060s | 5.80 million people | 6.26 million people | 460,530 people | Yemen |
| 2070s | 5.71 million people | 6.62 million people | 908,315 people | Yemen |
| 2080s | 5.57 million people | 6.90 million people | 1.33 million people | Yemen |
| 2090s | 5.39 million people | 7.08 million people | 1.70 million people | Yemen |
| 2100s | 5.22 million people | 7.15 million people | 1.93 million people | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in the capital city, Sri Lanka or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 7.15 million people against 5.22 million people in Sri Lanka as of 2100.
- What is the difference in number of people living in the capital city between Sri Lanka and Yemen?
- 1.93 million people, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Yemen?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2020 to 2100.
- How do Sri Lanka and Yemen rank globally for number of people living in the capital city?
- Sri Lanka ranks 41st and Yemen ranks 38th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in the capital city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Projected total number of people living in the country's capital city. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.