Somalia vs Sri Lanka: Population, male
Somalia
9.84 million
in 2025
Sri Lanka
10.52 million
in 2025
Somalia rank
66th
Sri Lanka rank
63rd
Population, male over time
- Somalia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 10.52 million against 9.84 million in Somalia, a difference of 679,130.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Somalia ranks 66th and Sri Lanka ranks 63rd of 217 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.62 million | 5.65 million | 4.03 million | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 2.15 million | 6.91 million | 4.76 million | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 3.29 million | 7.91 million | 4.62 million | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 3.66 million | 8.77 million | 5.11 million | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 5.22 million | 9.92 million | 4.70 million | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 6.90 million | 10.26 million | 3.36 million | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 9.08 million | 10.64 million | 1.56 million | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, male, Somalia or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 10.52 million against 9.84 million in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, male between Somalia and Sri Lanka?
- 679,130, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sri Lanka?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Somalia and Sri Lanka rank globally for population, male?
- Somalia ranks 66th and Sri Lanka ranks 63rd of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.