Which has higher population in largest city, Macau (China) or Sri Lanka?

Macau (China), at 701,381 against 647,557 in Sri Lanka as of 2025.

What is the difference in population in largest city between Macau (China) and Sri Lanka?

53,824, with Macau (China) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Macau (China) and Sri Lanka?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in largest city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Macau (China) vs Sri Lanka: Population in largest city

Macau (China)

701,381

in 2025

Sri Lanka

647,557

in 2025

Macau (China) rank

135th

Sri Lanka rank

137th

Population in largest city over time

Macau (China)
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Macau (China) currently reports 701,381 against 647,557 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 53,824.

That makes Macau (China)'s figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Macau (China) ranks 135th and Sri Lanka ranks 137th of 153 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Macau (China) averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Macau (China)	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1960s	192,827	518,797	325,970	Sri Lanka
1970s	236,889	570,385	333,496	Sri Lanka
1980s	278,635	598,360	319,724	Sri Lanka
1990s	381,430	627,397	245,967	Sri Lanka
2000s	476,592	617,156	140,564	Sri Lanka
2010s	592,374	581,587	10,788	Macau (China)
2020s	676,763	629,515	47,248	Macau (China)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in largest city, Macau (China) or Sri Lanka?: Macau (China), at 701,381 against 647,557 in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in largest city between Macau (China) and Sri Lanka?: 53,824, with Macau (China) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macau (China) and Sri Lanka?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Macau (China) and Sri Lanka rank globally for population in largest city?: Macau (China) ranks 135th and Sri Lanka ranks 137th of 153 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in largest city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population in largest city
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 153 places, 10,098 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Population in largest city is the urban population living in the country's largest metropolitan area.