Which has higher population in the largest city, Sri Lanka or Syrian Arab Republic?

Syrian Arab Republic, at 15.2% against 14.6% in Sri Lanka as of 2025.

What is the difference in population in the largest city between Sri Lanka and Syrian Arab Republic?

0.6%, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Syrian Arab Republic?

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 the largest city (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Sri Lanka vs Syrian Arab Republic: Population in the largest city

Sri Lanka

14.6%

in 2025

Syrian Arab Republic

15.2%

in 2025

Sri Lanka rank

136th

Syrian Arab Republic rank

134th

Population in the largest city over time

Sri Lanka
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 15.2% against 14.6% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 136th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 134th of 153 countries.

Syrian Arab Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sri Lanka	Syrian Arab Republic	Difference	Ahead
1960s	24.6%	31.9%	7.3%	Syrian Arab Republic
1970s	19.2%	32.9%	13.7%	Syrian Arab Republic
1980s	19.0%	30.7%	11.7%	Syrian Arab Republic
1990s	22.2%	26.0%	3.8%	Syrian Arab Republic
2000s	20.2%	25.3%	5.1%	Syrian Arab Republic
2010s	14.8%	16.4%	1.6%	Syrian Arab Republic
2020s	14.3%	15.3%	1.0%	Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in the largest city, Sri Lanka or Syrian Arab Republic?: Syrian Arab Republic, at 15.2% against 14.6% in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in the largest city between Sri Lanka and Syrian Arab Republic?: 0.6%, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Syrian Arab Republic?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Sri Lanka and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for population in the largest city?: Sri Lanka ranks 136th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 134th of 153 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in the largest city (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population in the largest city (% of urban population)
Unit: % of urban population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 196 places, 12,906 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.