Sri Lanka Population 1950-2021
Chart and table of Sri Lanka population from 1950 to 2021. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Sri Lanka in 2021 is 21,497,310, a 0.39% increase from 2020.
- The population of Sri Lanka in 2020 was 21,413,249, a 0.42% increase from 2019.
- The population of Sri Lanka in 2019 was 21,323,733, a 0.45% increase from 2018.
- The population of Sri Lanka in 2018 was 21,228,763, a 0.48% increase from 2017.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population |
| Country Name |
2021 Population |
| India |
1,393,409,038 |
| Indonesia |
276,361,783 |
| Pakistan |
225,199,937 |
| Nigeria |
211,400,708 |
| Bangladesh |
166,303,498 |
| Philippines |
111,046,913 |
| Egypt |
104,258,327 |
| Vietnam |
98,168,833 |
| Kenya |
54,985,698 |
| Myanmar |
54,806,012 |
| Sudan |
44,909,353 |
| Ukraine |
43,466,819 |
| Morocco |
37,344,795 |
| Uzbekistan |
33,935,763 |
| Angola |
33,933,610 |
| Ghana |
31,732,129 |
| Cameroon |
27,224,265 |
| Sri Lanka |
21,497,310 |
| Zambia |
18,920,651 |
| Cambodia |
16,946,438 |
| Tunisia |
11,935,766 |
| Bolivia |
11,832,940 |
| Honduras |
10,062,991 |
| Papua New Guinea |
9,119,010 |
| Nicaragua |
6,702,385 |
| El Salvador |
6,518,499 |
| Mauritania |
4,775,119 |
| Moldova |
4,024,019 |
| Georgia |
3,979,765 |
| Mongolia |
3,329,289 |
| Lesotho |
2,159,079 |
| Timor-Leste |
1,343,873 |
| Eswatini |
1,172,362 |
| Djibouti |
1,002,187 |
| Bhutan |
779,898 |
| Solomon Islands |
703,996 |
| Cabo Verde |
561,898 |
| Micronesia |
554,397 |
| Vanuatu |
314,464 |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
223,368 |
| Kiribati |
121,392 |
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Sri Lanka - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2021 |
21,497,310 |
0.39% |
| 2020 |
21,413,249 |
0.42% |
| 2019 |
21,323,733 |
0.45% |
| 2018 |
21,228,763 |
0.48% |
| 2017 |
21,128,032 |
0.51% |
| 2016 |
21,021,171 |
0.54% |
| 2015 |
20,908,027 |
0.57% |
| 2014 |
20,788,511 |
0.61% |
| 2013 |
20,663,046 |
0.64% |
| 2012 |
20,532,600 |
0.66% |
| 2011 |
20,398,497 |
0.67% |
| 2010 |
20,261,737 |
0.69% |
| 2009 |
20,123,508 |
0.70% |
| 2008 |
19,983,984 |
0.72% |
| 2007 |
19,842,044 |
0.74% |
| 2006 |
19,695,972 |
0.77% |
| 2005 |
19,544,988 |
0.81% |
| 2004 |
19,387,153 |
0.85% |
| 2003 |
19,224,037 |
0.85% |
| 2002 |
19,062,482 |
0.80% |
| 2001 |
18,911,730 |
0.71% |
| 2000 |
18,777,601 |
0.61% |
| 1999 |
18,663,284 |
0.53% |
| 1998 |
18,564,599 |
0.51% |
| 1997 |
18,470,900 |
0.56% |
| 1996 |
18,367,288 |
0.68% |
| 1995 |
18,242,912 |
0.82% |
| 1994 |
18,094,477 |
0.95% |
| 1993 |
17,924,823 |
1.06% |
| 1992 |
17,736,821 |
1.15% |
| 1991 |
17,535,729 |
1.21% |
| 1990 |
17,325,773 |
1.28% |
| 1989 |
17,106,753 |
1.35% |
| 1988 |
16,878,189 |
1.41% |
| 1987 |
16,643,952 |
1.43% |
| 1986 |
16,408,859 |
1.44% |
| 1985 |
16,176,280 |
1.43% |
| 1984 |
15,948,487 |
1.42% |
| 1983 |
15,724,651 |
1.44% |
| 1982 |
15,501,207 |
1.50% |
| 1981 |
15,272,831 |
1.58% |
| 1980 |
15,035,834 |
1.67% |
| 1979 |
14,788,862 |
1.76% |
| 1978 |
14,533,690 |
1.82% |
| 1977 |
14,273,495 |
1.86% |
| 1976 |
14,012,899 |
1.87% |
| 1975 |
13,755,146 |
1.88% |
| 1974 |
13,501,935 |
1.89% |
| 1973 |
13,252,036 |
1.92% |
| 1972 |
13,002,231 |
2.00% |
| 1971 |
12,747,821 |
2.10% |
| 1970 |
12,485,740 |
2.22% |
| 1969 |
12,214,956 |
2.32% |
| 1968 |
11,937,600 |
2.40% |
| 1967 |
11,657,650 |
2.43% |
| 1966 |
11,380,670 |
2.43% |
| 1965 |
11,110,820 |
2.40% |
| 1964 |
10,849,975 |
2.38% |
| 1963 |
10,597,511 |
2.37% |
| 1962 |
10,352,179 |
2.38% |
| 1961 |
10,111,637 |
2.40% |
| 1960 |
9,874,476 |
2.42% |
| 1959 |
9,640,825 |
2.43% |
| 1958 |
9,412,139 |
2.41% |
| 1957 |
9,190,650 |
2.36% |
| 1956 |
8,978,765 |
2.28% |
| 1955 |
8,778,438 |
2.18% |
| 1954 |
8,591,018 |
2.07% |
| 1953 |
8,417,113 |
1.94% |
| 1952 |
8,256,552 |
1.83% |
| 1951 |
8,108,433 |
1.72% |
| 1950 |
7,971,098 |
0.00% |
