Sri Lanka Population 1950-2023
Chart and table of Sri Lanka population from 1950 to 2023. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Sri Lanka in 2023 is 21,893,579, a 0.28% increase from 2022.
- The population of Sri Lanka in 2022 was 21,832,143, a 0.27% increase from 2021.
- The population of Sri Lanka in 2021 was 21,773,441, a 0.27% increase from 2020.
- The population of Sri Lanka in 2020 was 21,715,079, a 0.3% increase from 2019.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population |
| Country Name |
2023 Population |
| India |
1,428,627,663 |
| Indonesia |
277,534,122 |
| Pakistan |
240,485,658 |
| Nigeria |
223,804,632 |
| Bangladesh |
172,954,319 |
| Philippines |
117,337,368 |
| Egypt |
112,716,598 |
| Vietnam |
98,858,950 |
| Kenya |
55,100,586 |
| Myanmar |
54,577,997 |
| Sudan |
48,109,006 |
| Morocco |
37,840,044 |
| Ukraine |
36,744,634 |
| Angola |
36,684,202 |
| Uzbekistan |
35,163,944 |
| Ghana |
34,121,985 |
| Cameroon |
28,647,293 |
| Sri Lanka |
21,893,579 |
| Zambia |
20,569,737 |
| Cambodia |
16,944,826 |
| Tunisia |
12,458,223 |
| Bolivia |
12,388,571 |
| Honduras |
10,593,798 |
| Papua New Guinea |
10,329,931 |
| Nicaragua |
7,046,310 |
| El Salvador |
6,364,943 |
| Republic of Congo |
6,106,869 |
| Mauritania |
4,862,989 |
| Georgia |
3,728,282 |
| Mongolia |
3,447,157 |
| Moldova |
3,435,931 |
| Lesotho |
2,330,318 |
| Timor-Leste |
1,360,596 |
| Eswatini |
1,210,822 |
| Djibouti |
1,136,455 |
| Bhutan |
787,424 |
| Solomon Islands |
740,424 |
| Cabo Verde |
598,682 |
| Micronesia |
544,321 |
| Vanuatu |
334,506 |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
231,856 |
| Kiribati |
133,515 |
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Sri Lanka - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2023 |
21,893,579 |
0.28% |
| 2022 |
21,832,143 |
0.27% |
| 2021 |
21,773,441 |
0.27% |
| 2020 |
21,715,079 |
0.30% |
| 2019 |
21,649,664 |
0.32% |
| 2018 |
21,580,710 |
0.34% |
| 2017 |
21,506,813 |
0.38% |
| 2016 |
21,425,494 |
0.42% |
| 2015 |
21,336,697 |
0.46% |
| 2014 |
21,239,457 |
0.51% |
| 2013 |
21,131,756 |
0.55% |
| 2012 |
21,017,147 |
0.75% |
| 2011 |
20,859,743 |
0.93% |
| 2010 |
20,668,557 |
0.91% |
| 2009 |
20,482,477 |
0.97% |
| 2008 |
20,285,643 |
1.03% |
| 2007 |
20,078,655 |
1.05% |
| 2006 |
19,870,706 |
1.00% |
| 2005 |
19,673,866 |
0.94% |
| 2004 |
19,490,431 |
0.97% |
| 2003 |
19,303,180 |
1.01% |
| 2002 |
19,110,707 |
1.01% |
| 2001 |
18,920,275 |
0.77% |
| 2000 |
18,776,371 |
0.57% |
| 1999 |
18,670,411 |
0.59% |
| 1998 |
18,560,798 |
0.61% |
| 1997 |
18,449,123 |
0.69% |
| 1996 |
18,322,506 |
0.80% |
| 1995 |
18,177,572 |
0.92% |
| 1994 |
18,011,744 |
1.04% |
| 1993 |
17,825,611 |
1.14% |
| 1992 |
17,624,457 |
1.19% |
| 1991 |
17,416,596 |
1.24% |
| 1990 |
17,204,094 |
1.26% |
| 1989 |
16,990,575 |
1.29% |
| 1988 |
16,773,736 |
1.37% |
| 1987 |
16,547,139 |
1.40% |
| 1986 |
16,317,995 |
1.40% |
| 1985 |
16,092,338 |
1.38% |
| 1984 |
15,872,577 |
1.37% |
| 1983 |
15,658,442 |
1.42% |
| 1982 |
15,438,753 |
1.58% |
| 1981 |
15,198,918 |
1.71% |
| 1980 |
14,943,645 |
1.79% |
| 1979 |
14,680,387 |
1.84% |
| 1978 |
14,414,816 |
1.81% |
| 1977 |
14,159,052 |
1.79% |
| 1976 |
13,910,170 |
1.81% |
| 1975 |
13,662,873 |
1.82% |
| 1974 |
13,418,276 |
1.89% |
| 1973 |
13,169,737 |
1.98% |
| 1972 |
12,914,457 |
2.05% |
| 1971 |
12,654,651 |
2.15% |
| 1970 |
12,388,769 |
2.22% |
| 1969 |
12,119,207 |
2.30% |
| 1968 |
11,846,815 |
2.38% |
| 1967 |
11,571,008 |
2.40% |
| 1966 |
11,299,721 |
2.40% |
| 1965 |
11,035,224 |
2.42% |
| 1964 |
10,774,086 |
2.44% |
| 1963 |
10,517,531 |
2.44% |
| 1962 |
10,267,067 |
2.44% |
| 1961 |
10,022,888 |
2.44% |
| 1960 |
9,783,871 |
2.44% |
| 1959 |
9,551,293 |
2.38% |
| 1958 |
9,329,666 |
2.27% |
| 1957 |
9,122,978 |
2.15% |
| 1956 |
8,931,095 |
2.07% |
| 1955 |
8,749,627 |
2.04% |
| 1954 |
8,575,075 |
2.00% |
| 1953 |
8,406,910 |
1.96% |
| 1952 |
8,245,475 |
1.90% |
| 1951 |
8,091,461 |
1.83% |
| 1950 |
7,945,977 |
0.00% |
