Sri Lanka Population Growth Rate 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.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Population Growth Rate
Country Name 2023 Population Growth Rate
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
Sri Lanka - Historical Population Growth Rate Data
Year Population Growth Rate 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%