Colombo, Sri Lanka Metro Area Population 1950-2024
Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Colombo, Sri Lanka metro area from 1950 to 2024. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
- The current metro area population of Colombo in 2024 is 640,000, a 1.11% increase from 2023.
- The metro area population of Colombo in 2023 was 633,000, a 1.12% increase from 2022.
- The metro area population of Colombo in 2022 was 626,000, a 1.13% increase from 2021.
- The metro area population of Colombo in 2021 was 619,000, a 0.98% increase from 2020.
| Other Cities in Sri Lanka |
| City Name |
Population |
| Colombo |
640,000 |
|
Colombo - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2024 |
640,000 |
1.11% |
| 2023 |
633,000 |
1.12% |
| 2022 |
626,000 |
1.13% |
| 2021 |
619,000 |
0.98% |
| 2020 |
613,000 |
1.16% |
| 2019 |
606,000 |
1.00% |
| 2018 |
600,000 |
1.01% |
| 2017 |
594,000 |
1.19% |
| 2016 |
587,000 |
1.03% |
| 2015 |
581,000 |
1.04% |
| 2014 |
575,000 |
1.05% |
| 2013 |
569,000 |
1.07% |
| 2012 |
563,000 |
-0.71% |
| 2011 |
567,000 |
-1.22% |
| 2010 |
574,000 |
-1.37% |
| 2009 |
582,000 |
-1.36% |
| 2008 |
590,000 |
-1.34% |
| 2007 |
598,000 |
-1.32% |
| 2006 |
606,000 |
-1.30% |
| 2005 |
614,000 |
-1.29% |
| 2004 |
622,000 |
-1.27% |
| 2003 |
630,000 |
-1.41% |
| 2002 |
639,000 |
-1.24% |
| 2001 |
647,000 |
0.47% |
| 2000 |
644,000 |
0.47% |
| 1999 |
641,000 |
0.47% |
| 1998 |
638,000 |
0.47% |
| 1997 |
635,000 |
0.47% |
| 1996 |
632,000 |
0.48% |
| 1995 |
629,000 |
0.48% |
| 1994 |
626,000 |
0.48% |
| 1993 |
623,000 |
0.48% |
| 1992 |
620,000 |
0.49% |
| 1991 |
617,000 |
0.49% |
| 1990 |
614,000 |
0.49% |
| 1989 |
611,000 |
0.49% |
| 1988 |
608,000 |
0.50% |
| 1987 |
605,000 |
0.33% |
| 1986 |
603,000 |
0.50% |
| 1985 |
600,000 |
0.50% |
| 1984 |
597,000 |
0.51% |
| 1983 |
594,000 |
0.51% |
| 1982 |
591,000 |
0.51% |
| 1981 |
588,000 |
0.34% |
| 1980 |
586,000 |
0.51% |
| 1979 |
583,000 |
0.52% |
| 1978 |
580,000 |
0.35% |
| 1977 |
578,000 |
0.52% |
| 1976 |
575,000 |
0.52% |
| 1975 |
572,000 |
0.35% |
| 1974 |
570,000 |
0.53% |
| 1973 |
567,000 |
0.53% |
| 1972 |
564,000 |
0.53% |
| 1971 |
561,000 |
1.26% |
| 1970 |
554,000 |
1.09% |
| 1969 |
548,000 |
1.11% |
| 1968 |
542,000 |
1.12% |
| 1967 |
536,000 |
1.32% |
| 1966 |
529,000 |
1.15% |
| 1965 |
523,000 |
1.16% |
| 1964 |
517,000 |
1.17% |
| 1963 |
511,000 |
1.79% |
| 1962 |
502,000 |
1.62% |
| 1961 |
494,000 |
1.86% |
| 1960 |
485,000 |
1.89% |
| 1959 |
476,000 |
1.71% |
| 1958 |
468,000 |
1.74% |
| 1957 |
460,000 |
1.77% |
| 1956 |
452,000 |
1.80% |
| 1955 |
444,000 |
1.83% |
| 1954 |
436,000 |
1.87% |
| 1953 |
428,000 |
2.15% |
| 1952 |
419,000 |
2.44% |
| 1951 |
409,000 |
2.25% |
| 1950 |
400,000 |
0.00% |
