Sri Lanka Population Growth Rate 1950-2025

Chart and table of Sri Lanka population from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population of Sri Lanka in 2025 is 22,000,246, a 0.23% increase from 2024.
  • The population of Sri Lanka in 2024 was 21,949,268, a 0.25% increase from 2023.
  • The population of Sri Lanka in 2023 was 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.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Population Growth Rate
Country Name 2025 Population Growth Rate
India 1,454,606,724
Indonesia 282,004,306
Pakistan 249,948,885
Nigeria 234,573,603
Bangladesh 176,421,509
Philippines 120,864,358
Egypt 116,275,465
Vietnam 100,103,979
Kenya 57,323,930
Myanmar 55,336,783
Sudan 50,614,633
Angola 38,942,791
Ukraine 38,759,076
Morocco 38,571,289
Uzbekistan 36,159,016
Ghana 35,439,785
Cameroon 30,150,781
Sri Lanka 22,000,246
Zambia 21,706,928
Cambodia 17,293,532
Bolivia 12,746,148
Tunisia 12,665,802
Honduras 10,923,967
Papua New Guinea 10,701,144
Nicaragua 7,237,313
El Salvador 6,426,229
Republic of Congo 6,383,738
Mauritania 5,128,141
Georgia 3,709,510
Mongolia 3,537,947
Moldova 3,254,966
Lesotho 2,381,381
Timor-Leste 1,399,184
Eswatini 1,234,858
Djibouti 1,168,257
Bhutan 797,335
Solomon Islands 773,027
Cabo Verde 610,209
Micronesia 554,732
Vanuatu 350,202
Sao Tome and Principe 240,979
Kiribati 137,984
Sri Lanka - Historical Population Growth Rate Data
Year Population Growth Rate Growth Rate
2025 22,000,246 0.23%
2024 21,949,268 0.25%
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%