Colombo, Sri Lanka Population 1950-2020
NOTE: All data from 2020 and beyond are UN projections and DO NOT include any impacts of the COVID-19 virus.
Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Colombo, Sri Lanka metro area from 1950 to 2020. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
- The current population of Colombo in 2020 is 613,000, a 1.16% increase from 2019.
- The population of Colombo in 2019 was 606,000, a 1% increase from 2018.
- The population of Colombo in 2018 was 600,000, a 1.01% increase from 2017.
- The population of Colombo in 2017 was 594,000, a 1.19% increase from 2016.
| Other Cities in Sri Lanka | |
|---|---|
| City Name | Population |
| Colombo | 613,000 |
| Colombo - Historical Population Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population | Growth Rate |
| 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% |
