Sri Lanka Population Growth Rate 1950-2024

Chart and table of Sri Lanka population from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population of Sri Lanka in 2024 is 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.
  • The population of Sri Lanka in 2021 was 21,773,441, a 0.27% increase from 2020.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Population Growth Rate
Country Name 2024 Population Growth Rate
India 1,441,719,852
Indonesia 279,798,049
Pakistan 245,209,815
Nigeria 229,152,217
Bangladesh 174,701,211
Philippines 119,106,224
Egypt 114,484,252
Vietnam 99,497,680
Kenya 56,203,030
Myanmar 54,964,694
Sudan 49,358,228
Morocco 38,211,459
Ukraine 37,937,821
Angola 37,804,634
Uzbekistan 35,673,804
Ghana 34,777,522
Cameroon 29,394,433
Sri Lanka 21,949,268
Zambia 21,134,695
Cambodia 17,121,847
Bolivia 12,567,336
Tunisia 12,564,689
Honduras 10,759,406
Papua New Guinea 10,515,788
Nicaragua 7,142,529
El Salvador 6,396,289
Republic of Congo 6,244,547
Mauritania 4,993,922
Georgia 3,717,425
Mongolia 3,493,629
Moldova 3,329,865
Lesotho 2,356,083
Timor-Leste 1,379,883
Eswatini 1,222,075
Djibouti 1,152,329
Bhutan 792,382
Solomon Islands 756,673
Cabo Verde 604,461
Micronesia 549,553
Vanuatu 342,325
Sao Tome and Principe 236,381
Kiribati 135,763
Sri Lanka - Historical Population Growth Rate Data
Year Population Growth Rate Growth Rate
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%