Sri Lanka Population

Live population as of 17 May 2024, updated in real time:

21,942,689

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	7,929,923
1951	8,073,130
1952	8,225,847
1953	8,387,319
1954	8,554,506
1955	8,728,940
1956	8,908,462
1957	9,099,485
1958	9,304,248
1959	9,523,757
1960	9,755,183
1961	9,994,220
1962	10,237,750
1963	10,487,915
1964	10,742,449
1965	11,003,856
1966	11,268,538
1967	11,538,069
1968	11,813,698
1969	12,087,074
1970	12,357,032
1971	12,623,760
1972	12,883,093
1973	13,139,991
1974	13,389,250
1975	13,633,809
1976	13,879,936
1977	14,129,829
1978	14,383,516
1979	14,647,865
1980	14,913,013
1981	15,169,025
1982	15,412,387
1983	15,633,221
1984	15,846,717
1985	16,065,527
1986	16,290,912
1987	16,519,614
1988	16,747,055
1989	16,966,200
1990	17,178,224
1991	17,392,240
1992	17,598,963
1993	17,802,923
1994	17,991,081
1995	18,159,785
1996	18,306,862
1997	18,435,236
1998	18,548,859
1999	18,656,198
2000	18,765,421
2001	18,895,737
2002	19,088,177
2003	19,279,748
2004	19,468,526
2005	19,652,141
2006	19,846,027
2007	20,054,018
2008	20,261,051
2009	20,459,898
2010	20,647,420
2011	20,835,432
2012	21,004,593
2013	21,118,601
2014	21,226,904
2015	21,326,256
2016	21,414,885
2017	21,497,973
2018	21,572,601
2019	21,642,013
2020	21,707,184
2021	21,767,100
2022	21,824,206
2023	21,886,952
2024	21,942,689
2025	21,994,286
2026	22,041,087
2027	22,083,380
2028	22,119,828
2029	22,153,460
2030	22,183,711
2031	22,209,400
2032	22,231,660
2033	22,250,843
2034	22,266,561
2035	22,278,138
2036	22,284,467
2037	22,288,062
2038	22,285,675
2039	22,278,463
2040	22,266,013
2041	22,247,699
2042	22,224,207
2043	22,194,905
2044	22,159,666
2045	22,117,403
2046	22,070,188
2047	22,017,019
2048	21,957,511
2049	21,893,032
2050	21,823,912
2051	21,748,307
2052	21,668,957
2053	21,585,333
2054	21,496,670
2055	21,405,223
2056	21,310,697
2057	21,211,870
2058	21,111,128
2059	21,008,464
2060	20,902,853
2061	20,794,077
2062	20,684,102
2063	20,571,521
2064	20,456,343
2065	20,338,049
2066	20,217,453
2067	20,093,916
2068	19,968,446
2069	19,840,490
2070	19,709,658
2071	19,576,110
2072	19,440,740
2073	19,301,508
2074	19,161,101
2075	19,017,408
2076	18,870,906
2077	18,721,792
2078	18,570,355
2079	18,416,338
2080	18,260,097
2081	18,100,995
2082	17,940,238
2083	17,777,463
2084	17,612,285
2085	17,444,958
2086	17,276,183
2087	17,105,343
2088	16,934,070
2089	16,758,101
2090	16,581,159
2091	16,402,483
2092	16,220,985
2093	16,038,635
2094	15,854,069
2095	15,667,272
2096	15,480,867
2097	15,291,296
2098	15,100,712
2099	14,909,868
2100	14,718,308

Caveats and explanations

All data is based on the 2022 edition of the UN World Population prospects.
Table data shows population as of January 1st of that year.
Historical records are based on the current territory of the country. For example, the population of Germany in 1970 includes both East Germany and West Germany.
Years after 2021 are projections based on the UN's "medium fertility" scenario.
Country population includes all overseas territories and autonomous regions. For example, population for the United States includes Puerto Rico.
Morocco includes Western Sahara.
Population for Israel does NOT include Palestine.