Sri Lanka Population

Live population as of 9 May 2024, updated in real time:

21,941,475

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	7,926,697
1951	8,069,542
1952	8,222,091
1953	8,383,359
1954	8,550,393
1955	8,724,703
1956	8,904,039
1957	9,094,751
1958	9,299,062
1959	9,518,289
1960	9,749,532
1961	9,988,453
1962	10,231,894
1963	10,481,875
1964	10,736,280
1965	10,997,628
1966	11,262,228
1967	11,531,478
1968	11,807,187
1969	12,080,684
1970	12,350,629
1971	12,617,509
1972	12,877,069
1973	13,133,987
1974	13,383,495
1975	13,627,966
1976	13,874,071
1977	14,123,970
1978	14,377,196
1979	14,641,458
1980	14,906,971
1981	15,163,058
1982	15,407,074
1983	15,628,258
1984	15,841,564
1985	16,060,231
1986	16,285,487
1987	16,514,142
1988	16,741,794
1989	16,961,223
1990	17,173,070
1991	17,387,282
1992	17,594,097
1993	17,798,319
1994	17,986,915
1995	18,156,160
1996	18,303,725
1997	18,432,499
1998	18,546,412
1999	18,653,446
2000	18,763,242
2001	18,890,856
2002	19,083,594
2003	19,275,112
2004	19,464,335
2005	19,647,737
2006	19,841,010
2007	20,049,013
2008	20,256,188
2009	20,455,493
2010	20,643,093
2011	20,830,614
2012	21,002,191
2013	21,115,926
2014	21,224,510
2015	21,324,121
2016	21,412,929
2017	21,496,164
2018	21,570,914
2019	21,640,410
2020	21,705,672
2021	21,765,919
2022	21,822,649
2023	21,885,542
2024	21,941,475
2025	21,993,164
2026	22,040,119
2027	22,082,454
2028	22,119,031
2029	22,152,768
2030	22,183,062
2031	22,208,895
2032	22,231,207
2033	22,250,420
2034	22,266,291
2035	22,277,973
2036	22,284,380
2037	22,288,085
2038	22,285,832
2039	22,278,775
2040	22,266,416
2041	22,248,245
2042	22,224,845
2043	22,195,682
2044	22,160,578
2045	22,118,504
2046	22,071,446
2047	22,018,430
2048	21,958,988
2049	21,894,659
2050	21,825,701
2051	21,750,174
2052	21,670,906
2053	21,587,394
2054	21,498,809
2055	21,407,469
2056	21,312,974
2057	21,214,246
2058	21,113,555
2059	21,010,946
2060	20,905,355
2061	20,796,692
2062	20,686,715
2063	20,574,229
2064	20,459,143
2065	20,340,852
2066	20,220,349
2067	20,096,913
2068	19,971,476
2069	19,843,591
2070	19,712,794
2071	19,579,345
2072	19,444,012
2073	19,304,827
2074	19,164,535
2075	19,020,891
2076	18,874,404
2077	18,725,355
2078	18,574,025
2079	18,419,997
2080	18,263,828
2081	18,104,796
2082	17,944,087
2083	17,781,359
2084	17,616,258
2085	17,448,952
2086	17,280,222
2087	17,109,424
2088	16,938,189
2089	16,762,333
2090	16,585,391
2091	16,406,769
2092	16,225,276
2093	16,042,954
2094	15,858,484
2095	15,671,734
2096	15,485,319
2097	15,295,748
2098	15,105,265
2099	14,914,436
2100	14,722,904

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.