Sri Lanka Population

Live population as of 25 April 2024, updated in real time:

21,939,562

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	7,921,578
1951	8,063,865
1952	8,216,149
1953	8,377,087
1954	8,543,886
1955	8,717,991
1956	8,897,040
1957	9,087,255
1958	9,290,852
1959	9,509,640
1960	9,740,593
1961	9,979,330
1962	10,222,634
1963	10,472,315
1964	10,726,527
1965	10,987,779
1966	11,252,240
1967	11,521,057
1968	11,796,888
1969	12,070,575
1970	12,340,500
1971	12,607,622
1972	12,867,548
1973	13,124,487
1974	13,374,386
1975	13,618,725
1976	13,864,803
1977	14,114,690
1978	14,367,198
1979	14,631,340
1980	14,897,416
1981	15,153,631
1982	15,398,664
1983	15,620,398
1984	15,833,408
1985	16,051,857
1986	16,276,907
1987	16,505,492
1988	16,733,472
1989	16,953,337
1990	17,164,925
1991	17,379,436
1992	17,586,413
1993	17,791,038
1994	17,980,328
1995	18,150,424
1996	18,298,762
1997	18,428,169
1998	18,542,524
1999	18,649,103
2000	18,759,729
2001	18,883,170
2002	19,076,342
2003	19,267,791
2004	19,457,703
2005	19,640,757
2006	19,833,074
2007	20,041,096
2008	20,248,505
2009	20,448,528
2010	20,636,239
2011	20,823,053
2012	20,998,358
2013	21,111,695
2014	21,220,732
2015	21,320,744
2016	21,409,843
2017	21,493,296
2018	21,568,240
2019	21,637,871
2020	21,703,287
2021	21,764,044
2022	21,820,192
2023	21,883,311
2024	21,939,562
2025	21,991,397
2026	22,038,592
2027	22,080,986
2028	22,117,778
2029	22,151,678
2030	22,182,038
2031	22,208,102
2032	22,230,490
2033	22,249,755
2034	22,265,871
2035	22,277,713
2036	22,284,252
2037	22,288,123
2038	22,286,088
2039	22,279,273
2040	22,267,053
2041	22,249,108
2042	22,225,849
2043	22,196,908
2044	22,162,017
2045	22,120,256
2046	22,073,443
2047	22,020,660
2048	21,961,324
2049	21,897,239
2050	21,828,530
2051	21,753,127
2052	21,673,988
2053	21,590,649
2054	21,502,194
2055	21,411,020
2056	21,316,571
2057	21,218,006
2058	21,117,394
2059	21,014,866
2060	20,909,308
2061	20,800,826
2062	20,690,846
2063	20,578,513
2064	20,463,569
2065	20,345,283
2066	20,224,933
2067	20,101,659
2068	19,976,273
2069	19,848,496
2070	19,717,759
2071	19,584,468
2072	19,449,187
2073	19,310,084
2074	19,169,973
2075	19,026,399
2076	18,879,937
2077	18,730,992
2078	18,579,829
2079	18,425,780
2080	18,269,728
2081	18,110,809
2082	17,950,177
2083	17,787,524
2084	17,622,543
2085	17,455,269
2086	17,286,612
2087	17,115,885
2088	16,944,704
2089	16,769,030
2090	16,592,086
2091	16,413,540
2092	16,232,061
2093	16,049,783
2094	15,865,470
2095	15,678,797
2096	15,492,351
2097	15,302,787
2098	15,112,471
2099	14,921,658
2100	14,730,138

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.