Sri Lanka Population
Live population as of 20 April 2026, updated in real time:
23,325,110
Historical and Future Population
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Year
Population
1950
7,741,000
1951
7,881,000
1952
8,032,000
1953
8,191,000
1954
8,359,000
1955
8,533,000
1956
8,714,000
1957
8,901,000
1958
9,101,000
1959
9,316,000
1960
9,544,000
1961
9,779,000
1962
10,020,000
1963
10,268,000
1964
10,522,000
1965
10,784,000
1966
11,050,000
1967
11,318,000
1968
11,596,000
1969
11,876,000
1970
12,152,000
1971
12,422,000
1972
12,681,000
1973
12,937,000
1974
13,185,000
1975
13,426,000
1976
13,671,000
1977
13,922,000
1978
14,177,000
1979
14,444,000
1980
14,716,000
1981
14,980,000
1982
15,219,000
1983
15,355,000
1984
15,423,000
1985
15,461,000
1986
15,628,000
1987
15,835,000
1988
15,998,000
1989
16,159,000
1990
16,338,000
1991
16,367,000
1992
16,584,000
1993
16,895,000
1994
17,157,000
1995
17,394,000
1996
17,734,000
1997
18,076,000
1998
18,420,000
1999
18,772,000
2000
19,118,000
2001
19,469,000
2002
19,732,000
2003
19,879,000
2004
20,024,000
2005
20,151,000
2006
20,282,000
2007
20,423,000
2008
20,562,000
2009
20,697,000
2010
20,816,000
2011
20,942,000
2012
21,076,000
2013
21,263,000
2014
21,455,000
2015
21,640,000
2016
21,820,000
2017
22,002,000
2018
22,173,000
2019
22,333,000
2020
22,488,000
2021
22,636,000
2022
22,765,000
2023
22,905,000
2024
23,038,000
2025
23,169,000
2026
23,290,000
2027
23,406,000
2028
23,517,000
2029
23,622,000
2030
23,720,000
2031
23,816,000
2032
23,907,000
2033
23,995,000
2034
24,080,000
2035
24,159,000
2036
24,234,000
2037
24,305,000
2038
24,375,000
2039
24,439,000
2040
24,500,000
2041
24,554,000
2042
24,604,000
2043
24,647,000
2044
24,686,000
2045
24,719,000
2046
24,753,000
2047
24,778,000
2048
24,795,000
2049
24,806,000
2050
24,812,000
2051
24,815,000
2052
24,814,000
2053
24,810,000
2054
24,800,000
2055
24,790,000
2056
24,778,000
2057
24,757,000
2058
24,733,000
2059
24,706,000
2060
24,676,000
2061
24,642,000
2062
24,608,000
2063
24,569,000
2064
24,526,000
2065
24,478,000
2066
24,424,000
2067
24,372,000
2068
24,314,000
2069
24,258,000
2070
24,202,000
2071
24,141,000
2072
24,079,000
2073
24,015,000
2074
23,945,000
2075
23,870,000
2076
23,797,000
2077
23,721,000
2078
23,642,000
2079
23,559,000
2080
23,470,000
2081
23,380,000
2082
23,286,000
2083
23,193,000
2084
23,096,000
2085
22,997,000
2086
22,893,000
2087
22,788,000
2088
22,682,000
2089
22,575,000
2090
22,466,000
2091
22,353,000
2092
22,242,000
2093
22,130,000
2094
22,016,000
2095
21,902,000
2096
21,785,000
2097
21,667,000
2098
21,548,000
2099
21,428,000
2100
21,309,000
Caveats and explanations
All data is based on the 2024 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 2023 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.