Trend of Population for Sri Lanka

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2025, the Population of Sri Lanka was 21,916,000. A difference of -121,000 compared to 2023.

The chart and table below shows the population trend of Sri Lanka for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Population for Sri Lanka

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Year	Population
1,960	9,661,389
1,961	9,899,372
1,962	10,143,754
1,963	10,395,040
1,964	10,653,397
1,965	10,916,965
1,966	11,183,928
1,967	11,457,328
1,968	11,736,088
1,969	12,013,858
1,970	12,287,110
1,971	12,551,910
1,972	12,809,205
1,973	13,060,916
1,974	13,305,693
1,975	13,548,984
1,976	13,796,770
1,977	14,049,371
1,978	14,310,128
1,979	14,579,614
1,980	14,847,974
1,981	15,099,414
1,982	15,286,567
1,983	15,388,794
1,984	15,441,860
1,985	15,544,154
1,986	15,731,256
1,987	15,916,576
1,988	16,078,621
1,989	16,248,557
1,990	16,352,458
1,991	16,475,354
1,992	16,739,284
1,993	17,025,918
1,994	17,275,773
1,995	17,564,068
1,996	17,905,018
1,997	18,248,200
1,998	18,596,003
1,999	18,944,731
2,000	19,293,054
2,001	19,600,362
2,002	19,805,752
2,003	19,951,521
2,004	20,087,605
2,005	20,216,524
2,006	20,352,411
2,007	20,492,545
2,008	20,629,378
2,009	20,756,435
2,010	20,879,089
2,011	21,009,048
2,012	21,169,458
2,013	20,585,000
2,014	20,778,000
2,015	20,970,000
2,016	21,209,000
2,017	21,453,000
2,018	21,670,000
2,019	21,803,000
2,020	21,919,000
2,021	22,156,000
2,022	22,181,000
2,023	22,037,000
2,024	21,916,000