Population of Sri Lanka

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date01 Feb 2025

The current population of Sri Lanka is 23,183,052 as of February 13, 2025, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Sri Lanka is projected at 23,229,470, or 23.23 million, as of July 1, 2025. The total population in Sri Lanka is projected at 23,103,565, or 23.10 million people, for the year 2024.

Sri Lanka ranks 60th in the world by population on the 237 countries and territories list. Sri Lanka is ranked 23rd among 51 countries and territories in Asia.

  • Population
  • Growth rate
  • Net change

Sri Lanka population projections

Year Population Growth Share (%)
1 Jan1 JulyNet Changerate (%)to World
202423,038,43723,103,565130,2550.5640.283
202523,168,69223,229,470121,5570.5230.282
202623,290,24923,348,315116,1320.4970.281
202723,406,38123,461,560110,3590.4700.280
202823,516,74023,569,175104,8690.4450.279
202923,621,60923,670,63798,0560.4140.278
203023,719,66523,767,95296,5740.4060.277
203123,816,23923,861,63090,7830.3800.276
203223,907,02223,951,25088,4570.3690.275
203323,995,47924,037,61984,2790.3510.274
203424,079,75824,119,29479,0730.3280.273
203524,158,83124,196,47575,2870.3110.272
203624,234,11824,269,51770,7980.2920.271
203724,304,91624,339,99470,1550.2880.270
203824,375,07124,407,04363,9440.2620.269
203924,439,01524,469,39960,7680.2480.268
204024,499,78324,526,69953,8320.2190.267
204124,553,61524,578,64750,0640.2040.266
204224,603,67924,625,36543,3720.1760.265
204324,647,05124,666,65939,2150.1590.264
204424,686,26624,702,86933,2050.1340.263
204524,719,47124,736,43533,9290.1370.262
204624,753,40024,765,73724,6740.1000.261
204724,778,07424,786,70817,2670.0700.260
204824,795,34124,800,75310,8250.0440.259
204924,806,16624,809,1766,0190.0240.258
205024,812,18524,813,6903,0100.0120.257
205124,815,19524,814,757-875-0.0040.256
205224,814,32024,812,222-4,195-0.0170.255
205324,810,12524,804,892-10,466-0.0420.254
205424,799,65924,794,938-9,442-0.0380.253
205524,790,21724,784,167-12,099-0.0490.252
205624,778,11824,767,426-21,385-0.0860.251
205724,756,73324,744,905-23,656-0.0960.250
205824,733,07724,719,441-27,273-0.1100.249
205924,705,80424,691,035-29,539-0.1200.248
206024,676,26524,659,373-33,785-0.1370.247
206124,642,48024,625,465-34,029-0.1380.246
206224,608,45124,588,826-39,250-0.1600.245
206324,569,20124,547,759-42,884-0.1750.244
206424,526,31724,502,408-47,818-0.1950.243
206524,478,49924,451,440-54,119-0.2210.242
206624,424,38024,398,193-52,375-0.2150.241
206724,372,00524,343,068-57,874-0.2380.240
206824,314,13124,286,152-55,958-0.2300.239
206924,258,17324,229,898-56,550-0.2330.238
207024,201,62324,171,322-60,601-0.2510.237
207124,141,02224,109,928-62,189-0.2580.236
207224,078,83324,046,768-64,129-0.2670.235
207324,014,70423,979,901-69,605-0.2900.234
207423,945,09923,907,583-75,032-0.3140.233
207523,870,06723,833,459-73,216-0.3070.233
207623,796,85123,758,779-76,145-0.3200.232
207723,720,70623,681,151-79,110-0.3340.231
207823,641,59623,600,423-82,346-0.3490.230
207923,559,25023,514,635-89,231-0.3790.229
208023,470,01923,424,964-90,111-0.3850.228
208123,379,90823,333,082-93,652-0.4010.227
208223,286,25623,239,506-93,499-0.4020.226
208323,192,75723,144,157-97,201-0.4200.225
208423,095,55623,046,216-98,679-0.4280.224
208522,996,87722,944,819-104,117-0.4540.223
208622,892,76022,840,247-105,027-0.4600.222
208722,787,73322,734,998-105,471-0.4640.221
208822,682,26222,628,781-106,963-0.4730.220
208922,575,29922,520,551-109,497-0.4860.219
209022,465,80222,409,403-112,798-0.5030.218
209122,353,00422,297,748-110,512-0.4960.217
209222,242,49222,186,409-112,167-0.5060.216
209322,130,32522,073,390-113,870-0.5160.215
209422,016,45521,959,070-114,771-0.5230.214
209521,901,68421,843,305-116,758-0.5350.213
209621,784,92621,725,828-118,195-0.5440.212
209721,666,73121,607,571-118,321-0.5480.212
209821,548,41021,488,019-120,782-0.5620.211
209921,427,62821,368,143-118,970-0.5570.210
210021,308,65821,249,406-118,505-0.5580.209

Sri Lanka population estimates

Year Population Growth Share (%)
1 Jan1 JulyNet Changerate (%)to World
19507,741,1217,811,047139,8521.7900.313
19517,880,9737,956,334150,7221.8940.314
19528,031,6958,111,560159,7311.9690.314
19538,191,4268,275,144167,4362.0230.314
19548,358,8628,445,935174,1472.0620.314
19558,533,0098,623,331180,6432.0950.315
19568,713,6528,807,219187,1332.1250.315
19578,900,7859,000,996200,4232.2270.316
19589,101,2089,208,817215,2192.3370.316
19599,316,4279,430,152227,4502.4120.318
19609,543,8779,661,389235,0242.4330.320
19619,778,9019,899,372240,9432.4340.323
196210,019,84410,143,754247,8192.4430.325
196310,267,66310,395,040254,7532.4510.326
196410,522,41610,653,397261,9612.4590.326
196510,784,37710,916,965265,1752.4290.327
196611,049,55211,183,928268,7532.4030.329
196711,318,30511,457,328278,0472.4270.330
196811,596,35211,736,088279,4722.3810.331
196911,875,82412,013,858276,0672.2980.332
197012,151,89112,287,110270,4382.2010.333
197112,422,32912,551,910259,1622.0650.333
197212,681,49112,809,205255,4281.9940.333
197312,936,91913,060,916247,9941.8990.333
197413,184,91313,305,693241,5601.8160.333
197513,426,47313,548,984245,0211.8080.333
197613,671,49413,796,770250,5511.8160.333
197713,922,04514,049,371254,6531.8130.333
197814,176,69814,310,128266,8601.8650.333
197914,443,55814,579,614272,1121.8660.334
198014,715,67014,847,974264,6081.7820.334
198114,980,27815,099,414238,2721.5780.333
198215,218,55015,286,567136,0350.8900.331
198315,354,58515,388,79468,4190.4450.328
198415,423,00415,441,86037,7110.2440.323
198515,460,71515,544,154166,8771.0740.319
198615,627,59215,731,256207,3291.3180.317
198715,834,92115,916,576163,3101.0260.315
198815,998,23116,078,621160,7801.0000.313
198916,159,01116,248,557179,0921.1020.310
199016,338,10316,352,45828,7090.1760.307
199116,366,81216,475,354217,0831.3180.304
199216,583,89516,739,284310,7771.8570.304
199316,894,67217,025,918262,4931.5420.304
199417,157,16517,275,773237,2171.3730.304
199517,394,38217,564,068339,3711.9320.305
199617,733,75317,905,018342,5301.9130.306
199718,076,28318,248,200343,8341.8840.308
199818,420,11718,596,003351,7721.8920.310
199918,771,88918,944,731345,6831.8250.311
200019,117,57219,293,054350,9631.8190.313
200119,468,53519,600,362263,6551.3450.313
200219,732,19019,805,752147,1240.7430.313
200319,879,31419,951,521144,4150.7240.311
200420,023,72920,087,605127,7520.6360.309
200520,151,48120,216,524130,0870.6430.307
200620,281,56820,352,411141,6860.6960.305
200720,423,25420,492,545138,5820.6760.303
200820,561,83620,629,378135,0840.6550.301
200920,696,92020,756,435119,0300.5730.299
201020,815,95020,879,089126,2780.6050.297
201120,942,22821,009,048133,6400.6360.295
201221,075,86821,169,458187,1800.8840.294
201321,263,04821,358,827191,5580.8970.293
201421,454,60621,547,456185,7000.8620.292
201521,640,30621,729,971179,3310.8250.291
201621,819,63721,910,772182,2710.8320.290
201722,001,90822,087,522171,2280.7750.289
201822,173,13622,253,118159,9640.7190.288
201922,333,10022,410,552154,9030.6910.287
202022,488,00322,561,807147,6080.6540.286
202122,635,61122,700,372129,5220.5710.285
202222,765,13322,834,965139,6640.6120.285
202322,904,79722,971,617133,6400.5820.284