Population in Sri Lanka
The population of Sri Lanka was 21,756,000 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2018.
Sri Lanka, 2025
21,756,000
Change from 2024
−0.7%
World, 2025
8,215,424,893 people
Position in 2025
62nd of 217
Population in Sri Lanka over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sri Lanka | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21,756,000 people | 8,215,424,893 people |
| 2024 | 21,916,000 people | 8,140,897,523 people |
| 2023 | 22,037,000 people | 8,062,923,417 people |
| 2022 | 22,181,000 people | 7,988,550,201 people |
| 2021 | 22,156,000 people | 7,919,567,995 people |
| 2020 | 21,919,000 people | 7,853,863,139 people |
| 2019 | 21,803,000 people | 7,777,162,476 people |
| 2018 | 21,670,000 people | 7,696,159,728 people |
| 2017 | 21,453,000 people | 7,613,788,655 people |
| 2016 | 21,209,000 people | 7,528,221,579 people |
| 2015 | 20,970,000 people | 7,441,084,771 people |
| 2014 | 20,778,000 people | 7,353,532,223 people |
| 2013 | 20,585,000 people | 7,265,404,737 people |
| 2012 | 21,169,458 people | 7,176,482,165 people |
| 2011 | 21,009,048 people | 7,086,704,141 people |
| 2010 | 20,879,089 people | 7,000,860,073 people |
| 2009 | 20,756,435 people | 6,916,168,196 people |
| 2008 | 20,629,378 people | 6,830,080,867 people |
| 2007 | 20,492,545 people | 6,744,049,498 people |
| 2006 | 20,352,411 people | 6,659,536,021 people |
| 2005 | 20,216,524 people | 6,575,410,029 people |
| 2004 | 20,087,605 people | 6,492,354,627 people |
| 2003 | 19,951,521 people | 6,409,352,386 people |
| 2002 | 19,805,752 people | 6,327,171,255 people |
| 2001 | 19,600,362 people | 6,244,739,668 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.7% from 21,916,000 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 20,970,000 people, the figure has changed by +3.7%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Sri Lanka has the 62nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 8,215,424,893 people.
More for Sri Lanka
All statistics for Sri Lanka
Population growth
-0.73%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
22,971,617 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
32.8 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
1.97 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
0.58%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population aged 65 and over
12.5%
2025 · World Bank