Sri Lanka Population

Population now

22,476,357

World: 58th
Asia: 22nd

Male:	10,726,373	(47.74 %)
Female:	11,750,365	(52.26 %)

Births in 2025:	436,432
Deaths in 2025:	230,615

Life expectancy & Rates (2025)

Male:	74.72 years
Female:	81.09 years
Total:	77.83 years
Median Age:	34.36 years

Birth Rate:	14.08
Death Rate:	7.44
Growth Rate:	0.89 %
Fertility Rate:	2.09

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Median Age
Population structure (mid 2025)
Urbanization

Sri Lanka Population History

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
1960	10M	5M	5M	1.1	2.14%	37.10	11.83	5.54	59.37	57.34	62.24	18.14	16.43%	150.50
1961	10M	5M	5M	1.1	2.22%	36.44	11.32	5.42	59.77	57.71	62.64	18.01	16.59%	154.12
1962	10M	5M	5M	1.09	2.30%	35.76	10.84	5.30	60.18	58.11	63.01	17.97	16.75%	157.78
1963	11M	6M	5M	1.09	2.38%	35.11	10.40	5.18	60.61	58.55	63.38	17.98	16.92%	161.52
1964	11M	6M	5M	1.08	2.46%	34.50	9.97	5.07	61.08	59.05	63.76	18.02	17.01%	165.37
1965	11M	6M	5M	1.08	2.55%	33.93	9.56	4.96	61.58	59.61	64.16	18.06	17.11%	169.35
1966	11M	6M	5M	1.07	2.64%	33.35	9.17	4.85	62.10	60.20	64.57	18.16	17.21%	173.46
1967	12M	6M	6M	1.07	2.72%	32.73	8.79	4.73	62.63	60.79	65.00	18.25	17.30%	177.68
1968	12M	6M	6M	1.07	2.79%	32.05	8.45	4.61	63.14	61.36	65.41	18.34	17.40%	181.95
1969	12M	6M	6M	1.06	2.85%	31.33	8.13	4.48	63.63	61.90	65.83	18.47	17.50%	186.18
1970	12M	6M	6M	1.06	2.90%	30.60	7.84	4.34	64.10	62.40	66.23	18.63	17.60%	190.30
1971	13M	7M	6M	1.06	2.94%	29.92	7.59	4.21	64.53	62.86	66.61	18.75	17.70%	194.30
1972	13M	7M	6M	1.06	2.97%	29.32	7.38	4.08	64.93	63.30	66.97	18.91	17.80%	198.17
1973	13M	7M	6M	1.05	3.01%	28.83	7.19	3.97	65.32	63.71	67.31	19.11	17.90%	201.98
1974	14M	7M	7M	1.05	3.04%	28.45	7.04	3.87	65.69	64.10	67.64	19.34	18.00%	205.79
1975	14M	7M	7M	1.05	3.08%	28.17	6.91	3.78	66.07	64.48	67.99	19.57	18.10%	209.65
1976	14M	7M	7M	1.05	3.12%	27.97	6.79	3.71	66.46	64.86	68.37	19.83	18.20%	213.58
1977	14M	7M	7M	1.04	3.17%	27.79	6.67	3.63	66.87	65.25	68.80	20.05	18.30%	217.55
1978	15M	7M	7M	1.04	3.22%	27.59	6.54	3.56	67.31	65.63	69.29	20.25	18.40%	221.52
1979	15M	8M	7M	1.04	3.26%	27.34	6.42	3.49	67.75	65.99	69.82	20.46	18.50%	225.41
1980	15M	8M	7M	1.04	3.28%	27.00	6.31	3.41	68.17	66.30	70.36	20.68	18.61%	229.17
1981	15M	8M	7M	1.04	3.27%	26.55	6.22	3.32	68.53	66.51	70.89	20.86	18.68%	232.78
1982	16M	8M	8M	1.04	3.21%	25.99	6.17	3.22	68.80	66.61	71.37	21.06	18.66%	236.26
1983	16M	8M	8M	1.04	3.11%	25.34	6.16	3.12	68.98	66.58	71.77	21.29	18.64%	239.67
1984	16M	8M	8M	1.03	2.98%	24.62	6.19	3.01	69.06	66.46	72.10	21.52	18.63%	243.08
1985	16M	8M	8M	1.03	2.82%	23.86	6.25	2.90	69.08	66.29	72.34	21.76	18.61%	246.55
1986	16M	8M	8M	1.03	2.66%	23.09	6.31	2.80	69.09	66.13	72.54	22.03	18.60%	250.10
1987	17M	8M	8M	1.03	2.50%	22.36	6.38	2.70	69.12	66.03	72.72	22.32	18.58%	253.68
1988	17M	9M	8M	1.02	2.37%	21.69	6.43	2.62	69.21	66.03	72.89	22.62	18.57%	257.25
1989	17M	9M	8M	1.02	2.27%	21.11	6.46	2.54	69.35	66.13	73.05	22.91	18.55%	260.73
1990	17M	9M	9M	1.02	2.17%	20.62	6.50	2.48	69.51	66.28	73.19	23.20	18.54%	264.07
1991	18M	9M	9M	1.02	2.07%	20.21	6.58	2.43	69.62	66.40	73.26	23.53	18.52%	267.27
1992	18M	9M	9M	1.02	1.96%	19.85	6.70	2.39	69.64	66.44	73.24	23.84	18.50%	270.34
1993	18M	9M	9M	1.01	1.84%	19.53	6.88	2.35	69.56	66.35	73.14	24.14	18.49%	273.20
1994	18M	9M	9M	1.01	1.71%	19.23	7.10	2.32	69.40	66.17	72.99	24.45	18.47%	275.79
1995	18M	9M	9M	1.01	1.60%	18.97	7.31	2.29	69.26	65.99	72.87	24.77	18.46%	278.05
1996	18M	9M	9M	1.01	1.52%	18.76	7.45	2.27	69.24	65.91	72.90	25.13	18.44%	279.95
1997	18M	9M	9M	1	1.48%	18.60	7.49	2.25	69.42	66.04	73.13	25.50	18.43%	281.53
1998	19M	9M	9M	1	1.50%	18.51	7.40	2.24	69.85	66.43	73.60	25.88	18.41%	282.95
1999	19M	9M	9M	1	1.57%	18.46	7.19	2.24	70.50	67.06	74.28	26.25	18.40%	284.46
2000	19M	9M	9M	1	1.68%	18.46	6.89	2.24	71.33	67.87	75.12	26.59	18.38%	286.20
2001	19M	9M	9M	0.99	1.82%	18.49	6.55	2.25	72.23	68.77	76.01	26.91	18.37%	288.24
2002	19M	9M	10M	0.99	1.97%	18.54	6.24	2.25	73.09	69.62	76.85	27.19	18.35%	290.54
2003	19M	10M	10M	0.98	2.10%	18.57	5.99	2.26	73.80	70.34	77.53	27.45	18.33%	293.00
2004	19M	10M	10M	0.98	2.19%	18.59	5.83	2.27	74.34	70.89	78.04	27.70	18.32%	295.49
2005	20M	10M	10M	0.97	2.22%	18.58	5.77	2.28	74.70	71.25	78.37	27.96	18.30%	297.90
2006	20M	10M	10M	0.97	2.20%	18.51	5.78	2.28	74.90	71.46	78.54	28.21	18.29%	300.20
2007	20M	10M	10M	0.96	2.16%	18.40	5.83	2.28	75.04	71.59	78.64	28.49	18.27%	302.42
2008	20M	10M	10M	0.96	2.09%	18.25	5.90	2.27	75.16	71.71	78.72	28.80	18.26%	304.59
2009	20M	10M	10M	0.95	2.03%	18.06	5.96	2.26	75.29	71.84	78.81	29.12	18.24%	306.71
2010	20M	10M	10M	0.95	1.96%	17.84	6.02	2.25	75.44	72.00	78.93	29.43	18.23%	308.82
2011	20M	10M	10M	0.94	1.89%	17.59	6.08	2.24	75.61	72.17	79.08	29.83	18.21%	310.91
2012	20M	10M	11M	0.94	1.82%	17.34	6.14	2.23	75.80	72.36	79.24	30.21	18.20%	311.31
2013	21M	10M	11M	0.94	1.76%	17.09	6.20	2.22	75.97	72.54	79.39	30.57	18.20%	313.75
2014	21M	10M	11M	0.93	1.68%	16.85	6.28	2.22	76.15	72.71	79.54	30.93	18.22%	316.69
2015	21M	10M	11M	0.93	1.61%	16.61	6.37	2.21	76.32	72.89	79.69	31.28	18.26%	319.62
2016	21M	10M	11M	0.93	1.53%	16.36	6.46	2.21	76.48	73.06	79.84	31.63	18.31%	323.17
2017	21M	10M	11M	0.93	1.46%	16.11	6.55	2.21	76.65	73.24	79.98	31.96	18.38%	326.84
2018	22M	10M	11M	0.92	1.38%	15.83	6.65	2.20	76.81	73.42	80.12	32.29	18.48%	330.29
2019	22M	10M	11M	0.92	1.30%	15.54	6.75	2.19	76.98	73.60	80.26	32.62	18.59%	332.31
2020	22M	11M	11M	0.92	1.23%	15.25	6.85	2.17	77.14	73.78	80.40	32.95	18.71%	334.08
2021	22M	11M	12M	0.92	1.23%	15.25	6.85	2.17	77.14	73.78	80.40	33.24	18.86%	337.69
2022	22M	11M	12M	0.92	1.23%	15.25	6.85	2.17	77.14	73.78	80.40	33.54	19.03%	338.96
2023	22M	11M	12M	0.92	1.02%	14.55	7.20	2.12	77.55	74.34	80.81	33.82	19.21%	340.15
2024	22M	11M	12M	0.91	0.95%	14.31	7.32	2.11	77.69	74.53	80.95	34.09	19.42%	341.23
2025	22M	11M	12M	0.91	0.89%	14.08	7.44	2.09	77.83	74.72	81.09	34.36	19.64%	342.20

Sri Lanka Population Projections

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
2026	23M	11M	12M	0.91	0.84%	13.97	7.59	2.08	77.99	74.91	81.23	34.62	19.89%	343.09
2027	23M	11M	12M	0.91	0.79%	13.87	7.73	2.07	78.16	75.11	81.36	34.88	20.15%	343.88
2028	23M	11M	12M	0.91	0.75%	13.76	7.88	2.05	78.32	75.30	81.50	35.13	20.44%	344.60
2029	23M	11M	12M	0.91	0.70%	13.66	8.02	2.04	78.49	75.50	81.63	35.37	20.75%	345.25
2030	23M	11M	12M	0.91	0.66%	13.55	8.17	2.03	78.65	75.69	81.77	35.61	21.09%	345.85
2031	23M	11M	12M	0.91	0.62%	13.48	8.32	2.02	78.81	75.88	81.90	35.80	21.44%	346.38
2032	23M	11M	12M	0.91	0.58%	13.41	8.47	2.01	78.98	76.08	82.03	36.01	21.82%	346.87
2033	23M	11M	12M	0.9	0.54%	13.33	8.63	1.99	79.14	76.27	82.15	36.21	22.23%	347.29
2034	23M	11M	12M	0.9	0.51%	13.26	8.78	1.98	79.31	76.47	82.28	36.43	22.66%	347.66
2035	23M	11M	12M	0.9	0.48%	13.19	8.93	1.97	79.47	76.66	82.41	36.65	23.11%	347.97
2036	23M	11M	12M	0.9	0.44%	13.09	9.06	1.96	79.63	76.86	82.54	36.84	23.59%	348.21
2037	23M	11M	12M	0.9	0.41%	12.99	9.20	1.95	79.79	77.06	82.66	37.03	24.10%	348.38
2038	23M	11M	12M	0.9	0.38%	12.89	9.33	1.94	79.96	77.25	82.79	37.23	24.63%	348.45
2039	23M	11M	12M	0.9	0.35%	12.79	9.47	1.93	80.12	77.45	82.91	37.44	25.17%	348.45
2040	23M	11M	12M	0.9	0.32%	12.69	9.60	1.92	80.28	77.65	83.04	37.65	25.72%	348.38
2041	23M	11M	12M	0.9	0.29%	12.55	9.71	1.91	80.44	77.85	83.16	37.86	26.28%	348.22
2042	23M	11M	12M	0.9	0.26%	12.41	9.83	1.90	80.60	78.04	83.28	38.09	26.84%	347.98
2043	23M	11M	12M	0.9	0.23%	12.27	9.94	1.90	80.76	78.24	83.41	38.34	27.41%	347.65
2044	23M	11M	12M	0.9	0.21%	12.13	10.06	1.89	80.92	78.43	83.53	38.60	27.99%	347.22
2045	23M	11M	12M	0.9	0.18%	11.99	10.17	1.88	81.08	78.63	83.65	38.86	28.58%	346.72
2046	23M	11M	12M	0.9	0.15%	11.85	10.27	1.87	81.24	78.82	83.77	39.11	29.17%	346.12
2047	23M	11M	12M	0.9	0.13%	11.71	10.37	1.87	81.40	79.02	83.89	39.38	29.78%	345.44
2048	23M	11M	12M	0.9	0.11%	11.57	10.47	1.86	81.55	79.21	84.01	39.66	30.38%	344.67
2049	23M	11M	12M	0.9	0.08%	11.43	10.57	1.86	81.71	79.41	84.13	39.94	31.00%	343.83
2050	22M	11M	12M	0.9	0.06%	11.29	10.67	1.85	81.87	79.60	84.25	40.23	31.62%	342.89

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1	Colombo	628,664	626,000

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India1445M

China1425M

Philippines117M

Myanmar [Burma]57M

Saudi Arabia37M

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