Population in Urban Area, now
624,750
- World: 977th
- Asia: 550th
- Sri Lanka: 1st
Population in City Area, 2019-09-05
626,000
- World: 598th
- Asia: 372nd
- Sri Lanka: 1st
Colombo Urban Area Population Graph
Colombo Urban Area Population History
1950 400,000
1951 409,000
1952 419,000
1953 428,000
1954 436,000
1955 444,000
1956 452,000
1957 460,000
1958 468,000
1959 476,000
1960 485,000
1961 494,000
1962 502,000
1963 511,000
1964 517,000
1965 523,000
1966 529,000
1967 536,000
1968 542,000
1969 548,000
1970 554,000
1971 561,000
1972 564,000
1973 567,000
1974 570,000
1975 572,000
1976 575,000
1977 578,000
1978 580,000
1979 583,000
1980 586,000
1981 588,000
1982 591,000
1983 594,000
1984 597,000
1985 600,000
1986 603,000
1987 605,000
1988 608,000
1989 611,000
1990 614,000
1991 617,000
1992 620,000
1993 623,000
1994 626,000
1995 629,000
1996 632,000
1997 635,000
1998 638,000
1999 641,000
2000 644,000
2001 647,000
2002 639,000
2003 630,000
2004 622,000
2005 614,000
2006 606,000
2007 598,000
2008 590,000
2009 582,000
2010 574,000
2011 567,000
2012 563,000
2013 569,000
2014 575,000
2015 581,000
2016 587,000
2017 594,000
2018 600,000
2019 606,000
2020 613,000
2021 619,000
2022 626,000
2023 633,000
2024 640,000
Colombo Urban Area Population Projections
2025 648,000
2026 656,000
2027 665,000
2028 674,000
2029 684,000
2030 695,000
2031 707,000
2032 719,000
2033 732,000
2034 746,000
2035 761,000
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