Sri Lanka PopulationPopulation of Sri Lanka Today
23,175,311
LiveMonday, January 20, 2025
Sources V.27 Edition UN Population Division
Current population of Sri Lanka
In Sri Lanka, the population is 23,175,311 as of Monday, January 20, 2025, with a growth rate of 0.52% per year, 873 births per day, and 455 deaths per day. The population of Sri Lanka is equivalent to 0.28% of the world's total's population.
| Population Today: | 23,175,311 |
|---|---|
| Density (P/Km²): | 370 People per km² (230 People per mi²). |
| Daily births: | 873 |
| Daily deaths: | 455 |
| Equivalent world: | 0.28% of the total world population. |
| Growth Rate: | 0.52% |
| Median age: | 33 Years and 3 Months. |
10 Years Sri Lanka Historical Population
| Year | Population (01 January) | Births | Deaths | Growth Rate | Total Population (31 December) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 23,038,437 | 320,429 | 162,934 | 0.56% | 23,168,374 |
| 2023 | 22,904,797 | 324,102 | 162,453 | 0.58% | 23,038,103 |
| 2022 | 22,765,133 | 326,112 | 159,011 | 0.61% | 22,904,456 |
| 2021 | 22,635,611 | 328,525 | 169,414 | 0.57% | 22,764,860 |
| 2020 | 22,488,003 | 331,170 | 153,684 | 0.65% | 22,635,075 |
| 2019 | 22,333,100 | 334,362 | 151,041 | 0.69% | 22,487,422 |
| 2018 | 22,173,136 | 337,145 | 148,574 | 0.72% | 22,332,561 |
| 2017 | 22,001,908 | 339,514 | 145,953 | 0.78% | 22,172,423 |
| 2016 | 21,819,637 | 342,918 | 142,269 | 0.83% | 22,001,176 |
| 2015 | 21,640,306 | 348,168 | 139,039 | 0.83% | 21,818,839 |
Sri Lanka Population Growth Rate Past 10 Years
Sources V.27 Edition UN Population Division
Differences with the Major Countries on population
| India1,458,135,174 | 1.59% |
| China1,417,554,730 | 1.63% |
| United States346,471,963 | 6.69% |
| Indonesia284,741,784 | 8.14% |
| Pakistan253,421,284 | 9.14% |
| Nigeria235,351,726 | 9.85% |
| Brazil212,465,161 | 10.91% |
| Bangladesh174,733,446 | 13.26% |
Sources:
The 2022 Revision of World Population Prospects is the twenty-seventh edition of official United Nations population estimates and projections that have been prepared by the Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat.
- The 2022 Revision of World Population Prospects (V.27 Edition) Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division.
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