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Population in Armenia compared to Sri Lanka: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Armenia was 3,033,500 in 2024 vs 21,916,000 people in Sri Lanka in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Armenia's population is 2,989,841 people compared to 22,185,425 in Sri Lanka.

Population statistics:

  • Sri Lanka's population is 7.42 times bigger than Armenia's.
  • Armenia is ranked the 137th most populous country in the world, while Sri Lanka is the 63rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.3% of the world: 0.04% for Armenia vs 0.27% for Sri Lanka.
  • For the last 10 years, Armenia has had an average growth rate of +0.04% per year vs +0.57% in Sri Lanka.
  • Since 2006, the population of Armenia has decreased from 3.13M people to 2.99M (4.39% decline), while Sri Lanka has grown from 20.4M to 22.2M (9.01% growth).

Armenia vs Sri Lanka: population by year and forecast

Armenia
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Armenia Sri Lanka
2100 1,726,155 20,270,496
2099 1,738,442 20,383,669
2098 1,750,778 20,498,567
2097 1,763,118 20,611,123
2096 1,775,426 20,723,560
2095 1,787,824 20,834,629
2094 1,800,498 20,943,809
2093 1,813,303 21,052,131
2092 1,826,180 21,158,833
2091 1,839,379 21,263,961
2090 1,852,808 21,371,263
2089 1,866,467 21,475,426
2088 1,880,473 21,577,177
2087 1,894,917 21,677,510
2086 1,909,962 21,777,420
2085 1,925,201 21,876,464
2084 1,940,818 21,970,336
2083 1,956,741 22,062,801
2082 1,973,327 22,151,745
2081 1,990,252 22,240,834
2080 2,007,426 22,326,555
2079 2,024,836 22,411,438
2078 2,042,672 22,489,772
2077 2,060,623 22,565,028
2076 2,078,608 22,637,463
2075 2,097,177 22,707,112
2074 2,115,982 22,778,489
2073 2,135,035 22,844,703
2072 2,154,014 22,905,707
2071 2,172,852 22,964,866
2070 2,191,664 23,022,515
2069 2,210,468 23,076,310
2068 2,229,358 23,129,541
2067 2,247,986 23,184,596
2066 2,266,479 23,234,419
2065 2,284,877 23,285,901
2064 2,302,956 23,331,390
2063 2,320,865 23,372,184
2062 2,338,236 23,409,522
2061 2,355,877 23,441,893
2060 2,373,382 23,474,032
2059 2,390,915 23,502,132
2058 2,407,952 23,528,076
2057 2,425,439 23,550,580
2056 2,442,510 23,570,923
2055 2,459,310 23,582,432
2054 2,476,652 23,591,414
2053 2,492,983 23,601,371
2052 2,510,452 23,605,361
2051 2,527,737 23,606,194
2050 2,544,715 23,603,330
2049 2,561,834 23,597,604
2048 2,578,975 23,587,307
2047 2,596,116 23,570,881
2046 2,613,159 23,547,409
2045 2,630,081 23,515,133
2044 2,646,916 23,483,546
2043 2,664,391 23,446,242
2042 2,682,314 23,404,983
2041 2,700,161 23,357,358
2040 2,718,522 23,306,148
2039 2,737,359 23,248,341
2038 2,755,417 23,187,512
2037 2,773,864 23,120,775
2036 2,792,492 23,053,427
2035 2,811,595 22,981,808
2034 2,830,390 22,906,587
2033 2,849,539 22,826,414
2032 2,868,514 22,742,267
2031 2,888,255 22,655,907
2030 2,908,073 22,564,038
2029 2,928,347 22,470,759
2028 2,948,331 22,370,999
2027 2,968,352 22,266,017
2026 2,989,841 22,155,543
2025 3,011,956 22,039,908
2024 3,033,500 21,916,000
2023 2,964,300 22,037,000
2022 2,969,200 22,181,000
2021 2,962,300 22,156,000
2020 2,961,500 21,919,000
2019 2,962,500 21,803,000
2018 2,969,000 21,670,000
2017 2,979,400 21,453,000
2016 2,992,300 21,209,000
2015 3,004,600 20,970,000
2014 3,013,800 20,778,000
2013 3,022,000 20,585,000
2012 3,024,100 21,169,458
2011 3,027,900 21,009,048
2010 3,044,800 20,879,089
2009 3,066,000 20,756,435
2008 3,087,100 20,629,378
2007 3,107,400 20,492,545
2006 3,127,100 20,352,411
2005 3,146,400 20,216,524
2004 3,164,900 20,087,605
2003 3,182,500 19,951,521
2002 3,199,800 19,805,752
2001 3,211,800 19,600,362
2000 3,221,100 19,293,054
1999 3,167,286 18,944,731
1998 3,208,401 18,596,003
1997 3,246,289 18,248,200
1996 3,278,735 17,905,018
1995 3,307,581 17,564,068
1994 3,364,610 17,275,773
1993 3,453,332 17,025,918
1992 3,571,861 16,739,284
1991 3,613,977 16,475,354
1990 3,552,128 16,352,458
1989 3,443,100 16,248,557
1988 3,355,125 16,078,621
1987 3,328,520 15,916,576
1986 3,294,847 15,731,256
1985 3,260,432 15,544,154
1984 3,224,547 15,441,860
1983 3,191,539 15,388,794
1982 3,163,144 15,286,567
1981 3,135,349 15,099,414
1980 3,107,415 14,847,974
1979 3,078,501 14,579,614
1978 3,012,807 14,310,128
1977 2,912,827 14,049,371
1976 2,818,165 13,796,770
1975 2,743,660 13,548,984
1974 2,686,445 13,305,693
1973 2,630,860 13,060,916
1972 2,577,079 12,809,205
1971 2,525,345 12,551,910
1970 2,475,633 12,287,110
1969 2,424,030 12,013,858
1968 2,367,319 11,736,088
1967 2,307,492 11,457,328
1966 2,246,159 11,183,928
1965 2,183,635 10,916,965
1964 2,120,135 10,653,397
1963 2,056,023 10,395,040
1962 1,991,689 10,143,754
1961 1,927,484 9,899,372
1960 1,863,705 9,661,389

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/armenia/sri-lanka | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Armenia decreased by 134,800 people (a 4.31% decline), while Sri Lanka gained 856,589 people (a 4.21% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Armenia lost 2,459 people (a 0.08% decline), while Sri Lanka's population increased by 976,425 people (a 4.6% growth).

Armenia was ranked 131st most populous country in 2006 and is 137th in 2026. Sri Lanka was ranked 55th in 2006 and ranked 63rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Armenia's population will shrink by 14.9% to 2,544,715 people with a rank change from 137th to 142nd. The population of Sri Lanka will increase by 6.39% to 23,603,330 people and rank change from 63rd to 70th.

Sri Lanka is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 23.6M people, while Armenia's population already peaked in 1991 at 3.61M people and is projected to decrease to 1.73M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Armenia
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Armenia Sri Lanka
2100 -0.71% -0.56%
2099 -0.7% -0.56%
2098 -0.7% -0.55%
2097 -0.69% -0.54%
2096 -0.69% -0.53%
2095 -0.7% -0.52%
2094 -0.71% -0.51%
2093 -0.71% -0.5%
2092 -0.72% -0.49%
2091 -0.72% -0.5%
2090 -0.73% -0.49%
2089 -0.74% -0.47%
2088 -0.76% -0.46%
2087 -0.79% -0.46%
2086 -0.79% -0.45%
2085 -0.8% -0.43%
2084 -0.81% -0.42%
2083 -0.84% -0.4%
2082 -0.85% -0.4%
2081 -0.86% -0.38%
2080 -0.86% -0.38%
2079 -0.87% -0.35%
2078 -0.87% -0.33%
2077 -0.87% -0.32%
2076 -0.89% -0.31%
2075 -0.89% -0.31%
2074 -0.89% -0.29%
2073 -0.88% -0.27%
2072 -0.87% -0.26%
2071 -0.86% -0.25%
2070 -0.85% -0.23%
2069 -0.85% -0.23%
2068 -0.83% -0.24%
2067 -0.82% -0.21%
2066 -0.81% -0.22%
2065 -0.79% -0.19%
2064 -0.77% -0.17%
2063 -0.74% -0.16%
2062 -0.75% -0.14%
2061 -0.74% -0.14%
2060 -0.73% -0.12%
2059 -0.71% -0.11%
2058 -0.72% -0.1%
2057 -0.7% -0.09%
2056 -0.68% -0.05%
2055 -0.7% -0.04%
2054 -0.66% -0.04%
2053 -0.7% -0.02%
2052 -0.68% -0.004%
2051 -0.67% 0.01%
2050 -0.67% 0.02%
2049 -0.66% 0.04%
2048 -0.66% 0.07%
2047 -0.65% 0.1%
2046 -0.64% 0.14%
2045 -0.64% 0.13%
2044 -0.66% 0.16%
2043 -0.67% 0.18%
2042 -0.66% 0.2%
2041 -0.68% 0.22%
2040 -0.69% 0.25%
2039 -0.66% 0.26%
2038 -0.67% 0.29%
2037 -0.67% 0.29%
2036 -0.68% 0.31%
2035 -0.66% 0.33%
2034 -0.67% 0.35%
2033 -0.66% 0.37%
2032 -0.68% 0.38%
2031 -0.68% 0.41%
2030 -0.69% 0.42%
2029 -0.68% 0.45%
2028 -0.67% 0.47%
2027 -0.72% 0.5%
2026 -0.73% 0.52%
2025 -0.71% 0.57%
2024 2.33% -0.55%
2023 -0.17% -0.65%
2022 0.23% 0.11%
2021 0.03% 1.08%
2020 -0.03% 0.53%
2019 -0.22% 0.61%
2018 -0.35% 1.01%
2017 -0.43% 1.15%
2016 -0.41% 1.14%
2015 -0.31% 0.92%
2014 -0.27% 0.94%
2013 -0.07% -2.76%
2012 -0.13% 0.76%
2011 -0.56% 0.62%
2010 -0.69% 0.59%
2009 -0.68% 0.62%
2008 -0.65% 0.67%
2007 -0.63% 0.69%
2006 -0.61% 0.67%
2005 -0.58% 0.64%
2004 -0.55% 0.68%
2003 -0.54% 0.74%
2002 -0.37% 1.05%
2001 -0.29% 1.59%
2000 1.7% 1.84%
1999 -1.28% 1.88%
1998 -1.17% 1.91%
1997 -0.99% 1.92%
1996 -0.87% 1.94%
1995 -1.69% 1.67%
1994 -2.57% 1.47%
1993 -3.32% 1.71%
1992 -1.17% 1.6%
1991 1.74% 0.75%
1990 3.17% 0.64%
1989 2.62% 1.06%
1988 0.8% 1.02%
1987 1.02% 1.18%
1986 1.06% 1.2%
1985 1.11% 0.66%
1984 1.03% 0.34%
1983 0.9% 0.67%
1982 0.89% 1.24%
1981 0.9% 1.69%
1980 0.94% 1.84%
1979 2.18% 1.88%
1978 3.43% 1.86%
1977 3.36% 1.83%
1976 2.72% 1.83%
1975 2.13% 1.83%
1974 2.11% 1.87%
1973 2.09% 1.97%
1972 2.05% 2.05%
1971 2.01% 2.16%
1970 2.13% 2.27%
1969 2.4% 2.37%
1968 2.59% 2.43%
1967 2.73% 2.44%
1966 2.86% 2.45%
1965 3% 2.47%
1964 3.12% 2.49%
1963 3.23% 2.48%
1962 3.33% 2.47%
1961 3.42% 2.46%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Armenia grew by 2.33%, while Sri Lanka's population declined by 0.55%.

Live population counters

Armenia Sri Lanka
Current population
2989841
22185425
Population rank 137/197 63/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.27%
One net population change
7.6 minutes
4.34 minutes
One birth every
14.4 minutes
2.13 minutes
One death every
21.6 minutes
2.91 minutes
Daily growth/decline +190 -332
Annual growth/decline +69,200 -121,000
Annual growth/decline rate +2.33% -0.55%
Population growth rate rank 36/197 188/197
One migration net change every
18.2 minutes
17.2 minutes
Annual migration change -29,013 -30,724
Net migration rank 162/196 165/196
Foreign-born residents 274,645 40,698
Foreign-born residents rank 102/195 156/195
Foreign-born share of population 9.2% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 68/195 190/195

Natural population change vs migration

Armenia
Natural

Migration
Sri Lanka
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Armenia Sri Lanka
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -29,013 - -30,724
2024 - -29,966 - -27,245
2023 12,153 75,000 66,111 -28,011
2022 9,799 38,001 95,378 -27,435
2021 2,370 -19,457 121,858 -29,586
2020 296 -13,046 170,968 -29,875
2019 10,072 -14,330 172,243 -28,426
2018 10,688 -13,129 183,610 -28,607
2017 10,428 -14,180 187,993 -22,324
2016 12,269 -14,697 194,232 -18,388
2015 13,821 -15,225 201,815 -29,797
2014 15,371 -15,745 211,541 -33,672
2013 14,505 -16,265 221,021 -37,754
2012 14,818 -16,782 229,138 -41,955
2011 15,442 -17,296 224,461 -90,839
2010 16,746 -30,009 224,325 -98,060
2009 16,863 -30,357 200,175 -81,130
2008 13,583 -29,732 232,225 -97,144
2007 13,362 -29,980 248,287 -109,695
2006 10,320 -29,921 248,706 -107,045
2005 11,013 -29,921 248,683 -118,594
2004 11,710 -30,103 212,527 -84,795
2003 9,866 -29,616 252,008 -107,573
2002 6,719 -27,792 252,840 -105,718
2001 8,030 -51,303 244,377 19,273
2000 9,985 -52,780 227,060 123,894
1999 10,452 -51,871 206,876 138,799
1998 14,357 -55,171 201,059 150,724
1997 16,685 -51,640 208,193 135,636
1996 21,092 -51,023 215,290 127,236
1995 22,452 -50,223 221,957 117,416
1994 26,271 -112,569 228,904 8,323
1993 35,818 -126,963 226,257 36,232
1992 50,346 -196,270 222,230 88,542
1991 56,269 5,422 218,117 -1,047
1990 59,893 2,122 224,454 -195,736
1989 57,520 98,517 212,401 -33,305
1988 33,232 -13,325 219,184 -58,415
1987 60,176 -26,879 226,414 -63,105
1986 61,771 -27,727 233,782 -26,460
1985 62,499 -27,710 247,836 -80,950
1984 62,124 -25,143 263,175 -225,450
1983 61,028 -31,993 277,768 -209,362
1982 58,617 -30,862 300,030 -163,987
1981 56,323 -28,487 328,096 -89,824
1980 54,128 -26,099 328,155 -63,541
1979 52,452 -22,659 329,791 -57,683
1978 48,326 53,277 317,055 -50,189
1977 45,320 53,042 300,038 -45,383
1976 41,948 49,014 291,816 -41,258
1975 40,217 17,829 282,496 -37,475
1974 38,392 17,995 275,521 -33,979
1973 37,355 17,425 278,577 -30,582
1972 36,943 15,836 282,494 -27,071
1971 36,590 14,094 281,200 -22,021
1970 36,045 12,700 286,719 -16,299
1969 37,333 17,128 286,218 -10,152
1968 38,118 20,855 286,642 -7,163
1967 38,674 22,014 284,738 -6,696
1966 39,842 22,131 275,549 -6,794
1965 42,271 20,809 272,422 -7,249
1964 44,886 19,028 269,584 -7,614
1963 48,058 16,252 262,880 -8,118
1962 50,461 13,898 256,719 -8,909
1961 51,957 12,102 251,087 -10,144
1960 51,675 11,827 247,631 -12,610

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/armenia/sri-lanka | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 93.5% of the population change in Armenia is from natural causes (a gain of 97,267 people) and 6.54% is from migration (a loss of 6,808 people). In Sri Lanka 85.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,605,749 people) and 14.7% is from migration (a loss of 276,121 people).

As of 2024, 274,645 residents or 9.2% of the population were not native-born in Armenia, compared to 40,698 people or 0.2% in Sri Lanka.

Biggest cities by population

Armenia
City Population
Yerevan 1.11M
Gyumri 122K
Vanadzor 90.5K
Abovyan 44.4K
Kapan 43.2K
Armavir 38.6K
Ashtarak 21.6K
Masis 21.4K
Goris 17.1K
Spitak 15K
Sri Lanka
City Population
Colombo 648K
Gampaha 191K
Beruwala 165K
Negombo 142K
Kandy 120K
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte 116K
Trincomalee 99.1K
Galle 93.1K
Matara 68.2K
Anuradhapura 63.2K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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