The latest officially reported population of Azerbaijan was 10,202,830 in 2024 vs 21,916,000 people in Sri Lanka in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Azerbaijan's population is 10,320,163 people compared to 22,149,346 in Sri Lanka.
Population statistics:
- Sri Lanka's population is 2.15 times bigger than Azerbaijan's.
- Azerbaijan is ranked the 94th most populous country in the world, while Sri Lanka is the 63rd.
- The countries together account for 0.39% of the world: 0.12% for Azerbaijan vs 0.27% for Sri Lanka.
- For the last 10 years, Azerbaijan has had an average growth rate of +0.73% per year vs +0.57% in Sri Lanka.
- Since 2006, the population of Azerbaijan has increased from 8.48M people to 10.3M (21.6% growth), while Sri Lanka has grown from 20.4M to 22.1M (8.83% growth).
- Azerbaijan is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 11.1M people compared to the peak of 23.5M people in 2051 for Sri Lanka.
Azerbaijan vs Sri Lanka: live population counter
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| Current population |
10320163
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22149346
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| Population rank | 94/197 | 63/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.12% | 0.27% |
| One net population change |
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4.34 minutes
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| One birth every |
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| One death every |
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| One migration net change every |
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| Annual migration change | +10,864 | -27,245 |
| Daily growth/decline | +134 | -332 |
| Annual growth/decline | +48,872 | -121,000 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.48% | -0.55% |
| Population growth rate rank | 137/197 | 188/197 |
Azerbaijan and Sri Lanka: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 3,894,500 | 9,661,389 | - | - |
| 1961 | 4,045,750 | 9,899,372 | 3.88% | 2.46% |
| 1962 | 4,168,150 | 10,143,754 | 3.03% | 2.47% |
| 1963 | 4,293,550 | 10,395,040 | 3.01% | 2.48% |
| 1964 | 4,439,250 | 10,653,397 | 3.39% | 2.49% |
| 1965 | 4,574,650 | 10,916,965 | 3.05% | 2.47% |
| 1966 | 4,708,150 | 11,183,928 | 2.92% | 2.45% |
| 1967 | 4,832,000 | 11,457,328 | 2.63% | 2.44% |
| 1968 | 4,948,500 | 11,736,088 | 2.41% | 2.43% |
| 1969 | 5,063,300 | 12,013,858 | 2.32% | 2.37% |
| 1970 | 5,172,050 | 12,287,110 | 2.15% | 2.27% |
| 1971 | 5,282,950 | 12,551,910 | 2.14% | 2.16% |
| 1972 | 5,391,450 | 12,809,205 | 2.05% | 2.05% |
| 1973 | 5,493,900 | 13,060,916 | 1.9% | 1.97% |
| 1974 | 5,594,100 | 13,305,693 | 1.82% | 1.87% |
| 1975 | 5,689,050 | 13,548,984 | 1.7% | 1.83% |
| 1976 | 5,781,000 | 13,796,770 | 1.62% | 1.83% |
| 1977 | 5,876,150 | 14,049,371 | 1.65% | 1.83% |
| 1978 | 5,976,150 | 14,310,128 | 1.7% | 1.86% |
| 1979 | 6,071,300 | 14,579,614 | 1.59% | 1.88% |
| 1980 | 6,160,500 | 14,847,974 | 1.47% | 1.84% |
| 1981 | 6,257,750 | 15,099,414 | 1.58% | 1.69% |
| 1982 | 6,357,550 | 15,286,567 | 1.59% | 1.24% |
| 1983 | 6,459,800 | 15,388,794 | 1.61% | 0.67% |
| 1984 | 6,567,850 | 15,441,860 | 1.67% | 0.34% |
| 1985 | 6,670,150 | 15,544,154 | 1.56% | 0.66% |
| 1986 | 6,770,300 | 15,731,256 | 1.5% | 1.2% |
| 1987 | 6,875,350 | 15,916,576 | 1.55% | 1.18% |
| 1988 | 6,974,600 | 16,078,621 | 1.44% | 1.02% |
| 1989 | 7,076,550 | 16,248,557 | 1.46% | 1.06% |
| 1990 | 7,175,200 | 16,352,458 | 1.39% | 0.64% |
| 1991 | 7,271,300 | 16,475,354 | 1.34% | 0.75% |
| 1992 | 7,382,050 | 16,739,284 | 1.52% | 1.6% |
| 1993 | 7,494,800 | 17,025,918 | 1.53% | 1.71% |
| 1994 | 7,596,550 | 17,275,773 | 1.36% | 1.47% |
| 1995 | 7,684,850 | 17,564,068 | 1.16% | 1.67% |
| 1996 | 7,763,000 | 17,905,018 | 1.02% | 1.94% |
| 1997 | 7,838,250 | 18,248,200 | 0.97% | 1.92% |
| 1998 | 7,913,000 | 18,596,003 | 0.95% | 1.91% |
| 1999 | 7,982,750 | 18,944,731 | 0.88% | 1.88% |
| 2000 | 8,048,600 | 19,293,054 | 0.82% | 1.84% |
| 2001 | 8,111,200 | 19,600,362 | 0.78% | 1.59% |
| 2002 | 8,171,950 | 19,805,752 | 0.75% | 1.05% |
| 2003 | 8,234,100 | 19,951,521 | 0.76% | 0.74% |
| 2004 | 8,306,500 | 20,087,605 | 0.88% | 0.68% |
| 2005 | 8,391,850 | 20,216,524 | 1.03% | 0.64% |
| 2006 | 8,484,550 | 20,352,411 | 1.1% | 0.67% |
| 2007 | 8,581,300 | 20,492,545 | 1.14% | 0.69% |
| 2008 | 8,763,400 | 20,629,378 | 2.12% | 0.67% |
| 2009 | 8,947,243 | 20,756,435 | 2.1% | 0.62% |
| 2010 | 9,054,332 | 20,879,089 | 1.2% | 0.59% |
| 2011 | 9,173,082 | 21,009,048 | 1.31% | 0.62% |
| 2012 | 9,295,784 | 21,169,458 | 1.34% | 0.76% |
| 2013 | 9,416,801 | 20,585,000 | 1.3% | -2.76% |
| 2014 | 9,535,079 | 20,778,000 | 1.26% | 0.94% |
| 2015 | 9,649,341 | 20,970,000 | 1.2% | 0.92% |
| 2016 | 9,757,812 | 21,209,000 | 1.12% | 1.14% |
| 2017 | 9,854,033 | 21,453,000 | 0.99% | 1.15% |
| 2018 | 9,939,771 | 21,670,000 | 0.87% | 1.01% |
| 2019 | 10,024,283 | 21,803,000 | 0.85% | 0.61% |
| 2020 | 10,093,121 | 21,919,000 | 0.69% | 0.53% |
| 2021 | 10,137,750 | 22,156,000 | 0.44% | 1.08% |
| 2022 | 10,141,756 | 22,181,000 | 0.04% | 0.11% |
| 2023 | 10,153,958 | 22,037,000 | 0.12% | -0.65% |
| 2024 | 10,202,830 | 21,916,000 | 0.48% | -0.55% |
| 2025 | 10,263,171 | 22,035,440 | 0.59% | 0.54% |
| 2026 | 10,319,575 | 22,148,172 | 0.55% | 0.51% |
| 2027 | 10,373,440 | 22,255,601 | 0.52% | 0.49% |
| 2028 | 10,425,926 | 22,357,682 | 0.51% | 0.46% |
| 2029 | 10,477,408 | 22,453,922 | 0.49% | 0.43% |
| 2030 | 10,527,379 | 22,546,245 | 0.48% | 0.41% |
| 2031 | 10,575,995 | 22,635,106 | 0.46% | 0.39% |
| 2032 | 10,623,666 | 22,720,118 | 0.45% | 0.38% |
| 2033 | 10,669,942 | 22,802,043 | 0.44% | 0.36% |
| 2034 | 10,714,551 | 22,879,527 | 0.42% | 0.34% |
| 2035 | 10,757,644 | 22,952,739 | 0.4% | 0.32% |
| 2036 | 10,798,790 | 23,022,027 | 0.38% | 0.3% |
| 2037 | 10,837,667 | 23,088,877 | 0.36% | 0.29% |
| 2038 | 10,873,812 | 23,152,480 | 0.33% | 0.28% |
| 2039 | 10,907,303 | 23,211,633 | 0.31% | 0.26% |
| 2040 | 10,937,956 | 23,265,986 | 0.28% | 0.23% |
| 2041 | 10,965,181 | 23,315,260 | 0.25% | 0.21% |
| 2042 | 10,989,288 | 23,359,578 | 0.22% | 0.19% |
| 2043 | 11,010,492 | 23,398,752 | 0.19% | 0.17% |
| 2044 | 11,028,560 | 23,433,096 | 0.16% | 0.15% |
| 2045 | 11,044,029 | 23,464,943 | 0.14% | 0.14% |
| 2046 | 11,056,747 | 23,492,738 | 0.12% | 0.12% |
| 2047 | 11,066,682 | 23,512,629 | 0.09% | 0.08% |
| 2048 | 11,074,291 | 23,525,953 | 0.07% | 0.06% |
| 2049 | 11,078,319 | 23,533,940 | 0.04% | 0.03% |
| 2050 | 11,079,679 | 23,538,230 | 0.01% | 0.02% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Azerbaijan increased by 1,273,262 people (a 15% growth), while Sri Lanka gained 856,589 people (a 4.21% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Azerbaijan gained 562,351 (a 5.76% growth), while Sri Lanka's population increased by 940,346 (a 4.43% growth).
Azerbaijan was ranked 90th most populous country in 2006 and is 94th in 2026. Sri Lanka was ranked 55th in 2006 and ranked 63rd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Azerbaijan's population will grow by 7.36% to 11,079,679 people and will still be ranked 94th. The population of Sri Lanka will increase by 6.27% to 23,538,230 people and rank change from 63rd to 70th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Baku | 2.3M |
| Sumqayit | 341K |
| Ganja | 331K |
| Sirvan | 86.5K |
| Shaki | 68.4K |
| Yevlakh | 59K |
| Lankaran | 51.3K |
| Khachmaz | 39.9K |
| Barda | 38.5K |
| Oguz | 7.4K |
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| City | Population |
| Colombo | 753K |
| 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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Population differences between Azerbaijan and Sri Lanka
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| Life expectancy | 74.9 years | 78 years |
| Average age | 34.9 years | 35.8 years |
| Median age | 34.1 years | 34.1 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49:51 | 48.4:51.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.55 births per woman | 1.97 births per woman |
| Population density | 320 ppl/mi² | 918 ppl/mi² |
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