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

Cyprus and Sri Lanka: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Cyprus	Sri Lanka	Cyprus	Sri Lanka
1960	586,490	9,661,389	-	-
1961	595,514	9,899,372	1.54%	2.46%
1962	601,466	10,143,754	1%	2.47%
1963	607,252	10,395,040	0.96%	2.48%
1964	612,521	10,653,397	0.87%	2.49%
1965	617,736	10,916,965	0.85%	2.47%
1966	623,390	11,183,928	0.92%	2.45%
1967	629,251	11,457,328	0.94%	2.44%
1968	635,157	11,736,088	0.94%	2.43%
1969	641,189	12,013,858	0.95%	2.37%
1970	647,446	12,287,110	0.98%	2.27%
1971	654,050	12,551,910	1.02%	2.16%
1972	661,063	12,809,205	1.07%	2.05%
1973	665,937	13,060,916	0.74%	1.97%
1974	663,254	13,305,693	-0.4%	1.87%
1975	659,405	13,548,984	-0.58%	1.83%
1976	662,032	13,796,770	0.4%	1.83%
1977	667,101	14,049,371	0.77%	1.83%
1978	672,249	14,310,128	0.77%	1.86%
1979	677,549	14,579,614	0.79%	1.88%
1980	683,076	14,847,974	0.82%	1.84%
1981	688,893	15,099,414	0.85%	1.69%
1982	696,497	15,286,567	1.1%	1.24%
1983	707,225	15,388,794	1.54%	0.67%
1984	719,334	15,441,860	1.71%	0.34%
1985	731,277	15,544,154	1.66%	0.66%
1986	743,105	15,731,256	1.62%	1.2%
1987	754,785	15,916,576	1.57%	1.18%
1988	766,235	16,078,621	1.52%	1.02%
1989	777,420	16,248,557	1.46%	1.06%
1990	788,351	16,352,458	1.41%	0.64%
1991	798,944	16,475,354	1.34%	0.75%
1992	810,341	16,739,284	1.43%	1.6%
1993	826,034	17,025,918	1.94%	1.71%
1994	844,667	17,275,773	2.26%	1.47%
1995	862,695	17,564,068	2.13%	1.67%
1996	880,290	17,905,018	2.04%	1.94%
1997	897,568	18,248,200	1.96%	1.92%
1998	914,548	18,596,003	1.89%	1.91%
1999	931,234	18,944,731	1.82%	1.88%
2000	947,667	19,293,054	1.76%	1.84%
2001	964,127	19,600,362	1.74%	1.59%
2002	981,440	19,805,752	1.8%	1.05%
2003	999,590	19,951,521	1.85%	0.74%
2004	1,017,875	20,087,605	1.83%	0.68%
2005	1,036,151	20,216,524	1.8%	0.64%
2006	1,054,418	20,352,411	1.76%	0.67%
2007	1,072,714	20,492,545	1.74%	0.69%
2008	1,091,026	20,629,378	1.71%	0.67%
2009	1,109,371	20,756,435	1.68%	0.62%
2010	1,127,816	20,879,089	1.66%	0.59%
2011	1,146,493	21,009,048	1.66%	0.62%
2012	1,165,397	21,169,458	1.65%	0.76%
2013	1,183,895	20,585,000	1.59%	-2.76%
2014	1,201,801	20,778,000	1.51%	0.94%
2015	1,219,502	20,970,000	1.47%	0.92%
2016	1,237,112	21,209,000	1.44%	1.14%
2017	1,254,275	21,453,000	1.39%	1.15%
2018	1,270,737	21,670,000	1.31%	1.01%
2019	1,286,671	21,803,000	1.25%	0.61%
2020	1,302,247	21,919,000	1.21%	0.53%
2021	1,317,309	22,156,000	1.16%	1.08%
2022	1,331,370	22,181,000	1.07%	0.11%
2023	1,344,976	22,037,000	1.02%	-0.65%
2024	1,358,282	21,916,000	0.99%	-0.55%
2025	1,370,750	22,035,440	0.92%	0.54%
2026	1,382,331	22,148,172	0.84%	0.51%
2027	1,393,332	22,255,601	0.8%	0.49%
2028	1,403,777	22,357,682	0.75%	0.46%
2029	1,413,339	22,453,922	0.68%	0.43%
2030	1,422,317	22,546,245	0.64%	0.41%
2031	1,430,677	22,635,106	0.59%	0.39%
2032	1,438,502	22,720,118	0.55%	0.38%
2033	1,445,956	22,802,043	0.52%	0.36%
2034	1,452,842	22,879,527	0.48%	0.34%
2035	1,459,190	22,952,739	0.44%	0.32%
2036	1,465,171	23,022,027	0.41%	0.3%
2037	1,470,712	23,088,877	0.38%	0.29%
2038	1,475,792	23,152,480	0.35%	0.28%
2039	1,480,540	23,211,633	0.32%	0.26%
2040	1,484,845	23,265,986	0.29%	0.23%
2041	1,488,688	23,315,260	0.26%	0.21%
2042	1,492,043	23,359,578	0.23%	0.19%
2043	1,494,983	23,398,752	0.2%	0.17%
2044	1,497,653	23,433,096	0.18%	0.15%
2045	1,500,062	23,464,943	0.16%	0.14%
2046	1,502,255	23,492,738	0.15%	0.12%
2047	1,504,222	23,512,629	0.13%	0.08%
2048	1,505,909	23,525,953	0.11%	0.06%
2049	1,507,311	23,533,940	0.09%	0.03%
2050	1,508,478	23,538,230	0.08%	0.02%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Cyprus increased by 183,351 people (a 17.7% growth), while Sri Lanka gained 753,476 people (a 3.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Cyprus gained 160,550 (a 13.2% growth), while Sri Lanka's population increased by 1,155,995 (a 5.51% growth).

Cyprus was ranked 153rd most populous country in 2005 and is still 153rd in 2025. Sri Lanka was ranked 53rd in 2005 and ranked 63rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Cyprus' population will grow by 9.31% to 1,508,478 people with a rank change from 153rd to 152nd. The population of Sri Lanka will increase by 6.38% to 23,538,230 people and rank change from 63rd to 70th.