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Population in the Czech Republic compared to Sri Lanka: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of the Czech Republic was 10,886,878 in 2025 vs 21,756,000 people in Sri Lanka in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Czech Republic's population is 10,742,283 people compared to 21,926,160 in Sri Lanka.

Population statistics:

  • Sri Lanka's population is 2.04 times bigger than the Czech Republic's.
  • The Czech Republic is ranked the 92nd most populous country in the world, while Sri Lanka is the 63rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.39% of the world: 0.13% for the Czech Republic vs 0.26% for Sri Lanka.
  • For the last 10 years, the Czech Republic has had an average growth rate of +0.31% per year vs +0.42% in Sri Lanka.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Czech Republic has increased from 10.2M people to 10.7M (4.92% growth), while Sri Lanka has grown from 20.4M to 21.9M (7.73% growth).

Czech Republic vs Sri Lanka: population by year and forecast

Czech Republic
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Czech Republic Sri Lanka
2100 8,398,703 20,009,380
2099 8,420,054 20,121,095
2098 8,440,780 20,234,513
2097 8,460,511 20,345,619
2096 8,480,556 20,456,607
2095 8,499,484 20,566,246
2094 8,518,286 20,674,019
2093 8,536,499 20,780,946
2092 8,554,517 20,886,274
2091 8,572,195 20,990,047
2090 8,590,647 21,095,968
2089 8,609,075 21,198,788
2088 8,627,611 21,299,229
2087 8,647,206 21,398,269
2086 8,667,774 21,496,892
2085 8,688,472 21,594,661
2084 8,710,097 21,687,323
2083 8,732,416 21,778,597
2082 8,756,281 21,866,395
2081 8,781,441 21,954,337
2080 8,807,994 22,038,953
2079 8,836,073 22,122,744
2078 8,865,602 22,200,069
2077 8,896,421 22,274,355
2076 8,928,964 22,345,857
2075 8,963,945 22,414,609
2074 9,000,807 22,485,066
2073 9,039,770 22,550,427
2072 9,080,946 22,610,645
2071 9,123,937 22,669,042
2070 9,168,851 22,725,948
2069 9,215,360 22,779,050
2068 9,262,938 22,831,596
2067 9,311,827 22,885,941
2066 9,361,827 22,935,123
2065 9,412,850 22,985,942
2064 9,463,141 23,030,844
2063 9,513,448 23,071,114
2062 9,562,710 23,107,970
2061 9,610,889 23,139,924
2060 9,657,465 23,171,649
2059 9,702,379 23,199,387
2058 9,745,727 23,224,997
2057 9,787,770 23,247,211
2056 9,827,846 23,267,292
2055 9,865,895 23,278,653
2054 9,902,399 23,287,520
2053 9,936,727 23,297,347
2052 9,969,256 23,301,287
2051 10,000,522 23,302,108
2050 10,030,910 23,299,282
2049 10,059,551 23,293,630
2048 10,087,904 23,283,465
2047 10,115,848 23,267,251
2046 10,144,045 23,244,081
2045 10,171,882 23,212,221
2044 10,199,799 23,181,041
2043 10,228,264 23,144,217
2042 10,257,414 23,103,489
2041 10,287,621 23,056,478
2040 10,318,078 23,005,928
2039 10,349,820 22,948,866
2038 10,381,806 22,888,821
2037 10,414,999 22,822,943
2036 10,447,885 22,756,462
2035 10,481,420 22,685,766
2034 10,514,820 22,611,514
2033 10,547,938 22,532,374
2032 10,580,423 22,449,310
2031 10,611,839 22,364,063
2030 10,641,892 22,273,377
2029 10,670,568 22,181,300
2028 10,697,290 22,082,826
2027 10,720,806 21,979,196
2026 10,742,283 21,870,145
2025 10,886,878 21,756,000
2024 10,905,028 21,916,000
2023 10,864,042 22,037,000
2022 10,672,118 22,181,000
2021 10,505,772 22,156,000
2020 10,697,858 21,919,000
2019 10,671,870 21,803,000
2018 10,629,928 21,670,000
2017 10,594,438 21,453,000
2016 10,566,332 21,209,000
2015 10,546,059 20,970,000
2014 10,525,347 20,778,000
2013 10,514,272 20,585,000
2012 10,510,785 21,169,458
2011 10,496,088 21,009,048
2010 10,474,410 20,879,089
2009 10,443,936 20,756,435
2008 10,384,603 20,629,378
2007 10,298,828 20,492,545
2006 10,238,905 20,352,411
2005 10,211,216 20,216,524
2004 10,197,101 20,087,605
2003 10,193,998 19,951,521
2002 10,196,916 19,805,752
2001 10,216,605 19,600,362
2000 10,255,063 19,293,054
1999 10,283,860 18,944,731
1998 10,294,373 18,596,003
1997 10,304,131 18,248,200
1996 10,315,241 17,905,018
1995 10,327,253 17,564,068
1994 10,333,587 17,275,773
1993 10,329,855 17,025,918
1992 10,319,123 16,739,284
1991 10,308,578 16,475,354
1990 10,333,355 16,352,458
1989 10,361,068 16,248,557
1988 10,355,276 16,078,621
1987 10,347,318 15,916,576
1986 10,342,227 15,731,256
1985 10,337,118 15,544,154
1984 10,330,213 15,441,860
1983 10,323,856 15,388,794
1982 10,314,826 15,286,567
1981 10,300,591 15,099,414
1980 10,304,193 14,847,974
1979 10,292,341 14,579,614
1978 10,242,098 14,310,128
1977 10,186,755 14,049,371
1976 10,125,939 13,796,770
1975 10,058,620 13,548,984
1974 9,988,459 13,305,693
1973 9,922,266 13,060,916
1972 9,867,632 12,809,205
1971 9,826,815 12,551,910
1970 9,858,071 12,287,110
1969 9,896,580 12,013,858
1968 9,876,346 11,736,088
1967 9,852,899 11,457,328
1966 9,821,040 11,183,928
1965 9,779,358 10,916,965
1964 9,727,804 10,653,397
1963 9,670,685 10,395,040
1962 9,624,660 10,143,754
1961 9,586,651 9,899,372
1960 9,602,006 9,661,389

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/czech-republic/sri-lanka | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Czech Republic increased by 327,427 people (a 3.2% growth), while Sri Lanka gained 856,589 people (a 4.21% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Czech Republic gained 175,951 people (a 1.67% growth), while Sri Lanka's population increased by 717,160 people (a 3.38% growth).

The Czech Republic was ranked 80th most populous country in 2006 and is 92nd 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) the Czech Republic's population will shrink by 6.62% to 10,030,910 people with a rank change from 92nd to 98th. The population of Sri Lanka will increase by 6.26% to 23,299,282 people and rank change from 63rd to 71st.

Sri Lanka is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 23.3M people, while the Czech Republic's population already peaked in 2024 at 10.9M people and is projected to decrease to 8.4M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Czech Republic
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Czech Republic Sri Lanka
2100 -0.25% -0.56%
2099 -0.25% -0.56%
2098 -0.23% -0.55%
2097 -0.24% -0.54%
2096 -0.22% -0.53%
2095 -0.22% -0.52%
2094 -0.21% -0.51%
2093 -0.21% -0.5%
2092 -0.21% -0.49%
2091 -0.21% -0.5%
2090 -0.21% -0.49%
2089 -0.21% -0.47%
2088 -0.23% -0.46%
2087 -0.24% -0.46%
2086 -0.24% -0.45%
2085 -0.25% -0.43%
2084 -0.26% -0.42%
2083 -0.27% -0.4%
2082 -0.29% -0.4%
2081 -0.3% -0.38%
2080 -0.32% -0.38%
2079 -0.33% -0.35%
2078 -0.35% -0.33%
2077 -0.36% -0.32%
2076 -0.39% -0.31%
2075 -0.41% -0.31%
2074 -0.43% -0.29%
2073 -0.45% -0.27%
2072 -0.47% -0.26%
2071 -0.49% -0.25%
2070 -0.5% -0.23%
2069 -0.51% -0.23%
2068 -0.53% -0.24%
2067 -0.53% -0.21%
2066 -0.54% -0.22%
2065 -0.53% -0.19%
2064 -0.53% -0.17%
2063 -0.52% -0.16%
2062 -0.5% -0.14%
2061 -0.48% -0.14%
2060 -0.46% -0.12%
2059 -0.44% -0.11%
2058 -0.43% -0.1%
2057 -0.41% -0.09%
2056 -0.39% -0.05%
2055 -0.37% -0.04%
2054 -0.35% -0.04%
2053 -0.33% -0.02%
2052 -0.31% -0.004%
2051 -0.3% 0.01%
2050 -0.28% 0.02%
2049 -0.28% 0.04%
2048 -0.28% 0.07%
2047 -0.28% 0.1%
2046 -0.27% 0.14%
2045 -0.27% 0.13%
2044 -0.28% 0.16%
2043 -0.28% 0.18%
2042 -0.29% 0.2%
2041 -0.3% 0.22%
2040 -0.31% 0.25%
2039 -0.31% 0.26%
2038 -0.32% 0.29%
2037 -0.31% 0.29%
2036 -0.32% 0.31%
2035 -0.32% 0.33%
2034 -0.31% 0.35%
2033 -0.31% 0.37%
2032 -0.3% 0.38%
2031 -0.28% 0.41%
2030 -0.27% 0.42%
2029 -0.25% 0.45%
2028 -0.22% 0.47%
2027 -0.2% 0.5%
2026 -1.33% 0.52%
2025 -0.17% -0.73%
2024 0.38% -0.55%
2023 1.8% -0.65%
2022 1.58% 0.11%
2021 -1.8% 1.08%
2020 0.24% 0.53%
2019 0.39% 0.61%
2018 0.33% 1.01%
2017 0.27% 1.15%
2016 0.19% 1.14%
2015 0.2% 0.92%
2014 0.11% 0.94%
2013 0.03% -2.76%
2012 0.14% 0.76%
2011 0.21% 0.62%
2010 0.29% 0.59%
2009 0.57% 0.62%
2008 0.83% 0.67%
2007 0.59% 0.69%
2006 0.27% 0.67%
2005 0.14% 0.64%
2004 0.03% 0.68%
2003 -0.03% 0.74%
2002 -0.19% 1.05%
2001 -0.38% 1.59%
2000 -0.28% 1.84%
1999 -0.1% 1.88%
1998 -0.09% 1.91%
1997 -0.11% 1.92%
1996 -0.12% 1.94%
1995 -0.06% 1.67%
1994 0.04% 1.47%
1993 0.1% 1.71%
1992 0.1% 1.6%
1991 -0.24% 0.75%
1990 -0.27% 0.64%
1989 0.06% 1.06%
1988 0.08% 1.02%
1987 0.05% 1.18%
1986 0.05% 1.2%
1985 0.07% 0.66%
1984 0.06% 0.34%
1983 0.09% 0.67%
1982 0.14% 1.24%
1981 -0.03% 1.69%
1980 0.12% 1.84%
1979 0.49% 1.88%
1978 0.54% 1.86%
1977 0.6% 1.83%
1976 0.67% 1.83%
1975 0.7% 1.83%
1974 0.67% 1.87%
1973 0.55% 1.97%
1972 0.42% 2.05%
1971 -0.32% 2.16%
1970 -0.39% 2.27%
1969 0.2% 2.37%
1968 0.24% 2.43%
1967 0.32% 2.44%
1966 0.43% 2.45%
1965 0.53% 2.47%
1964 0.59% 2.49%
1963 0.48% 2.48%
1962 0.4% 2.47%
1961 -0.16% 2.46%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of the Czech Republic declined by 0.17%, while Sri Lanka's population declined by 0.73%.

Live population counters

Czech Republic Sri Lanka
Current population
10742283
21926160
Population rank 92/197 63/197
Percent of world population 0.13% 0.26%
One net population change
29 minutes
3.29 minutes
One birth every
6.26 minutes
2.37 minutes
One death every
4.68 minutes
3.07 minutes
Daily growth/decline -50 -438
Annual growth/decline -18,150 -160,000
Annual growth/decline rate -0.17% -0.73%
Population growth rate rank 173/197 190/197
One migration net change every
4.7 minutes
17.2 minutes
Annual migration change -112,188 -30,724
Net migration rank 182/196 165/196
Foreign-born residents 1,025,199 40,698
Foreign-born residents rank 59/195 156/195
Foreign-born share of population 9.5% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 67/195 190/195

Natural population change vs migration

Czech Republic
Natural

Migration
Sri Lanka
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Czech Republic Sri Lanka
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -112,188 - -30,724
2024 -28,353 -86,169 50,407 -27,245
2023 -21,729 -14,638 66,111 -28,011
2022 -19,209 329,739 95,378 -27,435
2021 -28,365 4,111 121,858 -29,586
2020 -19,257 4,336 170,968 -29,875
2019 0 5,553 172,243 -28,426
2018 1,063 5,849 183,610 -28,607
2017 3,178 5,747 187,993 -22,324
2016 5,283 5,465 194,232 -18,388
2015 0 5,037 201,815 -29,797
2014 4,210 6,303 211,541 -33,672
2013 -2,103 5,427 221,021 -37,754
2012 0 5,347 229,138 -41,955
2011 2,099 16,841 224,461 -90,839
2010 10,475 34,927 224,325 -98,060
2009 10,444 31,270 200,175 -81,130
2008 14,538 29,813 232,225 -97,144
2007 9,268 27,887 248,287 -109,695
2006 1,024 26,259 248,706 -107,045
2005 -6,126 26,203 248,683 -118,594
2004 -9,177 26,030 212,527 -84,795
2003 -17,330 25,997 252,008 -107,573
2002 -15,296 26,089 252,840 -105,718
2001 -16,347 21,749 244,377 19,273
2000 -17,433 4,420 227,060 123,894
1999 -20,568 5,965 206,876 138,799
1998 -18,530 6,374 201,059 150,724
1997 -21,639 6,664 208,193 135,636
1996 -21,662 6,539 215,290 127,236
1995 -21,687 6,459 221,957 117,416
1994 -11,367 6,401 228,904 8,323
1993 3,099 7,197 226,257 36,232
1992 1,032 6,718 222,230 88,542
1991 4,124 5,568 218,117 -1,047
1990 1,034 -3,529 224,454 -195,736
1989 1,036 -2,175 212,401 -33,305
1988 7,249 -1,359 219,184 -58,415
1987 4,138 -1,514 226,414 -63,105
1986 1,034 -771 233,782 -26,460
1985 4,135 -1,173 247,836 -80,950
1984 5,165 -1,481 263,175 -225,450
1983 3,097 -1,971 277,768 -209,362
1982 10,315 -1,018 300,030 -163,987
1981 13,391 -372 328,096 -89,824
1980 17,517 1,738 328,155 -63,541
1979 44,257 -13 329,791 -57,683
1978 52,234 -795 317,055 -50,189
1977 55,009 -1,968 300,038 -45,383
1976 61,768 -2,727 291,816 -41,258
1975 67,393 -3,057 282,496 -37,475
1974 66,923 -2,919 275,521 -33,979
1973 57,549 -2,625 278,577 -30,582
1972 44,404 -2,755 282,494 -27,071
1971 31,445 -2,598 281,200 -22,021
1970 24,646 -9,353 286,719 -16,299
1969 22,762 -8,133 286,218 -10,152
1968 21,728 -8,111 286,642 -7,163
1967 29,558 -8,137 284,738 -6,696
1966 35,355 -8,675 275,549 -6,794
1965 43,029 -7,545 272,422 -7,249
1964 52,531 -6,122 269,584 -7,614
1963 48,353 -5,753 262,880 -8,118
1962 29,836 -6,886 256,719 -8,909
1961 36,430 -5,712 251,087 -10,144
1960 34,567 2,748 247,631 -12,610

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/czech-republic/sri-lanka | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 28.8% of the population change in the Czech Republic is from natural causes (a loss of 107,389 people) and 71.2% is from migration (a gain of 265,030 people). In Sri Lanka 84.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,444,615 people) and 15.7% is from migration (a loss of 269,694 people).

As of 2024, 1,025,199 residents or 9.5% of the population were not native-born in the Czech Republic, compared to 40,698 people or 0.2% in Sri Lanka.

Biggest cities by population

Czech Republic
City Population
Prague 1.4M
Brno 403K
Ostrava 283K
Plzen 188K
Liberec 108K
Olomouc 103K
Ceske Budejovice 97.2K
Hradec Kralove 94.3K
Pardubice 92.3K
Usti nad Labem 90.9K
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 (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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