The latest officially reported population of Dominica was 66,205 in 2024 vs 21,916,000 people in Sri Lanka in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Dominica's population is 65,870 people compared to 22,125,995 in Sri Lanka.
Population statistics:
- Sri Lanka's population is 336 times bigger than Dominica's.
- Dominica is ranked the 188th most populous country in the world, while Sri Lanka is the 63rd.
- The countries together account for 0.27% of the world: 0.0008% for Dominica vs 0.27% for Sri Lanka.
- For the last 10 years, Dominica has had an average growth rate of -0.47% per year vs +0.57% in Sri Lanka.
- Since 2005, the population of Dominica has decreased from 68.7K people to 65.9K (4.17% decline), while Sri Lanka has grown from 20.2M to 22.1M (9.45% growth).
- Sri Lanka is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 23.5M people, while Dominica's population already peaked in 1980 at 73.1K people and is projected to decrease to 49.1K people by 2100.
Dominica vs Sri Lanka: live population counter
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| Current population |
65870
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22125995
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| Population rank | 188/197 | 63/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.0008% | 0.27% |
| One net population change |
1.2 days
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4.34 minutes
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| One birth every |
11.9 hours
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2.13 minutes
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| One death every |
10.3 hours
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2.91 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.82 days
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19.3 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -200 | -27,245 |
| Daily growth/decline | -1 | -332 |
| Annual growth/decline | -305 | -121,000 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.46% | -0.55% |
| Population growth rate rank | 183/197 | 187/197 |
Dominica and Sri Lanka: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 59,372 | 9,661,389 | - | - |
| 1961 | 60,209 | 9,899,372 | 1.41% | 2.46% |
| 1962 | 60,948 | 10,143,754 | 1.23% | 2.47% |
| 1963 | 61,739 | 10,395,040 | 1.3% | 2.48% |
| 1964 | 62,587 | 10,653,397 | 1.37% | 2.49% |
| 1965 | 63,505 | 10,916,965 | 1.47% | 2.47% |
| 1966 | 64,507 | 11,183,928 | 1.58% | 2.45% |
| 1967 | 65,585 | 11,457,328 | 1.67% | 2.44% |
| 1968 | 66,732 | 11,736,088 | 1.75% | 2.43% |
| 1969 | 67,934 | 12,013,858 | 1.8% | 2.37% |
| 1970 | 68,908 | 12,287,110 | 1.43% | 2.27% |
| 1971 | 69,532 | 12,551,910 | 0.91% | 2.16% |
| 1972 | 70,060 | 12,809,205 | 0.76% | 2.05% |
| 1973 | 70,585 | 13,060,916 | 0.75% | 1.97% |
| 1974 | 71,091 | 13,305,693 | 0.72% | 1.87% |
| 1975 | 71,570 | 13,548,984 | 0.67% | 1.83% |
| 1976 | 72,017 | 13,796,770 | 0.62% | 1.83% |
| 1977 | 72,406 | 14,049,371 | 0.54% | 1.83% |
| 1978 | 72,724 | 14,310,128 | 0.44% | 1.86% |
| 1979 | 72,959 | 14,579,614 | 0.32% | 1.88% |
| 1980 | 73,083 | 14,847,974 | 0.17% | 1.84% |
| 1981 | 72,986 | 15,099,414 | -0.13% | 1.69% |
| 1982 | 72,688 | 15,286,567 | -0.41% | 1.24% |
| 1983 | 72,365 | 15,388,794 | -0.44% | 0.67% |
| 1984 | 72,056 | 15,441,860 | -0.43% | 0.34% |
| 1985 | 71,744 | 15,544,154 | -0.43% | 0.66% |
| 1986 | 71,406 | 15,731,256 | -0.47% | 1.2% |
| 1987 | 71,023 | 15,916,576 | -0.54% | 1.18% |
| 1988 | 70,608 | 16,078,621 | -0.58% | 1.02% |
| 1989 | 70,153 | 16,248,557 | -0.64% | 1.06% |
| 1990 | 69,627 | 16,352,458 | -0.75% | 0.64% |
| 1991 | 69,296 | 16,475,354 | -0.48% | 0.75% |
| 1992 | 69,325 | 16,739,284 | 0.04% | 1.6% |
| 1993 | 69,433 | 17,025,918 | 0.16% | 1.71% |
| 1994 | 69,477 | 17,275,773 | 0.06% | 1.47% |
| 1995 | 69,469 | 17,564,068 | -0.01% | 1.67% |
| 1996 | 69,410 | 17,905,018 | -0.08% | 1.94% |
| 1997 | 69,299 | 18,248,200 | -0.16% | 1.92% |
| 1998 | 69,124 | 18,596,003 | -0.25% | 1.91% |
| 1999 | 68,870 | 18,944,731 | -0.37% | 1.88% |
| 2000 | 68,511 | 19,293,054 | -0.52% | 1.84% |
| 2001 | 68,288 | 19,600,362 | -0.33% | 1.59% |
| 2002 | 68,367 | 19,805,752 | 0.12% | 1.05% |
| 2003 | 68,531 | 19,951,521 | 0.24% | 0.74% |
| 2004 | 68,649 | 20,087,605 | 0.17% | 0.68% |
| 2005 | 68,734 | 20,216,524 | 0.12% | 0.64% |
| 2006 | 68,806 | 20,352,411 | 0.1% | 0.67% |
| 2007 | 68,847 | 20,492,545 | 0.06% | 0.69% |
| 2008 | 68,854 | 20,629,378 | 0.01% | 0.67% |
| 2009 | 68,864 | 20,756,435 | 0.01% | 0.62% |
| 2010 | 68,859 | 20,879,089 | -0.007% | 0.59% |
| 2011 | 69,053 | 21,009,048 | 0.28% | 0.62% |
| 2012 | 69,118 | 21,169,458 | 0.09% | 0.76% |
| 2013 | 69,715 | 20,585,000 | 0.86% | -2.76% |
| 2014 | 70,373 | 20,778,000 | 0.94% | 0.94% |
| 2015 | 70,410 | 20,970,000 | 0.05% | 0.92% |
| 2016 | 69,606 | 21,209,000 | -1.14% | 1.14% |
| 2017 | 68,496 | 21,453,000 | -1.59% | 1.15% |
| 2018 | 68,174 | 21,670,000 | -0.47% | 1.01% |
| 2019 | 67,880 | 21,803,000 | -0.43% | 0.61% |
| 2020 | 67,573 | 21,919,000 | -0.45% | 0.53% |
| 2021 | 67,202 | 22,156,000 | -0.55% | 1.08% |
| 2022 | 66,826 | 22,181,000 | -0.56% | 0.11% |
| 2023 | 66,510 | 22,037,000 | -0.47% | -0.65% |
| 2024 | 66,205 | 21,916,000 | -0.46% | -0.55% |
| 2025 | 65,870 | 22,035,440 | -0.51% | 0.54% |
| 2026 | 65,508 | 22,148,172 | -0.55% | 0.51% |
| 2027 | 65,160 | 22,255,601 | -0.53% | 0.49% |
| 2028 | 64,808 | 22,357,682 | -0.54% | 0.46% |
| 2029 | 64,475 | 22,453,922 | -0.51% | 0.43% |
| 2030 | 64,169 | 22,546,245 | -0.47% | 0.41% |
| 2031 | 63,949 | 22,635,106 | -0.34% | 0.39% |
| 2032 | 63,825 | 22,720,118 | -0.19% | 0.38% |
| 2033 | 63,775 | 22,802,043 | -0.08% | 0.36% |
| 2034 | 63,756 | 22,879,527 | -0.03% | 0.34% |
| 2035 | 63,764 | 22,952,739 | 0.01% | 0.32% |
| 2036 | 63,757 | 23,022,027 | -0.01% | 0.3% |
| 2037 | 63,770 | 23,088,877 | 0.02% | 0.29% |
| 2038 | 63,784 | 23,152,480 | 0.02% | 0.28% |
| 2039 | 63,792 | 23,211,633 | 0.01% | 0.26% |
| 2040 | 63,798 | 23,265,986 | 0.009% | 0.23% |
| 2041 | 63,804 | 23,315,260 | 0.009% | 0.21% |
| 2042 | 63,778 | 23,359,578 | -0.04% | 0.19% |
| 2043 | 63,731 | 23,398,752 | -0.07% | 0.17% |
| 2044 | 63,677 | 23,433,096 | -0.08% | 0.15% |
| 2045 | 63,630 | 23,464,943 | -0.07% | 0.14% |
| 2046 | 63,575 | 23,492,738 | -0.09% | 0.12% |
| 2047 | 63,501 | 23,512,629 | -0.12% | 0.08% |
| 2048 | 63,411 | 23,525,953 | -0.14% | 0.06% |
| 2049 | 63,303 | 23,533,940 | -0.17% | 0.03% |
| 2050 | 63,191 | 23,538,230 | -0.18% | 0.02% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Dominica increased by 1,676 people (a 2.44% growth), while Sri Lanka gained 753,476 people (a 3.73% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Dominica lost -4,540 (a 6.45% decline), while Sri Lanka's population increased by 1,155,995 (a 5.51% growth).
Dominica was ranked 187th most populous country in 2005 and is 188th 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) Dominica's population will shrink by 4.07% to 63,191 people and will still be ranked 188th. The population of Sri Lanka will increase by 6.38% to 23,538,230 people and rank change from 63rd to 70th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Roseau | 14.7K |
| Portsmouth | 3.63K |
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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 Dominica and Sri Lanka
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| Life expectancy | 71.5 years | 77.9 years |
| Average age | 38.2 years | 35.8 years |
| Median age | 37 years | 34.1 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50:50 | 48.4:51.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.48 births per woman | 1.97 births per woman |
| Population density | 228.6 ppl/mi² | 918 ppl/mi² |
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