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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Dominica	Sri Lanka	Dominica	Sri Lanka
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 2006 to 2016, the population of Dominica increased by 800 people (a 1.16% growth), while Sri Lanka gained 856,589 people (a 4.21% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Dominica lost -4,098 (a 5.89% decline), while Sri Lanka's population increased by 940,346 (a 4.43% growth).

Dominica was ranked 187th most populous country in 2006 and is 188th 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) Dominica's population will shrink by 3.54% to 63,191 people and will still be ranked 188th. The population of Sri Lanka will increase by 6.27% to 23,538,230 people and rank change from 63rd to 70th.