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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Estonia was 1,372,341 in 2024 vs 21,916,000 people in Sri Lanka in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Estonia's population is 1,339,590 people compared to 22,185,425 in Sri Lanka.

Population statistics:

  • Sri Lanka's population is 16.6 times bigger than Estonia's.
  • Estonia is ranked the 155th most populous country in the world, while Sri Lanka is the 63rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.28% of the world: 0.02% for Estonia vs 0.27% for Sri Lanka.
  • For the last 10 years, Estonia has had an average growth rate of +0.37% per year vs +0.57% in Sri Lanka.
  • Since 2006, the population of Estonia has decreased from 1.35M people to 1.34M (0.54% decline), while Sri Lanka has grown from 20.4M to 22.2M (9.01% growth).

Estonia vs Sri Lanka: population by year and forecast

Estonia
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Estonia Sri Lanka
2100 831,394 20,270,496
2099 836,965 20,383,669
2098 842,414 20,498,567
2097 847,873 20,611,123
2096 853,472 20,723,560
2095 859,044 20,834,629
2094 864,547 20,943,809
2093 870,136 21,052,131
2092 875,676 21,158,833
2091 881,282 21,263,961
2090 887,028 21,371,263
2089 892,857 21,475,426
2088 898,736 21,577,177
2087 904,914 21,677,510
2086 911,254 21,777,420
2085 917,722 21,876,464
2084 924,458 21,970,336
2083 931,259 22,062,801
2082 938,110 22,151,745
2081 944,978 22,240,834
2080 952,018 22,326,555
2079 959,194 22,411,438
2078 966,496 22,489,772
2077 973,883 22,565,028
2076 981,283 22,637,463
2075 988,735 22,707,112
2074 996,352 22,778,489
2073 1,004,078 22,844,703
2072 1,011,873 22,905,707
2071 1,019,779 22,964,866
2070 1,027,821 23,022,515
2069 1,035,828 23,076,310
2068 1,043,819 23,129,541
2067 1,051,892 23,184,596
2066 1,059,940 23,234,419
2065 1,068,064 23,285,901
2064 1,076,199 23,331,390
2063 1,084,303 23,372,184
2062 1,092,418 23,409,522
2061 1,100,514 23,441,893
2060 1,108,650 23,474,032
2059 1,116,534 23,502,132
2058 1,124,375 23,528,076
2057 1,132,033 23,550,580
2056 1,139,610 23,570,923
2055 1,147,117 23,582,432
2054 1,154,317 23,591,414
2053 1,161,452 23,601,371
2052 1,168,381 23,605,361
2051 1,175,291 23,606,194
2050 1,182,029 23,603,330
2049 1,188,633 23,597,604
2048 1,194,960 23,587,307
2047 1,201,294 23,570,881
2046 1,207,577 23,547,409
2045 1,213,815 23,515,133
2044 1,220,042 23,483,546
2043 1,226,162 23,446,242
2042 1,232,282 23,404,983
2041 1,238,386 23,357,358
2040 1,244,441 23,306,148
2039 1,250,581 23,248,341
2038 1,256,780 23,187,512
2037 1,263,149 23,120,775
2036 1,269,700 23,053,427
2035 1,276,331 22,981,808
2034 1,283,159 22,906,587
2033 1,290,037 22,826,414
2032 1,297,036 22,742,267
2031 1,304,102 22,655,907
2030 1,311,189 22,564,038
2029 1,318,225 22,470,759
2028 1,325,354 22,370,999
2027 1,332,492 22,266,017
2026 1,339,590 22,155,543
2025 1,358,931 22,039,908
2024 1,372,341 21,916,000
2023 1,370,286 22,037,000
2022 1,348,840 22,181,000
2021 1,330,932 22,156,000
2020 1,329,522 21,919,000
2019 1,326,898 21,803,000
2018 1,321,977 21,670,000
2017 1,317,384 21,453,000
2016 1,315,790 21,209,000
2015 1,315,407 20,970,000
2014 1,314,545 20,778,000
2013 1,317,997 20,585,000
2012 1,322,696 21,169,458
2011 1,327,439 21,009,048
2010 1,331,475 20,879,089
2009 1,334,515 20,756,435
2008 1,337,090 20,629,378
2007 1,340,680 20,492,545
2006 1,346,810 20,352,411
2005 1,354,775 20,216,524
2004 1,362,550 20,087,605
2003 1,370,720 19,951,521
2002 1,379,350 19,805,752
2001 1,388,115 19,600,362
2000 1,396,985 19,293,054
1999 1,390,244 18,944,731
1998 1,386,156 18,596,003
1997 1,399,535 18,248,200
1996 1,415,594 17,905,018
1995 1,436,634 17,564,068
1994 1,462,514 17,275,773
1993 1,494,128 17,025,918
1992 1,533,091 16,739,284
1991 1,561,314 16,475,354
1990 1,569,174 16,352,458
1989 1,568,131 16,248,557
1988 1,561,900 16,078,621
1987 1,552,221 15,916,576
1986 1,540,190 15,731,256
1985 1,528,781 15,544,154
1984 1,518,617 15,441,860
1983 1,508,745 15,388,794
1982 1,498,414 15,286,567
1981 1,487,666 15,099,414
1980 1,477,219 14,847,974
1979 1,468,333 14,579,614
1978 1,460,188 14,310,128
1977 1,450,211 14,049,371
1976 1,439,576 13,796,770
1975 1,429,352 13,548,984
1974 1,418,169 13,305,693
1973 1,405,951 13,060,916
1972 1,392,518 12,809,205
1971 1,376,955 12,551,910
1970 1,360,076 12,287,110
1969 1,345,249 12,013,858
1968 1,331,214 11,736,088
1967 1,318,946 11,457,328
1966 1,308,597 11,183,928
1965 1,294,566 10,916,965
1964 1,277,086 10,653,397
1963 1,258,857 10,395,040
1962 1,241,623 10,143,754
1961 1,225,077 9,899,372
1960 1,211,537 9,661,389

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/estonia/sri-lanka | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Estonia decreased by 31,020 people (a 2.3% decline), while Sri Lanka gained 856,589 people (a 4.21% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Estonia gained 23,800 people (a 1.81% growth), while Sri Lanka's population increased by 976,425 people (a 4.6% growth).

Estonia was ranked 149th most populous country in 2006 and is 155th 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) Estonia's population will shrink by 11.8% to 1,182,029 people with a rank change from 155th to 159th. The population of Sri Lanka will increase by 6.39% to 23,603,330 people and rank change from 63rd to 70th.

Sri Lanka is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 23.6M people, while Estonia's population already peaked in 1990 at 1.57M people and is projected to decrease to 831K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Estonia
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Estonia Sri Lanka
2100 -0.67% -0.56%
2099 -0.65% -0.56%
2098 -0.64% -0.55%
2097 -0.66% -0.54%
2096 -0.65% -0.53%
2095 -0.64% -0.52%
2094 -0.64% -0.51%
2093 -0.63% -0.5%
2092 -0.64% -0.49%
2091 -0.65% -0.5%
2090 -0.65% -0.49%
2089 -0.65% -0.47%
2088 -0.68% -0.46%
2087 -0.7% -0.46%
2086 -0.7% -0.45%
2085 -0.73% -0.43%
2084 -0.73% -0.42%
2083 -0.73% -0.4%
2082 -0.73% -0.4%
2081 -0.74% -0.38%
2080 -0.75% -0.38%
2079 -0.76% -0.35%
2078 -0.76% -0.33%
2077 -0.75% -0.32%
2076 -0.75% -0.31%
2075 -0.76% -0.31%
2074 -0.77% -0.29%
2073 -0.77% -0.27%
2072 -0.78% -0.26%
2071 -0.78% -0.25%
2070 -0.77% -0.23%
2069 -0.77% -0.23%
2068 -0.77% -0.24%
2067 -0.76% -0.21%
2066 -0.76% -0.22%
2065 -0.76% -0.19%
2064 -0.75% -0.17%
2063 -0.74% -0.16%
2062 -0.74% -0.14%
2061 -0.73% -0.14%
2060 -0.71% -0.12%
2059 -0.7% -0.11%
2058 -0.68% -0.1%
2057 -0.66% -0.09%
2056 -0.65% -0.05%
2055 -0.62% -0.04%
2054 -0.61% -0.04%
2053 -0.59% -0.02%
2052 -0.59% -0.004%
2051 -0.57% 0.01%
2050 -0.56% 0.02%
2049 -0.53% 0.04%
2048 -0.53% 0.07%
2047 -0.52% 0.1%
2046 -0.51% 0.14%
2045 -0.51% 0.13%
2044 -0.5% 0.16%
2043 -0.5% 0.18%
2042 -0.49% 0.2%
2041 -0.49% 0.22%
2040 -0.49% 0.25%
2039 -0.49% 0.26%
2038 -0.5% 0.29%
2037 -0.52% 0.29%
2036 -0.52% 0.31%
2035 -0.53% 0.33%
2034 -0.53% 0.35%
2033 -0.54% 0.37%
2032 -0.54% 0.38%
2031 -0.54% 0.41%
2030 -0.53% 0.42%
2029 -0.54% 0.45%
2028 -0.54% 0.47%
2027 -0.53% 0.5%
2026 -1.42% 0.52%
2025 -0.98% 0.57%
2024 0.15% -0.55%
2023 1.59% -0.65%
2022 1.35% 0.11%
2021 0.11% 1.08%
2020 0.2% 0.53%
2019 0.37% 0.61%
2018 0.35% 1.01%
2017 0.12% 1.15%
2016 0.03% 1.14%
2015 0.07% 0.92%
2014 -0.26% 0.94%
2013 -0.36% -2.76%
2012 -0.36% 0.76%
2011 -0.3% 0.62%
2010 -0.23% 0.59%
2009 -0.19% 0.62%
2008 -0.27% 0.67%
2007 -0.46% 0.69%
2006 -0.59% 0.67%
2005 -0.57% 0.64%
2004 -0.6% 0.68%
2003 -0.63% 0.74%
2002 -0.63% 1.05%
2001 -0.63% 1.59%
2000 0.48% 1.84%
1999 0.29% 1.88%
1998 -0.96% 1.91%
1997 -1.13% 1.92%
1996 -1.46% 1.94%
1995 -1.77% 1.67%
1994 -2.12% 1.47%
1993 -2.54% 1.71%
1992 -1.81% 1.6%
1991 -0.5% 0.75%
1990 0.07% 0.64%
1989 0.4% 1.06%
1988 0.62% 1.02%
1987 0.78% 1.18%
1986 0.75% 1.2%
1985 0.67% 0.66%
1984 0.65% 0.34%
1983 0.69% 0.67%
1982 0.72% 1.24%
1981 0.71% 1.69%
1980 0.61% 1.84%
1979 0.56% 1.88%
1978 0.69% 1.86%
1977 0.74% 1.83%
1976 0.72% 1.83%
1975 0.79% 1.83%
1974 0.87% 1.87%
1973 0.96% 1.97%
1972 1.13% 2.05%
1971 1.24% 2.16%
1970 1.1% 2.27%
1969 1.05% 2.37%
1968 0.93% 2.43%
1967 0.79% 2.44%
1966 1.08% 2.45%
1965 1.37% 2.47%
1964 1.45% 2.49%
1963 1.39% 2.48%
1962 1.35% 2.47%
1961 1.12% 2.46%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/estonia/sri-lanka | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Estonia grew by 0.15%, while Sri Lanka's population declined by 0.55%.

Live population counters

Estonia Sri Lanka
Current population
1339590
22185425
Population rank 155/197 63/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.27%
One net population change
4.26 hours
4.34 minutes
One birth every
47.9 minutes
2.13 minutes
One death every
32.8 minutes
2.91 minutes
Daily growth/decline +6 -332
Annual growth/decline +2,055 -121,000
Annual growth/decline rate +0.15% -0.55%
Population growth rate rank 158/197 188/197
One migration net change every
39.5 minutes
17.2 minutes
Annual migration change -13,350 -30,724
Net migration rank 141/196 165/196
Foreign-born residents 203,046 40,698
Foreign-born residents rank 110/195 156/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.9% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 43/195 190/195

Natural population change vs migration

Estonia
Natural

Migration
Sri Lanka
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Estonia Sri Lanka
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -13,350 - -30,724
2024 - -7,742 - -27,245
2023 -5,070 5,717 66,111 -28,011
2022 -5,665 39,754 95,378 -27,435
2021 -5,324 7,043 121,858 -29,586
2020 -2,659 3,694 170,968 -29,875
2019 -1,327 5,386 172,243 -28,426
2018 -1,322 7,089 183,610 -28,607
2017 -1,713 5,202 187,993 -22,324
2016 -1,316 1,081 194,232 -18,388
2015 -1,315 4,261 201,815 -29,797
2014 -1,972 -674 211,541 -33,672
2013 -1,713 -2,688 221,021 -37,754
2012 -1,455 -3,674 229,138 -41,955
2011 -531 -3,941 224,461 -90,839
2010 0 -3,781 224,325 -98,060
2009 -400 -2,089 200,175 -81,130
2008 -668 -2,034 232,225 -97,144
2007 -1,608 -2,941 248,287 -109,695
2006 -2,559 -5,351 248,706 -107,045
2005 -2,981 -5,208 248,683 -118,594
2004 -3,679 -3,681 212,527 -84,795
2003 -5,072 -3,705 252,008 -107,573
2002 -5,380 -2,889 252,840 -105,718
2001 -5,830 -3,280 244,377 19,273
2000 -5,309 -3,083 227,060 123,894
1999 -6,117 1,419 206,876 138,799
1998 -7,208 -3,296 201,059 150,724
1997 -6,018 -4,066 208,193 135,636
1996 -5,662 -10,540 215,290 127,236
1995 -7,327 -12,655 221,957 117,416
1994 -8,044 -17,984 228,904 8,323
1993 -5,976 -25,501 226,257 36,232
1992 -1,993 -38,391 222,230 88,542
1991 -312 -9,712 218,117 -1,047
1990 2,825 -2,660 224,454 -195,736
1989 5,803 -368 212,401 -33,305
1988 6,404 5,256 219,184 -58,415
1987 6,829 5,389 226,414 -63,105
1986 6,160 5,260 233,782 -26,460
1985 4,281 5,097 247,836 -80,950
1984 5,163 5,006 263,175 -225,450
1983 5,884 4,986 277,768 -209,362
1982 5,244 4,832 300,030 -163,987
1981 4,612 4,789 328,096 -89,824
1980 3,989 4,619 328,155 -63,541
1979 3,818 4,521 329,791 -57,683
1978 4,088 7,234 317,055 -50,189
1977 4,931 7,189 300,038 -45,383
1976 4,319 6,942 291,816 -41,258
1975 4,717 6,737 282,496 -37,475
1974 5,956 6,594 275,521 -33,979
1973 5,623 6,488 278,577 -30,582
1972 6,267 6,432 282,494 -27,071
1971 7,160 6,392 281,200 -22,021
1970 6,257 6,158 286,719 -16,299
1969 5,515 8,650 286,218 -10,152
1968 5,592 9,403 286,642 -7,163
1967 5,012 9,115 284,738 -6,696
1966 4,842 8,998 275,549 -6,794
1965 5,437 8,851 272,422 -7,249
1964 6,897 8,734 269,584 -7,614
1963 6,043 8,410 262,880 -8,118
1962 6,457 8,248 256,719 -8,909
1961 7,228 7,991 251,087 -10,144
1960 7,511 7,762 247,631 -12,610

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/estonia/sri-lanka | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 26.1% of the population change in Estonia is from natural causes (a loss of 27,683 people) and 73.9% is from migration (a gain of 78,553 people). In Sri Lanka 85.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,605,749 people) and 14.7% is from migration (a loss of 276,121 people).

As of 2024, 203,046 residents or 14.9% of the population were not native-born in Estonia, compared to 40,698 people or 0.2% in Sri Lanka.

Biggest cities by population

Estonia
City Population
Tallinn 458K
Tartu 97.8K
Narva 53.4K
Parnu 41.5K
Kohtla-Jarve 33.4K
Viljandi 17.3K
Maardu 17K
Rakvere 15.7K
Kuressaare 13.2K
Sillamae 12.4K
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 (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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