The latest officially reported population of Estonia was 1,371,986 in 2024 vs 21,916,000 people in Sri Lanka in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Estonia's population is 1,355,535 people compared to 22,125,995 in Sri Lanka.
Population statistics:
- Sri Lanka's population is 16.3 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 2005, the population of Estonia has increased from 1.35M people to 1.36M (0.06% growth), 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 Estonia's population already peaked in 1990 at 1.57M people and is projected to decrease to 832K people by 2100.
Estonia vs Sri Lanka: live population counter
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| Current population |
1355535
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22125995
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| Population rank | 155/197 | 63/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.02% | 0.27% |
| One net population change |
5.15 hours
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4.34 minutes
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| One birth every |
47.9 minutes
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2.13 minutes
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| One death every |
32.8 minutes
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2.91 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.13 hours
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19.3 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -7,742 | -27,245 |
| Daily growth/decline | +5 | -332 |
| Annual growth/decline | +1,700 | -121,000 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.12% | -0.55% |
| Population growth rate rank | 157/197 | 187/197 |
Estonia and Sri Lanka: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 1,211,537 | 9,661,389 | - | - |
| 1961 | 1,225,077 | 9,899,372 | 1.12% | 2.46% |
| 1962 | 1,241,623 | 10,143,754 | 1.35% | 2.47% |
| 1963 | 1,258,857 | 10,395,040 | 1.39% | 2.48% |
| 1964 | 1,277,086 | 10,653,397 | 1.45% | 2.49% |
| 1965 | 1,294,566 | 10,916,965 | 1.37% | 2.47% |
| 1966 | 1,308,597 | 11,183,928 | 1.08% | 2.45% |
| 1967 | 1,318,946 | 11,457,328 | 0.79% | 2.44% |
| 1968 | 1,331,214 | 11,736,088 | 0.93% | 2.43% |
| 1969 | 1,345,249 | 12,013,858 | 1.05% | 2.37% |
| 1970 | 1,360,076 | 12,287,110 | 1.1% | 2.27% |
| 1971 | 1,376,955 | 12,551,910 | 1.24% | 2.16% |
| 1972 | 1,392,518 | 12,809,205 | 1.13% | 2.05% |
| 1973 | 1,405,951 | 13,060,916 | 0.96% | 1.97% |
| 1974 | 1,418,169 | 13,305,693 | 0.87% | 1.87% |
| 1975 | 1,429,352 | 13,548,984 | 0.79% | 1.83% |
| 1976 | 1,439,576 | 13,796,770 | 0.72% | 1.83% |
| 1977 | 1,450,211 | 14,049,371 | 0.74% | 1.83% |
| 1978 | 1,460,188 | 14,310,128 | 0.69% | 1.86% |
| 1979 | 1,468,333 | 14,579,614 | 0.56% | 1.88% |
| 1980 | 1,477,219 | 14,847,974 | 0.61% | 1.84% |
| 1981 | 1,487,666 | 15,099,414 | 0.71% | 1.69% |
| 1982 | 1,498,414 | 15,286,567 | 0.72% | 1.24% |
| 1983 | 1,508,745 | 15,388,794 | 0.69% | 0.67% |
| 1984 | 1,518,617 | 15,441,860 | 0.65% | 0.34% |
| 1985 | 1,528,781 | 15,544,154 | 0.67% | 0.66% |
| 1986 | 1,540,190 | 15,731,256 | 0.75% | 1.2% |
| 1987 | 1,552,221 | 15,916,576 | 0.78% | 1.18% |
| 1988 | 1,561,900 | 16,078,621 | 0.62% | 1.02% |
| 1989 | 1,568,131 | 16,248,557 | 0.4% | 1.06% |
| 1990 | 1,569,174 | 16,352,458 | 0.07% | 0.64% |
| 1991 | 1,561,314 | 16,475,354 | -0.5% | 0.75% |
| 1992 | 1,533,091 | 16,739,284 | -1.81% | 1.6% |
| 1993 | 1,494,128 | 17,025,918 | -2.54% | 1.71% |
| 1994 | 1,462,514 | 17,275,773 | -2.12% | 1.47% |
| 1995 | 1,436,634 | 17,564,068 | -1.77% | 1.67% |
| 1996 | 1,415,594 | 17,905,018 | -1.46% | 1.94% |
| 1997 | 1,399,535 | 18,248,200 | -1.13% | 1.92% |
| 1998 | 1,386,156 | 18,596,003 | -0.96% | 1.91% |
| 1999 | 1,390,244 | 18,944,731 | 0.29% | 1.88% |
| 2000 | 1,396,985 | 19,293,054 | 0.48% | 1.84% |
| 2001 | 1,388,115 | 19,600,362 | -0.63% | 1.59% |
| 2002 | 1,379,350 | 19,805,752 | -0.63% | 1.05% |
| 2003 | 1,370,720 | 19,951,521 | -0.63% | 0.74% |
| 2004 | 1,362,550 | 20,087,605 | -0.6% | 0.68% |
| 2005 | 1,354,775 | 20,216,524 | -0.57% | 0.64% |
| 2006 | 1,346,810 | 20,352,411 | -0.59% | 0.67% |
| 2007 | 1,340,680 | 20,492,545 | -0.46% | 0.69% |
| 2008 | 1,337,090 | 20,629,378 | -0.27% | 0.67% |
| 2009 | 1,334,515 | 20,756,435 | -0.19% | 0.62% |
| 2010 | 1,331,475 | 20,879,089 | -0.23% | 0.59% |
| 2011 | 1,327,439 | 21,009,048 | -0.3% | 0.62% |
| 2012 | 1,322,696 | 21,169,458 | -0.36% | 0.76% |
| 2013 | 1,317,997 | 20,585,000 | -0.36% | -2.76% |
| 2014 | 1,314,545 | 20,778,000 | -0.26% | 0.94% |
| 2015 | 1,315,407 | 20,970,000 | 0.07% | 0.92% |
| 2016 | 1,315,790 | 21,209,000 | 0.03% | 1.14% |
| 2017 | 1,317,384 | 21,453,000 | 0.12% | 1.15% |
| 2018 | 1,321,977 | 21,670,000 | 0.35% | 1.01% |
| 2019 | 1,326,898 | 21,803,000 | 0.37% | 0.61% |
| 2020 | 1,329,522 | 21,919,000 | 0.2% | 0.53% |
| 2021 | 1,330,932 | 22,156,000 | 0.11% | 1.08% |
| 2022 | 1,348,840 | 22,181,000 | 1.35% | 0.11% |
| 2023 | 1,370,286 | 22,037,000 | 1.59% | -0.65% |
| 2024 | 1,371,986 | 21,916,000 | 0.12% | -0.55% |
| 2025 | 1,355,535 | 22,035,440 | -1.2% | 0.54% |
| 2026 | 1,342,253 | 22,148,172 | -0.98% | 0.51% |
| 2027 | 1,335,097 | 22,255,601 | -0.53% | 0.49% |
| 2028 | 1,327,942 | 22,357,682 | -0.54% | 0.46% |
| 2029 | 1,320,819 | 22,453,922 | -0.54% | 0.43% |
| 2030 | 1,313,729 | 22,546,245 | -0.54% | 0.41% |
| 2031 | 1,306,620 | 22,635,106 | -0.54% | 0.39% |
| 2032 | 1,299,552 | 22,720,118 | -0.54% | 0.38% |
| 2033 | 1,292,576 | 22,802,043 | -0.54% | 0.36% |
| 2034 | 1,285,689 | 22,879,527 | -0.53% | 0.34% |
| 2035 | 1,278,930 | 22,952,739 | -0.53% | 0.32% |
| 2036 | 1,272,310 | 23,022,027 | -0.52% | 0.3% |
| 2037 | 1,265,820 | 23,088,877 | -0.51% | 0.29% |
| 2038 | 1,259,511 | 23,152,480 | -0.5% | 0.28% |
| 2039 | 1,253,315 | 23,211,633 | -0.49% | 0.26% |
| 2040 | 1,247,191 | 23,265,986 | -0.49% | 0.23% |
| 2041 | 1,241,077 | 23,315,260 | -0.49% | 0.21% |
| 2042 | 1,234,931 | 23,359,578 | -0.5% | 0.19% |
| 2043 | 1,228,790 | 23,398,752 | -0.5% | 0.17% |
| 2044 | 1,222,587 | 23,433,096 | -0.5% | 0.15% |
| 2045 | 1,216,327 | 23,464,943 | -0.51% | 0.14% |
| 2046 | 1,210,041 | 23,492,738 | -0.52% | 0.12% |
| 2047 | 1,203,693 | 23,512,629 | -0.52% | 0.08% |
| 2048 | 1,197,336 | 23,525,953 | -0.53% | 0.06% |
| 2049 | 1,190,841 | 23,533,940 | -0.54% | 0.03% |
| 2050 | 1,184,135 | 23,538,230 | -0.56% | 0.02% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Estonia decreased by 39,368 people (a 2.91% decline), while Sri Lanka gained 753,476 people (a 3.73% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Estonia gained 40,128 (a 3.05% growth), while Sri Lanka's population increased by 1,155,995 (a 5.51% growth).
Estonia was ranked 149th most populous country in 2005 and is 155th 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) Estonia's population will shrink by 12.6% to 1,184,135 people with a rank change from 155th to 159th. 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 |
| 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 |
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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 Estonia and Sri Lanka
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| Life expectancy | 79.5 years | 77.9 years |
| Average age | 43.1 years | 35.8 years |
| Median age | 43.3 years | 34.1 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.5:52.5 | 48.4:51.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.31 births per woman | 1.97 births per woman |
| Population density | 83.2 ppl/mi² | 918 ppl/mi² |
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