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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Italy was 58,952,704 in 2024 vs 21,916,000 people in Sri Lanka in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Italy's population is 58,562,681 people compared to 22,185,425 in Sri Lanka.

Population statistics:

  • Italy's population is 2.64 times bigger than Sri Lanka's.
  • Italy is ranked the 26th most populous country in the world, while Sri Lanka is the 63rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.97% of the world: 0.71% for Italy vs 0.27% for Sri Lanka.
  • For the last 10 years, Italy has had an average growth rate of -0.21% per year vs +0.57% in Sri Lanka.
  • Since 2006, the population of Italy has increased from 58.4M people to 58.6M (0.28% growth), while Sri Lanka has grown from 20.4M to 22.2M (9.01% growth).

Italy vs Sri Lanka: population by year and forecast

Italy
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Italy Sri Lanka
2100 35,208,261 20,270,496
2099 35,444,989 20,383,669
2098 35,676,340 20,498,567
2097 35,914,345 20,611,123
2096 36,150,501 20,723,560
2095 36,386,787 20,834,629
2094 36,619,396 20,943,809
2093 36,850,181 21,052,131
2092 37,089,746 21,158,833
2091 37,323,400 21,263,961
2090 37,560,976 21,371,263
2089 37,802,157 21,475,426
2088 38,040,056 21,577,177
2087 38,280,439 21,677,510
2086 38,517,279 21,777,420
2085 38,761,126 21,876,464
2084 39,008,873 21,970,336
2083 39,255,273 22,062,801
2082 39,509,964 22,151,745
2081 39,767,732 22,240,834
2080 40,030,977 22,326,555
2079 40,302,924 22,411,438
2078 40,579,648 22,489,772
2077 40,860,952 22,565,028
2076 41,151,772 22,637,463
2075 41,455,646 22,707,112
2074 41,779,503 22,778,489
2073 42,111,664 22,844,703
2072 42,459,257 22,905,707
2071 42,814,908 22,964,866
2070 43,187,953 23,022,515
2069 43,571,469 23,076,310
2068 43,964,515 23,129,541
2067 44,361,273 23,184,596
2066 44,771,926 23,234,419
2065 45,197,177 23,285,901
2064 45,628,630 23,331,390
2063 46,066,216 23,372,184
2062 46,517,561 23,409,522
2061 46,971,598 23,441,893
2060 47,424,830 23,474,032
2059 47,879,711 23,502,132
2058 48,332,818 23,528,076
2057 48,778,066 23,550,580
2056 49,222,515 23,570,923
2055 49,653,326 23,582,432
2054 50,073,600 23,591,414
2053 50,488,203 23,601,371
2052 50,886,354 23,605,361
2051 51,276,616 23,606,194
2050 51,663,176 23,603,330
2049 52,034,983 23,597,604
2048 52,392,012 23,587,307
2047 52,745,310 23,570,881
2046 53,080,828 23,547,409
2045 53,408,660 23,515,133
2044 53,723,325 23,483,546
2043 54,042,322 23,446,242
2042 54,342,628 23,404,983
2041 54,629,496 23,357,358
2040 54,916,374 23,306,148
2039 55,205,078 23,248,341
2038 55,481,637 23,187,512
2037 55,757,394 23,120,775
2036 56,025,224 23,053,427
2035 56,295,613 22,981,808
2034 56,562,648 22,906,587
2033 56,822,364 22,826,414
2032 57,078,534 22,742,267
2031 57,345,322 22,655,907
2030 57,606,120 22,564,038
2029 57,851,091 22,470,759
2028 58,091,760 22,370,999
2027 58,333,039 22,266,017
2026 58,562,681 22,155,543
2025 58,769,653 22,039,908
2024 58,952,704 21,916,000
2023 58,984,216 22,037,000
2022 59,013,667 22,181,000
2021 59,133,173 22,156,000
2020 59,438,851 21,919,000
2019 59,729,081 21,803,000
2018 60,148,658 21,670,000
2017 60,002,252 21,453,000
2016 60,115,223 21,209,000
2015 60,229,605 20,970,000
2014 60,320,707 20,778,000
2013 60,311,613 20,585,000
2012 60,191,247 21,169,458
2011 60,026,841 21,009,048
2010 59,819,407 20,879,089
2009 59,555,454 20,756,435
2008 59,211,181 20,629,378
2007 58,756,247 20,492,545
2006 58,399,861 20,352,411
2005 58,166,682 20,216,524
2004 57,828,179 20,087,605
2003 57,399,184 19,951,521
2002 57,089,824 19,805,752
2001 56,976,981 19,600,362
2000 56,942,108 19,293,054
1999 56,916,317 18,944,731
1998 56,906,744 18,596,003
1997 56,890,372 18,248,200
1996 56,860,281 17,905,018
1995 56,844,303 17,564,068
1994 56,843,400 17,275,773
1993 56,831,821 17,025,918
1992 56,797,087 16,739,284
1991 56,758,521 16,475,354
1990 56,719,240 16,352,458
1989 56,671,781 16,248,557
1988 56,629,288 16,078,621
1987 56,601,931 15,916,576
1986 56,596,155 15,731,256
1985 56,593,071 15,544,154
1984 56,576,718 15,441,860
1983 56,564,074 15,388,794
1982 56,543,548 15,286,567
1981 56,501,675 15,099,414
1980 56,433,883 14,847,974
1979 56,317,749 14,579,614
1978 56,155,143 14,310,128
1977 55,955,411 14,049,371
1976 55,718,260 13,796,770
1975 55,441,001 13,548,984
1974 55,110,868 13,305,693
1973 54,751,406 13,060,916
1972 54,381,345 12,809,205
1971 54,073,490 12,551,910
1970 53,821,850 12,287,110
1969 53,537,950 12,013,858
1968 53,235,750 11,736,088
1967 52,900,500 11,457,328
1966 52,519,000 11,183,928
1965 52,112,350 10,916,965
1964 51,675,350 10,653,397
1963 51,252,000 10,395,040
1962 50,879,450 10,143,754
1961 50,536,350 9,899,372
1960 50,199,700 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/italy/sri-lanka | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Italy increased by 1,715,362 people (a 2.94% growth), while Sri Lanka gained 856,589 people (a 4.21% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Italy lost 1,552,542 people (a 2.58% decline), while Sri Lanka's population increased by 976,425 people (a 4.6% growth).

Italy was ranked 23rd most populous country in 2006 and is 26th 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) Italy's population will shrink by 11.8% to 51,663,176 people with a rank change from 26th to 40th. 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 Italy's population already peaked in 2014 at 60.3M people and is projected to decrease to 35.2M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Italy
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Italy Sri Lanka
2100 -0.67% -0.56%
2099 -0.65% -0.56%
2098 -0.66% -0.55%
2097 -0.65% -0.54%
2096 -0.65% -0.53%
2095 -0.64% -0.52%
2094 -0.63% -0.51%
2093 -0.65% -0.5%
2092 -0.63% -0.49%
2091 -0.63% -0.5%
2090 -0.64% -0.49%
2089 -0.63% -0.47%
2088 -0.63% -0.46%
2087 -0.61% -0.46%
2086 -0.63% -0.45%
2085 -0.64% -0.43%
2084 -0.63% -0.42%
2083 -0.64% -0.4%
2082 -0.65% -0.4%
2081 -0.66% -0.38%
2080 -0.67% -0.38%
2079 -0.68% -0.35%
2078 -0.69% -0.33%
2077 -0.71% -0.32%
2076 -0.73% -0.31%
2075 -0.78% -0.31%
2074 -0.79% -0.29%
2073 -0.82% -0.27%
2072 -0.83% -0.26%
2071 -0.86% -0.25%
2070 -0.88% -0.23%
2069 -0.89% -0.23%
2068 -0.89% -0.24%
2067 -0.92% -0.21%
2066 -0.94% -0.22%
2065 -0.95% -0.19%
2064 -0.95% -0.17%
2063 -0.97% -0.16%
2062 -0.97% -0.14%
2061 -0.96% -0.14%
2060 -0.95% -0.12%
2059 -0.94% -0.11%
2058 -0.91% -0.1%
2057 -0.9% -0.09%
2056 -0.87% -0.05%
2055 -0.84% -0.04%
2054 -0.82% -0.04%
2053 -0.78% -0.02%
2052 -0.76% -0.004%
2051 -0.75% 0.01%
2050 -0.71% 0.02%
2049 -0.68% 0.04%
2048 -0.67% 0.07%
2047 -0.63% 0.1%
2046 -0.61% 0.14%
2045 -0.59% 0.13%
2044 -0.59% 0.16%
2043 -0.55% 0.18%
2042 -0.53% 0.2%
2041 -0.52% 0.22%
2040 -0.52% 0.25%
2039 -0.5% 0.26%
2038 -0.49% 0.29%
2037 -0.48% 0.29%
2036 -0.48% 0.31%
2035 -0.47% 0.33%
2034 -0.46% 0.35%
2033 -0.45% 0.37%
2032 -0.47% 0.38%
2031 -0.45% 0.41%
2030 -0.42% 0.42%
2029 -0.41% 0.45%
2028 -0.41% 0.47%
2027 -0.39% 0.5%
2026 -0.35% 0.52%
2025 -0.31% 0.57%
2024 -0.05% -0.55%
2023 -0.05% -0.65%
2022 -0.2% 0.11%
2021 -0.51% 1.08%
2020 -0.49% 0.53%
2019 -0.7% 0.61%
2018 0.24% 1.01%
2017 -0.19% 1.15%
2016 -0.19% 1.14%
2015 -0.15% 0.92%
2014 0.02% 0.94%
2013 0.2% -2.76%
2012 0.27% 0.76%
2011 0.35% 0.62%
2010 0.44% 0.59%
2009 0.58% 0.62%
2008 0.77% 0.67%
2007 0.61% 0.69%
2006 0.4% 0.67%
2005 0.59% 0.64%
2004 0.75% 0.68%
2003 0.54% 0.74%
2002 0.2% 1.05%
2001 0.06% 1.59%
2000 0.05% 1.84%
1999 0.02% 1.88%
1998 0.03% 1.91%
1997 0.05% 1.92%
1996 0.03% 1.94%
1995 0.002% 1.67%
1994 0.02% 1.47%
1993 0.06% 1.71%
1992 0.07% 1.6%
1991 0.07% 0.75%
1990 0.08% 0.64%
1989 0.08% 1.06%
1988 0.05% 1.02%
1987 0.01% 1.18%
1986 0.005% 1.2%
1985 0.03% 0.66%
1984 0.02% 0.34%
1983 0.04% 0.67%
1982 0.07% 1.24%
1981 0.12% 1.69%
1980 0.21% 1.84%
1979 0.29% 1.88%
1978 0.36% 1.86%
1977 0.43% 1.83%
1976 0.5% 1.83%
1975 0.6% 1.83%
1974 0.66% 1.87%
1973 0.68% 1.97%
1972 0.57% 2.05%
1971 0.47% 2.16%
1970 0.53% 2.27%
1969 0.57% 2.37%
1968 0.63% 2.43%
1967 0.73% 2.44%
1966 0.78% 2.45%
1965 0.85% 2.47%
1964 0.83% 2.49%
1963 0.73% 2.48%
1962 0.68% 2.47%
1961 0.67% 2.46%

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

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In 2024, the population of Italy declined by 0.05%, while Sri Lanka's population declined by 0.55%.

Live population counters

Italy Sri Lanka
Current population
58562681
22185425
Population rank 26/197 63/197
Percent of world population 0.71% 0.27%
One net population change
16.7 minutes
4.34 minutes
One birth every
1.39 minutes
2.13 minutes
One death every
47.7 seconds
2.91 minutes
Daily growth/decline -86 -332
Annual growth/decline -31,512 -121,000
Annual growth/decline rate -0.05% -0.55%
Population growth rate rank 170/197 188/197
One migration net change every
6.99 minutes
17.2 minutes
Annual migration change +75,448 -30,724
Net migration rank 19/196 165/196
Foreign-born residents 6,553,671 40,698
Foreign-born residents rank 12/195 156/195
Foreign-born share of population 11% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 59/195 190/195

Natural population change vs migration

Italy
Natural

Migration
Sri Lanka
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Italy Sri Lanka
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 75,448 - -30,724
2024 - 95,246 - -27,245
2023 -283,125 150,189 66,111 -28,011
2022 -318,674 231,228 95,378 -27,435
2021 -301,579 157,327 121,858 -29,586
2020 -338,801 85,281 170,968 -29,875
2019 -215,025 46,634 172,243 -28,426
2018 -192,475 83,686 183,610 -28,607
2017 -192,007 95,147 187,993 -22,324
2016 -138,265 84,568 194,232 -18,388
2015 -162,620 39,389 201,815 -29,797
2014 -96,513 52,679 211,541 -33,672
2013 -90,468 158,090 221,021 -37,754
2012 -78,248 252,524 229,138 -41,955
2011 -48,021 198,544 224,461 -90,839
2010 -23,928 274,387 224,325 -98,060
2009 -17,866 283,676 200,175 -81,130
2008 -11,842 422,534 232,225 -97,144
2007 -5,876 495,092 248,287 -109,695
2006 0 215,995 248,706 -107,045
2005 -17,450 258,702 248,683 -118,594
2004 11,566 417,970 212,527 -84,795
2003 -40,179 478,578 252,008 -107,573
2002 -22,836 223,861 252,840 -105,718
2001 -11,396 48,903 244,377 19,273
2000 -17,082 56,065 227,060 123,894
1999 -22,766 54,405 206,876 138,799
1998 -39,835 67,985 201,059 150,724
1997 -22,756 50,539 208,193 135,636
1996 -22,744 53,450 215,290 127,236
1995 -34,107 -460,287 221,957 117,416
1994 -17,053 502,750 228,904 8,323
1993 0 24,321 226,257 36,232
1992 22,718 51,747 222,230 88,542
1991 11,352 19,721 218,117 -1,047
1990 22,688 35,317 224,454 -195,736
1989 28,336 19,540 212,401 -33,305
1988 33,977 18,553 219,184 -58,415
1987 16,980 7,825 226,414 -63,105
1986 11,319 -6,206 233,782 -26,460
1985 28,297 6,911 247,836 -80,950
1984 50,919 203 263,175 -225,450
1983 33,939 -3,733 277,768 -209,362
1982 79,161 -24,223 300,030 -163,987
1981 73,452 7,182 328,096 -89,824
1980 84,650 295,642 328,155 -63,541
1979 129,531 42,637 329,791 -57,683
1978 168,465 43,932 317,055 -50,189
1977 190,248 42,246 300,038 -45,383
1976 228,445 40,885 291,816 -41,258
1975 271,660 43,051 282,496 -37,475
1974 336,176 42,487 275,521 -33,979
1973 328,508 41,631 278,577 -30,582
1972 364,355 43,182 282,494 -27,071
1971 383,922 -58,627 281,200 -22,021
1970 376,753 -62,216 286,719 -16,299
1969 390,827 -45,346 286,218 -10,152
1968 399,268 -50,149 286,642 -7,163
1967 439,074 -37,992 284,738 -6,696
1966 488,427 -35,352 275,549 -6,794
1965 474,222 -36,267 272,422 -7,249
1964 527,089 -27,368 269,584 -7,614
1963 440,767 -28,198 262,880 -8,118
1962 427,387 -25,840 256,719 -8,909
1961 459,880 -129,761 251,087 -10,144
1960 426,697 -140,765 247,631 -12,610

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

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

Over the last 10 years, 68.6% of the population change in Italy is from natural causes (a loss of 2,239,084 people) and 31.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,026,128 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, 6,553,671 residents or 11% of the population were not native-born in Italy, compared to 40,698 people or 0.2% in Sri Lanka.

Biggest cities by population

Italy
City Population
Rome 2.75M
Milan 1.35M
Naples 913K
Turin 842K
Palermo 630K
Genoa 559K
Bologna 388K
Florence 361K
Bari 315K
Catania 312K
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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