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

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The latest officially reported population of Luxembourg was 686,970 in 2025 vs 21,756,000 people in Sri Lanka in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Luxembourg's population is 697,802 people compared to 21,926,160 in Sri Lanka.

Population statistics:

  • Sri Lanka's population is 31.4 times bigger than Luxembourg's.
  • Luxembourg is ranked the 164th most populous country in the world, while Sri Lanka is the 63rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.27% of the world: 0.008% for Luxembourg vs 0.26% for Sri Lanka.
  • For the last 10 years, Luxembourg has had an average growth rate of +1.94% per year vs +0.42% in Sri Lanka.
  • Since 2006, the population of Luxembourg has increased from 473K people to 698K (47.6% growth), while Sri Lanka has grown from 20.4M to 21.9M (7.73% growth).

Luxembourg vs Sri Lanka: population by year and forecast

Luxembourg
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Luxembourg Sri Lanka
2100 760,055 20,009,380
2099 761,871 20,121,095
2098 763,627 20,234,513
2097 765,472 20,345,619
2096 767,128 20,456,607
2095 768,456 20,566,246
2094 770,080 20,674,019
2093 771,655 20,780,946
2092 773,129 20,886,274
2091 774,950 20,990,047
2090 776,632 21,095,968
2089 778,332 21,198,788
2088 780,148 21,299,229
2087 782,099 21,398,269
2086 784,047 21,496,892
2085 785,931 21,594,661
2084 787,814 21,687,323
2083 789,410 21,778,597
2082 791,384 21,866,395
2081 793,230 21,954,337
2080 794,913 22,038,953
2079 796,562 22,122,744
2078 798,015 22,200,069
2077 799,552 22,274,355
2076 800,980 22,345,857
2075 802,329 22,414,609
2074 803,649 22,485,066
2073 805,065 22,550,427
2072 806,490 22,610,645
2071 807,534 22,669,042
2070 808,891 22,725,948
2069 809,871 22,779,050
2068 810,615 22,831,596
2067 811,270 22,885,941
2066 811,697 22,935,123
2065 812,055 22,985,942
2064 812,347 23,030,844
2063 812,618 23,071,114
2062 812,825 23,107,970
2061 812,670 23,139,924
2060 812,579 23,171,649
2059 812,345 23,199,387
2058 811,949 23,224,997
2057 811,547 23,247,211
2056 811,136 23,267,292
2055 810,018 23,278,653
2054 808,772 23,287,520
2053 807,469 23,297,347
2052 806,069 23,301,287
2051 804,175 23,302,108
2050 802,377 23,299,282
2049 800,333 23,293,630
2048 797,869 23,283,465
2047 795,366 23,267,251
2046 792,679 23,244,081
2045 789,667 23,212,221
2044 786,581 23,181,041
2043 783,374 23,144,217
2042 779,750 23,103,489
2041 775,990 23,056,478
2040 772,121 23,005,928
2039 767,824 22,948,866
2038 763,311 22,888,821
2037 758,894 22,822,943
2036 754,191 22,756,462
2035 749,172 22,685,766
2034 744,087 22,611,514
2033 738,759 22,532,374
2032 733,039 22,449,310
2031 727,303 22,364,063
2030 721,333 22,273,377
2029 714,969 22,181,300
2028 708,110 22,082,826
2027 701,168 21,979,196
2026 694,248 21,870,145
2025 686,970 21,756,000
2024 677,012 21,916,000
2023 666,430 22,037,000
2022 653,103 22,181,000
2021 640,064 22,156,000
2020 630,419 21,919,000
2019 620,001 21,803,000
2018 607,950 21,670,000
2017 596,336 21,453,000
2016 582,014 21,209,000
2015 569,604 20,970,000
2014 556,319 20,778,000
2013 543,360 20,585,000
2012 530,946 21,169,458
2011 518,347 21,009,048
2010 506,953 20,879,089
2009 497,783 20,756,435
2008 488,650 20,629,378
2007 479,993 20,492,545
2006 472,637 20,352,411
2005 465,158 20,216,524
2004 458,095 20,087,605
2003 451,630 19,951,521
2002 446,175 19,805,752
2001 441,525 19,600,362
2000 436,300 19,293,054
1999 430,475 18,944,731
1998 424,700 18,596,003
1997 419,450 18,248,200
1996 414,225 17,905,018
1995 408,625 17,564,068
1994 402,925 17,275,773
1993 397,475 17,025,918
1992 392,175 16,739,284
1991 387,000 16,475,354
1990 381,850 16,352,458
1989 377,100 16,248,557
1988 373,450 16,078,621
1987 370,750 15,916,576
1986 368,355 15,731,256
1985 366,706 15,544,154
1984 365,998 15,441,860
1983 365,622 15,388,794
1982 365,525 15,286,567
1981 365,225 15,099,414
1980 364,150 14,847,974
1979 362,856 14,579,614
1978 362,007 14,310,128
1977 361,358 14,049,371
1976 360,731 13,796,770
1975 358,950 13,548,984
1974 355,050 13,305,693
1973 350,450 13,060,916
1972 346,600 12,809,205
1971 342,421 12,551,910
1970 339,171 12,287,110
1969 337,500 12,013,858
1968 335,850 11,736,088
1967 334,995 11,457,328
1966 333,895 11,183,928
1965 331,500 10,916,965
1964 327,750 10,653,397
1963 324,100 10,395,040
1962 320,750 10,143,754
1961 316,845 9,899,372
1960 313,970 9,661,389

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Luxembourg increased by 109,377 people (a 23.1% growth), while Sri Lanka gained 856,589 people (a 4.21% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Luxembourg gained 115,788 people (a 19.9% growth), while Sri Lanka's population increased by 717,160 people (a 3.38% growth).

Luxembourg was ranked 167th most populous country in 2006 and is 164th 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) Luxembourg's population will grow by 15% to 802,377 people and will still be ranked 164th. The population of Sri Lanka will increase by 6.26% to 23,299,282 people and rank change from 63rd to 71st.

Luxembourg is projected to reach its peak in 2062 at 813K people compared to the peak of 23.3M people in 2051 for Sri Lanka.

Population growth rate by year

Luxembourg
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Luxembourg Sri Lanka
2100 -0.24% -0.56%
2099 -0.23% -0.56%
2098 -0.24% -0.55%
2097 -0.22% -0.54%
2096 -0.17% -0.53%
2095 -0.21% -0.52%
2094 -0.2% -0.51%
2093 -0.19% -0.5%
2092 -0.23% -0.49%
2091 -0.22% -0.5%
2090 -0.22% -0.49%
2089 -0.23% -0.47%
2088 -0.25% -0.46%
2087 -0.25% -0.46%
2086 -0.24% -0.45%
2085 -0.24% -0.43%
2084 -0.2% -0.42%
2083 -0.25% -0.4%
2082 -0.23% -0.4%
2081 -0.21% -0.38%
2080 -0.21% -0.38%
2079 -0.18% -0.35%
2078 -0.19% -0.33%
2077 -0.18% -0.32%
2076 -0.17% -0.31%
2075 -0.16% -0.31%
2074 -0.18% -0.29%
2073 -0.18% -0.27%
2072 -0.13% -0.26%
2071 -0.17% -0.25%
2070 -0.12% -0.23%
2069 -0.09% -0.23%
2068 -0.08% -0.24%
2067 -0.05% -0.21%
2066 -0.04% -0.22%
2065 -0.04% -0.19%
2064 -0.03% -0.17%
2063 -0.03% -0.16%
2062 0.02% -0.14%
2061 0.01% -0.14%
2060 0.03% -0.12%
2059 0.05% -0.11%
2058 0.05% -0.1%
2057 0.05% -0.09%
2056 0.14% -0.05%
2055 0.15% -0.04%
2054 0.16% -0.04%
2053 0.17% -0.02%
2052 0.24% -0.004%
2051 0.22% 0.01%
2050 0.26% 0.02%
2049 0.31% 0.04%
2048 0.31% 0.07%
2047 0.34% 0.1%
2046 0.38% 0.14%
2045 0.39% 0.13%
2044 0.41% 0.16%
2043 0.46% 0.18%
2042 0.48% 0.2%
2041 0.5% 0.22%
2040 0.56% 0.25%
2039 0.59% 0.26%
2038 0.58% 0.29%
2037 0.62% 0.29%
2036 0.67% 0.31%
2035 0.68% 0.33%
2034 0.72% 0.35%
2033 0.78% 0.37%
2032 0.79% 0.38%
2031 0.83% 0.41%
2030 0.89% 0.42%
2029 0.97% 0.45%
2028 0.99% 0.47%
2027 1% 0.5%
2026 1.06% 0.52%
2025 1.47% -0.73%
2024 1.59% -0.55%
2023 2.04% -0.65%
2022 2.04% 0.11%
2021 1.53% 1.08%
2020 1.68% 0.53%
2019 1.98% 0.61%
2018 1.95% 1.01%
2017 2.46% 1.15%
2016 2.18% 1.14%
2015 2.39% 0.92%
2014 2.38% 0.94%
2013 2.34% -2.76%
2012 2.43% 0.76%
2011 2.25% 0.62%
2010 1.84% 0.59%
2009 1.87% 0.62%
2008 1.8% 0.67%
2007 1.56% 0.69%
2006 1.61% 0.67%
2005 1.54% 0.64%
2004 1.43% 0.68%
2003 1.22% 0.74%
2002 1.05% 1.05%
2001 1.2% 1.59%
2000 1.35% 1.84%
1999 1.36% 1.88%
1998 1.25% 1.91%
1997 1.26% 1.92%
1996 1.37% 1.94%
1995 1.41% 1.67%
1994 1.37% 1.47%
1993 1.35% 1.71%
1992 1.34% 1.6%
1991 1.35% 0.75%
1990 1.26% 0.64%
1989 0.98% 1.06%
1988 0.73% 1.02%
1987 0.65% 1.18%
1986 0.45% 1.2%
1985 0.19% 0.66%
1984 0.1% 0.34%
1983 0.03% 0.67%
1982 0.08% 1.24%
1981 0.3% 1.69%
1980 0.36% 1.84%
1979 0.23% 1.88%
1978 0.18% 1.86%
1977 0.17% 1.83%
1976 0.5% 1.83%
1975 1.1% 1.83%
1974 1.31% 1.87%
1973 1.11% 1.97%
1972 1.22% 2.05%
1971 0.96% 2.16%
1970 0.5% 2.27%
1969 0.49% 2.37%
1968 0.26% 2.43%
1967 0.33% 2.44%
1966 0.72% 2.45%
1965 1.14% 2.47%
1964 1.13% 2.49%
1963 1.04% 2.48%
1962 1.23% 2.47%
1961 0.92% 2.46%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Luxembourg grew by 1.47%, while Sri Lanka's population declined by 0.73%.

Live population counters

Luxembourg Sri Lanka
Current population
697802
21926160
Population rank 164/197 63/197
Percent of world population 0.008% 0.26%
One net population change
52.9 minutes
3.29 minutes
One birth every
1.36 hours
2.37 minutes
One death every
1.96 hours
3.07 minutes
Daily growth/decline +27 -438
Annual growth/decline +9,958 -160,000
Annual growth/decline rate +1.47% -0.73%
Population growth rate rank 71/197 190/197
One migration net change every
1.68 hours
17.2 minutes
Annual migration change +5,237 -30,724
Net migration rank 51/196 165/196
Foreign-born residents 344,309 40,698
Foreign-born residents rank 94/195 156/195
Foreign-born share of population 51.2% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 8/195 190/195

Natural population change vs migration

Luxembourg
Natural

Migration
Sri Lanka
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Luxembourg Sri Lanka
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 5,237 - -30,724
2024 1,963 5,677 50,407 -27,245
2023 1,933 5,905 66,111 -28,011
2022 2,024 13,194 95,378 -27,435
2021 2,240 8,724 121,858 -29,586
2020 1,828 6,967 170,968 -29,875
2019 1,922 10,503 172,243 -28,426
2018 1,945 10,145 183,610 -28,607
2017 1,968 9,643 187,993 -22,324
2016 2,095 12,760 194,232 -18,388
2015 2,107 11,377 201,815 -29,797
2014 2,225 11,217 211,541 -33,672
2013 2,336 10,535 221,021 -37,754
2012 2,124 10,273 229,138 -41,955
2011 1,814 10,918 224,461 -90,839
2010 2,129 7,909 224,325 -98,060
2009 1,991 6,855 200,175 -81,130
2008 2,003 7,969 232,225 -97,144
2007 1,584 6,244 248,287 -109,695
2006 1,748 5,557 248,706 -107,045
2005 1,721 6,310 248,683 -118,594
2004 1,878 4,566 212,527 -84,795
2003 1,220 5,581 252,008 -107,573
2002 1,607 2,759 252,840 -105,718
2001 1,766 3,427 244,377 19,273
2000 1,963 4,516 227,060 123,894
1999 1,808 4,666 206,876 138,799
1998 1,486 3,874 201,059 150,724
1997 1,552 3,711 208,193 135,636
1996 1,781 3,603 215,290 127,236
1995 1,634 4,385 221,957 117,416
1994 1,652 3,900 228,904 8,323
1993 1,470 4,055 226,257 36,232
1992 1,098 4,101 222,230 88,542
1991 1,239 4,067 218,117 -1,047
1990 1,145 3,992 224,454 -195,736
1989 679 2,999 212,401 -33,305
1988 747 2,909 219,184 -58,415
1987 222 2,200 226,414 -63,105
1986 331 2,121 233,782 -26,460
1985 74 1,067 247,836 -80,950
1984 146 346 263,175 -225,450
1983 37 376 277,768 -209,362
1982 183 334 300,030 -163,987
1981 329 443 328,096 -89,824
1980 37 840 328,155 -63,541
1979 72 670 329,791 -57,683
1978 -145 3,155 317,055 -50,189
1977 -36 2,830 300,038 -45,383
1976 -578 2,802 291,816 -41,258
1975 -395 2,794 282,496 -37,475
1974 -390 2,728 275,521 -33,979
1973 -421 2,673 278,577 -30,582
1972 -35 4,143 282,494 -27,071
1971 69 4,274 281,200 -22,021
1970 272 853 286,719 -16,299
1969 303 833 286,218 -10,152
1968 604 850 286,642 -7,163
1967 837 752 284,738 -6,696
1966 1,168 2,222 275,549 -6,794
1965 1,260 2,203 272,422 -7,249
1964 1,377 2,178 269,584 -7,614
1963 1,199 2,080 262,880 -8,118
1962 1,091 2,014 256,719 -8,909
1961 1,489 1,969 251,087 -10,144
1960 1,319 61 247,631 -12,610

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 17.4% of the population change in Luxembourg is from natural causes (a gain of 20,025 people) and 82.6% is from migration (a gain of 94,895 people). In Sri Lanka 84.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,444,615 people) and 15.7% is from migration (a loss of 269,694 people).

As of 2024, 344,309 residents or 51.2% of the population were not native-born in Luxembourg, compared to 40,698 people or 0.2% in Sri Lanka.

Biggest cities by population

Luxembourg
City Population
Luxembourg 138K
Esch-sur-Alzette 37.5K
Differdange 30.4K
Dudelange 22K
Petange 20.9K
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 (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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