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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Luxembourg was 677,012 in 2024 vs 21,916,000 people in Sri Lanka in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Luxembourg's population is 693,885 people compared to 22,185,425 in Sri Lanka.

Population statistics:

  • Sri Lanka's population is 32 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 0.28% of the world: 0.008% for Luxembourg vs 0.27% for Sri Lanka.
  • For the last 10 years, Luxembourg has had an average growth rate of +2.02% per year vs +0.57% in Sri Lanka.
  • Since 2006, the population of Luxembourg has increased from 473K people to 694K (46.8% growth), while Sri Lanka has grown from 20.4M to 22.2M (9.01% growth).

Luxembourg vs Sri Lanka: population by year and forecast

Luxembourg
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Luxembourg Sri Lanka
2100 757,616 20,270,496
2099 759,426 20,383,669
2098 761,176 20,498,567
2097 763,015 20,611,123
2096 764,666 20,723,560
2095 765,990 20,834,629
2094 767,608 20,943,809
2093 769,178 21,052,131
2092 770,648 21,158,833
2091 772,463 21,263,961
2090 774,140 21,371,263
2089 775,834 21,475,426
2088 777,644 21,577,177
2087 779,590 21,677,510
2086 781,531 21,777,420
2085 783,409 21,876,464
2084 785,286 21,970,336
2083 786,877 22,062,801
2082 788,844 22,151,745
2081 790,684 22,240,834
2080 792,362 22,326,555
2079 794,006 22,411,438
2078 795,455 22,489,772
2077 796,986 22,565,028
2076 798,410 22,637,463
2075 799,754 22,707,112
2074 801,070 22,778,489
2073 802,482 22,844,703
2072 803,902 22,905,707
2071 804,943 22,964,866
2070 806,296 23,022,515
2069 807,272 23,076,310
2068 808,013 23,129,541
2067 808,667 23,184,596
2066 809,092 23,234,419
2065 809,449 23,285,901
2064 809,740 23,331,390
2063 810,010 23,372,184
2062 810,217 23,409,522
2061 810,062 23,441,893
2060 809,971 23,474,032
2059 809,738 23,502,132
2058 809,344 23,528,076
2057 808,943 23,550,580
2056 808,533 23,570,923
2055 807,418 23,582,432
2054 806,176 23,591,414
2053 804,878 23,601,371
2052 803,482 23,605,361
2051 801,594 23,606,194
2050 799,802 23,603,330
2049 797,764 23,597,604
2048 795,309 23,587,307
2047 792,814 23,570,881
2046 790,135 23,547,409
2045 787,133 23,515,133
2044 784,057 23,483,546
2043 780,860 23,446,242
2042 777,248 23,404,983
2041 773,499 23,357,358
2040 769,643 23,306,148
2039 765,360 23,248,341
2038 760,862 23,187,512
2037 756,459 23,120,775
2036 751,771 23,053,427
2035 746,768 22,981,808
2034 741,700 22,906,587
2033 736,388 22,826,414
2032 730,687 22,742,267
2031 724,969 22,655,907
2030 719,018 22,564,038
2029 712,675 22,470,759
2028 705,838 22,370,999
2027 698,918 22,266,017
2026 692,020 22,155,543
2025 684,765 22,039,908
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 111,871 people (a 19.2% growth), while Sri Lanka's population increased by 976,425 people (a 4.6% 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 15.3% to 799,802 people and will still be ranked 164th. The population of Sri Lanka will increase by 6.39% to 23,603,330 people and rank change from 63rd to 70th.

Luxembourg is projected to reach its peak in 2062 at 810K people compared to the peak of 23.6M 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 1.15% 0.57%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Luxembourg grew by 1.59%, while Sri Lanka's population declined by 0.55%.

Live population counters

Luxembourg Sri Lanka
Current population
693885
22185425
Population rank 164/197 63/197
Percent of world population 0.008% 0.27%
One net population change
49.7 minutes
4.34 minutes
One birth every
1.38 hours
2.13 minutes
One death every
1.99 hours
2.91 minutes
Daily growth/decline +29 -332
Annual growth/decline +10,582 -121,000
Annual growth/decline rate +1.59% -0.55%
Population growth rate rank 67/197 188/197
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 - 5,677 - -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 2026-04-06).

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

Over the last 10 years, 16.8% of the population change in Luxembourg is from natural causes (a gain of 20,287 people) and 83.2% is from migration (a gain of 100,435 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, 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 (1960–2024, 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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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