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

Portugal and Sri Lanka: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Portugal	Sri Lanka	Portugal	Sri Lanka
1960	8,857,716	9,661,389	-	-
1961	8,929,316	9,899,372	0.81%	2.46%
1962	8,993,985	10,143,754	0.72%	2.47%
1963	9,030,355	10,395,040	0.4%	2.48%
1964	9,035,365	10,653,397	0.06%	2.49%
1965	8,998,595	10,916,965	-0.41%	2.47%
1966	8,930,990	11,183,928	-0.75%	2.45%
1967	8,874,520	11,457,328	-0.63%	2.44%
1968	8,836,650	11,736,088	-0.43%	2.43%
1969	8,757,705	12,013,858	-0.89%	2.37%
1970	8,680,431	12,287,110	-0.88%	2.27%
1971	8,643,756	12,551,910	-0.42%	2.16%
1972	8,630,430	12,809,205	-0.15%	2.05%
1973	8,633,100	13,060,916	0.03%	1.97%
1974	8,754,365	13,305,693	1.4%	1.87%
1975	9,093,470	13,548,984	3.87%	1.83%
1976	9,355,810	13,796,770	2.88%	1.83%
1977	9,455,675	14,049,371	1.07%	1.83%
1978	9,558,250	14,310,128	1.08%	1.86%
1979	9,661,265	14,579,614	1.08%	1.88%
1980	9,766,312	14,847,974	1.09%	1.84%
1981	9,851,362	15,099,414	0.87%	1.69%
1982	9,911,771	15,286,567	0.61%	1.24%
1983	9,957,865	15,388,794	0.47%	0.67%
1984	9,996,232	15,441,860	0.39%	0.34%
1985	10,023,613	15,544,154	0.27%	0.66%
1986	10,032,734	15,731,256	0.09%	1.2%
1987	10,030,031	15,916,576	-0.03%	1.18%
1988	10,019,610	16,078,621	-0.1%	1.02%
1989	10,005,000	16,248,557	-0.15%	1.06%
1990	9,983,218	16,352,458	-0.22%	0.64%
1991	9,960,235	16,475,354	-0.23%	0.75%
1992	9,952,494	16,739,284	-0.08%	1.6%
1993	9,964,675	17,025,918	0.12%	1.71%
1994	9,991,525	17,275,773	0.27%	1.47%
1995	10,026,176	17,564,068	0.35%	1.67%
1996	10,063,945	17,905,018	0.38%	1.94%
1997	10,108,977	18,248,200	0.45%	1.92%
1998	10,160,196	18,596,003	0.51%	1.91%
1999	10,217,828	18,944,731	0.57%	1.88%
2000	10,289,898	19,293,054	0.71%	1.84%
2001	10,362,722	19,600,362	0.71%	1.59%
2002	10,419,631	19,805,752	0.55%	1.05%
2003	10,458,821	19,951,521	0.38%	0.74%
2004	10,483,861	20,087,605	0.24%	0.68%
2005	10,503,330	20,216,524	0.19%	0.64%
2006	10,522,288	20,352,411	0.18%	0.67%
2007	10,542,964	20,492,545	0.2%	0.69%
2008	10,558,177	20,629,378	0.14%	0.67%
2009	10,568,247	20,756,435	0.1%	0.62%
2010	10,573,100	20,879,089	0.05%	0.59%
2011	10,557,560	21,009,048	-0.15%	0.62%
2012	10,514,844	21,169,458	-0.4%	0.76%
2013	10,457,295	20,585,000	-0.55%	-2.76%
2014	10,401,062	20,778,000	-0.54%	0.94%
2015	10,358,076	20,970,000	-0.41%	0.92%
2016	10,325,452	21,209,000	-0.31%	1.14%
2017	10,300,300	21,453,000	-0.24%	1.15%
2018	10,283,822	21,670,000	-0.16%	1.01%
2019	10,286,263	21,803,000	0.02%	0.61%
2020	10,297,081	21,919,000	0.11%	0.53%
2021	10,361,831	22,156,000	0.63%	1.08%
2022	10,434,332	22,181,000	0.7%	0.11%
2023	10,578,174	22,037,000	1.38%	-0.65%
2024	10,701,636	21,916,000	1.17%	-0.55%
2025	10,687,819	22,035,440	-0.13%	0.54%
2026	10,670,917	22,148,172	-0.16%	0.51%
2027	10,653,073	22,255,601	-0.17%	0.49%
2028	10,632,868	22,357,682	-0.19%	0.46%
2029	10,611,484	22,453,922	-0.2%	0.43%
2030	10,591,436	22,546,245	-0.19%	0.41%
2031	10,571,418	22,635,106	-0.19%	0.39%
2032	10,549,456	22,720,118	-0.21%	0.38%
2033	10,526,482	22,802,043	-0.22%	0.36%
2034	10,502,882	22,879,527	-0.22%	0.34%
2035	10,478,843	22,952,739	-0.23%	0.32%
2036	10,454,630	23,022,027	-0.23%	0.3%
2037	10,430,128	23,088,877	-0.23%	0.29%
2038	10,404,947	23,152,480	-0.24%	0.28%
2039	10,377,968	23,211,633	-0.26%	0.26%
2040	10,349,515	23,265,986	-0.27%	0.23%
2041	10,321,577	23,315,260	-0.27%	0.21%
2042	10,294,106	23,359,578	-0.27%	0.19%
2043	10,264,596	23,398,752	-0.29%	0.17%
2044	10,233,543	23,433,096	-0.3%	0.15%
2045	10,201,832	23,464,943	-0.31%	0.14%
2046	10,168,932	23,492,738	-0.32%	0.12%
2047	10,135,159	23,512,629	-0.33%	0.08%
2048	10,101,419	23,525,953	-0.33%	0.06%
2049	10,066,064	23,533,940	-0.35%	0.03%
2050	10,029,252	23,538,230	-0.37%	0.02%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Portugal decreased by 145,254 people (a 1.38% decline), while Sri Lanka gained 753,476 people (a 3.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Portugal gained 329,743 (a 3.18% growth), while Sri Lanka's population increased by 1,155,995 (a 5.51% growth).

Portugal was ranked 76th most populous country in 2005 and is 92nd 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) Portugal's population will shrink by 6.16% to 10,029,252 people with a rank change from 92nd to 97th. The population of Sri Lanka will increase by 6.38% to 23,538,230 people and rank change from 63rd to 70th.