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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Romania was 19,051,804 in 2024 vs 21,916,000 people in Sri Lanka in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Romania's population is 18,839,108 people compared to 22,185,425 in Sri Lanka.

Population statistics:

  • Sri Lanka's population is 1.18 times bigger than Romania's.
  • Romania is ranked the 70th most populous country in the world, while Sri Lanka is the 63rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.49% of the world: 0.23% for Romania vs 0.27% for Sri Lanka.
  • For the last 10 years, Romania has had an average growth rate of -0.43% per year vs +0.57% in Sri Lanka.
  • Since 2006, the population of Romania has decreased from 21.2M people to 18.8M (11.1% decline), while Sri Lanka has grown from 20.4M to 22.2M (9.01% growth).

Romania vs Sri Lanka: population by year and forecast

Romania
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Romania Sri Lanka
2100 10,801,385 20,270,496
2099 10,885,505 20,383,669
2098 10,969,050 20,498,567
2097 11,052,086 20,611,123
2096 11,134,776 20,723,560
2095 11,217,462 20,834,629
2094 11,299,298 20,943,809
2093 11,382,352 21,052,131
2092 11,464,817 21,158,833
2091 11,546,872 21,263,961
2090 11,630,335 21,371,263
2089 11,713,468 21,475,426
2088 11,796,733 21,577,177
2087 11,880,373 21,677,510
2086 11,966,550 21,777,420
2085 12,052,744 21,876,464
2084 12,140,454 21,970,336
2083 12,229,714 22,062,801
2082 12,319,480 22,151,745
2081 12,412,385 22,240,834
2080 12,507,333 22,326,555
2079 12,603,302 22,411,438
2078 12,700,870 22,489,772
2077 12,799,985 22,565,028
2076 12,900,610 22,637,463
2075 13,002,848 22,707,112
2074 13,107,513 22,778,489
2073 13,213,407 22,844,703
2072 13,323,211 22,905,707
2071 13,435,661 22,964,866
2070 13,550,449 23,022,515
2069 13,667,892 23,076,310
2068 13,786,771 23,129,541
2067 13,909,141 23,184,596
2066 14,034,214 23,234,419
2065 14,163,381 23,285,901
2064 14,293,294 23,331,390
2063 14,424,068 23,372,184
2062 14,557,025 23,409,522
2061 14,689,897 23,441,893
2060 14,821,441 23,474,032
2059 14,952,855 23,502,132
2058 15,082,857 23,528,076
2057 15,211,914 23,550,580
2056 15,340,213 23,570,923
2055 15,467,019 23,582,432
2054 15,590,545 23,591,414
2053 15,712,155 23,601,371
2052 15,834,374 23,605,361
2051 15,954,507 23,606,194
2050 16,073,070 23,603,330
2049 16,192,498 23,597,604
2048 16,311,535 23,587,307
2047 16,430,565 23,570,881
2046 16,547,661 23,547,409
2045 16,665,026 23,515,133
2044 16,783,383 23,483,546
2043 16,900,955 23,446,242
2042 17,018,000 23,404,983
2041 17,136,818 23,357,358
2040 17,253,674 23,306,148
2039 17,370,310 23,248,341
2038 17,488,193 23,187,512
2037 17,604,853 23,120,775
2036 17,721,511 23,053,427
2035 17,837,396 22,981,808
2034 17,950,976 22,906,587
2033 18,064,449 22,826,414
2032 18,176,399 22,742,267
2031 18,288,437 22,655,907
2030 18,399,699 22,564,038
2029 18,511,331 22,470,759
2028 18,621,197 22,370,999
2027 18,730,482 22,266,017
2026 18,839,108 22,155,543
2025 18,946,392 22,039,908
2024 19,051,804 21,916,000
2023 19,061,062 22,037,000
2022 19,048,502 22,181,000
2021 19,122,059 22,156,000
2020 19,265,250 21,919,000
2019 19,371,648 21,803,000
2018 19,473,970 21,670,000
2017 19,588,715 21,453,000
2016 19,702,267 21,209,000
2015 19,815,616 20,970,000
2014 19,908,979 20,778,000
2013 19,983,693 20,585,000
2012 20,058,035 21,169,458
2011 20,147,528 21,009,048
2010 20,246,871 20,879,089
2009 20,367,487 20,756,435
2008 20,537,875 20,629,378
2007 20,882,982 20,492,545
2006 21,193,760 20,352,411
2005 21,319,685 20,216,524
2004 21,451,748 20,087,605
2003 21,574,326 19,951,521
2002 21,730,496 19,805,752
2001 22,131,970 19,600,362
2000 22,442,971 19,293,054
1999 22,472,040 18,944,731
1998 22,507,344 18,596,003
1997 22,553,978 18,248,200
1996 22,619,004 17,905,018
1995 22,684,270 17,564,068
1994 22,730,211 17,275,773
1993 22,763,280 17,025,918
1992 22,794,284 16,739,284
1991 23,001,155 16,475,354
1990 23,201,835 16,352,458
1989 23,161,458 16,248,557
1988 23,057,662 16,078,621
1987 22,949,430 15,916,576
1986 22,836,841 15,731,256
1985 22,732,999 15,544,154
1984 22,640,547 15,441,860
1983 22,560,478 15,388,794
1982 22,475,741 15,286,567
1981 22,353,070 15,099,414
1980 22,207,282 14,847,974
1979 22,090,488 14,579,614
1978 21,951,464 14,310,128
1977 21,756,096 14,049,371
1976 21,551,634 13,796,770
1975 21,293,583 13,548,984
1974 21,029,429 13,305,693
1973 20,835,681 13,060,916
1972 20,657,957 12,809,205
1971 20,461,567 12,551,910
1970 20,250,398 12,287,110
1969 20,009,141 12,013,858
1968 19,799,831 11,736,088
1967 19,534,242 11,457,328
1966 19,215,450 11,183,928
1965 19,031,576 10,916,965
1964 18,919,126 10,653,397
1963 18,797,850 10,395,040
1962 18,676,550 10,143,754
1961 18,555,250 9,899,372
1960 18,406,905 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/romania/sri-lanka | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Romania decreased by 1,491,493 people (a 7.04% decline), while Sri Lanka gained 856,589 people (a 4.21% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Romania lost 863,159 people (a 4.38% decline), while Sri Lanka's population increased by 976,425 people (a 4.6% growth).

Romania was ranked 51st most populous country in 2006 and is 70th 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) Romania's population will shrink by 14.7% to 16,073,070 people with a rank change from 70th to 81st. 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 Romania's population already peaked in 1990 at 23.2M people and is projected to decrease to 10.8M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Romania
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Romania Sri Lanka
2100 -0.77% -0.56%
2099 -0.76% -0.56%
2098 -0.75% -0.55%
2097 -0.74% -0.54%
2096 -0.74% -0.53%
2095 -0.72% -0.52%
2094 -0.73% -0.51%
2093 -0.72% -0.5%
2092 -0.71% -0.49%
2091 -0.72% -0.5%
2090 -0.71% -0.49%
2089 -0.71% -0.47%
2088 -0.7% -0.46%
2087 -0.72% -0.46%
2086 -0.72% -0.45%
2085 -0.72% -0.43%
2084 -0.73% -0.42%
2083 -0.73% -0.4%
2082 -0.75% -0.4%
2081 -0.76% -0.38%
2080 -0.76% -0.38%
2079 -0.77% -0.35%
2078 -0.77% -0.33%
2077 -0.78% -0.32%
2076 -0.79% -0.31%
2075 -0.8% -0.31%
2074 -0.8% -0.29%
2073 -0.82% -0.27%
2072 -0.84% -0.26%
2071 -0.85% -0.25%
2070 -0.86% -0.23%
2069 -0.86% -0.23%
2068 -0.88% -0.24%
2067 -0.89% -0.21%
2066 -0.91% -0.22%
2065 -0.91% -0.19%
2064 -0.91% -0.17%
2063 -0.91% -0.16%
2062 -0.9% -0.14%
2061 -0.89% -0.14%
2060 -0.88% -0.12%
2059 -0.86% -0.11%
2058 -0.85% -0.1%
2057 -0.84% -0.09%
2056 -0.82% -0.05%
2055 -0.79% -0.04%
2054 -0.77% -0.04%
2053 -0.77% -0.02%
2052 -0.75% -0.004%
2051 -0.74% 0.01%
2050 -0.74% 0.02%
2049 -0.73% 0.04%
2048 -0.72% 0.07%
2047 -0.71% 0.1%
2046 -0.7% 0.14%
2045 -0.71% 0.13%
2044 -0.7% 0.16%
2043 -0.69% 0.18%
2042 -0.69% 0.2%
2041 -0.68% 0.22%
2040 -0.67% 0.25%
2039 -0.67% 0.26%
2038 -0.66% 0.29%
2037 -0.66% 0.29%
2036 -0.65% 0.31%
2035 -0.63% 0.33%
2034 -0.63% 0.35%
2033 -0.62% 0.37%
2032 -0.61% 0.38%
2031 -0.6% 0.41%
2030 -0.6% 0.42%
2029 -0.59% 0.45%
2028 -0.58% 0.47%
2027 -0.58% 0.5%
2026 -0.57% 0.52%
2025 -0.55% 0.57%
2024 -0.05% -0.55%
2023 0.07% -0.65%
2022 -0.38% 0.11%
2021 -0.74% 1.08%
2020 -0.55% 0.53%
2019 -0.53% 0.61%
2018 -0.59% 1.01%
2017 -0.58% 1.15%
2016 -0.57% 1.14%
2015 -0.47% 0.92%
2014 -0.37% 0.94%
2013 -0.37% -2.76%
2012 -0.44% 0.76%
2011 -0.49% 0.62%
2010 -0.59% 0.59%
2009 -0.83% 0.62%
2008 -1.65% 0.67%
2007 -1.47% 0.69%
2006 -0.59% 0.67%
2005 -0.62% 0.64%
2004 -0.57% 0.68%
2003 -0.72% 0.74%
2002 -1.81% 1.05%
2001 -1.39% 1.59%
2000 -0.13% 1.84%
1999 -0.16% 1.88%
1998 -0.21% 1.91%
1997 -0.29% 1.92%
1996 -0.29% 1.94%
1995 -0.2% 1.67%
1994 -0.15% 1.47%
1993 -0.14% 1.71%
1992 -0.9% 1.6%
1991 -0.86% 0.75%
1990 0.17% 0.64%
1989 0.45% 1.06%
1988 0.47% 1.02%
1987 0.49% 1.18%
1986 0.46% 1.2%
1985 0.41% 0.66%
1984 0.35% 0.34%
1983 0.38% 0.67%
1982 0.55% 1.24%
1981 0.66% 1.69%
1980 0.53% 1.84%
1979 0.63% 1.88%
1978 0.9% 1.86%
1977 0.95% 1.83%
1976 1.21% 1.83%
1975 1.26% 1.83%
1974 0.93% 1.87%
1973 0.86% 1.97%
1972 0.96% 2.05%
1971 1.04% 2.16%
1970 1.21% 2.27%
1969 1.06% 2.37%
1968 1.36% 2.43%
1967 1.66% 2.44%
1966 0.97% 2.45%
1965 0.59% 2.47%
1964 0.65% 2.49%
1963 0.65% 2.48%
1962 0.65% 2.47%
1961 0.81% 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 Romania declined by 0.05%, while Sri Lanka's population declined by 0.55%.

Live population counters

Romania Sri Lanka
Current population
18839108
22185425
Population rank 70/197 63/197
Percent of world population 0.23% 0.27%
One net population change
56.8 minutes
4.34 minutes
One birth every
3.45 minutes
2.13 minutes
One death every
2.17 minutes
2.91 minutes
Daily growth/decline -25 -332
Annual growth/decline -9,258 -121,000
Annual growth/decline rate -0.05% -0.55%
Population growth rate rank 169/197 188/197
One migration net change every
18.1 minutes
17.2 minutes
Annual migration change -29,041 -30,724
Net migration rank 163/196 165/196
Foreign-born residents 655,579 40,698
Foreign-born residents rank 73/195 156/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.4% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 112/195 190/195

Natural population change vs migration

Romania
Natural

Migration
Sri Lanka
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Romania Sri Lanka
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -29,041 - -30,724
2024 - -28,466 - -27,245
2023 -89,587 -27,780 66,111 -28,011
2022 -93,338 89,076 95,378 -27,435
2021 -141,504 -17,731 121,858 -29,586
2020 -100,179 -13,202 170,968 -29,875
2019 -60,053 -27,909 172,243 -28,426
2018 -62,316 -33,018 183,610 -28,607
2017 -50,930 -33,081 187,993 -22,324
2016 -53,196 -33,073 194,232 -18,388
2015 -59,447 -35,751 201,815 -29,797
2014 -55,745 -35,448 211,541 -33,672
2013 -59,951 -34,910 221,021 -37,754
2012 -54,157 -37,589 229,138 -41,955
2011 -56,413 -102,769 224,461 -90,839
2010 -46,567 -122,364 224,325 -98,060
2009 -34,625 -137,953 200,175 -81,130
2008 -30,806 -144,368 232,225 -97,144
2007 -37,590 -133,089 248,287 -109,695
2006 -38,148 -132,777 248,706 -107,045
2005 -40,508 -131,176 248,683 -118,594
2004 -42,904 -117,432 212,527 -84,795
2003 -56,093 -107,139 252,008 -107,573
2002 -58,673 -106,585 252,840 -105,718
2001 -37,625 -91,154 244,377 19,273
2000 -22,443 -92,451 227,060 123,894
1999 -31,461 -82,590 206,876 138,799
1998 -33,761 -81,366 201,059 150,724
1997 -42,853 -88,734 208,193 135,636
1996 -56,548 -70,799 215,290 127,236
1995 -36,295 -73,779 221,957 117,416
1994 -18,184 -76,246 228,904 8,323
1993 -13,658 -73,475 226,257 36,232
1992 -4,559 -63,200 222,230 88,542
1991 25,301 -36,824 218,117 -1,047
1990 69,605 -38,157 224,454 -195,736
1989 122,756 -33,866 212,401 -33,305
1988 126,817 -48,911 219,184 -58,415
1987 128,517 -42,868 226,414 -63,105
1986 134,737 -50,450 233,782 -26,460
1985 111,392 -28,108 247,836 -80,950
1984 117,731 -24,629 263,175 -225,450
1983 87,986 3,093 277,768 -209,362
1982 119,121 -4,725 300,030 -163,987
1981 156,472 -20,870 328,096 -89,824
1980 168,776 -16,668 328,155 -63,541
1979 194,397 -29,600 329,791 -57,683
1978 204,148 -31,427 317,055 -50,189
1977 215,385 -28,135 300,038 -45,383
1976 213,361 18,748 291,816 -41,258
1975 219,324 9,125 282,496 -37,475
1974 235,530 6,725 275,521 -33,979
1973 175,020 58,651 278,577 -30,582
1972 198,316 61,920 282,494 -27,071
1971 206,662 74,473 281,200 -22,021
1970 234,905 71,919 286,719 -16,299
1969 264,120 74,851 286,218 -10,152
1968 338,577 33,601 286,642 -7,163
1967 347,709 37,282 284,738 -6,696
1966 115,293 -25,458 275,549 -6,794
1965 114,190 -60,430 272,422 -7,249
1964 134,326 -59,500 269,584 -7,614
1963 139,104 -58,076 262,880 -8,118
1962 130,736 -56,152 256,719 -8,909
1961 163,286 -54,642 251,087 -10,144
1960 191,431 -55,397 247,631 -12,610

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

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Over the last 10 years, 82% of the population change in Romania is from natural causes (a loss of 766,295 people) and 18% is from migration (a loss of 167,917 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, 655,579 residents or 3.4% of the population were not native-born in Romania, compared to 40,698 people or 0.2% in Sri Lanka.

Biggest cities by population

Romania
City Population
Bucharest 1.72M
Cluj-Napoca 287K
Iasi 272K
Constanta 264K
Timisoara 251K
Brasov 238K
Craiova 234K
Galati 218K
Oradea 183K
Ploiesti 181K
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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