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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Russia	Sri Lanka	Russia	Sri Lanka
1960	119,897,000	9,661,389	-	-
1961	121,236,000	9,899,372	1.12%	2.46%
1962	122,591,000	10,143,754	1.12%	2.47%
1963	123,960,000	10,395,040	1.12%	2.48%
1964	125,345,000	10,653,397	1.12%	2.49%
1965	126,745,000	10,916,965	1.12%	2.47%
1966	127,468,000	11,183,928	0.57%	2.45%
1967	128,196,000	11,457,328	0.57%	2.44%
1968	128,928,000	11,736,088	0.57%	2.43%
1969	129,664,000	12,013,858	0.57%	2.37%
1970	130,404,000	12,287,110	0.57%	2.27%
1971	131,155,000	12,551,910	0.58%	2.16%
1972	131,909,000	12,809,205	0.57%	2.05%
1973	132,669,000	13,060,916	0.58%	1.97%
1974	133,432,000	13,305,693	0.58%	1.87%
1975	134,200,000	13,548,984	0.58%	1.83%
1976	135,147,000	13,796,770	0.71%	1.83%
1977	136,100,000	14,049,371	0.71%	1.83%
1978	137,060,000	14,310,128	0.71%	1.86%
1979	138,027,000	14,579,614	0.71%	1.88%
1980	139,010,000	14,847,974	0.71%	1.84%
1981	139,941,000	15,099,414	0.67%	1.69%
1982	140,823,000	15,286,567	0.63%	1.24%
1983	141,668,000	15,388,794	0.6%	0.67%
1984	142,745,000	15,441,860	0.76%	0.34%
1985	143,858,000	15,544,154	0.78%	0.66%
1986	144,894,000	15,731,256	0.72%	1.2%
1987	145,908,000	15,916,576	0.7%	1.18%
1988	146,857,000	16,078,621	0.65%	1.02%
1989	147,721,000	16,248,557	0.59%	1.06%
1990	147,969,406	16,352,458	0.17%	0.64%
1991	148,394,216	16,475,354	0.29%	0.75%
1992	148,538,197	16,739,284	0.1%	1.6%
1993	148,458,777	17,025,918	-0.05%	1.71%
1994	148,407,912	17,275,773	-0.03%	1.47%
1995	148,375,787	17,564,068	-0.02%	1.67%
1996	148,160,129	17,905,018	-0.15%	1.94%
1997	147,915,361	18,248,200	-0.17%	1.92%
1998	147,670,784	18,596,003	-0.17%	1.91%
1999	147,214,776	18,944,731	-0.31%	1.88%
2000	146,596,869	19,293,054	-0.42%	1.84%
2001	145,976,482	19,600,362	-0.42%	1.59%
2002	145,306,497	19,805,752	-0.46%	1.05%
2003	144,648,618	19,951,521	-0.45%	0.74%
2004	144,067,316	20,087,605	-0.4%	0.68%
2005	143,518,814	20,216,524	-0.38%	0.64%
2006	143,049,637	20,352,411	-0.33%	0.67%
2007	142,805,114	20,492,545	-0.17%	0.69%
2008	142,742,366	20,629,378	-0.04%	0.67%
2009	142,785,348	20,756,435	0.03%	0.62%
2010	142,849,468	20,879,089	0.04%	0.59%
2011	143,018,195	21,009,048	0.12%	0.62%
2012	143,378,447	21,169,458	0.25%	0.76%
2013	143,805,638	20,585,000	0.3%	-2.76%
2014	144,237,223	20,778,000	0.3%	0.94%
2015	144,640,716	20,970,000	0.28%	0.92%
2016	145,015,460	21,209,000	0.26%	1.14%
2017	145,293,260	21,453,000	0.19%	1.15%
2018	145,398,106	21,670,000	0.07%	1.01%
2019	145,453,291	21,803,000	0.04%	0.61%
2020	145,245,148	21,919,000	-0.14%	0.53%
2021	144,746,762	22,156,000	-0.34%	1.08%
2022	144,236,933	22,181,000	-0.35%	0.11%
2023	143,826,130	22,037,000	-0.28%	-0.65%
2024	143,533,851	21,916,000	-0.2%	-0.55%
2025	142,718,132	22,035,440	-0.57%	0.54%
2026	142,120,553	22,148,172	-0.42%	0.51%
2027	141,773,330	22,255,601	-0.24%	0.49%
2028	141,402,326	22,357,682	-0.26%	0.46%
2029	141,021,009	22,453,922	-0.27%	0.43%
2030	140,628,883	22,546,245	-0.28%	0.41%
2031	140,218,596	22,635,106	-0.29%	0.39%
2032	139,807,207	22,720,118	-0.29%	0.38%
2033	139,414,947	22,802,043	-0.28%	0.36%
2034	139,034,543	22,879,527	-0.27%	0.34%
2035	138,666,694	22,952,739	-0.26%	0.32%
2036	138,311,757	23,022,027	-0.26%	0.3%
2037	137,968,177	23,088,877	-0.25%	0.29%
2038	137,643,032	23,152,480	-0.24%	0.28%
2039	137,336,299	23,211,633	-0.22%	0.26%
2040	137,053,347	23,265,986	-0.21%	0.23%
2041	136,795,588	23,315,260	-0.19%	0.21%
2042	136,558,692	23,359,578	-0.17%	0.19%
2043	136,335,849	23,398,752	-0.16%	0.17%
2044	136,124,845	23,433,096	-0.15%	0.15%
2045	135,933,758	23,464,943	-0.14%	0.14%
2046	135,756,848	23,492,738	-0.13%	0.12%
2047	135,574,181	23,512,629	-0.13%	0.08%
2048	135,372,557	23,525,953	-0.15%	0.06%
2049	135,156,911	23,533,940	-0.16%	0.03%
2050	134,923,391	23,538,230	-0.17%	0.02%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Russia increased by 1,121,902 people (a 0.78% growth), while Sri Lanka gained 753,476 people (a 3.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Russia lost -1,922,584 (a 1.33% decline), while Sri Lanka's population increased by 1,155,995 (a 5.51% growth).

Russia was ranked 9th most populous country in 2005 and is still 9th 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) Russia's population will shrink by 5.46% to 134,923,391 people with a rank change from 9th to 13th. The population of Sri Lanka will increase by 6.38% to 23,538,230 people and rank change from 63rd to 70th.