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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Russia was 143,533,851 in 2024 vs 21,916,000 people in Sri Lanka in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Russia's population is 141,906,741 people compared to 22,185,425 in Sri Lanka.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 6.4 times bigger than Sri Lanka's.
  • Russia is ranked the 9th most populous country in the world, while Sri Lanka is the 63rd.
  • The countries together account for 1.98% of the world: 1.71% for Russia vs 0.27% for Sri Lanka.
  • For the last 10 years, Russia has had an average growth rate of -0.02% per year vs +0.57% in Sri Lanka.
  • Since 2006, the population of Russia has decreased from 143M people to 142M (0.8% decline), while Sri Lanka has grown from 20.4M to 22.2M (9.01% growth).

Russia vs Sri Lanka: population by year and forecast

Russia
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Russia Sri Lanka
2100 124,983,377 20,270,496
2099 125,086,144 20,383,669
2098 125,186,329 20,498,567
2097 125,264,415 20,611,123
2096 125,354,177 20,723,560
2095 125,422,006 20,834,629
2094 125,474,373 20,943,809
2093 125,529,632 21,052,131
2092 125,604,261 21,158,833
2091 125,652,742 21,263,961
2090 125,707,894 21,371,263
2089 125,760,026 21,475,426
2088 125,810,124 21,577,177
2087 125,858,116 21,677,510
2086 125,926,035 21,777,420
2085 126,001,913 21,876,464
2084 126,076,414 21,970,336
2083 126,151,046 22,062,801
2082 126,234,371 22,151,745
2081 126,317,768 22,240,834
2080 126,414,511 22,326,555
2079 126,534,688 22,411,438
2078 126,674,591 22,489,772
2077 126,830,956 22,565,028
2076 126,982,766 22,637,463
2075 127,165,304 22,707,112
2074 127,362,143 22,778,489
2073 127,576,856 22,844,703
2072 127,802,632 22,905,707
2071 128,080,998 22,964,866
2070 128,353,977 23,022,515
2069 128,642,208 23,076,310
2068 128,920,237 23,129,541
2067 129,203,483 23,184,596
2066 129,511,983 23,234,419
2065 129,842,007 23,285,901
2064 130,177,089 23,331,390
2063 130,522,107 23,372,184
2062 130,851,664 23,409,522
2061 131,200,160 23,441,893
2060 131,526,812 23,474,032
2059 131,884,461 23,502,132
2058 132,247,211 23,528,076
2057 132,584,941 23,550,580
2056 132,925,501 23,570,923
2055 133,271,436 23,582,432
2054 133,595,068 23,591,414
2053 133,914,243 23,601,371
2052 134,180,223 23,605,361
2051 134,443,510 23,606,194
2050 134,687,487 23,603,330
2049 134,909,323 23,597,604
2048 135,117,641 23,587,307
2047 135,311,492 23,570,881
2046 135,482,008 23,547,409
2045 135,664,379 23,515,133
2044 135,863,165 23,483,546
2043 136,085,277 23,446,242
2042 136,307,658 23,404,983
2041 136,557,818 23,357,358
2040 136,821,807 23,306,148
2039 137,122,219 23,248,341
2038 137,433,644 23,187,512
2037 137,770,811 23,120,775
2036 138,118,955 23,053,427
2035 138,478,809 22,981,808
2034 138,852,689 22,906,587
2033 139,237,595 22,826,414
2032 139,635,142 22,742,267
2031 140,058,187 22,655,907
2030 140,453,528 22,564,038
2029 140,840,370 22,470,759
2028 141,214,141 22,370,999
2027 141,580,416 22,266,017
2026 141,906,741 22,155,543
2025 142,772,403 22,039,908
2024 143,533,851 21,916,000
2023 143,826,130 22,037,000
2022 144,236,933 22,181,000
2021 144,746,762 22,156,000
2020 145,245,148 21,919,000
2019 145,453,291 21,803,000
2018 145,398,106 21,670,000
2017 145,293,260 21,453,000
2016 145,015,460 21,209,000
2015 144,640,716 20,970,000
2014 144,237,223 20,778,000
2013 143,805,638 20,585,000
2012 143,378,447 21,169,458
2011 143,018,195 21,009,048
2010 142,849,468 20,879,089
2009 142,785,348 20,756,435
2008 142,742,366 20,629,378
2007 142,805,114 20,492,545
2006 143,049,637 20,352,411
2005 143,518,814 20,216,524
2004 144,067,316 20,087,605
2003 144,648,618 19,951,521
2002 145,306,497 19,805,752
2001 145,976,482 19,600,362
2000 146,596,869 19,293,054
1999 147,214,776 18,944,731
1998 147,670,784 18,596,003
1997 147,915,361 18,248,200
1996 148,160,129 17,905,018
1995 148,375,787 17,564,068
1994 148,407,912 17,275,773
1993 148,458,777 17,025,918
1992 148,538,197 16,739,284
1991 148,394,216 16,475,354
1990 147,969,406 16,352,458
1989 147,721,000 16,248,557
1988 146,857,000 16,078,621
1987 145,908,000 15,916,576
1986 144,894,000 15,731,256
1985 143,858,000 15,544,154
1984 142,745,000 15,441,860
1983 141,668,000 15,388,794
1982 140,823,000 15,286,567
1981 139,941,000 15,099,414
1980 139,010,000 14,847,974
1979 138,027,000 14,579,614
1978 137,060,000 14,310,128
1977 136,100,000 14,049,371
1976 135,147,000 13,796,770
1975 134,200,000 13,548,984
1974 133,432,000 13,305,693
1973 132,669,000 13,060,916
1972 131,909,000 12,809,205
1971 131,155,000 12,551,910
1970 130,404,000 12,287,110
1969 129,664,000 12,013,858
1968 128,928,000 11,736,088
1967 128,196,000 11,457,328
1966 127,468,000 11,183,928
1965 126,745,000 10,916,965
1964 125,345,000 10,653,397
1963 123,960,000 10,395,040
1962 122,591,000 10,143,754
1961 121,236,000 9,899,372
1960 119,897,000 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/russia/sri-lanka | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Russia increased by 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth), while Sri Lanka gained 856,589 people (a 4.21% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Russia lost 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% decline), while Sri Lanka's population increased by 976,425 people (a 4.6% growth).

Russia was ranked 9th most populous country in 2006 and is still 9th 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) Russia's population will shrink by 5.09% to 134,687,487 people with a rank change from 9th to 14th. 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 Russia's population already peaked in 1992 at 149M people and is projected to decrease to 125M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Russia
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Russia Sri Lanka
2100 -0.08% -0.56%
2099 -0.08% -0.56%
2098 -0.06% -0.55%
2097 -0.07% -0.54%
2096 -0.05% -0.53%
2095 -0.04% -0.52%
2094 -0.04% -0.51%
2093 -0.06% -0.5%
2092 -0.04% -0.49%
2091 -0.04% -0.5%
2090 -0.04% -0.49%
2089 -0.04% -0.47%
2088 -0.04% -0.46%
2087 -0.05% -0.46%
2086 -0.06% -0.45%
2085 -0.06% -0.43%
2084 -0.06% -0.42%
2083 -0.07% -0.4%
2082 -0.07% -0.4%
2081 -0.08% -0.38%
2080 -0.09% -0.38%
2079 -0.11% -0.35%
2078 -0.12% -0.33%
2077 -0.12% -0.32%
2076 -0.14% -0.31%
2075 -0.15% -0.31%
2074 -0.17% -0.29%
2073 -0.18% -0.27%
2072 -0.22% -0.26%
2071 -0.21% -0.25%
2070 -0.22% -0.23%
2069 -0.22% -0.23%
2068 -0.22% -0.24%
2067 -0.24% -0.21%
2066 -0.25% -0.22%
2065 -0.26% -0.19%
2064 -0.26% -0.17%
2063 -0.25% -0.16%
2062 -0.27% -0.14%
2061 -0.25% -0.14%
2060 -0.27% -0.12%
2059 -0.27% -0.11%
2058 -0.25% -0.1%
2057 -0.26% -0.09%
2056 -0.26% -0.05%
2055 -0.24% -0.04%
2054 -0.24% -0.04%
2053 -0.2% -0.02%
2052 -0.2% -0.004%
2051 -0.18% 0.01%
2050 -0.16% 0.02%
2049 -0.15% 0.04%
2048 -0.14% 0.07%
2047 -0.13% 0.1%
2046 -0.13% 0.14%
2045 -0.15% 0.13%
2044 -0.16% 0.16%
2043 -0.16% 0.18%
2042 -0.18% 0.2%
2041 -0.19% 0.22%
2040 -0.22% 0.25%
2039 -0.23% 0.26%
2038 -0.24% 0.29%
2037 -0.25% 0.29%
2036 -0.26% 0.31%
2035 -0.27% 0.33%
2034 -0.28% 0.35%
2033 -0.28% 0.37%
2032 -0.3% 0.38%
2031 -0.28% 0.41%
2030 -0.27% 0.42%
2029 -0.26% 0.45%
2028 -0.26% 0.47%
2027 -0.23% 0.5%
2026 -0.61% 0.52%
2025 -0.53% 0.57%
2024 -0.2% -0.55%
2023 -0.28% -0.65%
2022 -0.35% 0.11%
2021 -0.34% 1.08%
2020 -0.14% 0.53%
2019 0.04% 0.61%
2018 0.07% 1.01%
2017 0.19% 1.15%
2016 0.26% 1.14%
2015 0.28% 0.92%
2014 0.3% 0.94%
2013 0.3% -2.76%
2012 0.25% 0.76%
2011 0.12% 0.62%
2010 0.04% 0.59%
2009 0.03% 0.62%
2008 -0.04% 0.67%
2007 -0.17% 0.69%
2006 -0.33% 0.67%
2005 -0.38% 0.64%
2004 -0.4% 0.68%
2003 -0.45% 0.74%
2002 -0.46% 1.05%
2001 -0.42% 1.59%
2000 -0.42% 1.84%
1999 -0.31% 1.88%
1998 -0.17% 1.91%
1997 -0.17% 1.92%
1996 -0.15% 1.94%
1995 -0.02% 1.67%
1994 -0.03% 1.47%
1993 -0.05% 1.71%
1992 0.1% 1.6%
1991 0.29% 0.75%
1990 0.17% 0.64%
1989 0.59% 1.06%
1988 0.65% 1.02%
1987 0.7% 1.18%
1986 0.72% 1.2%
1985 0.78% 0.66%
1984 0.76% 0.34%
1983 0.6% 0.67%
1982 0.63% 1.24%
1981 0.67% 1.69%
1980 0.71% 1.84%
1979 0.71% 1.88%
1978 0.71% 1.86%
1977 0.71% 1.83%
1976 0.71% 1.83%
1975 0.58% 1.83%
1974 0.58% 1.87%
1973 0.58% 1.97%
1972 0.57% 2.05%
1971 0.58% 2.16%
1970 0.57% 2.27%
1969 0.57% 2.37%
1968 0.57% 2.43%
1967 0.57% 2.44%
1966 0.57% 2.45%
1965 1.12% 2.47%
1964 1.12% 2.49%
1963 1.12% 2.48%
1962 1.12% 2.47%
1961 1.12% 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 Russia declined by 0.2%, while Sri Lanka's population declined by 0.55%.

Live population counters

Russia Sri Lanka
Current population
141906741
22185425
Population rank 9/197 63/197
Percent of world population 1.71% 0.27%
One net population change
1.8 minutes
4.34 minutes
One birth every
25.5 seconds
2.13 minutes
One death every
18.1 seconds
2.91 minutes
Daily growth/decline -801 -332
Annual growth/decline -292,279 -121,000
Annual growth/decline rate -0.2% -0.55%
Population growth rate rank 177/197 188/197
One migration net change every
2.09 minutes
17.2 minutes
Annual migration change -251,822 -30,724
Net migration rank 187/196 165/196
Foreign-born residents 7,605,774 40,698
Foreign-born residents rank 10/195 156/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.3% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 91/195 190/195

Natural population change vs migration

Russia
Natural

Migration
Sri Lanka
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Russia Sri Lanka
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -251,822 - -30,724
2024 - -178,042 - -27,245
2023 -503,392 27,807 66,111 -28,011
2022 -576,948 765,629 95,378 -27,435
2021 -1,027,702 314,112 121,858 -29,586
2020 -697,177 334,094 170,968 -29,875
2019 -319,997 336,494 172,243 -28,426
2018 -232,637 339,972 183,610 -28,607
2017 -130,764 396,619 187,993 -22,324
2016 0 447,645 194,232 -18,388
2015 43,392 384,756 201,815 -29,797
2014 28,848 264,698 211,541 -33,672
2013 28,761 289,872 221,021 -37,754
2012 0 285,977 229,138 -41,955
2011 -128,716 309,377 224,461 -90,839
2010 -242,844 307,555 224,325 -98,060
2009 -257,014 350,206 200,175 -81,130
2008 -356,856 360,840 232,225 -97,144
2007 -471,257 365,717 248,287 -109,695
2006 -686,638 308,370 248,706 -107,045
2005 -846,761 263,541 248,683 -118,594
2004 -792,370 261,519 212,527 -84,795
2003 -896,822 256,804 252,008 -107,573
2002 -944,492 1,358,944 252,840 -105,718
2001 -963,445 259,614 244,377 19,273
2000 -967,540 550,401 227,060 123,894
1999 -927,453 375,468 206,876 138,799
1998 -694,053 528,135 201,059 150,724
1997 -769,159 541,387 208,193 135,636
1996 -785,248 587,171 215,290 127,236
1995 -845,742 723,875 221,957 117,416
1994 -920,129 1,271,417 228,904 8,323
1993 -757,140 507,229 226,257 36,232
1992 -222,808 -1,129,589 222,230 88,542
1991 103,876 125,505 218,117 -1,047
1990 325,533 299,863 224,454 -195,736
1989 576,112 89,400 212,401 -33,305
1988 778,343 269,862 219,184 -58,415
1987 977,583 275,611 226,414 -63,105
1986 985,279 283,553 233,782 -26,460
1985 762,447 280,614 247,836 -80,950
1984 756,548 247,026 263,175 -225,450
1983 906,676 200,159 277,768 -209,362
1982 830,855 107,520 300,030 -163,987
1981 713,700 36,686 328,096 -89,824
1980 681,149 10,440 328,155 -63,541
1979 690,135 -5,791 329,791 -57,683
1978 812,766 108,882 317,055 -50,189
1977 832,932 122,316 300,038 -45,383
1976 852,237 113,851 291,816 -41,258
1975 843,850 80,069 282,496 -37,475
1974 883,186 -51,759 275,521 -33,979
1973 846,561 -107,568 278,577 -30,582
1972 872,050 -111,168 282,494 -27,071
1971 854,999 -134,968 281,200 -22,021
1970 785,554 -264,464 286,719 -16,299
1969 753,088 -64,643 286,218 -10,152
1968 787,621 -83,221 286,642 -7,163
1967 854,554 -116,029 284,738 -6,696
1966 989,279 -111,360 275,549 -6,794
1965 1,059,335 -138,078 272,422 -7,249
1964 1,233,520 -148,595 269,584 -7,614
1963 1,436,077 -168,649 262,880 -8,118
1962 1,573,701 -177,358 256,719 -8,909
1961 1,810,538 -204,349 251,087 -10,144
1960 1,962,834 -234,895 247,631 -12,610

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

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

Over the last 10 years, 48.6% of the population change in Russia is from natural causes (a loss of 3,416,377 people) and 51.4% is from migration (a gain of 3,611,826 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, 7,605,774 residents or 5.3% of the population were not native-born in Russia, compared to 40,698 people or 0.2% in Sri Lanka.

Biggest cities by population

Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M
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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