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Population in Saint Vincent compared to Sri Lanka: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Saint Vincent was 100,616 in 2024 vs 21,916,000 people in Sri Lanka in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Saint Vincent's population is 99,237 people compared to 22,185,425 in Sri Lanka.

Population statistics:

  • Sri Lanka's population is 223.6 times bigger than Saint Vincent's.
  • Saint Vincent is ranked the 184th most populous country in the world, while Sri Lanka is the 63rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.27% of the world: 0.001% for Saint Vincent vs 0.27% for Sri Lanka.
  • For the last 10 years, Saint Vincent has had an average growth rate of -0.65% per year vs +0.57% in Sri Lanka.
  • Since 2006, the population of Saint Vincent has decreased from 112K people to 99.2K (11.4% decline), while Sri Lanka has grown from 20.4M to 22.2M (9.01% growth).

Saint Vincent vs Sri Lanka: population by year and forecast

Saint Vincent
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Saint Vincent Sri Lanka
2100 64,233 20,270,496
2099 64,719 20,383,669
2098 65,205 20,498,567
2097 65,707 20,611,123
2096 66,191 20,723,560
2095 66,692 20,834,629
2094 67,189 20,943,809
2093 67,694 21,052,131
2092 68,186 21,158,833
2091 68,690 21,263,961
2090 69,183 21,371,263
2089 69,691 21,475,426
2088 70,179 21,577,177
2087 70,682 21,677,510
2086 71,173 21,777,420
2085 71,673 21,876,464
2084 72,165 21,970,336
2083 72,653 22,062,801
2082 73,147 22,151,745
2081 73,628 22,240,834
2080 74,106 22,326,555
2079 74,588 22,411,438
2078 75,064 22,489,772
2077 75,534 22,565,028
2076 76,017 22,637,463
2075 76,490 22,707,112
2074 76,975 22,778,489
2073 77,456 22,844,703
2072 77,937 22,905,707
2071 78,428 22,964,866
2070 78,918 23,022,515
2069 79,418 23,076,310
2068 79,922 23,129,541
2067 80,416 23,184,596
2066 80,918 23,234,419
2065 81,436 23,285,901
2064 81,943 23,331,390
2063 82,447 23,372,184
2062 82,953 23,409,522
2061 83,466 23,441,893
2060 83,981 23,474,032
2059 84,495 23,502,132
2058 85,010 23,528,076
2057 85,509 23,550,580
2056 86,020 23,570,923
2055 86,519 23,582,432
2054 87,023 23,591,414
2053 87,498 23,601,371
2052 87,960 23,605,361
2051 88,415 23,606,194
2050 88,851 23,603,330
2049 89,259 23,597,604
2048 89,663 23,587,307
2047 90,071 23,570,881
2046 90,454 23,547,409
2045 90,825 23,515,133
2044 91,157 23,483,546
2043 91,502 23,446,242
2042 91,848 23,404,983
2041 92,169 23,357,358
2040 92,489 23,306,148
2039 92,833 23,248,341
2038 93,191 23,187,512
2037 93,556 23,120,775
2036 93,945 23,053,427
2035 94,368 22,981,808
2034 94,808 22,906,587
2033 95,255 22,826,414
2032 95,747 22,742,267
2031 96,251 22,655,907
2030 96,789 22,564,038
2029 97,354 22,470,759
2028 97,936 22,370,999
2027 98,563 22,266,017
2026 99,237 22,155,543
2025 99,918 22,039,908
2024 100,616 21,916,000
2023 101,323 22,037,000
2022 102,046 22,181,000
2021 102,841 22,156,000
2020 103,526 21,919,000
2019 104,167 21,803,000
2018 104,926 21,670,000
2017 105,663 21,453,000
2016 106,349 21,209,000
2015 106,960 20,970,000
2014 107,535 20,778,000
2013 108,135 20,585,000
2012 108,736 21,169,458
2011 109,349 21,009,048
2010 109,959 20,879,089
2009 110,508 20,756,435
2008 111,028 20,629,378
2007 111,531 20,492,545
2006 112,014 20,352,411
2005 112,450 20,216,524
2004 112,835 20,087,605
2003 113,141 19,951,521
2002 113,347 19,805,752
2001 113,501 19,600,362
2000 113,545 19,293,054
1999 113,366 18,944,731
1998 113,180 18,596,003
1997 113,141 18,248,200
1996 113,119 17,905,018
1995 113,047 17,564,068
1994 112,918 17,275,773
1993 112,735 17,025,918
1992 112,509 16,739,284
1991 112,222 16,475,354
1990 111,812 16,352,458
1989 111,272 16,248,557
1988 110,658 16,078,621
1987 110,001 15,916,576
1986 109,281 15,731,256
1985 108,506 15,544,154
1984 107,687 15,441,860
1983 106,838 15,388,794
1982 105,969 15,286,567
1981 105,073 15,099,414
1980 104,213 14,847,974
1979 103,478 14,579,614
1978 102,775 14,310,128
1977 101,999 14,049,371
1976 101,197 13,796,770
1975 100,387 13,548,984
1974 99,556 13,305,693
1973 98,691 13,060,916
1972 97,790 12,809,205
1971 96,872 12,551,910
1970 95,964 12,287,110
1969 95,058 12,013,858
1968 94,123 11,736,088
1967 93,124 11,457,328
1966 92,052 11,183,928
1965 90,927 10,916,965
1964 89,749 10,653,397
1963 88,523 10,395,040
1962 87,236 10,143,754
1961 85,870 9,899,372
1960 84,388 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).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Saint Vincent decreased by 5,665 people (a 5.06% decline), while Sri Lanka gained 856,589 people (a 4.21% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Saint Vincent lost 7,112 people (a 6.69% decline), while Sri Lanka's population increased by 976,425 people (a 4.6% growth).

Saint Vincent was ranked 180th most populous country in 2006 and is 184th 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) Saint Vincent's population will shrink by 10.5% to 88,851 people with a rank change from 184th to 186th. 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 Saint Vincent's population already peaked in 2000 at 114K people and is projected to decrease to 64.2K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Saint Vincent
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Saint Vincent Sri Lanka
2100 -0.75% -0.56%
2099 -0.74% -0.56%
2098 -0.76% -0.55%
2097 -0.73% -0.54%
2096 -0.75% -0.53%
2095 -0.74% -0.52%
2094 -0.75% -0.51%
2093 -0.72% -0.5%
2092 -0.73% -0.49%
2091 -0.71% -0.5%
2090 -0.73% -0.49%
2089 -0.7% -0.47%
2088 -0.71% -0.46%
2087 -0.69% -0.46%
2086 -0.7% -0.45%
2085 -0.68% -0.43%
2084 -0.67% -0.42%
2083 -0.68% -0.4%
2082 -0.65% -0.4%
2081 -0.64% -0.38%
2080 -0.65% -0.38%
2079 -0.63% -0.35%
2078 -0.62% -0.33%
2077 -0.64% -0.32%
2076 -0.62% -0.31%
2075 -0.63% -0.31%
2074 -0.62% -0.29%
2073 -0.62% -0.27%
2072 -0.63% -0.26%
2071 -0.62% -0.25%
2070 -0.63% -0.23%
2069 -0.63% -0.23%
2068 -0.61% -0.24%
2067 -0.62% -0.21%
2066 -0.64% -0.22%
2065 -0.62% -0.19%
2064 -0.61% -0.17%
2063 -0.61% -0.16%
2062 -0.61% -0.14%
2061 -0.61% -0.14%
2060 -0.61% -0.12%
2059 -0.61% -0.11%
2058 -0.58% -0.1%
2057 -0.59% -0.09%
2056 -0.58% -0.05%
2055 -0.58% -0.04%
2054 -0.54% -0.04%
2053 -0.52% -0.02%
2052 -0.52% -0.004%
2051 -0.49% 0.01%
2050 -0.46% 0.02%
2049 -0.45% 0.04%
2048 -0.45% 0.07%
2047 -0.42% 0.1%
2046 -0.41% 0.14%
2045 -0.37% 0.13%
2044 -0.38% 0.16%
2043 -0.38% 0.18%
2042 -0.35% 0.2%
2041 -0.35% 0.22%
2040 -0.37% 0.25%
2039 -0.38% 0.26%
2038 -0.39% 0.29%
2037 -0.41% 0.29%
2036 -0.45% 0.31%
2035 -0.46% 0.33%
2034 -0.47% 0.35%
2033 -0.51% 0.37%
2032 -0.52% 0.38%
2031 -0.56% 0.41%
2030 -0.58% 0.42%
2029 -0.59% 0.45%
2028 -0.64% 0.47%
2027 -0.68% 0.5%
2026 -0.68% 0.52%
2025 -0.69% 0.57%
2024 -0.7% -0.55%
2023 -0.71% -0.65%
2022 -0.77% 0.11%
2021 -0.66% 1.08%
2020 -0.62% 0.53%
2019 -0.72% 0.61%
2018 -0.7% 1.01%
2017 -0.65% 1.15%
2016 -0.57% 1.14%
2015 -0.53% 0.92%
2014 -0.55% 0.94%
2013 -0.55% -2.76%
2012 -0.56% 0.76%
2011 -0.55% 0.62%
2010 -0.5% 0.59%
2009 -0.47% 0.62%
2008 -0.45% 0.67%
2007 -0.43% 0.69%
2006 -0.39% 0.67%
2005 -0.34% 0.64%
2004 -0.27% 0.68%
2003 -0.18% 0.74%
2002 -0.14% 1.05%
2001 -0.04% 1.59%
2000 0.16% 1.84%
1999 0.16% 1.88%
1998 0.03% 1.91%
1997 0.02% 1.92%
1996 0.06% 1.94%
1995 0.11% 1.67%
1994 0.16% 1.47%
1993 0.2% 1.71%
1992 0.26% 1.6%
1991 0.37% 0.75%
1990 0.49% 0.64%
1989 0.55% 1.06%
1988 0.6% 1.02%
1987 0.66% 1.18%
1986 0.71% 1.2%
1985 0.76% 0.66%
1984 0.79% 0.34%
1983 0.82% 0.67%
1982 0.85% 1.24%
1981 0.83% 1.69%
1980 0.71% 1.84%
1979 0.68% 1.88%
1978 0.76% 1.86%
1977 0.79% 1.83%
1976 0.81% 1.83%
1975 0.83% 1.83%
1974 0.88% 1.87%
1973 0.92% 1.97%
1972 0.95% 2.05%
1971 0.95% 2.16%
1970 0.95% 2.27%
1969 0.99% 2.37%
1968 1.07% 2.43%
1967 1.16% 2.44%
1966 1.24% 2.45%
1965 1.31% 2.47%
1964 1.38% 2.49%
1963 1.48% 2.48%
1962 1.59% 2.47%
1961 1.76% 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 Saint Vincent declined by 0.7%, while Sri Lanka's population declined by 0.55%.

Live population counters

Saint Vincent Sri Lanka
Current population
99237
22185425
Population rank 184/197 63/197
Percent of world population 0.001% 0.27%
One net population change
12.4 hours
4.34 minutes
One birth every
7.12 hours
2.13 minutes
One death every
7.52 hours
2.91 minutes
Daily growth/decline -2 -332
Annual growth/decline -707 -121,000
Annual growth/decline rate -0.7% -0.55%
Population growth rate rank 191/197 188/197
One migration net change every
12.3 hours
17.2 minutes
Annual migration change -714 -30,724
Net migration rank 91/196 165/196
Foreign-born residents 4,820 40,698
Foreign-born residents rank 185/195 156/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.8% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 93/195 190/195

Natural population change vs migration

Saint Vincent
Natural

Migration
Sri Lanka
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Saint Vincent Sri Lanka
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -714 - -30,724
2024 - -737 - -27,245
2023 66 -784 66,111 -28,011
2022 96 -826 95,378 -27,435
2021 -9 -851 121,858 -29,586
2020 -10 -493 170,968 -29,875
2019 206 -982 172,243 -28,426
2018 271 -1,026 183,610 -28,607
2017 340 -1,057 187,993 -22,324
2016 443 -1,089 194,232 -18,388
2015 542 -1,124 201,815 -29,797
2014 580 -1,161 211,541 -33,672
2013 580 -1,190 221,021 -37,754
2012 637 -1,221 229,138 -41,955
2011 676 -1,319 224,461 -90,839
2010 796 -1,371 224,325 -98,060
2009 881 -1,407 200,175 -81,130
2008 904 -1,414 232,225 -97,144
2007 867 -1,363 248,287 -109,695
2006 881 -1,346 248,706 -107,045
2005 949 -1,365 248,683 -118,594
2004 992 -1,349 212,527 -84,795
2003 1,063 -1,315 252,008 -107,573
2002 1,166 -1,333 252,840 -105,718
2001 1,231 -1,375 244,377 19,273
2000 1,279 -1,213 227,060 123,894
1999 1,315 -1,019 206,876 138,799
1998 1,379 -1,308 201,059 150,724
1997 1,496 -1,487 208,193 135,636
1996 1,610 -1,575 215,290 127,236
1995 1,715 -1,608 221,957 117,416
1994 1,786 -1,631 228,904 8,323
1993 1,832 -1,629 226,257 36,232
1992 1,849 -1,602 222,230 88,542
1991 1,821 -1,482 218,117 -1,047
1990 1,825 -1,350 224,454 -195,736
1989 1,843 -1,244 212,401 -33,305
1988 1,876 -1,243 219,184 -58,415
1987 1,937 -1,251 226,414 -63,105
1986 2,020 -1,279 233,782 -26,460
1985 2,128 -1,324 247,836 -80,950
1984 2,248 -1,405 263,175 -225,450
1983 2,411 -1,549 277,768 -209,362
1982 2,477 -1,597 300,030 -163,987
1981 2,429 -1,526 328,096 -89,824
1980 2,362 -1,545 328,155 -63,541
1979 2,575 -1,925 329,791 -57,683
1978 2,581 -1,832 317,055 -50,189
1977 2,622 -1,821 300,038 -45,383
1976 2,694 -1,891 291,816 -41,258
1975 2,775 -1,958 282,496 -37,475
1974 2,863 -2,013 275,521 -33,979
1973 2,952 -2,068 278,577 -30,582
1972 3,033 -2,116 282,494 -27,071
1971 3,102 -2,183 281,200 -22,021
1970 3,161 -2,260 286,719 -16,299
1969 3,200 -2,292 286,218 -10,152
1968 3,218 -2,258 286,642 -7,163
1967 3,212 -2,178 284,738 -6,696
1966 3,194 -2,090 275,549 -6,794
1965 3,165 -2,009 272,422 -7,249
1964 3,130 -1,931 269,584 -7,614
1963 3,086 -1,833 262,880 -8,118
1962 3,073 -1,749 256,719 -8,909
1961 3,059 -1,647 251,087 -10,144
1960 3,029 -1,476 247,631 -12,610

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

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Over the last 10 years, 21.2% of the population change in Saint Vincent is from natural causes (a gain of 2,525 people) and 78.8% is from migration (a loss of 9,393 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, 4,820 residents or 4.8% of the population were not native-born in Saint Vincent, compared to 40,698 people or 0.2% in Sri Lanka.

Biggest cities by population

Saint Vincent
City Population
Kingstown 24.5K
Georgetown 1.68K
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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