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

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The latest officially reported population of Singapore was 6,111,175 in 2025 vs 21,756,000 people in Sri Lanka in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Singapore's population is 6,167,445 people compared to 21,926,160 in Sri Lanka.

Population statistics:

  • Sri Lanka's population is 3.56 times bigger than Singapore's.
  • Singapore is ranked the 113th most populous country in the world, while Sri Lanka is the 63rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.34% of the world: 0.07% for Singapore vs 0.26% for Sri Lanka.
  • For the last 10 years, Singapore has had an average growth rate of +1.04% per year vs +0.42% in Sri Lanka.
  • Since 2006, the population of Singapore has increased from 4.4M people to 6.17M (40.1% growth), while Sri Lanka has grown from 20.4M to 21.9M (7.73% growth).

Singapore vs Sri Lanka: population by year and forecast

Singapore
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Singapore Sri Lanka
2100 4,367,779 20,009,380
2099 4,411,412 20,121,095
2098 4,459,213 20,234,513
2097 4,507,770 20,345,619
2096 4,558,553 20,456,607
2095 4,610,080 20,566,246
2094 4,664,700 20,674,019
2093 4,718,168 20,780,946
2092 4,771,068 20,886,274
2091 4,828,101 20,990,047
2090 4,885,895 21,095,968
2089 4,946,502 21,198,788
2088 5,004,664 21,299,229
2087 5,063,944 21,398,269
2086 5,124,380 21,496,892
2085 5,183,406 21,594,661
2084 5,240,616 21,687,323
2083 5,298,156 21,778,597
2082 5,356,138 21,866,395
2081 5,412,770 21,954,337
2080 5,467,479 22,038,953
2079 5,521,442 22,122,744
2078 5,571,799 22,200,069
2077 5,619,705 22,274,355
2076 5,663,197 22,345,857
2075 5,710,629 22,414,609
2074 5,756,364 22,485,066
2073 5,795,230 22,550,427
2072 5,831,071 22,610,645
2071 5,864,860 22,669,042
2070 5,895,880 22,725,948
2069 5,928,650 22,779,050
2068 5,959,740 22,831,596
2067 5,988,217 22,885,941
2066 6,021,266 22,935,123
2065 6,052,854 22,985,942
2064 6,079,559 23,030,844
2063 6,102,106 23,071,114
2062 6,126,791 23,107,970
2061 6,149,980 23,139,924
2060 6,175,566 23,171,649
2059 6,196,576 23,199,387
2058 6,219,117 23,224,997
2057 6,236,905 23,247,211
2056 6,255,191 23,267,292
2055 6,274,008 23,278,653
2054 6,295,405 23,287,520
2053 6,311,683 23,297,347
2052 6,324,118 23,301,287
2051 6,341,435 23,302,108
2050 6,359,963 23,299,282
2049 6,376,972 23,293,630
2048 6,390,246 23,283,465
2047 6,408,209 23,267,251
2046 6,422,503 23,244,081
2045 6,434,477 23,212,221
2044 6,447,538 23,181,041
2043 6,455,584 23,144,217
2042 6,462,372 23,103,489
2041 6,468,000 23,056,478
2040 6,469,582 23,005,928
2039 6,466,204 22,948,866
2038 6,457,329 22,888,821
2037 6,445,649 22,822,943
2036 6,433,599 22,756,462
2035 6,417,210 22,685,766
2034 6,395,064 22,611,514
2033 6,367,864 22,532,374
2032 6,340,911 22,449,310
2031 6,311,853 22,364,063
2030 6,284,466 22,273,377
2029 6,254,860 22,181,300
2028 6,220,267 22,082,826
2027 6,184,266 21,979,196
2026 6,149,680 21,870,145
2025 6,111,175 21,756,000
2024 6,036,860 21,916,000
2023 5,917,648 22,037,000
2022 5,637,022 22,181,000
2021 5,453,566 22,156,000
2020 5,685,807 21,919,000
2019 5,703,569 21,803,000
2018 5,638,676 21,670,000
2017 5,612,253 21,453,000
2016 5,607,283 21,209,000
2015 5,535,002 20,970,000
2014 5,469,724 20,778,000
2013 5,399,162 20,585,000
2012 5,312,437 21,169,458
2011 5,183,688 21,009,048
2010 5,076,732 20,879,089
2009 4,987,573 20,756,435
2008 4,839,396 20,629,378
2007 4,588,599 20,492,545
2006 4,401,365 20,352,411
2005 4,265,762 20,216,524
2004 4,166,664 20,087,605
2003 4,114,826 19,951,521
2002 4,175,950 19,805,752
2001 4,138,012 19,600,362
2000 4,027,887 19,293,054
1999 3,958,723 18,944,731
1998 3,927,213 18,596,003
1997 3,796,038 18,248,200
1996 3,670,704 17,905,018
1995 3,524,506 17,564,068
1994 3,419,048 17,275,773
1993 3,313,471 17,025,918
1992 3,230,698 16,739,284
1991 3,135,083 16,475,354
1990 3,047,132 16,352,458
1989 2,930,901 16,248,557
1988 2,846,108 16,078,621
1987 2,774,789 15,916,576
1986 2,733,373 15,731,256
1985 2,735,957 15,544,154
1984 2,732,221 15,441,860
1983 2,681,061 15,388,794
1982 2,646,466 15,286,567
1981 2,532,835 15,099,414
1980 2,413,945 14,847,974
1979 2,383,500 14,579,614
1978 2,353,600 14,310,128
1977 2,325,300 14,049,371
1976 2,293,300 13,796,770
1975 2,262,600 13,548,984
1974 2,229,800 13,305,693
1973 2,193,000 13,060,916
1972 2,152,400 12,809,205
1971 2,112,900 12,551,910
1970 2,074,507 12,287,110
1969 2,042,500 12,013,858
1968 2,012,000 11,736,088
1967 1,977,600 11,457,328
1966 1,934,400 11,183,928
1965 1,886,900 10,916,965
1964 1,841,600 10,653,397
1963 1,795,000 10,395,040
1962 1,750,200 10,143,754
1961 1,702,400 9,899,372
1960 1,646,400 9,661,389

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Singapore increased by 1,205,918 people (a 27.4% growth), while Sri Lanka gained 856,589 people (a 4.21% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Singapore gained 560,162 people (a 9.99% growth), while Sri Lanka's population increased by 717,160 people (a 3.38% growth).

Singapore was ranked 117th most populous country in 2006 and is 113th 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) Singapore's population will grow by 3.12% to 6,359,963 people with a rank change from 113th to 117th. The population of Sri Lanka will increase by 6.26% to 23,299,282 people and rank change from 63rd to 71st.

Singapore is projected to reach its peak in 2040 at 6.47M people compared to the peak of 23.3M people in 2051 for Sri Lanka.

Population growth rate by year

Singapore
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Singapore Sri Lanka
2100 -0.99% -0.56%
2099 -1.07% -0.56%
2098 -1.08% -0.55%
2097 -1.11% -0.54%
2096 -1.12% -0.53%
2095 -1.17% -0.52%
2094 -1.13% -0.51%
2093 -1.11% -0.5%
2092 -1.18% -0.49%
2091 -1.18% -0.5%
2090 -1.23% -0.49%
2089 -1.16% -0.47%
2088 -1.17% -0.46%
2087 -1.18% -0.46%
2086 -1.14% -0.45%
2085 -1.09% -0.43%
2084 -1.09% -0.42%
2083 -1.08% -0.4%
2082 -1.05% -0.4%
2081 -1% -0.38%
2080 -0.98% -0.38%
2079 -0.9% -0.35%
2078 -0.85% -0.33%
2077 -0.77% -0.32%
2076 -0.83% -0.31%
2075 -0.79% -0.31%
2074 -0.67% -0.29%
2073 -0.61% -0.27%
2072 -0.58% -0.26%
2071 -0.53% -0.25%
2070 -0.55% -0.23%
2069 -0.52% -0.23%
2068 -0.48% -0.24%
2067 -0.55% -0.21%
2066 -0.52% -0.22%
2065 -0.44% -0.19%
2064 -0.37% -0.17%
2063 -0.4% -0.16%
2062 -0.38% -0.14%
2061 -0.41% -0.14%
2060 -0.34% -0.12%
2059 -0.36% -0.11%
2058 -0.29% -0.1%
2057 -0.29% -0.09%
2056 -0.3% -0.05%
2055 -0.34% -0.04%
2054 -0.26% -0.04%
2053 -0.2% -0.02%
2052 -0.27% -0.004%
2051 -0.29% 0.01%
2050 -0.27% 0.02%
2049 -0.21% 0.04%
2048 -0.28% 0.07%
2047 -0.22% 0.1%
2046 -0.19% 0.14%
2045 -0.2% 0.13%
2044 -0.12% 0.16%
2043 -0.11% 0.18%
2042 -0.09% 0.2%
2041 -0.02% 0.22%
2040 0.05% 0.25%
2039 0.14% 0.26%
2038 0.18% 0.29%
2037 0.19% 0.29%
2036 0.26% 0.31%
2035 0.35% 0.33%
2034 0.43% 0.35%
2033 0.43% 0.37%
2032 0.46% 0.38%
2031 0.44% 0.41%
2030 0.47% 0.42%
2029 0.56% 0.45%
2028 0.58% 0.47%
2027 0.56% 0.5%
2026 0.63% 0.52%
2025 1.23% -0.73%
2024 2.01% -0.55%
2023 4.98% -0.65%
2022 3.36% 0.11%
2021 -4.08% 1.08%
2020 -0.31% 0.53%
2019 1.15% 0.61%
2018 0.47% 1.01%
2017 0.09% 1.15%
2016 1.31% 1.14%
2015 1.19% 0.92%
2014 1.31% 0.94%
2013 1.63% -2.76%
2012 2.48% 0.76%
2011 2.11% 0.62%
2010 1.79% 0.59%
2009 3.06% 0.62%
2008 5.47% 0.67%
2007 4.25% 0.69%
2006 3.18% 0.67%
2005 2.38% 0.64%
2004 1.26% 0.68%
2003 -1.46% 0.74%
2002 0.92% 1.05%
2001 2.73% 1.59%
2000 1.75% 1.84%
1999 0.8% 1.88%
1998 3.46% 1.91%
1997 3.41% 1.92%
1996 4.15% 1.94%
1995 3.08% 1.67%
1994 3.19% 1.47%
1993 2.56% 1.71%
1992 3.05% 1.6%
1991 2.89% 0.75%
1990 3.97% 0.64%
1989 2.98% 1.06%
1988 2.57% 1.02%
1987 1.52% 1.18%
1986 -0.09% 1.2%
1985 0.14% 0.66%
1984 1.91% 0.34%
1983 1.31% 0.67%
1982 4.49% 1.24%
1981 4.93% 1.69%
1980 1.28% 1.84%
1979 1.27% 1.88%
1978 1.22% 1.86%
1977 1.4% 1.83%
1976 1.36% 1.83%
1975 1.47% 1.83%
1974 1.68% 1.87%
1973 1.89% 1.97%
1972 1.87% 2.05%
1971 1.85% 2.16%
1970 1.57% 2.27%
1969 1.52% 2.37%
1968 1.74% 2.43%
1967 2.23% 2.44%
1966 2.52% 2.45%
1965 2.46% 2.47%
1964 2.6% 2.49%
1963 2.56% 2.48%
1962 2.81% 2.47%
1961 3.4% 2.46%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Singapore grew by 1.23%, while Sri Lanka's population declined by 0.73%.

Live population counters

Singapore Sri Lanka
Current population
6167445
21926160
Population rank 113/197 63/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.26%
One net population change
7.09 minutes
3.29 minutes
One birth every
11.8 minutes
2.37 minutes
One death every
14.5 minutes
3.07 minutes
Daily growth/decline +204 -438
Annual growth/decline +74,315 -160,000
Annual growth/decline rate +1.23% -0.73%
Population growth rate rank 83/197 190/197
One migration net change every
31.2 minutes
17.2 minutes
Annual migration change +16,892 -30,724
Net migration rank 36/196 165/196
Foreign-born residents 2,841,665 40,698
Foreign-born residents rank 26/195 156/195
Foreign-born share of population 48.7% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 9/195 190/195

Natural population change vs migration

Singapore
Natural

Migration
Sri Lanka
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Singapore Sri Lanka
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 16,892 - -30,724
2024 8,451 20,011 50,407 -27,245
2023 7,101 26,996 66,111 -28,011
2022 9,019 214,842 95,378 -27,435
2021 15,270 -44,030 121,858 -29,586
2020 18,763 -145,556 170,968 -29,875
2019 21,674 870 172,243 -28,426
2018 21,427 21,820 183,610 -28,607
2017 21,888 -8,880 187,993 -22,324
2016 25,794 13,737 194,232 -18,388
2015 27,121 41,852 201,815 -29,797
2014 27,896 40,154 211,541 -33,672
2013 25,376 52,176 221,021 -37,754
2012 29,750 78,501 229,138 -41,955
2011 25,919 89,856 224,461 -90,839
2010 24,876 72,571 224,325 -98,060
2009 27,930 95,841 200,175 -81,130
2008 28,068 176,182 232,225 -97,144
2007 26,614 192,292 248,287 -109,695
2006 25,968 135,625 248,706 -107,045
2005 24,741 92,023 248,683 -118,594
2004 24,583 50,487 212,527 -84,795
2003 24,689 -30,012 252,008 -107,573
2002 29,231 -40,023 252,840 -105,718
2001 31,035 45,027 244,377 19,273
2000 37,057 55,218 227,060 123,894
1999 32,857 19,681 206,876 138,799
1998 33,381 51,905 201,059 150,724
1997 37,960 95,241 208,193 135,636
1996 38,542 102,018 215,290 127,236
1995 38,065 91,947 221,957 117,416
1994 39,319 71,170 228,904 8,323
1993 40,425 58,820 226,257 36,232
1992 39,091 54,359 222,230 88,542
1991 39,188 57,821 218,117 -1,047
1990 41,136 66,950 224,454 -195,736
1989 36,929 68,031 212,401 -33,305
1988 42,407 40,976 219,184 -58,415
1987 33,020 25,411 226,414 -63,105
1986 27,880 -7,858 233,782 -26,460
1985 32,010 -31,036 247,836 -80,950
1984 31,967 -4,396 263,175 -225,450
1983 30,296 11,699 277,768 -209,362
1982 33,346 41,568 300,030 -163,987
1981 32,167 85,869 328,096 -89,824
1980 30,657 42,433 328,155 -63,541
1979 28,363 -2,384 329,791 -57,683
1978 27,537 436 317,055 -50,189
1977 26,508 2,757 300,038 -45,383
1976 31,189 949 291,816 -41,258
1975 28,509 4,104 282,496 -37,475
1974 31,664 2,748 275,521 -33,979
1973 36,404 -495 278,577 -30,582
1972 38,098 -1,631 282,494 -27,071
1971 35,708 573 281,200 -22,021
1970 35,059 4,024 286,719 -16,299
1969 34,314 6,763 286,218 -10,152
1968 36,216 6,792 286,642 -7,163
1967 40,145 6,006 284,738 -6,696
1966 44,298 3,507 275,549 -6,794
1965 45,474 4,199 272,422 -7,249
1964 47,697 3,043 269,584 -7,614
1963 49,542 2,668 262,880 -8,118
1962 48,830 3,714 256,719 -8,909
1961 49,880 3,490 251,087 -10,144
1960 51,533 2,008 247,631 -12,610

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 55.5% of the population change in Singapore is from natural causes (a gain of 176,508 people) and 44.5% is from migration (a gain of 141,662 people). In Sri Lanka 84.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,444,615 people) and 15.7% is from migration (a loss of 269,694 people).

As of 2024, 2,841,665 residents or 48.7% of the population were not native-born in Singapore, compared to 40,698 people or 0.2% in Sri Lanka.

Biggest cities by population

Singapore
City Population
Singapore 5.87M
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 (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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