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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Singapore was 6,036,860 in 2024 vs 21,916,000 people in Sri Lanka in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Singapore's population is 6,125,852 people compared to 22,185,425 in Sri Lanka.

Population statistics:

  • Sri Lanka's population is 3.62 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 0.27% for Sri Lanka.
  • For the last 10 years, Singapore has had an average growth rate of +1.04% per year vs +0.57% in Sri Lanka.
  • Since 2006, the population of Singapore has increased from 4.4M people to 6.13M (39.2% growth), while Sri Lanka has grown from 20.4M to 22.2M (9.01% growth).

Singapore vs Sri Lanka: population by year and forecast

Singapore
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Singapore Sri Lanka
2100 4,344,248 20,270,496
2099 4,387,645 20,383,669
2098 4,435,189 20,498,567
2097 4,483,484 20,611,123
2096 4,533,994 20,723,560
2095 4,585,243 20,834,629
2094 4,639,568 20,943,809
2093 4,692,749 21,052,131
2092 4,745,364 21,158,833
2091 4,802,089 21,263,961
2090 4,859,572 21,371,263
2089 4,919,853 21,475,426
2088 4,977,701 21,577,177
2087 5,036,662 21,677,510
2086 5,096,772 21,777,420
2085 5,155,480 21,876,464
2084 5,212,381 21,970,336
2083 5,269,612 22,062,801
2082 5,327,281 22,151,745
2081 5,383,608 22,240,834
2080 5,438,023 22,326,555
2079 5,491,695 22,411,438
2078 5,541,781 22,489,772
2077 5,589,429 22,565,028
2076 5,632,686 22,637,463
2075 5,679,862 22,707,112
2074 5,725,351 22,778,489
2073 5,764,008 22,844,703
2072 5,799,655 22,905,707
2071 5,833,262 22,964,866
2070 5,864,115 23,022,515
2069 5,896,709 23,076,310
2068 5,927,631 23,129,541
2067 5,955,955 23,184,596
2066 5,988,826 23,234,419
2065 6,020,244 23,285,901
2064 6,046,805 23,331,390
2063 6,069,231 23,372,184
2062 6,093,782 23,409,522
2061 6,116,847 23,441,893
2060 6,142,295 23,474,032
2059 6,163,191 23,502,132
2058 6,185,611 23,528,076
2057 6,203,303 23,550,580
2056 6,221,491 23,570,923
2055 6,240,206 23,582,432
2054 6,261,488 23,591,414
2053 6,277,678 23,601,371
2052 6,290,046 23,605,361
2051 6,307,270 23,606,194
2050 6,325,698 23,603,330
2049 6,342,616 23,597,604
2048 6,355,818 23,587,307
2047 6,373,684 23,570,881
2046 6,387,901 23,547,409
2045 6,399,811 23,515,133
2044 6,412,802 23,483,546
2043 6,420,804 23,446,242
2042 6,427,555 23,404,983
2041 6,433,153 23,357,358
2040 6,434,727 23,306,148
2039 6,431,367 23,248,341
2038 6,422,540 23,187,512
2037 6,410,923 23,120,775
2036 6,398,937 23,053,427
2035 6,382,637 22,981,808
2034 6,360,610 22,906,587
2033 6,333,556 22,826,414
2032 6,306,749 22,742,267
2031 6,277,847 22,655,907
2030 6,250,608 22,564,038
2029 6,221,161 22,470,759
2028 6,186,754 22,370,999
2027 6,150,947 22,266,017
2026 6,116,548 22,155,543
2025 6,078,250 22,039,908
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 (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 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 518,569 people (a 9.25% growth), while Sri Lanka's population increased by 976,425 people (a 4.6% 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 3.26% to 6,325,698 people with a rank change from 113th to 118th. The population of Sri Lanka will increase by 6.39% to 23,603,330 people and rank change from 63rd to 70th.

Singapore is projected to reach its peak in 2040 at 6.43M people compared to the peak of 23.6M 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 0.69% 0.57%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Singapore grew by 2.01%, while Sri Lanka's population declined by 0.55%.

Live population counters

Singapore Sri Lanka
Current population
6125852
22185425
Population rank 113/197 63/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.27%
One net population change
4.41 minutes
4.34 minutes
One birth every
12 minutes
2.13 minutes
One death every
14.3 minutes
2.91 minutes
Daily growth/decline +327 -332
Annual growth/decline +119,212 -121,000
Annual growth/decline rate +2.01% -0.55%
Population growth rate rank 50/197 188/197
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 - 20,011 - -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 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 54.8% of the population change in Singapore is from natural causes (a gain of 195,953 people) and 45.2% is from migration (a gain of 161,805 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, 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
Bukit Merah 152K
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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