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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Slovenia was 2,127,400 in 2024 vs 21,916,000 people in Sri Lanka in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Slovenia's population is 2,124,138 people compared to 22,185,425 in Sri Lanka.

Population statistics:

  • Sri Lanka's population is 10.4 times bigger than Slovenia's.
  • Slovenia is ranked the 147th most populous country in the world, while Sri Lanka is the 63rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.29% of the world: 0.03% for Slovenia vs 0.27% for Sri Lanka.
  • For the last 10 years, Slovenia has had an average growth rate of +0.29% per year vs +0.57% in Sri Lanka.
  • Since 2006, the population of Slovenia has increased from 2.01M people to 2.12M (5.84% growth), while Sri Lanka has grown from 20.4M to 22.2M (9.01% growth).

Slovenia vs Sri Lanka: population by year and forecast

Slovenia
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Slovenia Sri Lanka
2100 1,640,541 20,270,496
2099 1,644,752 20,383,669
2098 1,648,834 20,498,567
2097 1,653,196 20,611,123
2096 1,657,434 20,723,560
2095 1,661,656 20,834,629
2094 1,665,825 20,943,809
2093 1,670,076 21,052,131
2092 1,674,280 21,158,833
2091 1,678,462 21,263,961
2090 1,682,998 21,371,263
2089 1,687,376 21,475,426
2088 1,691,788 21,577,177
2087 1,696,409 21,677,510
2086 1,701,325 21,777,420
2085 1,706,189 21,876,464
2084 1,711,157 21,970,336
2083 1,716,396 22,062,801
2082 1,721,709 22,151,745
2081 1,727,302 22,240,834
2080 1,733,405 22,326,555
2079 1,739,518 22,411,438
2078 1,746,152 22,489,772
2077 1,752,783 22,565,028
2076 1,759,639 22,637,463
2075 1,766,867 22,707,112
2074 1,774,528 22,778,489
2073 1,782,697 22,844,703
2072 1,790,658 22,905,707
2071 1,798,960 22,964,866
2070 1,807,483 23,022,515
2069 1,816,607 23,076,310
2068 1,825,849 23,129,541
2067 1,834,865 23,184,596
2066 1,844,034 23,234,419
2065 1,853,651 23,285,901
2064 1,863,550 23,331,390
2063 1,873,173 23,372,184
2062 1,882,832 23,409,522
2061 1,892,739 23,441,893
2060 1,902,939 23,474,032
2059 1,912,861 23,502,132
2058 1,922,175 23,528,076
2057 1,932,119 23,550,580
2056 1,941,469 23,570,923
2055 1,950,861 23,582,432
2054 1,959,953 23,591,414
2053 1,968,641 23,601,371
2052 1,977,227 23,605,361
2051 1,985,279 23,606,194
2050 1,993,115 23,603,330
2049 2,000,477 23,597,604
2048 2,007,283 23,587,307
2047 2,014,140 23,570,881
2046 2,020,756 23,547,409
2045 2,027,366 23,515,133
2044 2,033,871 23,483,546
2043 2,040,173 23,446,242
2042 2,046,339 23,404,983
2041 2,052,041 23,357,358
2040 2,057,278 23,306,148
2039 2,062,718 23,248,341
2038 2,067,922 23,187,512
2037 2,073,705 23,120,775
2036 2,079,201 23,053,427
2035 2,084,471 22,981,808
2034 2,089,430 22,906,587
2033 2,094,601 22,826,414
2032 2,099,622 22,742,267
2031 2,104,690 22,655,907
2030 2,109,416 22,564,038
2029 2,113,874 22,470,759
2028 2,118,053 22,370,999
2027 2,121,324 22,266,017
2026 2,124,138 22,155,543
2025 2,126,340 22,039,908
2024 2,127,400 21,916,000
2023 2,120,461 22,037,000
2022 2,112,076 22,181,000
2021 2,108,079 22,156,000
2020 2,102,419 21,919,000
2019 2,088,385 21,803,000
2018 2,073,894 21,670,000
2017 2,066,388 21,453,000
2016 2,065,042 21,209,000
2015 2,063,531 20,970,000
2014 2,061,980 20,778,000
2013 2,059,953 20,585,000
2012 2,057,159 21,169,458
2011 2,052,843 21,009,048
2010 2,048,583 20,879,089
2009 2,039,669 20,756,435
2008 2,021,316 20,629,378
2007 2,018,122 20,492,545
2006 2,006,868 20,352,411
2005 2,000,474 20,216,524
2004 1,997,012 20,087,605
2003 1,995,733 19,951,521
2002 1,994,530 19,805,752
2001 1,992,060 19,600,362
2000 1,988,925 19,293,054
1999 1,983,045 18,944,731
1998 1,981,629 18,596,003
1997 1,985,956 18,248,200
1996 1,988,628 17,905,018
1995 1,989,872 17,564,068
1994 1,989,443 17,275,773
1993 1,991,746 17,025,918
1992 1,996,498 16,739,284
1991 1,999,429 16,475,354
1990 1,998,161 16,352,458
1989 1,996,351 16,248,557
1988 1,995,196 16,078,621
1987 1,989,776 15,916,576
1986 1,965,964 15,731,256
1985 1,941,641 15,544,154
1984 1,932,154 15,441,860
1983 1,922,321 15,388,794
1982 1,910,334 15,286,567
1981 1,906,531 15,099,414
1980 1,901,315 14,847,974
1979 1,882,599 14,579,614
1978 1,862,548 14,310,128
1977 1,842,377 14,049,371
1976 1,820,249 13,796,770
1975 1,793,581 13,548,984
1974 1,776,132 13,305,693
1973 1,766,697 13,060,916
1972 1,752,233 12,809,205
1971 1,738,335 12,551,910
1970 1,724,891 12,287,110
1969 1,713,874 12,013,858
1968 1,704,546 11,736,088
1967 1,689,528 11,457,328
1966 1,669,905 11,183,928
1965 1,649,160 10,916,965
1964 1,632,114 10,653,397
1963 1,616,971 10,395,040
1962 1,603,649 10,143,754
1961 1,594,131 9,899,372
1960 1,584,720 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/slovenia/sri-lanka | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Slovenia increased by 58,174 people (a 2.9% growth), while Sri Lanka gained 856,589 people (a 4.21% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Slovenia gained 59,096 people (a 2.86% growth), while Sri Lanka's population increased by 976,425 people (a 4.6% growth).

Slovenia was ranked 141st most populous country in 2006 and is 147th 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) Slovenia's population will shrink by 6.17% to 1,993,115 people and will still be ranked 147th. 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 Slovenia's population already peaked in 2024 at 2.13M people and is projected to decrease to 1.64M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Slovenia
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Slovenia Sri Lanka
2100 -0.26% -0.56%
2099 -0.25% -0.56%
2098 -0.26% -0.55%
2097 -0.26% -0.54%
2096 -0.25% -0.53%
2095 -0.25% -0.52%
2094 -0.25% -0.51%
2093 -0.25% -0.5%
2092 -0.25% -0.49%
2091 -0.27% -0.5%
2090 -0.26% -0.49%
2089 -0.26% -0.47%
2088 -0.27% -0.46%
2087 -0.29% -0.46%
2086 -0.29% -0.45%
2085 -0.29% -0.43%
2084 -0.31% -0.42%
2083 -0.31% -0.4%
2082 -0.32% -0.4%
2081 -0.35% -0.38%
2080 -0.35% -0.38%
2079 -0.38% -0.35%
2078 -0.38% -0.33%
2077 -0.39% -0.32%
2076 -0.41% -0.31%
2075 -0.43% -0.31%
2074 -0.46% -0.29%
2073 -0.44% -0.27%
2072 -0.46% -0.26%
2071 -0.47% -0.25%
2070 -0.5% -0.23%
2069 -0.51% -0.23%
2068 -0.49% -0.24%
2067 -0.5% -0.21%
2066 -0.52% -0.22%
2065 -0.53% -0.19%
2064 -0.51% -0.17%
2063 -0.51% -0.16%
2062 -0.52% -0.14%
2061 -0.54% -0.14%
2060 -0.52% -0.12%
2059 -0.48% -0.11%
2058 -0.51% -0.1%
2057 -0.48% -0.09%
2056 -0.48% -0.05%
2055 -0.46% -0.04%
2054 -0.44% -0.04%
2053 -0.43% -0.02%
2052 -0.41% -0.004%
2051 -0.39% 0.01%
2050 -0.37% 0.02%
2049 -0.34% 0.04%
2048 -0.34% 0.07%
2047 -0.33% 0.1%
2046 -0.33% 0.14%
2045 -0.32% 0.13%
2044 -0.31% 0.16%
2043 -0.3% 0.18%
2042 -0.28% 0.2%
2041 -0.25% 0.22%
2040 -0.26% 0.25%
2039 -0.25% 0.26%
2038 -0.28% 0.29%
2037 -0.26% 0.29%
2036 -0.25% 0.31%
2035 -0.24% 0.33%
2034 -0.25% 0.35%
2033 -0.24% 0.37%
2032 -0.24% 0.38%
2031 -0.22% 0.41%
2030 -0.21% 0.42%
2029 -0.2% 0.45%
2028 -0.15% 0.47%
2027 -0.13% 0.5%
2026 -0.1% 0.52%
2025 -0.05% 0.57%
2024 0.33% -0.55%
2023 0.4% -0.65%
2022 0.19% 0.11%
2021 0.27% 1.08%
2020 0.67% 0.53%
2019 0.7% 0.61%
2018 0.36% 1.01%
2017 0.07% 1.15%
2016 0.07% 1.14%
2015 0.08% 0.92%
2014 0.1% 0.94%
2013 0.14% -2.76%
2012 0.21% 0.76%
2011 0.21% 0.62%
2010 0.44% 0.59%
2009 0.91% 0.62%
2008 0.16% 0.67%
2007 0.56% 0.69%
2006 0.32% 0.67%
2005 0.17% 0.64%
2004 0.06% 0.68%
2003 0.06% 0.74%
2002 0.12% 1.05%
2001 0.16% 1.59%
2000 0.3% 1.84%
1999 0.07% 1.88%
1998 -0.22% 1.91%
1997 -0.13% 1.92%
1996 -0.06% 1.94%
1995 0.02% 1.67%
1994 -0.12% 1.47%
1993 -0.24% 1.71%
1992 -0.15% 1.6%
1991 0.06% 0.75%
1990 0.09% 0.64%
1989 0.06% 1.06%
1988 0.27% 1.02%
1987 1.21% 1.18%
1986 1.25% 1.2%
1985 0.49% 0.66%
1984 0.51% 0.34%
1983 0.63% 0.67%
1982 0.2% 1.24%
1981 0.27% 1.69%
1980 0.99% 1.84%
1979 1.08% 1.88%
1978 1.09% 1.86%
1977 1.22% 1.83%
1976 1.49% 1.83%
1975 0.98% 1.83%
1974 0.53% 1.87%
1973 0.83% 1.97%
1972 0.8% 2.05%
1971 0.78% 2.16%
1970 0.64% 2.27%
1969 0.55% 2.37%
1968 0.89% 2.43%
1967 1.18% 2.44%
1966 1.26% 2.45%
1965 1.04% 2.47%
1964 0.94% 2.49%
1963 0.83% 2.48%
1962 0.6% 2.47%
1961 0.59% 2.46%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Slovenia grew by 0.33%, while Sri Lanka's population declined by 0.55%.

Live population counters

Slovenia Sri Lanka
Current population
2124138
22185425
Population rank 147/197 63/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.27%
One net population change
1.26 hours
4.34 minutes
One birth every
31 minutes
2.13 minutes
One death every
24.3 minutes
2.91 minutes
Daily growth/decline +19 -332
Annual growth/decline +6,939 -121,000
Annual growth/decline rate +0.33% -0.55%
Population growth rate rank 148/197 188/197
One migration net change every
3.24 hours
17.2 minutes
Annual migration change +2,711 -30,724
Net migration rank 55/196 165/196
Foreign-born residents 315,122 40,698
Foreign-born residents rank 97/195 156/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.9% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 44/195 190/195

Natural population change vs migration

Slovenia
Natural

Migration
Sri Lanka
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Slovenia Sri Lanka
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 2,711 - -30,724
2024 - 3,319 - -27,245
2023 -4,665 5,339 66,111 -28,011
2022 -4,858 9,014 95,378 -27,435
2021 -4,216 2,477 121,858 -29,586
2020 -5,256 28,514 170,968 -29,875
2019 -1,254 16,352 172,243 -28,426
2018 -1,037 14,640 183,610 -28,607
2017 -207 1,359 187,993 -22,324
2016 826 1,195 194,232 -18,388
2015 826 712 201,815 -29,797
2014 2,268 -70 211,541 -33,672
2013 1,648 639 221,021 -37,754
2012 2,674 1,117 229,138 -41,955
2011 3,285 2,190 224,461 -90,839
2010 3,687 -410 224,325 -98,060
2009 3,060 11,594 200,175 -81,130
2008 3,437 2,971 232,225 -97,144
2007 1,211 14,191 248,287 -109,695
2006 602 6,081 248,706 -107,045
2005 -600 6,317 248,683 -118,594
2004 -599 1,759 212,527 -84,795
2003 -1,996 3,218 252,008 -107,573
2002 -1,197 1,975 252,840 -105,718
2001 -996 4,527 244,377 19,273
2000 -398 3,124 227,060 123,894
1999 -1,388 10,291 206,876 138,799
1998 -1,189 -5,280 201,059 150,724
1997 -794 -1,298 208,193 135,636
1996 0 -2,456 215,290 127,236
1995 0 356 221,957 117,416
1994 199 -153 228,904 8,323
1993 -199 -4,641 226,257 36,232
1992 598 -5,547 222,230 88,542
1991 2,199 -3,325 218,117 -1,047
1990 3,797 618 224,454 -195,736
1989 4,592 -2,718 212,401 -33,305
1988 5,986 -3,023 219,184 -58,415
1987 5,771 2,972 226,414 -63,105
1986 6,094 32,700 233,782 -26,460
1985 6,213 3,404 247,836 -80,950
1984 5,990 3,280 263,175 -225,450
1983 6,343 3,613 277,768 -209,362
1982 9,170 -8,695 300,030 -163,987
1981 10,485 -5,016 328,096 -89,824
1980 11,027 3,128 328,155 -63,541
1979 12,614 2,107 329,791 -57,683
1978 11,920 2,113 317,055 -50,189
1977 12,160 2,584 300,038 -45,383
1976 12,196 2,226 291,816 -41,258
1975 11,658 2,421 282,496 -37,475
1974 11,367 3,145 275,521 -33,979
1973 11,837 2,175 278,577 -30,582
1972 10,513 2,924 282,494 -27,071
1971 10,951 2,286 281,200 -22,021
1970 10,004 260 286,719 -16,299
1969 9,427 685 286,218 -10,152
1968 11,250 438 286,642 -7,163
1967 13,516 -192 284,738 -6,696
1966 15,697 -1,262 275,549 -6,794
1965 14,513 -1,421 272,422 -7,249
1964 12,567 -349 269,584 -7,614
1963 14,068 -180 262,880 -8,118
1962 13,150 148 256,719 -8,909
1961 14,985 -306 251,087 -10,144
1960 12,678 -929 247,631 -12,610

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

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

Over the last 10 years, 18.1% of the population change in Slovenia is from natural causes (a loss of 17,573 people) and 81.9% is from migration (a gain of 79,532 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, 315,122 residents or 14.9% of the population were not native-born in Slovenia, compared to 40,698 people or 0.2% in Sri Lanka.

Biggest cities by population

Slovenia
City Population
Ljubljana 284K
Maribor 114K
Kranj 37.6K
Celje 37.1K
Velenje 25.6K
Novo Mesto 24.2K
Nova Gorica 13K
Izola 11.7K
Murska Sobota 11.2K
Piran 3.79K
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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