The latest officially reported population of Sri Lanka was 21,916,000 in 2024 vs 10,569,709 people in Sweden in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Sri Lanka's population is 22,125,995 people compared to 10,654,722 in Sweden.
Population statistics:
- Sri Lanka's population is 2.08 times bigger than Sweden's.
- Sri Lanka is ranked the 63rd most populous country in the world, while Sweden is the 93rd.
- The countries together account for 0.4% of the world: 0.27% for Sri Lanka vs 0.13% for Sweden.
- For the last 10 years, Sri Lanka has had an average growth rate of +0.57% per year vs +0.88% in Sweden.
- Since 2005, the population of Sri Lanka has increased from 20.2M people to 22.1M (9.45% growth), while Sweden has grown from 9.03M to 10.7M (18% growth).
- Sri Lanka is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 23.5M people compared to the peak of 11.4M people in 2079 for Sweden.
Sri Lanka vs Sweden: live population counter
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| Current population |
22125995
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10654722
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| Population rank | 63/197 | 93/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.27% | 0.13% |
| One net population change |
4.34 minutes
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15.9 minutes
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| One birth every |
2.13 minutes
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5.25 minutes
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| One death every |
2.91 minutes
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5.54 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
19.3 minutes
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10.5 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -27,245 | +50,115 |
| Daily growth/decline | -332 | +91 |
| Annual growth/decline | -121,000 | +33,077 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.55% | +0.31% |
| Population growth rate rank | 187/197 | 148/197 |
Sri Lanka and Sweden: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 9,661,389 | 7,484,656 | - | - |
| 1961 | 9,899,372 | 7,519,998 | 2.46% | 0.47% |
| 1962 | 10,143,754 | 7,561,588 | 2.47% | 0.55% |
| 1963 | 10,395,040 | 7,604,328 | 2.48% | 0.57% |
| 1964 | 10,653,397 | 7,661,354 | 2.49% | 0.75% |
| 1965 | 10,916,965 | 7,733,853 | 2.47% | 0.95% |
| 1966 | 11,183,928 | 7,807,797 | 2.45% | 0.96% |
| 1967 | 11,457,328 | 7,867,931 | 2.44% | 0.77% |
| 1968 | 11,736,088 | 7,912,273 | 2.43% | 0.56% |
| 1969 | 12,013,858 | 7,968,072 | 2.37% | 0.71% |
| 1970 | 12,287,110 | 8,042,801 | 2.27% | 0.94% |
| 1971 | 12,551,910 | 8,098,334 | 2.16% | 0.69% |
| 1972 | 12,809,205 | 8,122,300 | 2.05% | 0.3% |
| 1973 | 13,060,916 | 8,136,312 | 1.97% | 0.17% |
| 1974 | 13,305,693 | 8,159,955 | 1.87% | 0.29% |
| 1975 | 13,548,984 | 8,192,437 | 1.83% | 0.4% |
| 1976 | 13,796,770 | 8,222,286 | 1.83% | 0.36% |
| 1977 | 14,049,371 | 8,251,540 | 1.83% | 0.36% |
| 1978 | 14,310,128 | 8,275,599 | 1.86% | 0.29% |
| 1979 | 14,579,614 | 8,293,678 | 1.88% | 0.22% |
| 1980 | 14,847,974 | 8,310,531 | 1.84% | 0.2% |
| 1981 | 15,099,414 | 8,320,503 | 1.69% | 0.12% |
| 1982 | 15,286,567 | 8,325,263 | 1.24% | 0.06% |
| 1983 | 15,388,794 | 8,329,033 | 0.67% | 0.05% |
| 1984 | 15,441,860 | 8,336,605 | 0.34% | 0.09% |
| 1985 | 15,544,154 | 8,350,386 | 0.66% | 0.17% |
| 1986 | 15,731,256 | 8,369,829 | 1.2% | 0.23% |
| 1987 | 15,916,576 | 8,397,804 | 1.18% | 0.33% |
| 1988 | 16,078,621 | 8,436,489 | 1.02% | 0.46% |
| 1989 | 16,248,557 | 8,492,964 | 1.06% | 0.67% |
| 1990 | 16,352,458 | 8,558,835 | 0.64% | 0.78% |
| 1991 | 16,475,354 | 8,617,375 | 0.75% | 0.68% |
| 1992 | 16,739,284 | 8,668,067 | 1.6% | 0.59% |
| 1993 | 17,025,918 | 8,718,561 | 1.71% | 0.58% |
| 1994 | 17,275,773 | 8,780,745 | 1.47% | 0.71% |
| 1995 | 17,564,068 | 8,826,939 | 1.67% | 0.53% |
| 1996 | 17,905,018 | 8,840,998 | 1.94% | 0.16% |
| 1997 | 18,248,200 | 8,846,062 | 1.92% | 0.06% |
| 1998 | 18,596,003 | 8,850,974 | 1.91% | 0.06% |
| 1999 | 18,944,731 | 8,857,874 | 1.88% | 0.08% |
| 2000 | 19,293,054 | 8,872,109 | 1.84% | 0.16% |
| 2001 | 19,600,362 | 8,895,960 | 1.59% | 0.27% |
| 2002 | 19,805,752 | 8,924,958 | 1.05% | 0.33% |
| 2003 | 19,951,521 | 8,958,229 | 0.74% | 0.37% |
| 2004 | 20,087,605 | 8,993,531 | 0.68% | 0.39% |
| 2005 | 20,216,524 | 9,029,572 | 0.64% | 0.4% |
| 2006 | 20,352,411 | 9,080,505 | 0.67% | 0.56% |
| 2007 | 20,492,545 | 9,148,092 | 0.69% | 0.74% |
| 2008 | 20,629,378 | 9,219,637 | 0.67% | 0.78% |
| 2009 | 20,756,435 | 9,298,515 | 0.62% | 0.86% |
| 2010 | 20,879,089 | 9,378,126 | 0.59% | 0.86% |
| 2011 | 21,009,048 | 9,449,213 | 0.62% | 0.76% |
| 2012 | 21,169,458 | 9,519,374 | 0.76% | 0.74% |
| 2013 | 20,585,000 | 9,600,379 | -2.76% | 0.85% |
| 2014 | 20,778,000 | 9,696,110 | 0.94% | 1% |
| 2015 | 20,970,000 | 9,799,186 | 0.92% | 1.06% |
| 2016 | 21,209,000 | 9,923,085 | 1.14% | 1.26% |
| 2017 | 21,453,000 | 10,057,698 | 1.15% | 1.36% |
| 2018 | 21,670,000 | 10,175,214 | 1.01% | 1.17% |
| 2019 | 21,803,000 | 10,278,887 | 0.61% | 1.02% |
| 2020 | 21,919,000 | 10,353,442 | 0.53% | 0.73% |
| 2021 | 22,156,000 | 10,415,811 | 1.08% | 0.6% |
| 2022 | 22,181,000 | 10,486,941 | 0.11% | 0.68% |
| 2023 | 22,037,000 | 10,536,632 | -0.65% | 0.47% |
| 2024 | 21,916,000 | 10,569,709 | -0.55% | 0.31% |
| 2025 | 22,035,440 | 10,619,177 | 0.54% | 0.47% |
| 2026 | 22,148,172 | 10,663,427 | 0.51% | 0.42% |
| 2027 | 22,255,601 | 10,703,497 | 0.49% | 0.38% |
| 2028 | 22,357,682 | 10,740,420 | 0.46% | 0.34% |
| 2029 | 22,453,922 | 10,773,692 | 0.43% | 0.31% |
| 2030 | 22,546,245 | 10,803,699 | 0.41% | 0.28% |
| 2031 | 22,635,106 | 10,830,583 | 0.39% | 0.25% |
| 2032 | 22,720,118 | 10,855,855 | 0.38% | 0.23% |
| 2033 | 22,802,043 | 10,880,544 | 0.36% | 0.23% |
| 2034 | 22,879,527 | 10,903,924 | 0.34% | 0.21% |
| 2035 | 22,952,739 | 10,926,433 | 0.32% | 0.21% |
| 2036 | 23,022,027 | 10,949,062 | 0.3% | 0.21% |
| 2037 | 23,088,877 | 10,971,259 | 0.29% | 0.2% |
| 2038 | 23,152,480 | 10,993,203 | 0.28% | 0.2% |
| 2039 | 23,211,633 | 11,015,926 | 0.26% | 0.21% |
| 2040 | 23,265,986 | 11,039,663 | 0.23% | 0.22% |
| 2041 | 23,315,260 | 11,063,604 | 0.21% | 0.22% |
| 2042 | 23,359,578 | 11,088,299 | 0.19% | 0.22% |
| 2043 | 23,398,752 | 11,113,927 | 0.17% | 0.23% |
| 2044 | 23,433,096 | 11,139,125 | 0.15% | 0.23% |
| 2045 | 23,464,943 | 11,163,492 | 0.14% | 0.22% |
| 2046 | 23,492,738 | 11,186,803 | 0.12% | 0.21% |
| 2047 | 23,512,629 | 11,209,183 | 0.08% | 0.2% |
| 2048 | 23,525,953 | 11,230,526 | 0.06% | 0.19% |
| 2049 | 23,533,940 | 11,250,663 | 0.03% | 0.18% |
| 2050 | 23,538,230 | 11,269,877 | 0.02% | 0.17% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Sri Lanka increased by 753,476 people (a 3.73% growth), while Sweden gained 769,614 people (a 8.52% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Sri Lanka gained 1,155,995 (a 5.51% growth), while Sweden's population increased by 855,536 (a 8.73% growth).
Sri Lanka was ranked 53rd most populous country in 2005 and is 63rd in 2025. Sweden was ranked 88th in 2005 and ranked 93rd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Sri Lanka's population will grow by 6.38% to 23,538,230 people with a rank change from 63rd to 70th. The population of Sweden will increase by 5.77% to 11,269,877 people and will still be ranked 93rd.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Colombo | 753K |
| 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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| City | Population |
| Stockholm | 985K |
| Gothenburg | 675K |
| Malmo | 339K |
| Uppsala | 175K |
| Norrkoping | 98.2K |
| Umea | 94.2K |
| Solna | 85.8K |
| Sodertalje | 78.4K |
| Sollentuna | 77.7K |
| Halmstad | 73K |
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Population differences between Sri Lanka and Sweden
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| Life expectancy | 77.9 years | 83.6 years |
| Average age | 35.8 years | 41.9 years |
| Median age | 34.1 years | 41.1 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.4:51.6 | 50.4:49.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.97 births per woman | 1.45 births per woman |
| Population density | 918 ppl/mi² | 67.2 ppl/mi² |
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