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

Sri Lanka and Sweden: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Sri Lanka	Sweden	Sri Lanka	Sweden
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 2006 to 2016, the population of Sri Lanka increased by 856,589 people (a 4.21% growth), while Sweden gained 842,580 people (a 9.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Sri Lanka gained 940,346 (a 4.43% growth), while Sweden's population increased by 740,779 (a 7.47% growth).

Sri Lanka was ranked 55th most populous country in 2006 and is 63rd in 2026. Sweden was ranked 88th in 2006 and ranked 93rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Sri Lanka's population will grow by 6.27% to 23,538,230 people with a rank change from 63rd to 70th. The population of Sweden will increase by 5.68% to 11,269,877 people and will still be ranked 93rd.