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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Sri Lanka was 21,916,000 in 2024 vs 10,569,709 people in Sweden in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Sri Lanka's population is 22,185,425 people compared to 10,680,056 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 91st.
  • 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 2006, the population of Sri Lanka has increased from 20.4M people to 22.2M (9.01% growth), while Sweden has grown from 9.08M to 10.7M (17.6% growth).

Sri Lanka vs Sweden: population by year and forecast

Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
Sweden
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Sri Lanka Sweden
2100 20,270,496 11,357,586
2099 20,383,669 11,361,443
2098 20,498,567 11,365,725
2097 20,611,123 11,366,889
2096 20,723,560 11,368,572
2095 20,834,629 11,371,525
2094 20,943,809 11,374,169
2093 21,052,131 11,376,054
2092 21,158,833 11,378,099
2091 21,263,961 11,379,549
2090 21,371,263 11,381,475
2089 21,475,426 11,384,408
2088 21,577,177 11,387,073
2087 21,677,510 11,390,874
2086 21,777,420 11,398,223
2085 21,876,464 11,403,279
2084 21,970,336 11,408,050
2083 22,062,801 11,411,588
2082 22,151,745 11,416,796
2081 22,240,834 11,418,438
2080 22,326,555 11,420,629
2079 22,411,438 11,420,158
2078 22,489,772 11,418,032
2077 22,565,028 11,415,948
2076 22,637,463 11,412,112
2075 22,707,112 11,407,978
2074 22,778,489 11,404,682
2073 22,844,703 11,401,754
2072 22,905,707 11,398,056
2071 22,964,866 11,393,134
2070 23,022,515 11,389,416
2069 23,076,310 11,385,560
2068 23,129,541 11,384,165
2067 23,184,596 11,383,331
2066 23,234,419 11,383,335
2065 23,285,901 11,382,611
2064 23,331,390 11,381,643
2063 23,372,184 11,381,489
2062 23,409,522 11,382,109
2061 23,441,893 11,379,849
2060 23,474,032 11,378,661
2059 23,502,132 11,376,317
2058 23,528,076 11,372,527
2057 23,550,580 11,367,109
2056 23,570,923 11,361,843
2055 23,582,432 11,354,884
2054 23,591,414 11,347,343
2053 23,601,371 11,336,678
2052 23,605,361 11,322,876
2051 23,606,194 11,306,983
2050 23,603,330 11,287,973
2049 23,597,604 11,268,461
2048 23,587,307 11,247,615
2047 23,570,881 11,225,655
2046 23,547,409 11,202,749
2045 23,515,133 11,178,920
2044 23,483,546 11,153,887
2043 23,446,242 11,128,417
2042 23,404,983 11,102,505
2041 23,357,358 11,078,898
2040 23,306,148 11,054,498
2039 23,248,341 11,031,322
2038 23,187,512 11,008,943
2037 23,120,775 10,987,323
2036 23,053,427 10,964,438
2035 22,981,808 10,941,953
2034 22,906,587 10,919,289
2033 22,826,414 10,895,104
2032 22,742,267 10,869,796
2031 22,655,907 10,844,434
2030 22,564,038 10,815,888
2029 22,470,759 10,784,274
2028 22,370,999 10,749,191
2027 22,266,017 10,710,226
2026 22,155,543 10,668,870
2025 22,039,908 10,621,495
2024 21,916,000 10,569,709
2023 22,037,000 10,536,632
2022 22,181,000 10,486,941
2021 22,156,000 10,415,811
2020 21,919,000 10,353,442
2019 21,803,000 10,278,887
2018 21,670,000 10,175,214
2017 21,453,000 10,057,698
2016 21,209,000 9,923,085
2015 20,970,000 9,799,186
2014 20,778,000 9,696,110
2013 20,585,000 9,600,379
2012 21,169,458 9,519,374
2011 21,009,048 9,449,213
2010 20,879,089 9,378,126
2009 20,756,435 9,298,515
2008 20,629,378 9,219,637
2007 20,492,545 9,148,092
2006 20,352,411 9,080,505
2005 20,216,524 9,029,572
2004 20,087,605 8,993,531
2003 19,951,521 8,958,229
2002 19,805,752 8,924,958
2001 19,600,362 8,895,960
2000 19,293,054 8,872,109
1999 18,944,731 8,857,874
1998 18,596,003 8,850,974
1997 18,248,200 8,846,062
1996 17,905,018 8,840,998
1995 17,564,068 8,826,939
1994 17,275,773 8,780,745
1993 17,025,918 8,718,561
1992 16,739,284 8,668,067
1991 16,475,354 8,617,375
1990 16,352,458 8,558,835
1989 16,248,557 8,492,964
1988 16,078,621 8,436,489
1987 15,916,576 8,397,804
1986 15,731,256 8,369,829
1985 15,544,154 8,350,386
1984 15,441,860 8,336,605
1983 15,388,794 8,329,033
1982 15,286,567 8,325,263
1981 15,099,414 8,320,503
1980 14,847,974 8,310,531
1979 14,579,614 8,293,678
1978 14,310,128 8,275,599
1977 14,049,371 8,251,540
1976 13,796,770 8,222,286
1975 13,548,984 8,192,437
1974 13,305,693 8,159,955
1973 13,060,916 8,136,312
1972 12,809,205 8,122,300
1971 12,551,910 8,098,334
1970 12,287,110 8,042,801
1969 12,013,858 7,968,072
1968 11,736,088 7,912,273
1967 11,457,328 7,867,931
1966 11,183,928 7,807,797
1965 10,916,965 7,733,853
1964 10,653,397 7,661,354
1963 10,395,040 7,604,328
1962 10,143,754 7,561,588
1961 9,899,372 7,519,998
1960 9,661,389 7,484,656

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 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 976,425 people (a 4.6% growth), while Sweden's population increased by 756,971 people (a 7.63% growth).

Sri Lanka was ranked 55th most populous country in 2006 and is 63rd in 2026. Sweden was ranked 88th in 2006 and ranked 91st now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Sri Lanka's population will grow by 6.39% to 23,603,330 people with a rank change from 63rd to 70th. The population of Sweden will increase by 5.69% to 11,287,973 people and rank change from 91st to 93rd.

Sri Lanka is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 23.6M people compared to the peak of 11.4M people in 2080 for Sweden.

Population growth rate by year

Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
Sweden
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Sri Lanka Sweden
2100 -0.56% -0.03%
2099 -0.56% -0.04%
2098 -0.55% -0.01%
2097 -0.54% -0.01%
2096 -0.53% -0.03%
2095 -0.52% -0.02%
2094 -0.51% -0.02%
2093 -0.5% -0.02%
2092 -0.49% -0.01%
2091 -0.5% -0.02%
2090 -0.49% -0.03%
2089 -0.47% -0.02%
2088 -0.46% -0.03%
2087 -0.46% -0.06%
2086 -0.45% -0.04%
2085 -0.43% -0.04%
2084 -0.42% -0.03%
2083 -0.4% -0.05%
2082 -0.4% -0.01%
2081 -0.38% -0.02%
2080 -0.38% 0.004%
2079 -0.35% 0.02%
2078 -0.33% 0.02%
2077 -0.32% 0.03%
2076 -0.31% 0.04%
2075 -0.31% 0.03%
2074 -0.29% 0.03%
2073 -0.27% 0.03%
2072 -0.26% 0.04%
2071 -0.25% 0.03%
2070 -0.23% 0.03%
2069 -0.23% 0.01%
2068 -0.24% 0.007%
2067 -0.21% -0%
2066 -0.22% 0.006%
2065 -0.19% 0.009%
2064 -0.17% 0.001%
2063 -0.16% -0.005%
2062 -0.14% 0.02%
2061 -0.14% 0.01%
2060 -0.12% 0.02%
2059 -0.11% 0.03%
2058 -0.1% 0.05%
2057 -0.09% 0.05%
2056 -0.05% 0.06%
2055 -0.04% 0.07%
2054 -0.04% 0.09%
2053 -0.02% 0.12%
2052 -0.004% 0.14%
2051 0.01% 0.17%
2050 0.02% 0.17%
2049 0.04% 0.19%
2048 0.07% 0.2%
2047 0.1% 0.2%
2046 0.14% 0.21%
2045 0.13% 0.22%
2044 0.16% 0.23%
2043 0.18% 0.23%
2042 0.2% 0.21%
2041 0.22% 0.22%
2040 0.25% 0.21%
2039 0.26% 0.2%
2038 0.29% 0.2%
2037 0.29% 0.21%
2036 0.31% 0.21%
2035 0.33% 0.21%
2034 0.35% 0.22%
2033 0.37% 0.23%
2032 0.38% 0.23%
2031 0.41% 0.26%
2030 0.42% 0.29%
2029 0.45% 0.33%
2028 0.47% 0.36%
2027 0.5% 0.39%
2026 0.52% 0.45%
2025 0.57% 0.49%
2024 -0.55% 0.31%
2023 -0.65% 0.47%
2022 0.11% 0.68%
2021 1.08% 0.6%
2020 0.53% 0.73%
2019 0.61% 1.02%
2018 1.01% 1.17%
2017 1.15% 1.36%
2016 1.14% 1.26%
2015 0.92% 1.06%
2014 0.94% 1%
2013 -2.76% 0.85%
2012 0.76% 0.74%
2011 0.62% 0.76%
2010 0.59% 0.86%
2009 0.62% 0.86%
2008 0.67% 0.78%
2007 0.69% 0.74%
2006 0.67% 0.56%
2005 0.64% 0.4%
2004 0.68% 0.39%
2003 0.74% 0.37%
2002 1.05% 0.33%
2001 1.59% 0.27%
2000 1.84% 0.16%
1999 1.88% 0.08%
1998 1.91% 0.06%
1997 1.92% 0.06%
1996 1.94% 0.16%
1995 1.67% 0.53%
1994 1.47% 0.71%
1993 1.71% 0.58%
1992 1.6% 0.59%
1991 0.75% 0.68%
1990 0.64% 0.78%
1989 1.06% 0.67%
1988 1.02% 0.46%
1987 1.18% 0.33%
1986 1.2% 0.23%
1985 0.66% 0.17%
1984 0.34% 0.09%
1983 0.67% 0.05%
1982 1.24% 0.06%
1981 1.69% 0.12%
1980 1.84% 0.2%
1979 1.88% 0.22%
1978 1.86% 0.29%
1977 1.83% 0.36%
1976 1.83% 0.36%
1975 1.83% 0.4%
1974 1.87% 0.29%
1973 1.97% 0.17%
1972 2.05% 0.3%
1971 2.16% 0.69%
1970 2.27% 0.94%
1969 2.37% 0.71%
1968 2.43% 0.56%
1967 2.44% 0.77%
1966 2.45% 0.96%
1965 2.47% 0.95%
1964 2.49% 0.75%
1963 2.48% 0.57%
1962 2.47% 0.55%
1961 2.46% 0.47%

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 Sri Lanka declined by 0.55%, while Sweden's population grew by 0.31%.

Live population counters

Sri Lanka Sweden
Current population
22185425
10680056
Population rank 63/197 91/197
Percent of world population 0.27% 0.13%
One net population change
4.34 minutes
15.9 minutes
One birth every
2.13 minutes
5.25 minutes
One death every
2.91 minutes
5.54 minutes
Daily growth/decline -332 +91
Annual growth/decline -121,000 +33,077
Annual growth/decline rate -0.55% +0.31%
Population growth rate rank 188/197 149/197
One migration net change every
17.2 minutes
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change -30,724 +47,079
Net migration rank 165/196 22/196
Foreign-born residents 40,698 2,272,158
Foreign-born residents rank 156/195 34/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 21.4%
Foreign-born share rank 190/195 28/195

Natural population change vs migration

Sri Lanka
Natural

Migration
Sweden
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Sri Lanka Sweden
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -30,724 - 47,079
2024 - -27,245 - 50,115
2023 66,111 -28,011 5,269 55,209
2022 95,378 -27,435 10,487 58,955
2021 121,858 -29,586 22,914 51,947
2020 170,968 -29,875 14,495 37,302
2019 172,243 -28,426 25,697 72,619
2018 183,610 -28,607 23,403 87,517
2017 187,993 -22,324 24,138 102,671
2016 194,232 -18,388 25,800 119,234
2015 201,815 -29,797 23,518 80,534
2014 211,541 -33,672 26,179 77,654
2013 221,021 -37,754 23,041 66,760
2012 229,138 -41,955 20,943 52,879
2011 224,461 -90,839 21,733 46,049
2010 224,325 -98,060 25,320 51,175
2009 200,175 -81,130 21,387 63,638
2008 232,225 -97,144 18,439 56,452
2007 248,287 -109,695 15,552 54,907
2006 248,706 -107,045 15,436 51,675
2005 248,683 -118,594 9,030 27,030
2004 212,527 -84,795 9,893 25,842
2003 252,008 -107,573 6,271 29,161
2002 252,840 -105,718 893 31,364
2001 244,377 19,273 -1,779 28,856
2000 227,060 123,894 -2,662 24,900
1999 206,876 138,799 -6,201 13,940
1998 201,059 150,724 -3,541 11,325
1997 208,193 135,636 -3,539 6,047
1996 215,290 127,236 1,768 5,773
1995 221,957 117,416 9,710 11,621
1994 228,904 8,323 20,196 51,545
1993 226,257 36,232 20,924 32,725
1992 222,230 88,542 28,605 20,507
1991 218,117 -1,047 29,299 25,314
1990 224,454 -195,736 29,100 35,668
1989 212,401 -33,305 24,629 44,565
1988 219,184 -58,415 15,186 30,064
1987 226,414 -63,105 11,757 21,335
1986 233,782 -26,460 9,206 15,211
1985 247,836 -80,950 4,175 11,464
1984 263,175 -225,450 3,335 8,668
1983 277,768 -209,362 833 2,105
1982 300,030 -163,987 1,665 2,524
1981 328,096 -89,824 1,664 3,209
1980 328,155 -63,541 5,818 10,040
1979 329,791 -57,683 4,976 13,895
1978 317,055 -50,189 4,138 13,807
1977 300,038 -45,383 7,426 23,528
1976 291,816 -41,258 8,222 20,324
1975 282,496 -37,475 14,746 16,564
1974 275,521 -33,979 23,664 9,217
1973 278,577 -30,582 24,409 -9,551
1972 282,494 -27,071 28,428 -13,519
1971 281,200 -22,021 31,583 2,334
1970 286,719 -16,299 30,563 47,242
1969 286,218 -10,152 23,904 48,824
1968 286,642 -7,163 30,858 8,545
1967 284,738 -6,696 41,700 11,075
1966 275,549 -6,794 45,286 24,920
1965 272,422 -7,249 44,857 32,444
1964 269,584 -7,614 45,968 23,581
1963 262,880 -8,118 35,741 11,009
1962 256,719 -8,909 30,246 9,627
1961 251,087 -10,144 30,832 14,401
1960 247,631 -12,610 27,693 1,080

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

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

Over the last 10 years, 85.3% of the population change in Sri Lanka is from natural causes (a gain of 1,605,749 people) and 14.7% is from migration (a loss of 276,121 people). In Sweden 21.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 201,900 people) and 78.6% is from migration (a gain of 743,642 people).

As of 2024, 40,698 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Sri Lanka, compared to 2,272,158 people or 21.4% in Sweden.

Biggest cities by population

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
Sweden
City Population
Stockholm 985K
Gothenburg 675K
Malmo 339K
Uppsala 175K
Vasteras 132K
Orebro 129K
Linkoping 117K
Helsingborg 116K
Jonkoping 103K
Lund 98.3K

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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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