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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Sri Lanka was 21,916,000 in 2024 vs 23,331,886 people in Taiwan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Sri Lanka's population is 22,185,425 people compared to 23,229,461 in Taiwan.

Population statistics:

  • Taiwan's population is 1.05 times bigger than Sri Lanka's.
  • Sri Lanka is ranked the 63rd most populous country in the world, while Taiwan is the 60th.
  • The countries together account for 0.55% of the world: 0.27% for Sri Lanka vs 0.28% for Taiwan.
  • For the last 10 years, Sri Lanka has had an average growth rate of +0.57% per year vs -0.03% in Taiwan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Sri Lanka has increased from 20.4M people to 22.2M (9.01% growth), while Taiwan has grown from 22.8M to 23.2M (1.78% growth).

Sri Lanka vs Taiwan: population by year and forecast

Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Sri Lanka Taiwan
2100 20,270,496 10,150,338
2099 20,383,669 10,273,881
2098 20,498,567 10,399,680
2097 20,611,123 10,527,804
2096 20,723,560 10,657,536
2095 20,834,629 10,789,978
2094 20,943,809 10,925,075
2093 21,052,131 11,062,491
2092 21,158,833 11,202,670
2091 21,263,961 11,346,131
2090 21,371,263 11,494,369
2089 21,475,426 11,644,743
2088 21,577,177 11,799,177
2087 21,677,510 11,956,109
2086 21,777,420 12,116,149
2085 21,876,464 12,281,248
2084 21,970,336 12,451,872
2083 22,062,801 12,625,681
2082 22,151,745 12,803,442
2081 22,240,834 12,986,931
2080 22,326,555 13,174,137
2079 22,411,438 13,366,920
2078 22,489,772 13,564,788
2077 22,565,028 13,765,770
2076 22,637,463 13,969,802
2075 22,707,112 14,178,904
2074 22,778,489 14,391,331
2073 22,844,703 14,606,033
2072 22,905,707 14,824,987
2071 22,964,866 15,045,310
2070 23,022,515 15,266,143
2069 23,076,310 15,488,280
2068 23,129,541 15,714,125
2067 23,184,596 15,940,945
2066 23,234,419 16,167,553
2065 23,285,901 16,396,032
2064 23,331,390 16,625,600
2063 23,372,184 16,854,355
2062 23,409,522 17,084,600
2061 23,441,893 17,314,450
2060 23,474,032 17,541,998
2059 23,502,132 17,767,014
2058 23,528,076 17,988,239
2057 23,550,580 18,208,151
2056 23,570,923 18,423,453
2055 23,582,432 18,639,554
2054 23,591,414 18,853,384
2053 23,601,371 19,063,428
2052 23,605,361 19,270,076
2051 23,606,194 19,474,323
2050 23,603,330 19,677,203
2049 23,597,604 19,878,438
2048 23,587,307 20,073,645
2047 23,570,881 20,267,326
2046 23,547,409 20,454,154
2045 23,515,133 20,640,565
2044 23,483,546 20,819,477
2043 23,446,242 20,995,111
2042 23,404,983 21,166,213
2041 23,357,358 21,331,710
2040 23,306,148 21,491,361
2039 23,248,341 21,645,911
2038 23,187,512 21,794,529
2037 23,120,775 21,939,617
2036 23,053,427 22,077,701
2035 22,981,808 22,211,115
2034 22,906,587 22,340,809
2033 22,826,414 22,463,465
2032 22,742,267 22,582,449
2031 22,655,907 22,698,460
2030 22,564,038 22,809,605
2029 22,470,759 22,916,803
2028 22,370,999 23,022,058
2027 22,266,017 23,127,410
2026 22,155,543 23,229,461
2025 22,039,908 23,331,886
2024 21,916,000 23,410,331
2023 22,037,000 23,342,541
2022 22,181,000 23,319,977
2021 22,156,000 23,468,275
2020 21,919,000 23,582,179
2019 21,803,000 23,596,027
2018 21,670,000 23,580,080
2017 21,453,000 23,555,522
2016 21,209,000 23,515,945
2015 20,970,000 23,462,914
2014 20,778,000 23,403,635
2013 20,585,000 23,344,670
2012 21,169,458 23,270,367
2011 21,009,048 23,193,518
2010 20,879,089 23,140,948
2009 20,756,435 23,078,402
2008 20,629,378 22,997,696
2007 20,492,545 22,917,444
2006 20,352,411 22,823,455
2005 20,216,524 22,729,753
2004 20,087,605 22,646,836
2003 19,951,521 22,562,663
2002 19,805,752 22,463,172
2001 19,600,362 22,341,120
2000 19,293,054 22,184,530
1999 18,944,731 22,010,489
1998 18,596,003 21,835,703
1997 18,248,200 21,634,124
1996 17,905,018 21,441,432
1995 17,564,068 21,267,653
1994 17,275,773 21,086,645
1993 17,025,918 20,899,019
1992 16,739,284 20,704,227
1991 16,475,354 20,503,568
1990 16,352,458 20,278,946
1989 16,248,557 20,055,492
1988 16,078,621 19,839,704
1987 15,916,576 19,617,046
1986 15,731,256 19,411,454
1985 15,544,154 19,191,510
1984 15,441,860 18,929,866
1983 15,388,794 18,653,146
1982 15,286,567 18,354,855
1981 15,099,414 18,029,982
1980 14,847,974 17,704,538
1979 14,579,614 17,372,779
1978 14,310,128 17,042,272
1977 14,049,371 16,730,895
1976 13,796,770 16,401,413
1975 13,548,984 16,075,128
1974 13,305,693 15,784,817
1973 13,060,916 15,505,121
1972 12,809,205 15,220,495
1971 12,551,910 14,913,564
1970 12,287,110 14,582,944
1969 12,013,858 14,068,984
1968 11,736,088 13,548,537
1967 11,457,328 13,210,344
1966 11,183,928 12,874,153
1965 10,916,965 12,511,863
1964 10,653,397 12,137,143
1963 10,395,040 11,762,101
1962 10,143,754 11,392,513
1961 9,899,372 11,030,385
1960 9,661,389 10,667,705

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); 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 Taiwan gained 692,490 people (a 3.03% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Sri Lanka gained 976,425 people (a 4.6% growth), while Taiwan's population decreased by 286,484 people (a 1.22% decline).

Sri Lanka was ranked 55th most populous country in 2006 and is 63rd in 2026. Taiwan was ranked 49th in 2006 and ranked 60th 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 Taiwan will decrease by 15.3% to 19,677,203 people and rank change from 60th to 76th.

Sri Lanka is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 23.6M people, while Taiwan's population already peaked in 2019 at 23.6M people and is projected to decrease to 10.2M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Sri Lanka Taiwan
2100 -0.56% -1.2%
2099 -0.56% -1.21%
2098 -0.55% -1.22%
2097 -0.54% -1.22%
2096 -0.53% -1.23%
2095 -0.52% -1.24%
2094 -0.51% -1.24%
2093 -0.5% -1.25%
2092 -0.49% -1.26%
2091 -0.5% -1.29%
2090 -0.49% -1.29%
2089 -0.47% -1.31%
2088 -0.46% -1.31%
2087 -0.46% -1.32%
2086 -0.45% -1.34%
2085 -0.43% -1.37%
2084 -0.42% -1.38%
2083 -0.4% -1.39%
2082 -0.4% -1.41%
2081 -0.38% -1.42%
2080 -0.38% -1.44%
2079 -0.35% -1.46%
2078 -0.33% -1.46%
2077 -0.32% -1.46%
2076 -0.31% -1.47%
2075 -0.31% -1.48%
2074 -0.29% -1.47%
2073 -0.27% -1.48%
2072 -0.26% -1.46%
2071 -0.25% -1.45%
2070 -0.23% -1.43%
2069 -0.23% -1.44%
2068 -0.24% -1.42%
2067 -0.21% -1.4%
2066 -0.22% -1.39%
2065 -0.19% -1.38%
2064 -0.17% -1.36%
2063 -0.16% -1.35%
2062 -0.14% -1.33%
2061 -0.14% -1.3%
2060 -0.12% -1.27%
2059 -0.11% -1.23%
2058 -0.1% -1.21%
2057 -0.09% -1.17%
2056 -0.05% -1.16%
2055 -0.04% -1.13%
2054 -0.04% -1.1%
2053 -0.02% -1.07%
2052 -0.004% -1.05%
2051 0.01% -1.03%
2050 0.02% -1.01%
2049 0.04% -0.97%
2048 0.07% -0.96%
2047 0.1% -0.91%
2046 0.14% -0.9%
2045 0.13% -0.86%
2044 0.16% -0.84%
2043 0.18% -0.81%
2042 0.2% -0.78%
2041 0.22% -0.74%
2040 0.25% -0.71%
2039 0.26% -0.68%
2038 0.29% -0.66%
2037 0.29% -0.63%
2036 0.31% -0.6%
2035 0.33% -0.58%
2034 0.35% -0.55%
2033 0.37% -0.53%
2032 0.38% -0.51%
2031 0.41% -0.49%
2030 0.42% -0.47%
2029 0.45% -0.46%
2028 0.47% -0.46%
2027 0.5% -0.44%
2026 0.52% -0.44%
2025 0.57% -0.34%
2024 -0.55% 0.29%
2023 -0.65% 0.1%
2022 0.11% -0.63%
2021 1.08% -0.48%
2020 0.53% -0.06%
2019 0.61% 0.07%
2018 1.01% 0.1%
2017 1.15% 0.17%
2016 1.14% 0.23%
2015 0.92% 0.25%
2014 0.94% 0.25%
2013 -2.76% 0.32%
2012 0.76% 0.33%
2011 0.62% 0.23%
2010 0.59% 0.27%
2009 0.62% 0.35%
2008 0.67% 0.35%
2007 0.69% 0.41%
2006 0.67% 0.41%
2005 0.64% 0.37%
2004 0.68% 0.37%
2003 0.74% 0.44%
2002 1.05% 0.55%
2001 1.59% 0.71%
2000 1.84% 0.79%
1999 1.88% 0.8%
1998 1.91% 0.93%
1997 1.92% 0.9%
1996 1.94% 0.82%
1995 1.67% 0.86%
1994 1.47% 0.9%
1993 1.71% 0.94%
1992 1.6% 0.98%
1991 0.75% 1.11%
1990 0.64% 1.11%
1989 1.06% 1.09%
1988 1.02% 1.14%
1987 1.18% 1.06%
1986 1.2% 1.15%
1985 0.66% 1.38%
1984 0.34% 1.48%
1983 0.67% 1.63%
1982 1.24% 1.8%
1981 1.69% 1.84%
1980 1.84% 1.91%
1979 1.88% 1.94%
1978 1.86% 1.86%
1977 1.83% 2.01%
1976 1.83% 2.03%
1975 1.83% 1.84%
1974 1.87% 1.8%
1973 1.97% 1.87%
1972 2.05% 2.06%
1971 2.16% 2.27%
1970 2.27% 3.65%
1969 2.37% 3.84%
1968 2.43% 2.56%
1967 2.44% 2.61%
1966 2.45% 2.9%
1965 2.47% 3.09%
1964 2.49% 3.19%
1963 2.48% 3.24%
1962 2.47% 3.28%
1961 2.46% 3.4%
1960 - 3.69%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of Sri Lanka declined by 0.55%, while Taiwan's population declined by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Sri Lanka Taiwan
Current population
22185425
23229461
Population rank 63/197 60/197
Percent of world population 0.27% 0.28%
One net population change
4.34 minutes
6.72 minutes
One birth every
2.13 minutes
3.9 minutes
One death every
2.91 minutes
2.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline -332 -215
Annual growth/decline -121,000 -78,445
Annual growth/decline rate -0.55% -0.34%
Population growth rate rank 188/197 180/197
One migration net change every
17.2 minutes
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change -30,724 +47,029
Net migration rank 165/196 23/196
Foreign-born residents 40,698 n/a
Foreign-born residents rank 156/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% n/a
Foreign-born share rank 190/195

Natural population change vs migration

Sri Lanka
Natural

Migration
Taiwan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Sri Lanka Taiwan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -30,724 - -
2024 - -27,245 -67,188 47,029
2023 66,111 -28,011 -69,794 225,599
2022 95,378 -27,435 -68,327 -42,430
2021 121,858 -29,586 -30,039 -156,010
2020 170,968 -29,875 -7,782 -33,978
2019 172,243 -28,426 1,416 12,718
2018 183,610 -28,607 8,725 8,888
2017 187,993 -22,324 22,613 8,809
2016 194,232 -18,388 35,980 11,707
2015 201,815 -29,797 49,741 8,581
2014 211,541 -33,672 - -
2013 221,021 -37,754 - -
2012 229,138 -41,955 - -
2011 224,461 -90,839 43,836 19,077
2010 224,325 -98,060 - -
2009 200,175 -81,130 - -
2008 232,225 -97,144 - -
2007 248,287 -109,695 - -
2006 248,706 -107,045 - -
2005 248,683 -118,594 - -
2004 212,527 -84,795 - -
2003 252,008 -107,573 - -
2002 252,840 -105,718 - -
2001 244,377 19,273 132,707 -3,811
2000 227,060 123,894 - -
1999 206,876 138,799 - -
1998 201,059 150,724 - -
1997 208,193 135,636 - -
1996 215,290 127,236 - -
1995 221,957 117,416 - -
1994 228,904 8,323 - -
1993 226,257 36,232 - -
1992 222,230 88,542 - -
1991 218,117 -1,047 215,698 -12,128
1990 224,454 -195,736 - -
1989 212,401 -33,305 - -
1988 219,184 -58,415 - -
1987 226,414 -63,105 - -
1986 233,782 -26,460 - -
1985 247,836 -80,950 - -
1984 263,175 -225,450 - -
1983 277,768 -209,362 - -
1982 300,030 -163,987 - -
1981 328,096 -89,824 326,883 4,508
1980 328,155 -63,541 - -
1979 329,791 -57,683 - -
1978 317,055 -50,189 - -
1977 300,038 -45,383 - -
1976 291,816 -41,258 - -
1975 282,496 -37,475 - -
1974 275,521 -33,979 - -
1973 278,577 -30,582 - -
1972 282,494 -27,071 - -
1971 281,200 -22,021 - -
1970 286,719 -16,299 - -
1969 286,218 -10,152 - -
1968 286,642 -7,163 - -
1967 284,738 -6,696 - -
1966 275,549 -6,794 346,958 18,774
1965 272,422 -7,249 - -
1964 269,584 -7,614 - -
1963 262,880 -8,118 - -
1962 256,719 -8,909 - -
1961 251,087 -10,144 - -
1960 247,631 -12,610 - -

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); National Statistics, Taiwan (1966–2024, retrieved 2026-02-09).

GeoRank.org/population/sri-lanka/taiwan | 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 Taiwan 56.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 57,467 people) and 43.3% is from migration (a gain of 43,884 people).

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
Taiwan
City Population
New Taipei 4.05M
Taichung 2.87M
Kaohsiung 2.72M
Taipei 2.44M
Taoyuan 2.35M
Tainan 1.85M
Hsinchu 455K
Keelung 360K
Chiayi 261K
Changhua 221K

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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); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); 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. National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-02-09)
  4. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  6. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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