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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Sri Lanka was 21,916,000 in 2024 vs 9,515,236 people in Togo in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Sri Lanka's population is 22,185,425 people compared to 9,990,340 in Togo.

Population statistics:

  • Sri Lanka's population is 2.22 times bigger than Togo's.
  • Sri Lanka is ranked the 63rd most populous country in the world, while Togo is the 97th.
  • The countries together account for 0.39% of the world: 0.27% for Sri Lanka vs 0.12% for Togo.
  • For the last 10 years, Sri Lanka has had an average growth rate of +0.57% per year vs +2.46% in Togo.
  • Since 2006, the population of Sri Lanka has increased from 20.4M people to 22.2M (9.01% growth), while Togo has grown from 6.01M to 9.99M (66.2% growth).

Sri Lanka vs Togo: population by year and forecast

Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
Togo
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Sri Lanka Togo
2100 20,270,496 26,511,761
2099 20,383,669 26,350,920
2098 20,498,567 26,190,149
2097 20,611,123 26,025,602
2096 20,723,560 25,858,261
2095 20,834,629 25,692,261
2094 20,943,809 25,512,468
2093 21,052,131 25,345,557
2092 21,158,833 25,173,177
2091 21,263,961 24,992,069
2090 21,371,263 24,812,174
2089 21,475,426 24,627,057
2088 21,577,177 24,436,800
2087 21,677,510 24,254,420
2086 21,777,420 24,051,223
2085 21,876,464 23,849,170
2084 21,970,336 23,646,091
2083 22,062,801 23,436,282
2082 22,151,745 23,222,780
2081 22,240,834 23,001,936
2080 22,326,555 22,777,601
2079 22,411,438 22,551,490
2078 22,489,772 22,338,486
2077 22,565,028 22,122,045
2076 22,637,463 21,896,528
2075 22,707,112 21,662,169
2074 22,778,489 21,429,982
2073 22,844,703 21,196,168
2072 22,905,707 20,965,824
2071 22,964,866 20,733,961
2070 23,022,515 20,502,013
2069 23,076,310 20,263,631
2068 23,129,541 20,019,087
2067 23,184,596 19,779,666
2066 23,234,419 19,535,920
2065 23,285,901 19,295,265
2064 23,331,390 19,054,476
2063 23,372,184 18,807,556
2062 23,409,522 18,564,996
2061 23,441,893 18,323,196
2060 23,474,032 18,081,153
2059 23,502,132 17,844,344
2058 23,528,076 17,604,946
2057 23,550,580 17,362,170
2056 23,570,923 17,118,049
2055 23,582,432 16,866,006
2054 23,591,414 16,621,633
2053 23,601,371 16,377,405
2052 23,605,361 16,130,545
2051 23,606,194 15,878,148
2050 23,603,330 15,631,978
2049 23,597,604 15,378,071
2048 23,587,307 15,127,754
2047 23,570,881 14,879,919
2046 23,547,409 14,629,528
2045 23,515,133 14,379,029
2044 23,483,546 14,128,387
2043 23,446,242 13,876,705
2042 23,404,983 13,630,555
2041 23,357,358 13,384,957
2040 23,306,148 13,144,485
2039 23,248,341 12,899,560
2038 23,187,512 12,658,957
2037 23,120,775 12,420,807
2036 23,053,427 12,186,169
2035 22,981,808 11,950,071
2034 22,906,587 11,717,387
2033 22,826,414 11,485,359
2032 22,742,267 11,253,936
2031 22,655,907 11,023,922
2030 22,564,038 10,797,929
2029 22,470,759 10,578,030
2028 22,370,999 10,361,280
2027 22,266,017 10,146,366
2026 22,155,543 9,932,489
2025 22,039,908 9,723,170
2024 21,916,000 9,515,236
2023 22,037,000 9,304,337
2022 22,181,000 9,089,738
2021 22,156,000 8,878,379
2020 21,919,000 8,669,720
2019 21,803,000 8,463,068
2018 21,670,000 8,258,778
2017 21,453,000 8,057,140
2016 21,209,000 7,858,289
2015 20,970,000 7,663,195
2014 20,778,000 7,472,450
2013 20,585,000 7,285,442
2012 21,169,458 7,100,736
2011 21,009,048 6,916,474
2010 20,879,089 6,732,590
2009 20,756,435 6,551,865
2008 20,629,378 6,368,812
2007 20,492,545 6,188,344
2006 20,352,411 6,010,668
2005 20,216,524 5,844,631
2004 20,087,605 5,696,508
2003 19,951,521 5,552,167
2002 19,805,752 5,413,274
2001 19,600,362 5,277,382
2000 19,293,054 5,140,037
1999 18,944,731 5,000,269
1998 18,596,003 4,860,913
1997 18,248,200 4,725,030
1996 17,905,018 4,577,860
1995 17,564,068 4,410,832
1994 17,275,773 4,222,940
1993 17,025,918 4,207,453
1992 16,739,284 4,233,617
1991 16,475,354 4,115,560
1990 16,352,458 3,998,761
1989 16,248,557 3,883,411
1988 16,078,621 3,769,742
1987 15,916,576 3,657,508
1986 15,731,256 3,547,952
1985 15,544,154 3,441,091
1984 15,441,860 3,332,837
1983 15,388,794 3,222,899
1982 15,286,567 3,115,042
1981 15,099,414 3,013,043
1980 14,847,974 2,920,894
1979 14,579,614 2,839,854
1978 14,310,128 2,768,148
1977 14,049,371 2,701,894
1976 13,796,770 2,637,796
1975 13,548,984 2,574,622
1974 13,305,693 2,511,760
1973 13,060,916 2,448,749
1972 12,809,205 2,384,994
1971 12,551,910 2,317,976
1970 12,287,110 2,244,773
1969 12,013,858 2,164,814
1968 11,736,088 2,080,226
1967 11,457,328 1,995,890
1966 11,183,928 1,918,513
1965 10,916,965 1,853,771
1964 10,653,397 1,803,440
1963 10,395,040 1,765,072
1962 10,143,754 1,732,959
1961 9,899,372 1,702,717
1960 9,661,389 1,673,110

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 Togo gained 1,847,621 people (a 30.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Sri Lanka gained 976,425 people (a 4.6% growth), while Togo's population increased by 2,132,051 people (a 27.1% growth).

Sri Lanka was ranked 55th most populous country in 2006 and is 63rd in 2026. Togo was ranked 102nd in 2006 and ranked 97th 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 Togo will increase by 56.5% to 15,631,978 people and rank change from 97th to 83rd.

Sri Lanka is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 23.6M people compared to the peak of 26.5M people in 2100 for Togo.

Population growth rate by year

Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
Togo
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Sri Lanka Togo
2100 -0.56% 0.61%
2099 -0.56% 0.61%
2098 -0.55% 0.63%
2097 -0.54% 0.65%
2096 -0.53% 0.65%
2095 -0.52% 0.7%
2094 -0.51% 0.66%
2093 -0.5% 0.68%
2092 -0.49% 0.72%
2091 -0.5% 0.73%
2090 -0.49% 0.75%
2089 -0.47% 0.78%
2088 -0.46% 0.75%
2087 -0.46% 0.84%
2086 -0.45% 0.85%
2085 -0.43% 0.86%
2084 -0.42% 0.9%
2083 -0.4% 0.92%
2082 -0.4% 0.96%
2081 -0.38% 0.98%
2080 -0.38% 1%
2079 -0.35% 0.95%
2078 -0.33% 0.98%
2077 -0.32% 1.03%
2076 -0.31% 1.08%
2075 -0.31% 1.08%
2074 -0.29% 1.1%
2073 -0.27% 1.1%
2072 -0.26% 1.12%
2071 -0.25% 1.13%
2070 -0.23% 1.18%
2069 -0.23% 1.22%
2068 -0.24% 1.21%
2067 -0.21% 1.25%
2066 -0.22% 1.25%
2065 -0.19% 1.26%
2064 -0.17% 1.31%
2063 -0.16% 1.31%
2062 -0.14% 1.32%
2061 -0.14% 1.34%
2060 -0.12% 1.33%
2059 -0.11% 1.36%
2058 -0.1% 1.4%
2057 -0.09% 1.43%
2056 -0.05% 1.49%
2055 -0.04% 1.47%
2054 -0.04% 1.49%
2053 -0.02% 1.53%
2052 -0.004% 1.59%
2051 0.01% 1.57%
2050 0.02% 1.65%
2049 0.04% 1.65%
2048 0.07% 1.67%
2047 0.1% 1.71%
2046 0.14% 1.74%
2045 0.13% 1.77%
2044 0.16% 1.81%
2043 0.18% 1.81%
2042 0.2% 1.83%
2041 0.22% 1.83%
2040 0.25% 1.9%
2039 0.26% 1.9%
2038 0.29% 1.92%
2037 0.29% 1.93%
2036 0.31% 1.98%
2035 0.33% 1.99%
2034 0.35% 2.02%
2033 0.37% 2.06%
2032 0.38% 2.09%
2031 0.41% 2.09%
2030 0.42% 2.08%
2029 0.45% 2.09%
2028 0.47% 2.12%
2027 0.5% 2.15%
2026 0.52% 2.15%
2025 0.57% 2.19%
2024 -0.55% 2.27%
2023 -0.65% 2.36%
2022 0.11% 2.38%
2021 1.08% 2.41%
2020 0.53% 2.44%
2019 0.61% 2.47%
2018 1.01% 2.5%
2017 1.15% 2.53%
2016 1.14% 2.55%
2015 0.92% 2.55%
2014 0.94% 2.57%
2013 -2.76% 2.6%
2012 0.76% 2.66%
2011 0.62% 2.73%
2010 0.59% 2.76%
2009 0.62% 2.87%
2008 0.67% 2.92%
2007 0.69% 2.96%
2006 0.67% 2.84%
2005 0.64% 2.6%
2004 0.68% 2.6%
2003 0.74% 2.57%
2002 1.05% 2.57%
2001 1.59% 2.67%
2000 1.84% 2.8%
1999 1.88% 2.87%
1998 1.91% 2.88%
1997 1.92% 3.21%
1996 1.94% 3.79%
1995 1.67% 4.45%
1994 1.47% 0.37%
1993 1.71% -0.62%
1992 1.6% 2.87%
1991 0.75% 2.92%
1990 0.64% 2.97%
1989 1.06% 3.02%
1988 1.02% 3.07%
1987 1.18% 3.09%
1986 1.2% 3.11%
1985 0.66% 3.25%
1984 0.34% 3.41%
1983 0.67% 3.46%
1982 1.24% 3.39%
1981 1.69% 3.15%
1980 1.84% 2.85%
1979 1.88% 2.59%
1978 1.86% 2.45%
1977 1.83% 2.43%
1976 1.83% 2.45%
1975 1.83% 2.5%
1974 1.87% 2.57%
1973 1.97% 2.67%
1972 2.05% 2.89%
1971 2.16% 3.26%
1970 2.27% 3.69%
1969 2.37% 4.07%
1968 2.43% 4.23%
1967 2.44% 4.03%
1966 2.45% 3.49%
1965 2.47% 2.79%
1964 2.49% 2.17%
1963 2.48% 1.85%
1962 2.47% 1.78%
1961 2.46% 1.77%

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 Togo's population grew by 2.27%.

Live population counters

Sri Lanka Togo
Current population
22185425
9990340
Population rank 63/197 97/197
Percent of world population 0.27% 0.12%
One net population change
4.34 minutes
2.49 minutes
One birth every
2.13 minutes
1.81 minutes
One death every
2.91 minutes
7.33 minutes
Daily growth/decline -332 +578
Annual growth/decline -121,000 +210,899
Annual growth/decline rate -0.55% +2.27%
Population growth rate rank 188/197 40/197
One migration net change every
17.2 minutes
35.1 minutes
Annual migration change -30,724 -15,010
Net migration rank 165/196 144/196
Foreign-born residents 40,698 281,994
Foreign-born residents rank 156/195 99/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 3%
Foreign-born share rank 190/195 117/195

Natural population change vs migration

Sri Lanka
Natural

Migration
Togo
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Sri Lanka Togo
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -30,724 - -15,010
2024 - -27,245 - -14,014
2023 66,111 -28,011 218,093 -1,997
2022 95,378 -27,435 215,090 -1,997
2021 121,858 -29,586 210,613 -986
2020 170,968 -29,875 208,663 -986
2019 172,243 -28,426 207,608 -1,985
2018 183,610 -28,607 204,942 -1,985
2017 187,993 -22,324 202,307 -1,985
2016 194,232 -18,388 199,364 -1,979
2015 201,815 -29,797 194,768 -1,976
2014 211,541 -33,672 190,667 -1,976
2013 221,021 -37,754 187,309 -1,976
2012 229,138 -41,955 186,061 -1,983
2011 224,461 -90,839 186,406 -1,968
2010 224,325 -98,060 185,294 -1,964
2009 200,175 -81,130 180,111 -1,985
2008 232,225 -97,144 173,677 14,303
2007 248,287 -109,695 168,144 4,813
2006 248,706 -107,045 160,671 21,724
2005 248,683 -118,594 154,117 -4,437
2004 212,527 -84,795 147,574 -1,005
2003 252,008 -107,573 144,900 -2,793
2002 252,840 -105,718 141,643 -5,973
2001 244,377 19,273 137,808 -1,703
2000 227,060 123,894 133,873 4,715
1999 206,876 138,799 129,832 11,125
1998 201,059 150,724 125,392 12,362
1997 208,193 135,636 122,109 11,898
1996 215,290 127,236 119,418 40,915
1995 221,957 117,416 116,314 57,406
1994 228,904 8,323 113,074 88,992
1993 226,257 36,232 119,938 -291,022
1992 222,230 88,542 118,876 -122
1991 218,117 -1,047 117,409 -51
1990 224,454 -195,736 116,200 44
1989 212,401 -33,305 114,432 0
1988 219,184 -58,415 112,915 -17
1987 226,414 -63,105 110,739 848
1986 233,782 -26,460 107,957 -436
1985 247,836 -80,950 104,949 1,242
1984 263,175 -225,450 102,425 7,897
1983 277,768 -209,362 99,817 9,740
1982 300,030 -163,987 97,003 9,163
1981 328,096 -89,824 94,318 3,519
1980 328,155 -63,541 91,445 -4,993
1979 329,791 -57,683 89,148 -13,519
1978 317,055 -50,189 86,950 -19,163
1977 300,038 -45,383 84,572 -19,856
1976 291,816 -41,258 82,321 -18,832
1975 282,496 -37,475 79,831 -16,973
1974 275,521 -33,979 77,347 -14,483
1973 278,577 -30,582 74,713 -11,555
1972 282,494 -27,071 72,008 -7,661
1971 281,200 -22,021 69,206 482
1970 286,719 -16,299 65,851 10,865
1969 286,218 -10,152 62,589 20,613
1968 286,642 -7,163 59,110 26,860
1967 284,738 -6,696 56,128 26,576
1966 275,549 -6,794 53,640 18,418
1965 272,422 -7,249 51,323 6,104
1964 269,584 -7,614 49,449 -6,214
1963 262,880 -8,118 47,869 -14,361
1962 256,719 -8,909 46,201 -15,486
1961 251,087 -10,144 44,623 -14,858
1960 247,631 -12,610 43,307 -13,868

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

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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 Togo 99.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,052,115 people) and 0.86% is from migration (a loss of 17,852 people).

As of 2024, 40,698 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Sri Lanka, compared to 281,994 people or 3% in Togo.

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
Togo
City Population
Lome 2.19M
Kara 158K
Sokode 115K
Atakpame 98.2K
Kpalime 87.5K
Sotouboua 32.5K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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