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

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The latest officially reported population of Sri Lanka was 21,756,000 in 2025 vs 7,618,847 people in Turkmenistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Sri Lanka's population is 21,926,160 people compared to 7,800,189 in Turkmenistan.

Population statistics:

  • Sri Lanka's population is 2.81 times bigger than Turkmenistan's.
  • Sri Lanka is ranked the 63rd most populous country in the world, while Turkmenistan is the 104th.
  • The countries together account for 0.36% of the world: 0.26% for Sri Lanka vs 0.09% for Turkmenistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Sri Lanka has had an average growth rate of +0.42% per year vs +2.08% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Sri Lanka has increased from 20.4M people to 21.9M (7.73% growth), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.8M (51.5% growth).

Sri Lanka vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Sri Lanka Turkmenistan
2100 20,009,380 10,041,228
2099 20,121,095 10,070,007
2098 20,234,513 10,097,571
2097 20,345,619 10,123,813
2096 20,456,607 10,148,560
2095 20,566,246 10,172,371
2094 20,674,019 10,194,567
2093 20,780,946 10,215,533
2092 20,886,274 10,235,132
2091 20,990,047 10,253,189
2090 21,095,968 10,270,414
2089 21,198,788 10,285,963
2088 21,299,229 10,300,439
2087 21,398,269 10,313,629
2086 21,496,892 10,325,212
2085 21,594,661 10,335,299
2084 21,687,323 10,343,821
2083 21,778,597 10,350,710
2082 21,866,395 10,356,526
2081 21,954,337 10,360,689
2080 22,038,953 10,363,394
2079 22,122,744 10,364,229
2078 22,200,069 10,363,113
2077 22,274,355 10,360,467
2076 22,345,857 10,356,079
2075 22,414,609 10,349,863
2074 22,485,066 10,342,496
2073 22,550,427 10,333,532
2072 22,610,645 10,322,776
2071 22,669,042 10,310,748
2070 22,725,948 10,297,702
2069 22,779,050 10,283,723
2068 22,831,596 10,268,779
2067 22,885,941 10,252,681
2066 22,935,123 10,235,535
2065 22,985,942 10,217,603
2064 23,030,844 10,198,228
2063 23,071,114 10,177,447
2062 23,107,970 10,155,121
2061 23,139,924 10,131,160
2060 23,171,649 10,105,616
2059 23,199,387 10,077,893
2058 23,224,997 10,047,185
2057 23,247,211 10,013,846
2056 23,267,292 9,977,699
2055 23,278,653 9,938,273
2054 23,287,520 9,895,840
2053 23,297,347 9,849,324
2052 23,301,287 9,799,331
2051 23,302,108 9,745,673
2050 23,299,282 9,688,197
2049 23,293,630 9,627,119
2048 23,283,465 9,562,502
2047 23,267,251 9,494,734
2046 23,244,081 9,423,990
2045 23,212,221 9,350,870
2044 23,181,041 9,275,707
2043 23,144,217 9,199,229
2042 23,103,489 9,121,705
2041 23,056,478 9,043,208
2040 23,005,928 8,964,374
2039 22,948,866 8,885,167
2038 22,888,821 8,805,836
2037 22,822,943 8,726,399
2036 22,756,462 8,646,796
2035 22,685,766 8,567,354
2034 22,611,514 8,487,651
2033 22,532,374 8,407,327
2032 22,449,310 8,326,172
2031 22,364,063 8,243,436
2030 22,273,377 8,158,380
2029 22,181,300 8,065,431
2028 22,082,826 7,964,546
2027 21,979,196 7,856,302
2026 21,870,145 7,740,924
2025 21,756,000 7,618,847
2024 21,916,000 7,494,498
2023 22,037,000 7,364,438
2022 22,181,000 7,230,193
2021 22,156,000 7,092,043
2020 21,919,000 6,949,912
2019 21,803,000 6,803,944
2018 21,670,000 6,655,524
2017 21,453,000 6,507,061
2016 21,209,000 6,360,041
2015 20,970,000 6,215,770
2014 20,778,000 6,075,283
2013 20,585,000 5,939,341
2012 21,169,458 5,808,546
2011 21,009,048 5,683,417
2010 20,879,089 5,564,356
2009 20,756,435 5,451,592
2008 20,629,378 5,345,029
2007 20,492,545 5,244,046
2006 20,352,411 5,147,105
2005 20,216,524 5,052,257
2004 20,087,605 4,958,093
2003 19,951,521 4,863,865
2002 19,805,752 4,769,465
2001 19,600,362 4,675,409
2000 19,293,054 4,582,677
1999 18,944,731 4,492,170
1998 18,596,003 4,410,507
1997 18,248,200 4,336,730
1996 17,905,018 4,263,819
1995 17,564,068 4,191,203
1994 17,275,773 4,116,662
1993 17,025,918 4,032,407
1992 16,739,284 3,944,689
1991 16,475,354 3,855,894
1990 16,352,458 3,760,562
1989 16,248,557 3,662,459
1988 16,078,621 3,559,363
1987 15,916,576 3,452,731
1986 15,731,256 3,347,809
1985 15,544,154 3,247,534
1984 15,441,860 3,154,079
1983 15,388,794 3,067,534
1982 15,286,567 2,985,557
1981 15,099,414 2,907,187
1980 14,847,974 2,832,203
1979 14,579,614 2,760,358
1978 14,310,128 2,691,088
1977 14,049,371 2,623,948
1976 13,796,770 2,558,521
1975 13,548,984 2,494,570
1974 13,305,693 2,432,028
1973 13,060,916 2,370,919
1972 12,809,205 2,311,430
1971 12,551,910 2,253,119
1970 12,287,110 2,195,616
1969 12,013,858 2,139,024
1968 11,736,088 2,083,069
1967 11,457,328 2,027,403
1966 11,183,928 1,971,737
1965 10,916,965 1,915,916
1964 10,653,397 1,859,997
1963 10,395,040 1,804,272
1962 10,143,754 1,749,214
1961 9,899,372 1,695,400
1960 9,661,389 1,643,457

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Sri Lanka increased by 856,589 people (a 4.21% growth), while Turkmenistan gained 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Sri Lanka gained 717,160 people (a 3.38% growth), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,440,148 people (a 22.6% growth).

Sri Lanka was ranked 55th most populous country in 2006 and is 63rd in 2026. Turkmenistan was ranked 113th in 2006 and ranked 104th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Sri Lanka's population will grow by 6.26% to 23,299,282 people with a rank change from 63rd to 71st. The population of Turkmenistan will increase by 24.2% to 9,688,197 people and rank change from 104th to 101st.

Sri Lanka is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 23.3M people compared to the peak of 10.4M people in 2079 for Turkmenistan.

Population growth rate by year

Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Sri Lanka Turkmenistan
2100 -0.56% -0.29%
2099 -0.56% -0.27%
2098 -0.55% -0.26%
2097 -0.54% -0.24%
2096 -0.53% -0.23%
2095 -0.52% -0.22%
2094 -0.51% -0.21%
2093 -0.5% -0.19%
2092 -0.49% -0.18%
2091 -0.5% -0.17%
2090 -0.49% -0.15%
2089 -0.47% -0.14%
2088 -0.46% -0.13%
2087 -0.46% -0.11%
2086 -0.45% -0.1%
2085 -0.43% -0.08%
2084 -0.42% -0.07%
2083 -0.4% -0.06%
2082 -0.4% -0.04%
2081 -0.38% -0.03%
2080 -0.38% -0.008%
2079 -0.35% 0.01%
2078 -0.33% 0.03%
2077 -0.32% 0.04%
2076 -0.31% 0.06%
2075 -0.31% 0.07%
2074 -0.29% 0.09%
2073 -0.27% 0.1%
2072 -0.26% 0.12%
2071 -0.25% 0.13%
2070 -0.23% 0.14%
2069 -0.23% 0.15%
2068 -0.24% 0.16%
2067 -0.21% 0.17%
2066 -0.22% 0.18%
2065 -0.19% 0.19%
2064 -0.17% 0.2%
2063 -0.16% 0.22%
2062 -0.14% 0.24%
2061 -0.14% 0.25%
2060 -0.12% 0.28%
2059 -0.11% 0.31%
2058 -0.1% 0.33%
2057 -0.09% 0.36%
2056 -0.05% 0.4%
2055 -0.04% 0.43%
2054 -0.04% 0.47%
2053 -0.02% 0.51%
2052 -0.004% 0.55%
2051 0.01% 0.59%
2050 0.02% 0.63%
2049 0.04% 0.68%
2048 0.07% 0.71%
2047 0.1% 0.75%
2046 0.14% 0.78%
2045 0.13% 0.81%
2044 0.16% 0.83%
2043 0.18% 0.85%
2042 0.2% 0.87%
2041 0.22% 0.88%
2040 0.25% 0.89%
2039 0.26% 0.9%
2038 0.29% 0.91%
2037 0.29% 0.92%
2036 0.31% 0.93%
2035 0.33% 0.94%
2034 0.35% 0.96%
2033 0.37% 0.97%
2032 0.38% 1%
2031 0.41% 1.04%
2030 0.42% 1.15%
2029 0.45% 1.27%
2028 0.47% 1.38%
2027 0.5% 1.49%
2026 0.52% 1.6%
2025 -0.73% 1.66%
2024 -0.55% 1.77%
2023 -0.65% 1.86%
2022 0.11% 1.95%
2021 1.08% 2.05%
2020 0.53% 2.15%
2019 0.61% 2.23%
2018 1.01% 2.28%
2017 1.15% 2.31%
2016 1.14% 2.32%
2015 0.92% 2.31%
2014 0.94% 2.29%
2013 -2.76% 2.25%
2012 0.76% 2.2%
2011 0.62% 2.14%
2010 0.59% 2.07%
2009 0.62% 1.99%
2008 0.67% 1.93%
2007 0.69% 1.88%
2006 0.67% 1.88%
2005 0.64% 1.9%
2004 0.68% 1.94%
2003 0.74% 1.98%
2002 1.05% 2.01%
2001 1.59% 2.02%
2000 1.84% 2.01%
1999 1.88% 1.85%
1998 1.91% 1.7%
1997 1.92% 1.71%
1996 1.94% 1.73%
1995 1.67% 1.81%
1994 1.47% 2.09%
1993 1.71% 2.22%
1992 1.6% 2.3%
1991 0.75% 2.54%
1990 0.64% 2.68%
1989 1.06% 2.9%
1988 1.02% 3.09%
1987 1.18% 3.13%
1986 1.2% 3.09%
1985 0.66% 2.96%
1984 0.34% 2.82%
1983 0.67% 2.75%
1982 1.24% 2.7%
1981 1.69% 2.65%
1980 1.84% 2.6%
1979 1.88% 2.57%
1978 1.86% 2.56%
1977 1.83% 2.56%
1976 1.83% 2.56%
1975 1.83% 2.57%
1974 1.87% 2.58%
1973 1.97% 2.57%
1972 2.05% 2.59%
1971 2.16% 2.62%
1970 2.27% 2.65%
1969 2.37% 2.69%
1968 2.43% 2.75%
1967 2.44% 2.82%
1966 2.45% 2.91%
1965 2.47% 3.01%
1964 2.49% 3.09%
1963 2.48% 3.15%
1962 2.47% 3.17%
1961 2.46% 3.16%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Sri Lanka declined by 0.73%, while Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.66%.

Live population counters

Sri Lanka Turkmenistan
Current population
21926160
7800189
Population rank 63/197 104/197
Percent of world population 0.26% 0.09%
One net population change
3.29 minutes
4.24 minutes
One birth every
2.37 minutes
3.35 minutes
One death every
3.07 minutes
12 minutes
Daily growth/decline -438 +341
Annual growth/decline -160,000 +124,349
Annual growth/decline rate -0.73% +1.66%
Population growth rate rank 190/197 63/197
One migration net change every
17.2 minutes
39.7 minutes
Annual migration change -30,724 +13,268
Net migration rank 165/196 39/196
Foreign-born residents 40,698 193,763
Foreign-born residents rank 156/195 115/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 190/195 125/195

Natural population change vs migration

Sri Lanka
Natural

Migration
Turkmenistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Sri Lanka Turkmenistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -30,724 - 13,268
2024 50,407 -27,245 112,942 14,646
2023 66,111 -28,011 117,529 15,005
2022 95,378 -27,435 121,814 14,141
2021 121,858 -29,586 122,721 17,617
2020 170,968 -29,875 124,014 19,913
2019 172,243 -28,426 128,275 19,735
2018 183,610 -28,607 129,537 19,293
2017 187,993 -22,324 131,417 16,678
2016 194,232 -18,388 132,581 13,365
2015 201,815 -29,797 132,663 9,936
2014 211,541 -33,672 129,677 8,696
2013 221,021 -37,754 126,217 7,287
2012 229,138 -41,955 120,957 7,125
2011 224,461 -90,839 115,197 6,992
2010 224,325 -98,060 109,318 6,621
2009 200,175 -81,130 102,931 6,656
2008 232,225 -97,144 96,815 6,734
2007 248,287 -109,695 92,038 6,388
2006 248,706 -107,045 87,840 7,613
2005 248,683 -118,594 83,968 10,263
2004 212,527 -84,795 79,850 14,242
2003 252,008 -107,573 76,737 17,625
2002 252,840 -105,718 75,639 18,803
2001 244,377 19,273 76,682 16,982
2000 227,060 123,894 76,875 14,925
1999 206,876 138,799 76,362 12,859
1998 201,059 150,724 77,342 -3,239
1997 208,193 135,636 79,045 -5,600
1996 215,290 127,236 80,996 -8,627
1995 221,957 117,416 86,289 -13,423
1994 228,904 8,323 89,319 -13,094
1993 226,257 36,232 92,596 -312
1992 222,230 88,542 96,668 -13,517
1991 218,117 -1,047 99,297 -4,864
1990 224,454 -195,736 101,099 -4,864
1989 212,401 -33,305 103,553 -3,576
1988 219,184 -58,415 104,802 1,408
1987 226,414 -63,105 103,885 3,161
1986 233,782 -26,460 100,930 1,878
1985 247,836 -80,950 95,890 1,861
1984 263,175 -225,450 90,591 -1,427
1983 277,768 -209,362 85,183 -1,264
1982 300,030 -163,987 80,989 -961
1981 328,096 -89,824 77,829 -1,102
1980 328,155 -63,541 74,394 -1,152
1979 329,791 -57,683 71,135 -677
1978 317,055 -50,189 68,437 -350
1977 300,038 -45,383 66,318 -132
1976 291,816 -41,258 64,513 160
1975 282,496 -37,475 62,681 550
1974 275,521 -33,979 60,925 924
1973 278,577 -30,582 59,169 1,194
1972 282,494 -27,071 57,326 1,293
1971 281,200 -22,021 56,666 1,348
1970 286,719 -16,299 55,617 1,376
1969 286,218 -10,152 54,791 1,397
1968 286,642 -7,163 54,324 1,401
1967 284,738 -6,696 54,209 1,397
1966 275,549 -6,794 54,353 1,377
1965 272,422 -7,249 54,558 1,366
1964 269,584 -7,614 54,574 1,340
1963 262,880 -8,118 54,203 1,332
1962 256,719 -8,909 53,248 1,337
1961 251,087 -10,144 51,659 1,372
1960 247,631 -12,610 49,436 1,421

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 84.3% of the population change in Sri Lanka is from natural causes (a gain of 1,444,615 people) and 15.7% is from migration (a loss of 269,694 people). In Turkmenistan 88.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,253,493 people) and 11.3% is from migration (a gain of 160,329 people).

As of 2024, 40,698 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Sri Lanka, compared to 193,763 people or 2.6% in Turkmenistan.

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
Turkmenistan
City Population
Ashgabat 1.03M
Turkmenabat 231K
Dasoguz 227K
Mary 126K
Anau 29.6K
Baherden 24.7K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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