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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Sri Lanka	Tuvalu	Sri Lanka	Tuvalu
1960	9,661,389	5,598	-	-
1961	9,899,372	5,648	2.46%	0.89%
1962	10,143,754	5,699	2.47%	0.9%
1963	10,395,040	5,751	2.48%	0.91%
1964	10,653,397	5,752	2.49%	0.02%
1965	10,916,965	5,715	2.47%	-0.64%
1966	11,183,928	5,686	2.45%	-0.51%
1967	11,457,328	5,652	2.44%	-0.6%
1968	11,736,088	5,624	2.43%	-0.5%
1969	12,013,858	5,631	2.37%	0.12%
1970	12,287,110	5,663	2.27%	0.57%
1971	12,551,910	5,685	2.16%	0.39%
1972	12,809,205	5,692	2.05%	0.12%
1973	13,060,916	5,681	1.97%	-0.19%
1974	13,305,693	5,822	1.87%	2.48%
1975	13,548,984	6,117	1.83%	5.07%
1976	13,796,770	6,404	1.83%	4.69%
1977	14,049,371	6,686	1.83%	4.4%
1978	14,310,128	6,957	1.86%	4.05%
1979	14,579,614	7,184	1.88%	3.26%
1980	14,847,974	7,366	1.84%	2.53%
1981	15,099,414	7,526	1.69%	2.17%
1982	15,286,567	7,664	1.24%	1.83%
1983	15,388,794	7,789	0.67%	1.63%
1984	15,441,860	7,902	0.34%	1.45%
1985	15,544,154	8,046	0.66%	1.82%
1986	15,731,256	8,217	1.2%	2.13%
1987	15,916,576	8,371	1.18%	1.87%
1988	16,078,621	8,518	1.02%	1.76%
1989	16,248,557	8,662	1.06%	1.69%
1990	16,352,458	8,798	0.64%	1.57%
1991	16,475,354	8,928	0.75%	1.48%
1992	16,739,284	9,038	1.6%	1.23%
1993	17,025,918	9,126	1.71%	0.97%
1994	17,275,773	9,207	1.47%	0.89%
1995	17,564,068	9,280	1.67%	0.79%
1996	17,905,018	9,342	1.94%	0.67%
1997	18,248,200	9,400	1.92%	0.62%
1998	18,596,003	9,451	1.91%	0.54%
1999	18,944,731	9,496	1.88%	0.48%
2000	19,293,054	9,544	1.84%	0.51%
2001	19,600,362	9,586	1.59%	0.44%
2002	19,805,752	9,623	1.05%	0.39%
2003	19,951,521	9,695	0.74%	0.75%
2004	20,087,605	9,816	0.68%	1.25%
2005	20,216,524	9,940	0.64%	1.26%
2006	20,352,411	10,056	0.67%	1.17%
2007	20,492,545	10,182	0.69%	1.25%
2008	20,629,378	10,321	0.67%	1.37%
2009	20,756,435	10,461	0.62%	1.36%
2010	20,879,089	10,614	0.59%	1.46%
2011	21,009,048	10,780	0.62%	1.56%
2012	21,169,458	10,934	0.76%	1.43%
2013	20,585,000	11,001	-2.76%	0.61%
2014	20,778,000	10,984	0.94%	-0.15%
2015	20,970,000	10,963	0.92%	-0.19%
2016	21,209,000	10,930	1.14%	-0.3%
2017	21,453,000	10,869	1.15%	-0.56%
2018	21,670,000	10,751	1.01%	-1.09%
2019	21,803,000	10,581	0.61%	-1.58%
2020	21,919,000	10,399	0.53%	-1.72%
2021	22,156,000	10,194	1.08%	-1.97%
2022	22,181,000	9,992	0.11%	-1.98%
2023	22,037,000	9,816	-0.65%	-1.76%
2024	21,916,000	9,646	-0.55%	-1.73%
2025	22,035,440	9,493	0.54%	-1.58%
2026	22,148,172	9,363	0.51%	-1.37%
2027	22,255,601	9,255	0.49%	-1.15%
2028	22,357,682	9,175	0.46%	-0.87%
2029	22,453,922	9,102	0.43%	-0.79%
2030	22,546,245	9,047	0.41%	-0.6%
2031	22,635,106	9,011	0.39%	-0.4%
2032	22,720,118	8,984	0.38%	-0.3%
2033	22,802,043	8,975	0.36%	-0.1%
2034	22,879,527	8,970	0.34%	-0.06%
2035	22,952,739	8,977	0.32%	0.08%
2036	23,022,027	8,995	0.3%	0.2%
2037	23,088,877	9,017	0.29%	0.24%
2038	23,152,480	9,051	0.28%	0.38%
2039	23,211,633	9,095	0.26%	0.48%
2040	23,265,986	9,143	0.23%	0.53%
2041	23,315,260	9,191	0.21%	0.52%
2042	23,359,578	9,245	0.19%	0.6%
2043	23,398,752	9,308	0.17%	0.68%
2044	23,433,096	9,375	0.15%	0.72%
2045	23,464,943	9,435	0.14%	0.64%
2046	23,492,738	9,502	0.12%	0.71%
2047	23,512,629	9,571	0.08%	0.72%
2048	23,525,953	9,644	0.06%	0.76%
2049	23,533,940	9,712	0.03%	0.71%
2050	23,538,230	9,778	0.02%	0.68%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Sri Lanka increased by 856,589 people (a 4.21% growth), while Tuvalu gained 874 people (a 8.69% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Sri Lanka gained 940,346 (a 4.43% growth), while Tuvalu's population decreased by -1,567 (a 14.3% decline).

Sri Lanka was ranked 55th most populous country in 2006 and is 63rd in 2026. Tuvalu was ranked 195th in 2006 and ranked 196th 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 Tuvalu will increase by 4.43% to 9,778 people and will still be ranked 196th.