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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Sri Lanka was 21,916,000 in 2024 vs 50,015,092 people in Uganda in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Sri Lanka's population is 22,185,425 people compared to 53,170,946 in Uganda.

Population statistics:

  • Uganda's population is 2.4 times bigger than Sri Lanka's.
  • Sri Lanka is ranked the 63rd most populous country in the world, while Uganda is the 30th.
  • The countries together account for 0.91% of the world: 0.27% for Sri Lanka vs 0.64% for Uganda.
  • For the last 10 years, Sri Lanka has had an average growth rate of +0.57% per year vs +3.21% in Uganda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Sri Lanka has increased from 20.4M people to 22.2M (9.01% growth), while Uganda has grown from 28.8M to 53.2M (84.7% growth).

Sri Lanka vs Uganda: population by year and forecast

Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Sri Lanka Uganda
2100 20,270,496 122,497,526
2099 20,383,669 122,436,109
2098 20,498,567 122,364,302
2097 20,611,123 122,266,255
2096 20,723,560 122,146,810
2095 20,834,629 121,976,411
2094 20,943,809 121,799,752
2093 21,052,131 121,584,860
2092 21,158,833 121,336,796
2091 21,263,961 121,070,447
2090 21,371,263 120,767,412
2089 21,475,426 120,427,771
2088 21,577,177 120,064,594
2087 21,677,510 119,668,549
2086 21,777,420 119,256,686
2085 21,876,464 118,815,763
2084 21,970,336 118,339,179
2083 22,062,801 117,821,938
2082 22,151,745 117,274,958
2081 22,240,834 116,707,394
2080 22,326,555 116,096,095
2079 22,411,438 115,474,153
2078 22,489,772 114,805,376
2077 22,565,028 114,118,687
2076 22,637,463 113,390,189
2075 22,707,112 112,637,851
2074 22,778,489 111,863,410
2073 22,844,703 111,070,771
2072 22,905,707 110,240,940
2071 22,964,866 109,392,890
2070 23,022,515 108,505,633
2069 23,076,310 107,607,659
2068 23,129,541 106,677,578
2067 23,184,596 105,722,829
2066 23,234,419 104,739,111
2065 23,285,901 103,737,893
2064 23,331,390 102,701,560
2063 23,372,184 101,646,533
2062 23,409,522 100,561,859
2061 23,441,893 99,450,764
2060 23,474,032 98,334,788
2059 23,502,132 97,187,498
2058 23,528,076 96,014,439
2057 23,550,580 94,821,765
2056 23,570,923 93,613,209
2055 23,582,432 92,385,049
2054 23,591,414 91,132,827
2053 23,601,371 89,857,705
2052 23,605,361 88,568,311
2051 23,606,194 87,270,603
2050 23,603,330 85,957,376
2049 23,597,604 84,632,277
2048 23,587,307 83,284,965
2047 23,570,881 81,928,165
2046 23,547,409 80,569,225
2045 23,515,133 79,208,662
2044 23,483,546 77,834,944
2043 23,446,242 76,453,982
2042 23,404,983 75,075,287
2041 23,357,358 73,701,695
2040 23,306,148 72,333,375
2039 23,248,341 70,963,211
2038 23,187,512 69,580,447
2037 23,120,775 68,186,136
2036 23,053,427 66,804,746
2035 22,981,808 65,411,934
2034 22,906,587 64,023,352
2033 22,826,414 62,634,483
2032 22,742,267 61,235,174
2031 22,655,907 59,825,075
2030 22,564,038 58,415,479
2029 22,470,759 57,006,283
2028 22,370,999 55,596,520
2027 22,266,017 54,191,271
2026 22,155,543 52,792,624
2025 22,039,908 51,400,003
2024 21,916,000 50,015,092
2023 22,037,000 48,656,601
2022 22,181,000 47,312,719
2021 22,156,000 45,910,930
2020 21,919,000 44,457,152
2019 21,803,000 42,999,637
2018 21,670,000 41,565,831
2017 21,453,000 40,177,388
2016 21,209,000 38,799,152
2015 20,970,000 37,531,446
2014 20,778,000 36,395,539
2013 20,585,000 35,337,042
2012 21,169,458 34,337,438
2011 21,009,048 33,354,543
2010 20,879,089 32,390,802
2009 20,756,435 31,451,151
2008 20,629,378 30,539,553
2007 20,492,545 29,653,430
2006 20,352,411 28,794,003
2005 20,216,524 27,963,289
2004 20,087,605 27,154,515
2003 19,951,521 26,352,124
2002 19,805,752 25,532,870
2001 19,600,362 24,745,676
2000 19,293,054 24,000,150
1999 18,944,731 23,257,281
1998 18,596,003 22,515,806
1997 18,248,200 21,856,046
1996 17,905,018 21,231,550
1995 17,564,068 20,665,667
1994 17,275,773 20,108,801
1993 17,025,918 19,445,161
1992 16,739,284 18,785,032
1991 16,475,354 18,155,901
1990 16,352,458 17,569,897
1989 16,248,557 17,010,698
1988 16,078,621 16,470,483
1987 15,916,576 15,954,170
1986 15,731,256 15,467,579
1985 15,544,154 15,023,681
1984 15,441,860 14,607,677
1983 15,388,794 14,221,881
1982 15,286,567 13,873,631
1981 15,099,414 13,556,452
1980 14,847,974 13,275,741
1979 14,579,614 13,002,163
1978 14,310,128 12,692,113
1977 14,049,371 12,359,669
1976 13,796,770 12,037,294
1975 13,548,984 11,725,240
1974 13,305,693 11,424,846
1973 13,060,916 11,144,236
1972 12,809,205 10,885,796
1971 12,551,910 10,618,206
1970 12,287,110 10,321,603
1969 12,013,858 10,014,858
1968 11,736,088 9,708,632
1967 11,457,328 9,408,924
1966 11,183,928 9,122,864
1965 10,916,965 8,849,203
1964 10,653,397 8,586,363
1963 10,395,040 8,333,663
1962 10,143,754 8,092,231
1961 9,899,372 7,862,217
1960 9,661,389 7,640,973

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 Uganda gained 10,005,149 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Sri Lanka gained 976,425 people (a 4.6% growth), while Uganda's population increased by 14,371,794 people (a 37% growth).

Sri Lanka was ranked 55th most populous country in 2006 and is 63rd in 2026. Uganda was ranked 38th in 2006 and ranked 30th 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 Uganda will increase by 61.7% to 85,957,376 people and rank change from 30th to 20th.

Sri Lanka is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 23.6M people compared to the peak of 122M people in 2100 for Uganda.

Population growth rate by year

Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Sri Lanka Uganda
2100 -0.56% 0.05%
2099 -0.56% 0.06%
2098 -0.55% 0.08%
2097 -0.54% 0.1%
2096 -0.53% 0.14%
2095 -0.52% 0.15%
2094 -0.51% 0.18%
2093 -0.5% 0.2%
2092 -0.49% 0.22%
2091 -0.5% 0.25%
2090 -0.49% 0.28%
2089 -0.47% 0.3%
2088 -0.46% 0.33%
2087 -0.46% 0.35%
2086 -0.45% 0.37%
2085 -0.43% 0.4%
2084 -0.42% 0.44%
2083 -0.4% 0.47%
2082 -0.4% 0.49%
2081 -0.38% 0.53%
2080 -0.38% 0.54%
2079 -0.35% 0.58%
2078 -0.33% 0.6%
2077 -0.32% 0.64%
2076 -0.31% 0.67%
2075 -0.31% 0.69%
2074 -0.29% 0.71%
2073 -0.27% 0.75%
2072 -0.26% 0.78%
2071 -0.25% 0.82%
2070 -0.23% 0.83%
2069 -0.23% 0.87%
2068 -0.24% 0.9%
2067 -0.21% 0.94%
2066 -0.22% 0.97%
2065 -0.19% 1.01%
2064 -0.17% 1.04%
2063 -0.16% 1.08%
2062 -0.14% 1.12%
2061 -0.14% 1.13%
2060 -0.12% 1.18%
2059 -0.11% 1.22%
2058 -0.1% 1.26%
2057 -0.09% 1.29%
2056 -0.05% 1.33%
2055 -0.04% 1.37%
2054 -0.04% 1.42%
2053 -0.02% 1.46%
2052 -0.004% 1.49%
2051 0.01% 1.53%
2050 0.02% 1.57%
2049 0.04% 1.62%
2048 0.07% 1.66%
2047 0.1% 1.69%
2046 0.14% 1.72%
2045 0.13% 1.76%
2044 0.16% 1.81%
2043 0.18% 1.84%
2042 0.2% 1.86%
2041 0.22% 1.89%
2040 0.25% 1.93%
2039 0.26% 1.99%
2038 0.29% 2.04%
2037 0.29% 2.07%
2036 0.31% 2.13%
2035 0.33% 2.17%
2034 0.35% 2.22%
2033 0.37% 2.29%
2032 0.38% 2.36%
2031 0.41% 2.41%
2030 0.42% 2.47%
2029 0.45% 2.54%
2028 0.47% 2.59%
2027 0.5% 2.65%
2026 0.52% 2.71%
2025 0.57% 2.77%
2024 -0.55% 2.79%
2023 -0.65% 2.84%
2022 0.11% 3.05%
2021 1.08% 3.27%
2020 0.53% 3.39%
2019 0.61% 3.45%
2018 1.01% 3.46%
2017 1.15% 3.55%
2016 1.14% 3.38%
2015 0.92% 3.12%
2014 0.94% 3%
2013 -2.76% 2.91%
2012 0.76% 2.95%
2011 0.62% 2.98%
2010 0.59% 2.99%
2009 0.62% 2.98%
2008 0.67% 2.99%
2007 0.69% 2.98%
2006 0.67% 2.97%
2005 0.64% 2.98%
2004 0.68% 3.04%
2003 0.74% 3.21%
2002 1.05% 3.18%
2001 1.59% 3.11%
2000 1.84% 3.19%
1999 1.88% 3.29%
1998 1.91% 3.02%
1997 1.92% 2.94%
1996 1.94% 2.74%
1995 1.67% 2.77%
1994 1.47% 3.41%
1993 1.71% 3.51%
1992 1.6% 3.47%
1991 0.75% 3.34%
1990 0.64% 3.29%
1989 1.06% 3.28%
1988 1.02% 3.24%
1987 1.18% 3.15%
1986 1.2% 2.95%
1985 0.66% 2.85%
1984 0.34% 2.71%
1983 0.67% 2.51%
1982 1.24% 2.34%
1981 1.69% 2.11%
1980 1.84% 2.1%
1979 1.88% 2.44%
1978 1.86% 2.69%
1977 1.83% 2.68%
1976 1.83% 2.66%
1975 1.83% 2.63%
1974 1.87% 2.52%
1973 1.97% 2.37%
1972 2.05% 2.52%
1971 2.16% 2.87%
1970 2.27% 3.06%
1969 2.37% 3.15%
1968 2.43% 3.19%
1967 2.44% 3.14%
1966 2.45% 3.09%
1965 2.47% 3.06%
1964 2.49% 3.03%
1963 2.48% 2.98%
1962 2.47% 2.93%
1961 2.46% 2.9%

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 Uganda's population grew by 2.79%.

Live population counters

Sri Lanka Uganda
Current population
22185425
53170946
Population rank 63/197 30/197
Percent of world population 0.27% 0.64%
One net population change
4.34 minutes
23.2 seconds
One birth every
2.13 minutes
18.4 seconds
One death every
2.91 minutes
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline -332 +3,722
Annual growth/decline -121,000 +1,358,491
Annual growth/decline rate -0.55% +2.79%
Population growth rate rank 188/197 22/197
One migration net change every
17.2 minutes
4.43 minutes
Annual migration change -30,724 -119,059
Net migration rank 165/196 183/196
Foreign-born residents 40,698 2,057,759
Foreign-born residents rank 156/195 37/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 190/195 106/195

Natural population change vs migration

Sri Lanka
Natural

Migration
Uganda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Sri Lanka Uganda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -30,724 - -119,059
2024 - -27,245 - -117,924
2023 66,111 -28,011 1,477,166 -126,181
2022 95,378 -27,435 1,455,576 -118,843
2021 121,858 -29,586 1,423,377 43,464
2020 170,968 -29,875 1,397,288 43,464
2019 172,243 -28,426 1,367,044 107,210
2018 183,610 -28,607 1,332,600 60,724
2017 187,993 -22,324 1,290,658 92,879
2016 194,232 -18,388 1,249,565 123,379
2015 201,815 -29,797 1,224,839 -62,366
2014 211,541 -33,672 1,201,599 -92,273
2013 221,021 -37,754 1,184,250 -176,579
2012 229,138 -41,955 1,167,473 -175,936
2011 224,461 -90,839 1,147,263 -173,005
2010 224,325 -98,060 1,121,564 -168,322
2009 200,175 -81,130 1,090,600 -164,553
2008 232,225 -97,144 1,055,935 -158,790
2007 248,287 -109,695 1,029,893 -154,773
2006 248,706 -107,045 999,958 -156,232
2005 248,683 -118,594 969,096 -151,386
2004 212,527 -84,795 938,623 -138,770
2003 252,008 -107,573 901,374 -96,429
2002 252,840 -105,718 868,756 -35,149
2001 244,377 19,273 836,751 -95,956
2000 227,060 123,894 803,069 -52,824
1999 206,876 138,799 775,166 -39,695
1998 201,059 150,724 741,175 6,277
1997 208,193 135,636 727,523 -155,461
1996 215,290 127,236 699,707 -22,795
1995 221,957 117,416 697,218 -242,378
1994 228,904 8,323 675,092 -16,198
1993 226,257 36,232 650,032 18,349
1992 222,230 88,542 627,139 24,723
1991 218,117 -1,047 602,740 3,643
1990 224,454 -195,736 587,291 -21,688
1989 212,401 -33,305 565,367 -12,576
1988 219,184 -58,415 547,759 -20,113
1987 226,414 -63,105 527,397 -22,415
1986 233,782 -26,460 487,693 -19,485
1985 247,836 -80,950 462,534 -42,942
1984 263,175 -225,450 421,241 -8,818
1983 277,768 -209,362 404,940 -45,776
1982 300,030 -163,987 390,820 -53,497
1981 328,096 -89,824 380,028 -83,010
1980 328,155 -63,541 370,287 -105,900
1979 329,791 -57,683 381,626 -98,863
1978 317,055 -50,189 371,930 -34,606
1977 300,038 -45,383 365,216 -37,671
1976 291,816 -41,258 359,458 -42,259
1975 282,496 -37,475 354,278 -47,359
1974 275,521 -33,979 345,773 -51,910
1973 278,577 -30,582 340,780 -73,439
1972 282,494 -27,071 335,935 -86,409
1971 281,200 -22,021 328,294 -42,642
1970 286,719 -16,299 333,202 -25,646
1969 286,218 -10,152 320,486 -14,548
1968 286,642 -7,163 309,725 -3,214
1967 284,738 -6,696 296,692 -3,773
1966 275,549 -6,794 282,225 -3,021
1965 272,422 -7,249 271,830 -3,716
1964 269,584 -7,614 260,733 -3,169
1963 262,880 -8,118 250,885 -3,058
1962 256,719 -8,909 241,513 -6,470
1961 251,087 -10,144 232,894 -7,893
1960 247,631 -12,610 225,080 -7,586

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 Uganda 99.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,419,712 people) and 0.53% is from migration (a gain of 71,457 people).

As of 2024, 40,698 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Sri Lanka, compared to 2,057,759 people or 4.1% in Uganda.

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
Uganda
City Population
Kampala 1.68M
Mbale 586K
Arua 385K
Kira Town 317K
Jinja 279K
Gulu 177K
Kasese 101K
Entebbe 70K
Tororo 41.9K

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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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