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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Sri Lanka was 21,916,000 in 2024 vs 37,860,221 people in Ukraine in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Sri Lanka's population is 22,185,425 people compared to 40,125,599 in Ukraine.

Population statistics:

  • Ukraine's population is 1.81 times bigger than Sri Lanka's.
  • Sri Lanka is ranked the 63rd most populous country in the world, while Ukraine is the 40th.
  • The countries together account for 0.75% of the world: 0.27% for Sri Lanka vs 0.48% for Ukraine.
  • For the last 10 years, Sri Lanka has had an average growth rate of +0.57% per year vs -1.74% in Ukraine.
  • Since 2006, the population of Sri Lanka has increased from 20.4M people to 22.2M (9.01% growth), while Ukraine has declined from 47.3M to 40.1M (15.1% decline).

Sri Lanka vs Ukraine: population by year and forecast

Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Sri Lanka Ukraine
2100 20,270,496 15,493,960
2099 20,383,669 15,751,557
2098 20,498,567 16,012,938
2097 20,611,123 16,278,602
2096 20,723,560 16,547,938
2095 20,834,629 16,820,897
2094 20,943,809 17,098,910
2093 21,052,131 17,381,822
2092 21,158,833 17,669,049
2091 21,263,961 17,960,681
2090 21,371,263 18,257,867
2089 21,475,426 18,559,027
2088 21,577,177 18,865,031
2087 21,677,510 19,176,483
2086 21,777,420 19,492,606
2085 21,876,464 19,812,584
2084 21,970,336 20,138,855
2083 22,062,801 20,468,747
2082 22,151,745 20,803,241
2081 22,240,834 21,140,953
2080 22,326,555 21,482,498
2079 22,411,438 21,827,152
2078 22,489,772 22,175,099
2077 22,565,028 22,525,846
2076 22,637,463 22,879,896
2075 22,707,112 23,236,521
2074 22,778,489 23,596,095
2073 22,844,703 23,957,807
2072 22,905,707 24,319,928
2071 22,964,866 24,685,370
2070 23,022,515 25,053,352
2069 23,076,310 25,423,272
2068 23,129,541 25,794,560
2067 23,184,596 26,168,072
2066 23,234,419 26,543,206
2065 23,285,901 26,920,121
2064 23,331,390 27,298,592
2063 23,372,184 27,677,528
2062 23,409,522 28,056,960
2061 23,441,893 28,437,884
2060 23,474,032 28,818,343
2059 23,502,132 29,198,891
2058 23,528,076 29,580,044
2057 23,550,580 29,958,884
2056 23,570,923 30,335,136
2055 23,582,432 30,710,041
2054 23,591,414 31,080,334
2053 23,601,371 31,447,868
2052 23,605,361 31,811,171
2051 23,606,194 32,170,929
2050 23,603,330 32,525,262
2049 23,597,604 32,875,483
2048 23,587,307 33,217,836
2047 23,570,881 33,556,749
2046 23,547,409 33,892,646
2045 23,515,133 34,221,999
2044 23,483,546 34,547,153
2043 23,446,242 34,869,270
2042 23,404,983 35,189,550
2041 23,357,358 35,507,946
2040 23,306,148 35,823,225
2039 23,248,341 36,141,658
2038 23,187,512 36,457,134
2037 23,120,775 36,772,578
2036 23,053,427 37,084,252
2035 22,981,808 37,396,243
2034 22,906,587 37,706,533
2033 22,826,414 38,015,585
2032 22,742,267 38,322,554
2031 22,655,907 38,630,259
2030 22,564,038 38,935,791
2029 22,470,759 39,238,099
2028 22,370,999 39,537,815
2027 22,266,017 39,830,895
2026 22,155,543 40,125,599
2025 22,039,908 38,707,520
2024 21,916,000 37,860,221
2023 22,037,000 37,732,836
2022 22,181,000 41,048,766
2021 22,156,000 44,298,640
2020 21,919,000 44,680,014
2019 21,803,000 44,957,458
2018 21,670,000 45,208,907
2017 21,453,000 45,436,041
2016 21,209,000 45,616,832
2015 20,970,000 45,784,896
2014 20,778,000 45,972,380
2013 20,585,000 46,126,770
2012 21,169,458 46,210,056
2011 21,009,048 46,307,853
2010 20,879,089 46,456,003
2009 20,756,435 46,623,731
2008 20,629,378 46,819,175
2007 20,492,545 47,062,798
2006 20,352,411 47,278,694
2005 20,216,524 47,585,556
2004 20,087,605 47,979,507
2003 19,951,521 48,315,136
2002 19,805,752 48,677,281
2001 19,600,362 49,106,855
2000 19,293,054 49,556,660
1999 18,944,731 49,976,446
1998 18,596,003 50,379,731
1997 18,248,200 50,786,885
1996 17,905,018 51,226,109
1995 17,564,068 51,665,539
1994 17,275,773 52,075,998
1993 17,025,918 52,350,126
1992 16,739,284 52,323,671
1991 16,475,354 52,170,961
1990 16,352,458 52,054,092
1989 16,248,557 51,917,817
1988 16,078,621 51,724,853
1987 15,916,576 51,515,732
1986 15,731,256 51,318,745
1985 15,544,154 51,108,770
1984 15,441,860 50,887,599
1983 15,388,794 50,637,029
1982 15,286,567 50,402,724
1981 15,099,414 50,189,281
1980 14,847,974 49,955,152
1979 14,579,614 49,721,381
1978 14,310,128 49,521,243
1977 14,049,371 49,336,481
1976 13,796,770 49,120,842
1975 13,548,984 48,865,229
1974 13,305,693 48,576,570
1973 13,060,916 48,277,121
1972 12,809,205 47,946,893
1971 12,551,910 47,573,287
1970 12,287,110 47,261,306
1969 12,013,858 46,976,256
1968 11,736,088 46,614,325
1967 11,457,328 46,215,988
1966 11,183,928 45,802,519
1965 10,916,965 45,386,892
1964 10,653,397 44,951,156
1963 10,395,040 44,462,372
1962 10,143,754 43,943,674
1961 9,899,372 43,399,766
1960 9,661,389 42,824,093

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 Ukraine lost 1,661,862 people (a 3.52% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Sri Lanka gained 976,425 people (a 4.6% growth), while Ukraine's population decreased by 5,491,233 people (a 12% decline).

Sri Lanka was ranked 55th most populous country in 2006 and is 63rd in 2026. Ukraine was ranked 27th in 2006 and ranked 40th 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 Ukraine will decrease by 18.9% to 32,525,262 people and rank change from 40th to 60th.

Sri Lanka is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 23.6M people, while Ukraine's population already peaked in 1993 at 52.4M people and is projected to decrease to 15.5M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Sri Lanka Ukraine
2100 -0.56% -1.64%
2099 -0.56% -1.63%
2098 -0.55% -1.63%
2097 -0.54% -1.63%
2096 -0.53% -1.62%
2095 -0.52% -1.63%
2094 -0.51% -1.63%
2093 -0.5% -1.63%
2092 -0.49% -1.62%
2091 -0.5% -1.63%
2090 -0.49% -1.62%
2089 -0.47% -1.62%
2088 -0.46% -1.62%
2087 -0.46% -1.62%
2086 -0.45% -1.62%
2085 -0.43% -1.62%
2084 -0.42% -1.61%
2083 -0.4% -1.61%
2082 -0.4% -1.6%
2081 -0.38% -1.59%
2080 -0.38% -1.58%
2079 -0.35% -1.57%
2078 -0.33% -1.56%
2077 -0.32% -1.55%
2076 -0.31% -1.53%
2075 -0.31% -1.52%
2074 -0.29% -1.51%
2073 -0.27% -1.49%
2072 -0.26% -1.48%
2071 -0.25% -1.47%
2070 -0.23% -1.46%
2069 -0.23% -1.44%
2068 -0.24% -1.43%
2067 -0.21% -1.41%
2066 -0.22% -1.4%
2065 -0.19% -1.39%
2064 -0.17% -1.37%
2063 -0.16% -1.35%
2062 -0.14% -1.34%
2061 -0.14% -1.32%
2060 -0.12% -1.3%
2059 -0.11% -1.29%
2058 -0.1% -1.26%
2057 -0.09% -1.24%
2056 -0.05% -1.22%
2055 -0.04% -1.19%
2054 -0.04% -1.17%
2053 -0.02% -1.14%
2052 -0.004% -1.12%
2051 0.01% -1.09%
2050 0.02% -1.07%
2049 0.04% -1.03%
2048 0.07% -1.01%
2047 0.1% -0.99%
2046 0.14% -0.96%
2045 0.13% -0.94%
2044 0.16% -0.92%
2043 0.18% -0.91%
2042 0.2% -0.9%
2041 0.22% -0.88%
2040 0.25% -0.88%
2039 0.26% -0.87%
2038 0.29% -0.86%
2037 0.29% -0.84%
2036 0.31% -0.83%
2035 0.33% -0.82%
2034 0.35% -0.81%
2033 0.37% -0.8%
2032 0.38% -0.8%
2031 0.41% -0.78%
2030 0.42% -0.77%
2029 0.45% -0.76%
2028 0.47% -0.74%
2027 0.5% -0.73%
2026 0.52% 3.66%
2025 0.57% 2.24%
2024 -0.55% 0.34%
2023 -0.65% -8.08%
2022 0.11% -7.34%
2021 1.08% -0.85%
2020 0.53% -0.62%
2019 0.61% -0.56%
2018 1.01% -0.5%
2017 1.15% -0.4%
2016 1.14% -0.37%
2015 0.92% -0.41%
2014 0.94% -0.33%
2013 -2.76% -0.18%
2012 0.76% -0.21%
2011 0.62% -0.32%
2010 0.59% -0.36%
2009 0.62% -0.42%
2008 0.67% -0.52%
2007 0.69% -0.46%
2006 0.67% -0.64%
2005 0.64% -0.82%
2004 0.68% -0.69%
2003 0.74% -0.74%
2002 1.05% -0.87%
2001 1.59% -0.91%
2000 1.84% -0.84%
1999 1.88% -0.8%
1998 1.91% -0.8%
1997 1.92% -0.86%
1996 1.94% -0.85%
1995 1.67% -0.79%
1994 1.47% -0.52%
1993 1.71% 0.05%
1992 1.6% 0.29%
1991 0.75% 0.22%
1990 0.64% 0.26%
1989 1.06% 0.37%
1988 1.02% 0.41%
1987 1.18% 0.38%
1986 1.2% 0.41%
1985 0.66% 0.43%
1984 0.34% 0.49%
1983 0.67% 0.46%
1982 1.24% 0.43%
1981 1.69% 0.47%
1980 1.84% 0.47%
1979 1.88% 0.4%
1978 1.86% 0.37%
1977 1.83% 0.44%
1976 1.83% 0.52%
1975 1.83% 0.59%
1974 1.87% 0.62%
1973 1.97% 0.69%
1972 2.05% 0.79%
1971 2.16% 0.66%
1970 2.27% 0.61%
1969 2.37% 0.78%
1968 2.43% 0.86%
1967 2.44% 0.9%
1966 2.45% 0.92%
1965 2.47% 0.97%
1964 2.49% 1.1%
1963 2.48% 1.18%
1962 2.47% 1.25%
1961 2.46% 1.34%

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 Ukraine's population grew by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Sri Lanka Ukraine
Current population
22185425
40125599
Population rank 63/197 40/197
Percent of world population 0.27% 0.48%
One net population change
4.34 minutes
4.13 minutes
One birth every
2.13 minutes
2.48 minutes
One death every
2.91 minutes
1.06 minutes
Daily growth/decline -332 +349
Annual growth/decline -121,000 +127,385
Annual growth/decline rate -0.55% +0.34%
Population growth rate rank 188/197 147/197
One migration net change every
17.2 minutes
18.6 seconds
Annual migration change -30,724 +1,702,358
Net migration rank 165/196 1/196
Foreign-born residents 40,698 5,064,173
Foreign-born residents rank 156/195 14/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 13.4%
Foreign-born share rank 190/195 51/195

Natural population change vs migration

Sri Lanka
Natural

Migration
Ukraine
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Sri Lanka Ukraine
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -30,724 - 1,702,358
2024 - -27,245 - 1,146,012
2023 66,111 -28,011 -283,185 -299,961
2022 95,378 -27,435 -349,284 -5,699,445
2021 121,858 -29,586 -449,941 -1,129
2020 170,968 -29,875 -307,533 -4,167
2019 172,243 -28,426 -236,296 -6,908
2018 183,610 -28,607 -227,491 -32,220
2017 187,993 -22,324 -158,390 -36,155
2016 194,232 -18,388 -135,710 -31,340
2015 201,815 -29,797 -147,107 -21,992
2014 211,541 -33,672 -140,216 -65,678
2013 221,021 -37,754 -129,662 26,781
2012 229,138 -41,955 -130,451 66,768
2011 224,461 -90,839 -158,372 26,457
2010 224,325 -98,060 -180,388 16,030
2009 200,175 -81,130 -197,918 26,796
2008 232,225 -97,144 -229,086 9,312
2007 248,287 -109,695 -282,659 15,237
2006 248,706 -107,045 -300,787 136,442
2005 248,683 -118,594 -337,857 -111,493
2004 212,527 -84,795 -344,157 5,644
2003 252,008 -107,573 -351,299 18,540
2002 252,840 -105,718 -364,544 -26,991
2001 244,377 19,273 -374,734 -92,847
2000 227,060 123,894 -364,143 -67,865
1999 206,876 138,799 -348,286 -59,247
1998 201,059 150,724 -318,299 -80,684
1997 208,193 135,636 -306,549 -108,735
1996 215,290 127,236 -305,154 -158,008
1995 221,957 117,416 -281,629 -134,053
1994 228,904 8,323 -238,820 -166,380
1993 226,257 36,232 -169,405 26,357
1992 222,230 88,542 -95,857 291,788
1991 218,117 -1,047 -16,486 125,962
1990 224,454 -195,736 48,463 75,760
1989 212,401 -33,305 106,431 36,978
1988 219,184 -58,415 162,002 75,637
1987 226,414 -63,105 198,850 -18,275
1986 233,782 -26,460 225,751 -12,369
1985 247,836 -80,950 201,011 5,546
1984 263,175 -225,450 222,430 13,340
1983 277,768 -209,362 241,741 23,608
1982 300,030 -163,987 194,101 9,096
1981 328,096 -89,824 182,839 40,807
1980 328,155 -63,541 197,223 47,406
1979 329,791 -57,683 197,294 25,635
1978 317,055 -50,189 206,554 -29,180
1977 300,038 -45,383 216,932 -24,745
1976 291,816 -41,258 247,323 -8,219
1975 282,496 -37,475 256,787 15,336
1974 275,521 -33,979 273,486 31,725
1973 278,577 -30,582 274,938 18,777
1972 282,494 -27,071 309,785 56,928
1971 281,200 -22,021 305,849 74,604
1970 286,719 -16,299 291,839 -48,335
1969 286,218 -10,152 274,858 51,763
1968 286,642 -7,163 295,162 102,096
1967 284,738 -6,696 313,899 85,527
1966 275,549 -6,794 337,794 89,737
1965 272,422 -7,249 334,365 69,354
1964 269,584 -7,614 391,120 76,650
1963 262,880 -8,118 449,648 60,178
1962 256,719 -8,909 481,887 45,712
1961 251,087 -10,144 508,602 51,625
1960 247,631 -12,610 538,812 52,281

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 Ukraine 28.2% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,435,153 people) and 71.8% is from migration (a loss of 6,198,995 people).

As of 2024, 40,698 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Sri Lanka, compared to 5,064,173 people or 13.4% in Ukraine.

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
Ukraine
City Population
Kyiv 2.95M
Kharkiv 1.42M
Odesa 1.01M
Dnipro 969K
Donetsk 902K
Lviv 717K
Zaporizhia 710K
Kryvyi Rih 604K
Mykolaiv 470K
Luhansk 418K

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

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