Population in Sri Lanka compared to the United Arab Emirates: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Sri Lanka and the United Arab Emirates: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Sri Lanka	UAE	Sri Lanka	UAE
1960	9,661,389	131,334	-	-
1961	9,899,372	137,989	2.46%	5.07%
1962	10,143,754	144,946	2.47%	5.04%
1963	10,395,040	152,211	2.48%	5.01%
1964	10,653,397	159,692	2.49%	4.91%
1965	10,916,965	167,103	2.47%	4.64%
1966	11,183,928	173,976	2.45%	4.11%
1967	11,457,328	179,700	2.44%	3.29%
1968	11,736,088	199,416	2.43%	11%
1969	12,013,858	239,660	2.37%	20.2%
1970	12,287,110	286,536	2.27%	19.6%
1971	12,551,910	335,027	2.16%	16.9%
1972	12,809,205	385,014	2.05%	14.9%
1973	13,060,916	436,399	1.97%	13.3%
1974	13,305,693	489,087	1.87%	12.1%
1975	13,548,984	542,856	1.83%	11%
1976	13,796,770	615,866	1.83%	13.4%
1977	14,049,371	710,209	1.83%	15.3%
1978	14,310,128	809,274	1.86%	13.9%
1979	14,579,614	912,010	1.88%	12.7%
1980	14,847,974	1,015,700	1.84%	11.4%
1981	15,099,414	1,099,855	1.69%	8.29%
1982	15,286,567	1,166,370	1.24%	6.05%
1983	15,388,794	1,235,305	0.67%	5.91%
1984	15,441,860	1,305,996	0.34%	5.72%
1985	15,544,154	1,377,911	0.66%	5.51%
1986	15,731,256	1,467,383	1.2%	6.49%
1987	15,916,576	1,574,244	1.18%	7.28%
1988	16,078,621	1,681,788	1.02%	6.83%
1989	16,248,557	1,789,851	1.06%	6.43%
1990	16,352,458	1,898,220	0.64%	6.05%
1991	16,475,354	2,006,626	0.75%	5.71%
1992	16,739,284	2,114,730	1.6%	5.39%
1993	17,025,918	2,222,093	1.71%	5.08%
1994	17,275,773	2,328,188	1.47%	4.77%
1995	17,564,068	2,434,662	1.67%	4.57%
1996	17,905,018	2,597,564	1.94%	6.69%
1997	18,248,200	2,817,410	1.92%	8.46%
1998	18,596,003	3,040,421	1.91%	7.92%
1999	18,944,731	3,266,009	1.88%	7.42%
2000	19,293,054	3,493,575	1.84%	6.97%
2001	19,600,362	3,723,590	1.59%	6.58%
2002	19,805,752	3,956,826	1.05%	6.26%
2003	19,951,521	4,192,457	0.74%	5.96%
2004	20,087,605	4,428,967	0.68%	5.64%
2005	20,216,524	4,664,790	0.64%	5.32%
2006	20,352,411	5,009,100	0.67%	7.38%
2007	20,492,545	5,624,635	0.69%	12.3%
2008	20,629,378	6,302,664	0.67%	12.1%
2009	20,756,435	6,707,058	0.62%	6.42%
2010	20,879,089	6,869,838	0.59%	2.43%
2011	21,009,048	7,104,538	0.62%	3.42%
2012	21,169,458	7,391,448	0.76%	4.04%
2013	20,585,000	7,693,031	-2.76%	4.08%
2014	20,778,000	8,059,440	0.94%	4.76%
2015	20,970,000	8,505,237	0.92%	5.53%
2016	21,209,000	8,935,095	1.14%	5.05%
2017	21,453,000	9,223,225	1.15%	3.22%
2018	21,670,000	9,346,701	1.01%	1.34%
2019	21,803,000	9,445,785	0.61%	1.06%
2020	21,919,000	9,401,038	0.53%	-0.47%
2021	22,156,000	9,575,152	1.08%	1.85%
2022	22,181,000	10,074,977	0.11%	5.22%
2023	22,037,000	10,483,751	-0.65%	4.06%
2024	21,916,000	10,876,981	-0.55%	3.75%
2025	22,035,440	11,191,510	0.54%	2.89%
2026	22,148,172	11,417,074	0.51%	2.02%
2027	22,255,601	11,595,528	0.49%	1.56%
2028	22,357,682	11,750,055	0.46%	1.33%
2029	22,453,922	11,890,496	0.43%	1.2%
2030	22,546,245	12,024,613	0.41%	1.13%
2031	22,635,106	12,159,255	0.39%	1.12%
2032	22,720,118	12,298,043	0.38%	1.14%
2033	22,802,043	12,440,531	0.36%	1.16%
2034	22,879,527	12,586,327	0.34%	1.17%
2035	22,952,739	12,734,906	0.32%	1.18%
2036	23,022,027	12,885,831	0.3%	1.19%
2037	23,088,877	13,038,803	0.29%	1.19%
2038	23,152,480	13,193,613	0.28%	1.19%
2039	23,211,633	13,349,897	0.26%	1.18%
2040	23,265,986	13,507,317	0.23%	1.18%
2041	23,315,260	13,665,875	0.21%	1.17%
2042	23,359,578	13,825,473	0.19%	1.17%
2043	23,398,752	13,986,029	0.17%	1.16%
2044	23,433,096	14,147,509	0.15%	1.15%
2045	23,464,943	14,309,823	0.14%	1.15%
2046	23,492,738	14,473,950	0.12%	1.15%
2047	23,512,629	14,641,700	0.08%	1.16%
2048	23,525,953	14,812,411	0.06%	1.17%
2049	23,533,940	14,984,754	0.03%	1.16%
2050	23,538,230	15,158,142	0.02%	1.16%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Sri Lanka increased by 753,476 people (a 3.73% growth), while the United Arab Emirates gained 3,840,447 people (a 82.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Sri Lanka gained 1,155,995 (a 5.51% growth), while the United Arab Emirates' population increased by 2,867,463 (a 33.7% growth).

Sri Lanka was ranked 53rd most populous country in 2005 and is 63rd in 2025. The United Arab Emirates was ranked 115th in 2005 and ranked 86th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Sri Lanka's population will grow by 6.38% to 23,538,230 people with a rank change from 63rd to 70th. The population of the United Arab Emirates will increase by 33.3% to 15,158,142 people and rank change from 86th to 84th.