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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Sri Lanka was 21,916,000 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Sri Lanka's population is 22,185,425 people compared to 3,382,789 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Sri Lanka's population is 6.56 times bigger than Uruguay's.
  • Sri Lanka is ranked the 63rd most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.31% of the world: 0.27% for Sri Lanka vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Sri Lanka has had an average growth rate of +0.57% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Sri Lanka has increased from 20.4M people to 22.2M (9.01% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.84% growth).

Sri Lanka vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Sri Lanka Uruguay
2100 20,270,496 2,256,741
2099 20,383,669 2,279,899
2098 20,498,567 2,303,351
2097 20,611,123 2,326,987
2096 20,723,560 2,350,799
2095 20,834,629 2,374,835
2094 20,943,809 2,398,960
2093 21,052,131 2,423,269
2092 21,158,833 2,447,646
2091 21,263,961 2,472,126
2090 21,371,263 2,496,514
2089 21,475,426 2,520,852
2088 21,577,177 2,545,052
2087 21,677,510 2,569,100
2086 21,777,420 2,592,974
2085 21,876,464 2,616,629
2084 21,970,336 2,640,001
2083 22,062,801 2,663,150
2082 22,151,745 2,686,021
2081 22,240,834 2,708,594
2080 22,326,555 2,730,883
2079 22,411,438 2,752,831
2078 22,489,772 2,774,432
2077 22,565,028 2,795,709
2076 22,637,463 2,816,677
2075 22,707,112 2,837,308
2074 22,778,489 2,857,709
2073 22,844,703 2,877,721
2072 22,905,707 2,897,543
2071 22,964,866 2,917,097
2070 23,022,515 2,936,478
2069 23,076,310 2,955,616
2068 23,129,541 2,974,445
2067 23,184,596 2,992,987
2066 23,234,419 3,011,309
2065 23,285,901 3,029,441
2064 23,331,390 3,047,343
2063 23,372,184 3,065,064
2062 23,409,522 3,082,642
2061 23,441,893 3,100,006
2060 23,474,032 3,117,149
2059 23,502,132 3,133,952
2058 23,528,076 3,150,250
2057 23,550,580 3,166,055
2056 23,570,923 3,181,373
2055 23,582,432 3,196,072
2054 23,591,414 3,210,110
2053 23,601,371 3,223,395
2052 23,605,361 3,235,973
2051 23,606,194 3,247,888
2050 23,603,330 3,259,108
2049 23,597,604 3,269,675
2048 23,587,307 3,279,610
2047 23,570,881 3,288,969
2046 23,547,409 3,297,696
2045 23,515,133 3,305,917
2044 23,483,546 3,313,556
2043 23,446,242 3,320,565
2042 23,404,983 3,326,955
2041 23,357,358 3,332,884
2040 23,306,148 3,338,277
2039 23,248,341 3,343,295
2038 23,187,512 3,347,790
2037 23,120,775 3,351,911
2036 23,053,427 3,355,671
2035 22,981,808 3,359,126
2034 22,906,587 3,362,276
2033 22,826,414 3,365,250
2032 22,742,267 3,368,057
2031 22,655,907 3,370,727
2030 22,564,038 3,373,273
2029 22,470,759 3,375,805
2028 22,370,999 3,378,198
2027 22,266,017 3,380,504
2026 22,155,543 3,382,789
2025 22,039,908 3,384,805
2024 21,916,000 3,386,588
2023 22,037,000 3,388,081
2022 22,181,000 3,390,913
2021 22,156,000 3,396,695
2020 21,919,000 3,398,968
2019 21,803,000 3,397,206
2018 21,670,000 3,394,534
2017 21,453,000 3,388,438
2016 21,209,000 3,379,283
2015 20,970,000 3,368,017
2014 20,778,000 3,356,334
2013 20,585,000 3,345,337
2012 21,169,458 3,335,401
2011 21,009,048 3,326,825
2010 20,879,089 3,318,580
2009 20,756,435 3,310,091
2008 20,629,378 3,302,177
2007 20,492,545 3,295,153
2006 20,352,411 3,289,506
2005 20,216,524 3,285,771
2004 20,087,605 3,283,148
2003 19,951,521 3,281,186
2002 19,805,752 3,278,867
2001 19,600,362 3,274,251
2000 19,293,054 3,266,206
1999 18,944,731 3,254,015
1998 18,596,003 3,239,280
1997 18,248,200 3,223,345
1996 17,905,018 3,206,324
1995 17,564,068 3,189,440
1994 17,275,773 3,172,834
1993 17,025,918 3,156,345
1992 16,739,284 3,139,702
1991 16,475,354 3,122,354
1990 16,352,458 3,104,403
1989 16,248,557 3,086,255
1988 16,078,621 3,067,961
1987 15,916,576 3,049,896
1986 15,731,256 3,032,845
1985 15,544,154 3,017,037
1984 15,441,860 3,002,488
1983 15,388,794 2,988,778
1982 15,286,567 2,975,492
1981 15,099,414 2,963,246
1980 14,847,974 2,951,953
1979 14,579,614 2,939,903
1978 14,310,128 2,925,715
1977 14,049,371 2,909,461
1976 13,796,770 2,891,392
1975 13,548,984 2,872,320
1974 13,305,693 2,853,944
1973 13,060,916 2,837,133
1972 12,809,205 2,821,644
1971 12,551,910 2,806,462
1970 12,287,110 2,790,807
1969 12,013,858 2,773,974
1968 11,736,088 2,754,606
1967 11,457,328 2,732,277
1966 11,183,928 2,707,646
1965 10,916,965 2,681,169
1964 10,653,397 2,653,180
1963 10,395,040 2,623,766
1962 10,143,754 2,593,298
1961 9,899,372 2,562,044
1960 9,661,389 2,529,957

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 Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Sri Lanka gained 976,425 people (a 4.6% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,506 people (a 0.1% growth).

Sri Lanka was ranked 55th most populous country in 2006 and is 63rd in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd 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 Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,259,108 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.

Sri Lanka is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 23.6M people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.26M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Sri Lanka Uruguay
2100 -0.56% -1.02%
2099 -0.56% -1.02%
2098 -0.55% -1.02%
2097 -0.54% -1.01%
2096 -0.53% -1.01%
2095 -0.52% -1.01%
2094 -0.51% -1%
2093 -0.5% -1%
2092 -0.49% -0.99%
2091 -0.5% -0.98%
2090 -0.49% -0.97%
2089 -0.47% -0.95%
2088 -0.46% -0.94%
2087 -0.46% -0.92%
2086 -0.45% -0.9%
2085 -0.43% -0.89%
2084 -0.42% -0.87%
2083 -0.4% -0.85%
2082 -0.4% -0.83%
2081 -0.38% -0.82%
2080 -0.38% -0.8%
2079 -0.35% -0.78%
2078 -0.33% -0.76%
2077 -0.32% -0.74%
2076 -0.31% -0.73%
2075 -0.31% -0.71%
2074 -0.29% -0.7%
2073 -0.27% -0.68%
2072 -0.26% -0.67%
2071 -0.25% -0.66%
2070 -0.23% -0.65%
2069 -0.23% -0.63%
2068 -0.24% -0.62%
2067 -0.21% -0.61%
2066 -0.22% -0.6%
2065 -0.19% -0.59%
2064 -0.17% -0.58%
2063 -0.16% -0.57%
2062 -0.14% -0.56%
2061 -0.14% -0.55%
2060 -0.12% -0.54%
2059 -0.11% -0.52%
2058 -0.1% -0.5%
2057 -0.09% -0.48%
2056 -0.05% -0.46%
2055 -0.04% -0.44%
2054 -0.04% -0.41%
2053 -0.02% -0.39%
2052 -0.004% -0.37%
2051 0.01% -0.34%
2050 0.02% -0.32%
2049 0.04% -0.3%
2048 0.07% -0.28%
2047 0.1% -0.26%
2046 0.14% -0.25%
2045 0.13% -0.23%
2044 0.16% -0.21%
2043 0.18% -0.19%
2042 0.2% -0.18%
2041 0.22% -0.16%
2040 0.25% -0.15%
2039 0.26% -0.13%
2038 0.29% -0.12%
2037 0.29% -0.11%
2036 0.31% -0.1%
2035 0.33% -0.09%
2034 0.35% -0.09%
2033 0.37% -0.08%
2032 0.38% -0.08%
2031 0.41% -0.08%
2030 0.42% -0.08%
2029 0.45% -0.07%
2028 0.47% -0.07%
2027 0.5% -0.07%
2026 0.52% -0.06%
2025 0.57% -0.05%
2024 -0.55% -0.04%
2023 -0.65% -0.08%
2022 0.11% -0.17%
2021 1.08% -0.07%
2020 0.53% 0.05%
2019 0.61% 0.08%
2018 1.01% 0.18%
2017 1.15% 0.27%
2016 1.14% 0.33%
2015 0.92% 0.35%
2014 0.94% 0.33%
2013 -2.76% 0.3%
2012 0.76% 0.26%
2011 0.62% 0.25%
2010 0.59% 0.26%
2009 0.62% 0.24%
2008 0.67% 0.21%
2007 0.69% 0.17%
2006 0.67% 0.11%
2005 0.64% 0.08%
2004 0.68% 0.06%
2003 0.74% 0.07%
2002 1.05% 0.14%
2001 1.59% 0.25%
2000 1.84% 0.37%
1999 1.88% 0.45%
1998 1.91% 0.49%
1997 1.92% 0.53%
1996 1.94% 0.53%
1995 1.67% 0.52%
1994 1.47% 0.52%
1993 1.71% 0.53%
1992 1.6% 0.56%
1991 0.75% 0.58%
1990 0.64% 0.59%
1989 1.06% 0.6%
1988 1.02% 0.59%
1987 1.18% 0.56%
1986 1.2% 0.52%
1985 0.66% 0.48%
1984 0.34% 0.46%
1983 0.67% 0.45%
1982 1.24% 0.41%
1981 1.69% 0.38%
1980 1.84% 0.41%
1979 1.88% 0.48%
1978 1.86% 0.56%
1977 1.83% 0.62%
1976 1.83% 0.66%
1975 1.83% 0.64%
1974 1.87% 0.59%
1973 1.97% 0.55%
1972 2.05% 0.54%
1971 2.16% 0.56%
1970 2.27% 0.61%
1969 2.37% 0.7%
1968 2.43% 0.82%
1967 2.44% 0.91%
1966 2.45% 0.99%
1965 2.47% 1.05%
1964 2.49% 1.12%
1963 2.48% 1.17%
1962 2.47% 1.22%
1961 2.46% 1.27%

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 Uruguay's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

Sri Lanka Uruguay
Current population
22185425
3382789
Population rank 63/197 133/197
Percent of world population 0.27% 0.04%
One net population change
4.34 minutes
5.87 hours
One birth every
2.13 minutes
15.7 minutes
One death every
2.91 minutes
15.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline -332 -4
Annual growth/decline -121,000 -1,493
Annual growth/decline rate -0.55% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 188/197 167/197
One migration net change every
17.2 minutes
6.57 hours
Annual migration change -30,724 -1,338
Net migration rank 165/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 40,698 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 156/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 190/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

Sri Lanka
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Sri Lanka Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -30,724 - -1,338
2024 - -27,245 - -1,348
2023 66,111 -28,011 298 -1,501
2022 95,378 -27,435 -2,964 -1,501
2021 121,858 -29,586 -5,621 -1,482
2020 170,968 -29,875 4,048 -1,482
2019 172,243 -28,426 3,873 -2,899
2018 183,610 -28,607 7,322 -2,963
2017 187,993 -22,324 10,907 -3,091
2016 194,232 -18,388 14,008 -3,506
2015 201,815 -29,797 16,194 -4,157
2014 211,541 -33,672 16,238 -4,919
2013 221,021 -37,754 16,318 -5,647
2012 229,138 -41,955 15,520 -6,317
2011 224,461 -90,839 14,934 -6,982
2010 224,325 -98,060 16,231 -7,696
2009 200,175 -81,130 16,947 -8,510
2008 232,225 -97,144 16,838 -9,458
2007 248,287 -109,695 17,422 -10,750
2006 248,706 -107,045 17,783 -13,161
2005 248,683 -118,594 18,926 -16,086
2004 212,527 -84,795 18,067 -15,668
2003 252,008 -107,573 18,628 -17,105
2002 252,840 -105,718 20,073 -16,957
2001 244,377 19,273 20,729 -14,620
2000 227,060 123,894 21,060 -11,076
1999 206,876 138,799 21,844 -7,441
1998 201,059 150,724 22,114 -7,048
1997 208,193 135,636 23,737 -6,938
1996 215,290 127,236 24,635 -7,397
1995 221,957 117,416 24,872 -8,339
1994 228,904 8,323 24,637 -7,955
1993 226,257 36,232 24,212 -7,922
1992 222,230 88,542 24,847 -7,850
1991 218,117 -1,047 25,422 -7,714
1990 224,454 -195,736 25,699 -7,499
1989 212,401 -33,305 25,322 -7,229
1988 219,184 -58,415 25,071 -6,582
1987 226,414 -63,105 24,469 -6,833
1986 233,782 -26,460 24,505 -8,046
1985 247,836 -80,950 23,988 -8,832
1984 263,175 -225,450 23,684 -9,730
1983 277,768 -209,362 24,146 -10,671
1982 300,030 -163,987 25,224 -12,131
1981 328,096 -89,824 24,968 -13,577
1980 328,155 -63,541 25,451 -14,252
1979 329,791 -57,683 27,456 -14,552
1978 317,055 -50,189 30,076 -14,611
1977 300,038 -45,383 31,321 -14,280
1976 291,816 -41,258 33,199 -14,096
1975 282,496 -37,475 33,393 -14,350
1974 275,521 -33,979 32,221 -14,512
1973 278,577 -30,582 30,213 -14,312
1972 282,494 -27,071 28,896 -13,817
1971 281,200 -22,021 28,584 -13,288
1970 286,719 -16,299 28,737 -12,727
1969 286,218 -10,152 28,805 -11,149
1968 286,642 -7,163 29,103 -8,028
1967 284,738 -6,696 29,514 -5,938
1966 275,549 -6,794 30,293 -4,599
1965 272,422 -7,249 30,807 -3,542
1964 269,584 -7,614 31,340 -2,623
1963 262,880 -8,118 31,824 -1,707
1962 256,719 -8,909 31,441 -623
1961 251,087 -10,144 30,975 703
1960 247,631 -12,610 30,438 2,057

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 Uruguay 70% is from natural causes (a gain of 64,303 people) and 30% is from migration (a loss of 27,501 people).

As of 2024, 40,698 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Sri Lanka, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

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
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 125K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 76.4K
Tacuarembo 54.8K
Melo 51.8K
Mercedes 42K
Artigas 40.7K

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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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