The latest officially reported population of Sri Lanka was 21,916,000 in 2024 vs 36,361,859 people in Uzbekistan in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Sri Lanka's population is 22,125,995 people compared to 37,592,263 in Uzbekistan.
Population statistics:
- Uzbekistan's population is 1.7 times bigger than Sri Lanka's.
- Sri Lanka is ranked the 63rd most populous country in the world, while Uzbekistan is the 42nd.
- The countries together account for 0.72% of the world: 0.27% for Sri Lanka vs 0.45% for Uzbekistan.
- For the last 10 years, Sri Lanka has had an average growth rate of +0.57% per year vs +1.85% in Uzbekistan.
- Since 2005, the population of Sri Lanka has increased from 20.2M people to 22.1M (9.45% growth), while Uzbekistan has grown from 26.4M to 37.6M (42.6% growth).
- Sri Lanka is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 23.5M people compared to the peak of 74.3M people in 2100 for Uzbekistan.
Sri Lanka vs Uzbekistan: live population counter
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| Current population |
22125995
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37592263
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| Population rank | 63/197 | 42/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.27% | 0.45% |
| One net population change |
4.34 minutes
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44.4 seconds
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| One birth every |
2.13 minutes
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33.4 seconds
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| One death every |
2.91 minutes
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2.38 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
19.3 minutes
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1.24 hours
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| Annual migration change | -27,245 | -7,066 |
| Daily growth/decline | -332 | +1,944 |
| Annual growth/decline | -121,000 | +709,552 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.55% | +1.99% |
| Population growth rate rank | 187/197 | 54/197 |
Sri Lanka and Uzbekistan: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 9,661,389 | 8,209,109 | - | - |
| 1961 | 9,899,372 | 8,517,711 | 2.46% | 3.76% |
| 1962 | 10,143,754 | 8,854,368 | 2.47% | 3.95% |
| 1963 | 10,395,040 | 9,202,246 | 2.48% | 3.93% |
| 1964 | 10,653,397 | 9,557,611 | 2.49% | 3.86% |
| 1965 | 10,916,965 | 9,921,681 | 2.47% | 3.81% |
| 1966 | 11,183,928 | 10,289,294 | 2.45% | 3.71% |
| 1967 | 11,457,328 | 10,659,180 | 2.44% | 3.59% |
| 1968 | 11,736,088 | 11,032,155 | 2.43% | 3.5% |
| 1969 | 12,013,858 | 11,403,150 | 2.37% | 3.36% |
| 1970 | 12,287,110 | 11,762,638 | 2.27% | 3.15% |
| 1971 | 12,551,910 | 12,111,511 | 2.16% | 2.97% |
| 1972 | 12,809,205 | 12,465,106 | 2.05% | 2.92% |
| 1973 | 13,060,916 | 12,831,047 | 1.97% | 2.94% |
| 1974 | 13,305,693 | 13,209,011 | 1.87% | 2.95% |
| 1975 | 13,548,984 | 13,598,521 | 1.83% | 2.95% |
| 1976 | 13,796,770 | 13,998,620 | 1.83% | 2.94% |
| 1977 | 14,049,371 | 14,408,822 | 1.83% | 2.93% |
| 1978 | 14,310,128 | 14,816,349 | 1.86% | 2.83% |
| 1979 | 14,579,614 | 15,215,587 | 1.88% | 2.69% |
| 1980 | 14,847,974 | 15,619,936 | 1.84% | 2.66% |
| 1981 | 15,099,414 | 16,035,032 | 1.69% | 2.66% |
| 1982 | 15,286,567 | 16,462,736 | 1.24% | 2.67% |
| 1983 | 15,388,794 | 16,908,400 | 0.67% | 2.71% |
| 1984 | 15,441,860 | 17,378,846 | 0.34% | 2.78% |
| 1985 | 15,544,154 | 17,875,339 | 0.66% | 2.86% |
| 1986 | 15,731,256 | 18,395,621 | 1.2% | 2.91% |
| 1987 | 15,916,576 | 18,930,070 | 1.18% | 2.91% |
| 1988 | 16,078,621 | 19,460,630 | 1.02% | 2.8% |
| 1989 | 16,248,557 | 19,977,183 | 1.06% | 2.65% |
| 1990 | 16,352,458 | 20,464,956 | 0.64% | 2.44% |
| 1991 | 16,475,354 | 20,962,910 | 0.75% | 2.43% |
| 1992 | 16,739,284 | 21,485,090 | 1.6% | 2.49% |
| 1993 | 17,025,918 | 21,987,955 | 1.71% | 2.34% |
| 1994 | 17,275,773 | 22,463,291 | 1.47% | 2.16% |
| 1995 | 17,564,068 | 22,917,589 | 1.67% | 2.02% |
| 1996 | 17,905,018 | 23,351,981 | 1.94% | 1.9% |
| 1997 | 18,248,200 | 23,758,960 | 1.92% | 1.74% |
| 1998 | 18,596,003 | 24,134,929 | 1.91% | 1.58% |
| 1999 | 18,944,731 | 24,476,008 | 1.88% | 1.41% |
| 2000 | 19,293,054 | 24,787,054 | 1.84% | 1.27% |
| 2001 | 19,600,362 | 25,090,283 | 1.59% | 1.22% |
| 2002 | 19,805,752 | 25,399,980 | 1.05% | 1.23% |
| 2003 | 19,951,521 | 25,711,259 | 0.74% | 1.23% |
| 2004 | 20,087,605 | 26,029,350 | 0.68% | 1.24% |
| 2005 | 20,216,524 | 26,356,975 | 0.64% | 1.26% |
| 2006 | 20,352,411 | 26,699,043 | 0.67% | 1.3% |
| 2007 | 20,492,545 | 27,076,008 | 0.69% | 1.41% |
| 2008 | 20,629,378 | 27,494,774 | 0.67% | 1.55% |
| 2009 | 20,756,435 | 27,939,328 | 0.62% | 1.62% |
| 2010 | 20,879,089 | 28,385,506 | 0.59% | 1.6% |
| 2011 | 21,009,048 | 28,823,196 | 0.62% | 1.54% |
| 2012 | 21,169,458 | 29,261,903 | 0.76% | 1.52% |
| 2013 | 20,585,000 | 29,724,065 | -2.76% | 1.58% |
| 2014 | 20,778,000 | 30,222,994 | 0.94% | 1.68% |
| 2015 | 20,970,000 | 30,749,346 | 0.92% | 1.74% |
| 2016 | 21,209,000 | 31,284,568 | 1.14% | 1.74% |
| 2017 | 21,453,000 | 31,819,178 | 1.15% | 1.71% |
| 2018 | 21,670,000 | 32,373,490 | 1.01% | 1.74% |
| 2019 | 21,803,000 | 32,964,701 | 0.61% | 1.83% |
| 2020 | 21,919,000 | 33,586,372 | 0.53% | 1.89% |
| 2021 | 22,156,000 | 34,243,696 | 1.08% | 1.96% |
| 2022 | 22,181,000 | 34,938,955 | 0.11% | 2.03% |
| 2023 | 22,037,000 | 35,652,307 | -0.65% | 2.04% |
| 2024 | 21,916,000 | 36,361,859 | -0.55% | 1.99% |
| 2025 | 22,035,440 | 37,053,425 | 0.54% | 1.9% |
| 2026 | 22,148,172 | 37,724,224 | 0.51% | 1.81% |
| 2027 | 22,255,601 | 38,376,104 | 0.49% | 1.73% |
| 2028 | 22,357,682 | 39,010,995 | 0.46% | 1.65% |
| 2029 | 22,453,922 | 39,634,353 | 0.43% | 1.6% |
| 2030 | 22,546,245 | 40,248,246 | 0.41% | 1.55% |
| 2031 | 22,635,106 | 40,850,310 | 0.39% | 1.5% |
| 2032 | 22,720,118 | 41,442,243 | 0.38% | 1.45% |
| 2033 | 22,802,043 | 42,026,366 | 0.36% | 1.41% |
| 2034 | 22,879,527 | 42,603,253 | 0.34% | 1.37% |
| 2035 | 22,952,739 | 43,175,104 | 0.32% | 1.34% |
| 2036 | 23,022,027 | 43,744,382 | 0.3% | 1.32% |
| 2037 | 23,088,877 | 44,313,638 | 0.29% | 1.3% |
| 2038 | 23,152,480 | 44,885,866 | 0.28% | 1.29% |
| 2039 | 23,211,633 | 45,461,988 | 0.26% | 1.28% |
| 2040 | 23,265,986 | 46,044,151 | 0.23% | 1.28% |
| 2041 | 23,315,260 | 46,636,742 | 0.21% | 1.29% |
| 2042 | 23,359,578 | 47,240,035 | 0.19% | 1.29% |
| 2043 | 23,398,752 | 47,851,671 | 0.17% | 1.29% |
| 2044 | 23,433,096 | 48,470,624 | 0.15% | 1.29% |
| 2045 | 23,464,943 | 49,096,060 | 0.14% | 1.29% |
| 2046 | 23,492,738 | 49,724,395 | 0.12% | 1.28% |
| 2047 | 23,512,629 | 50,351,710 | 0.08% | 1.26% |
| 2048 | 23,525,953 | 50,975,927 | 0.06% | 1.24% |
| 2049 | 23,533,940 | 51,596,108 | 0.03% | 1.22% |
| 2050 | 23,538,230 | 52,210,749 | 0.02% | 1.19% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Sri Lanka increased by 753,476 people (a 3.73% growth), while Uzbekistan gained 4,392,371 people (a 16.7% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Sri Lanka gained 1,155,995 (a 5.51% growth), while Uzbekistan's population increased by 6,842,917 (a 22.3% growth).
Sri Lanka was ranked 53rd most populous country in 2005 and is 63rd in 2025. Uzbekistan was ranked 42nd in 2005 and still ranked 42nd 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 Uzbekistan will increase by 38.9% to 52,210,749 people and rank change from 42nd to 39th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Colombo | 753K |
| Gampaha | 191K |
| Beruwala | 165K |
| Negombo | 142K |
| Kandy | 120K |
| Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte | 116K |
| Trincomalee | 99.1K |
| Galle | 93.1K |
| Matara | 68.2K |
| Anuradhapura | 63.2K |
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Population differences between Sri Lanka and Uzbekistan
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| Life expectancy | 77.9 years | 72.7 years |
| Average age | 35.8 years | 29.6 years |
| Median age | 34.1 years | 27.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.4:51.6 | 50.4:49.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.97 births per woman | 3.5 births per woman |
| Population density | 918 ppl/mi² | 213.7 ppl/mi² |
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