The latest officially reported population of Sri Lanka was 21,916,000 in 2024 vs 327,777 people in Vanuatu in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Sri Lanka's population is 22,125,995 people compared to 341,110 in Vanuatu.
Population statistics:
- Sri Lanka's population is 64.9 times bigger than Vanuatu's.
- Sri Lanka is ranked the 63rd most populous country in the world, while Vanuatu is the 174th.
- The countries together account for 0.27% of the world: 0.27% for Sri Lanka vs 0.004% for Vanuatu.
- For the last 10 years, Sri Lanka has had an average growth rate of +0.57% per year vs +2.33% in Vanuatu.
- Since 2005, the population of Sri Lanka has increased from 20.2M people to 22.1M (9.45% growth), while Vanuatu has grown from 211K to 341K (61.8% growth).
- Sri Lanka is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 23.5M people compared to the peak of 875K people in 2100 for Vanuatu.
Sri Lanka vs Vanuatu: live population counter
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| Current population |
22125995
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341110
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| Population rank | 63/197 | 174/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.27% | 0.004% |
| One net population change |
4.34 minutes
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1.19 hours
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| One birth every |
2.13 minutes
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58.5 minutes
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| One death every |
2.91 minutes
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5.38 hours
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| One migration net change every |
19.3 minutes
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1.21 weeks
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| Annual migration change | -27,245 | -43 |
| Daily growth/decline | -332 | +20 |
| Annual growth/decline | -121,000 | +7,368 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.55% | +2.3% |
| Population growth rate rank | 187/197 | 40/197 |
Sri Lanka and Vanuatu: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 9,661,389 | 64,431 | - | - |
| 1961 | 9,899,372 | 66,264 | 2.46% | 2.84% |
| 1962 | 10,143,754 | 68,174 | 2.47% | 2.88% |
| 1963 | 10,395,040 | 70,159 | 2.48% | 2.91% |
| 1964 | 10,653,397 | 72,219 | 2.49% | 2.94% |
| 1965 | 10,916,965 | 74,358 | 2.47% | 2.96% |
| 1966 | 11,183,928 | 76,590 | 2.45% | 3% |
| 1967 | 11,457,328 | 78,921 | 2.44% | 3.04% |
| 1968 | 11,736,088 | 81,314 | 2.43% | 3.03% |
| 1969 | 12,013,858 | 83,755 | 2.37% | 3% |
| 1970 | 12,287,110 | 86,266 | 2.27% | 3% |
| 1971 | 12,551,910 | 88,862 | 2.16% | 3.01% |
| 1972 | 12,809,205 | 91,562 | 2.05% | 3.04% |
| 1973 | 13,060,916 | 94,362 | 1.97% | 3.06% |
| 1974 | 13,305,693 | 97,260 | 1.87% | 3.07% |
| 1975 | 13,548,984 | 100,269 | 1.83% | 3.09% |
| 1976 | 13,796,770 | 103,388 | 1.83% | 3.11% |
| 1977 | 14,049,371 | 106,618 | 1.83% | 3.12% |
| 1978 | 14,310,128 | 109,963 | 1.86% | 3.14% |
| 1979 | 14,579,614 | 113,040 | 1.88% | 2.8% |
| 1980 | 14,847,974 | 115,660 | 1.84% | 2.32% |
| 1981 | 15,099,414 | 118,249 | 1.69% | 2.24% |
| 1982 | 15,286,567 | 121,035 | 1.24% | 2.36% |
| 1983 | 15,388,794 | 123,998 | 0.67% | 2.45% |
| 1984 | 15,441,860 | 127,109 | 0.34% | 2.51% |
| 1985 | 15,544,154 | 130,356 | 0.66% | 2.55% |
| 1986 | 15,731,256 | 133,720 | 1.2% | 2.58% |
| 1987 | 15,916,576 | 137,187 | 1.18% | 2.59% |
| 1988 | 16,078,621 | 140,756 | 1.02% | 2.6% |
| 1989 | 16,248,557 | 144,393 | 1.06% | 2.58% |
| 1990 | 16,352,458 | 148,063 | 0.64% | 2.54% |
| 1991 | 16,475,354 | 151,793 | 0.75% | 2.52% |
| 1992 | 16,739,284 | 155,608 | 1.6% | 2.51% |
| 1993 | 17,025,918 | 159,463 | 1.71% | 2.48% |
| 1994 | 17,275,773 | 163,314 | 1.47% | 2.41% |
| 1995 | 17,564,068 | 167,137 | 1.67% | 2.34% |
| 1996 | 17,905,018 | 170,911 | 1.94% | 2.26% |
| 1997 | 18,248,200 | 174,626 | 1.92% | 2.17% |
| 1998 | 18,596,003 | 178,313 | 1.91% | 2.11% |
| 1999 | 18,944,731 | 182,048 | 1.88% | 2.09% |
| 2000 | 19,293,054 | 186,281 | 1.84% | 2.33% |
| 2001 | 19,600,362 | 191,031 | 1.59% | 2.55% |
| 2002 | 19,805,752 | 195,863 | 1.05% | 2.53% |
| 2003 | 19,951,521 | 200,746 | 0.74% | 2.49% |
| 2004 | 20,087,605 | 205,711 | 0.68% | 2.47% |
| 2005 | 20,216,524 | 210,760 | 0.64% | 2.45% |
| 2006 | 20,352,411 | 215,923 | 0.67% | 2.45% |
| 2007 | 20,492,545 | 221,276 | 0.69% | 2.48% |
| 2008 | 20,629,378 | 226,896 | 0.67% | 2.54% |
| 2009 | 20,756,435 | 232,731 | 0.62% | 2.57% |
| 2010 | 20,879,089 | 238,248 | 0.59% | 2.37% |
| 2011 | 21,009,048 | 243,474 | 0.62% | 2.19% |
| 2012 | 21,169,458 | 248,883 | 0.76% | 2.22% |
| 2013 | 20,585,000 | 254,482 | -2.76% | 2.25% |
| 2014 | 20,778,000 | 260,240 | 0.94% | 2.26% |
| 2015 | 20,970,000 | 266,101 | 0.92% | 2.25% |
| 2016 | 21,209,000 | 272,087 | 1.14% | 2.25% |
| 2017 | 21,453,000 | 278,507 | 1.15% | 2.36% |
| 2018 | 21,670,000 | 285,259 | 1.01% | 2.42% |
| 2019 | 21,803,000 | 291,985 | 0.61% | 2.36% |
| 2020 | 21,919,000 | 298,858 | 0.53% | 2.35% |
| 2021 | 22,156,000 | 305,868 | 1.08% | 2.35% |
| 2022 | 22,181,000 | 313,046 | 0.11% | 2.35% |
| 2023 | 22,037,000 | 320,409 | -0.65% | 2.35% |
| 2024 | 21,916,000 | 327,777 | -0.55% | 2.3% |
| 2025 | 22,035,440 | 335,169 | 0.54% | 2.26% |
| 2026 | 22,148,172 | 342,565 | 0.51% | 2.21% |
| 2027 | 22,255,601 | 349,970 | 0.49% | 2.16% |
| 2028 | 22,357,682 | 357,397 | 0.46% | 2.12% |
| 2029 | 22,453,922 | 364,883 | 0.43% | 2.09% |
| 2030 | 22,546,245 | 372,429 | 0.41% | 2.07% |
| 2031 | 22,635,106 | 380,015 | 0.39% | 2.04% |
| 2032 | 22,720,118 | 387,657 | 0.38% | 2.01% |
| 2033 | 22,802,043 | 395,366 | 0.36% | 1.99% |
| 2034 | 22,879,527 | 403,188 | 0.34% | 1.98% |
| 2035 | 22,952,739 | 411,061 | 0.32% | 1.95% |
| 2036 | 23,022,027 | 419,006 | 0.3% | 1.93% |
| 2037 | 23,088,877 | 427,031 | 0.29% | 1.92% |
| 2038 | 23,152,480 | 435,150 | 0.28% | 1.9% |
| 2039 | 23,211,633 | 443,311 | 0.26% | 1.88% |
| 2040 | 23,265,986 | 451,509 | 0.23% | 1.85% |
| 2041 | 23,315,260 | 459,733 | 0.21% | 1.82% |
| 2042 | 23,359,578 | 468,003 | 0.19% | 1.8% |
| 2043 | 23,398,752 | 476,308 | 0.17% | 1.77% |
| 2044 | 23,433,096 | 484,636 | 0.15% | 1.75% |
| 2045 | 23,464,943 | 492,989 | 0.14% | 1.72% |
| 2046 | 23,492,738 | 501,316 | 0.12% | 1.69% |
| 2047 | 23,512,629 | 509,621 | 0.08% | 1.66% |
| 2048 | 23,525,953 | 517,889 | 0.06% | 1.62% |
| 2049 | 23,533,940 | 526,138 | 0.03% | 1.59% |
| 2050 | 23,538,230 | 534,374 | 0.02% | 1.57% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Sri Lanka increased by 753,476 people (a 3.73% growth), while Vanuatu gained 55,341 people (a 26.3% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Sri Lanka gained 1,155,995 (a 5.51% growth), while Vanuatu's population increased by 75,009 (a 28.2% growth).
Sri Lanka was ranked 53rd most populous country in 2005 and is 63rd in 2025. Vanuatu was ranked 175th in 2005 and ranked 174th 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 Vanuatu will increase by 56.7% to 534,374 people and rank change from 174th to 169th.
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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| City | Population |
| Port Vila | 49K |
| Luganville | 17.7K |
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Population differences between Sri Lanka and Vanuatu
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| Life expectancy | 77.9 years | 71.8 years |
| Average age | 35.8 years | 25.6 years |
| Median age | 34.1 years | 21.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.4:51.6 | 50.5:49.5 |
| Fertility rate | 1.97 births per woman | 3.6 births per woman |
| Population density | 918 ppl/mi² | 69.6 ppl/mi² |
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