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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Sri Lanka was 21,916,000 in 2024 vs 100,987,686 people in Vietnam in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Sri Lanka's population is 22,185,425 people compared to 102,365,351 in Vietnam.

Population statistics:

  • Vietnam's population is 4.61 times bigger than Sri Lanka's.
  • Sri Lanka is ranked the 63rd most populous country in the world, while Vietnam is the 16th.
  • The countries together account for 1.5% of the world: 0.27% for Sri Lanka vs 1.24% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, Sri Lanka has had an average growth rate of +0.57% per year vs +0.99% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of Sri Lanka has increased from 20.4M people to 22.2M (9.01% growth), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.6% growth).

Sri Lanka vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Sri Lanka Vietnam
2100 20,270,496 92,239,801
2099 20,383,669 92,735,968
2098 20,498,567 93,227,318
2097 20,611,123 93,703,343
2096 20,723,560 94,178,675
2095 20,834,629 94,640,859
2094 20,943,809 95,098,747
2093 21,052,131 95,558,233
2092 21,158,833 96,015,030
2091 21,263,961 96,474,248
2090 21,371,263 96,938,026
2089 21,475,426 97,399,661
2088 21,577,177 97,858,300
2087 21,677,510 98,324,127
2086 21,777,420 98,788,452
2085 21,876,464 99,249,444
2084 21,970,336 99,710,990
2083 22,062,801 100,178,339
2082 22,151,745 100,650,389
2081 22,240,834 101,120,279
2080 22,326,555 101,584,408
2079 22,411,438 102,046,677
2078 22,489,772 102,496,244
2077 22,565,028 102,944,347
2076 22,637,463 103,374,514
2075 22,707,112 103,799,405
2074 22,778,489 104,214,107
2073 22,844,703 104,623,307
2072 22,905,707 105,022,092
2071 22,964,866 105,401,255
2070 23,022,515 105,773,681
2069 23,076,310 106,126,787
2068 23,129,541 106,471,025
2067 23,184,596 106,811,324
2066 23,234,419 107,143,716
2065 23,285,901 107,459,475
2064 23,331,390 107,761,108
2063 23,372,184 108,055,355
2062 23,409,522 108,339,650
2061 23,441,893 108,607,597
2060 23,474,032 108,859,065
2059 23,502,132 109,104,391
2058 23,528,076 109,337,395
2057 23,550,580 109,546,926
2056 23,570,923 109,732,352
2055 23,582,432 109,903,830
2054 23,591,414 110,052,946
2053 23,601,371 110,173,868
2052 23,605,361 110,270,266
2051 23,606,194 110,338,539
2050 23,603,330 110,361,987
2049 23,597,604 110,356,819
2048 23,587,307 110,313,849
2047 23,570,881 110,228,852
2046 23,547,409 110,108,051
2045 23,515,133 109,943,449
2044 23,483,546 109,748,671
2043 23,446,242 109,514,717
2042 23,404,983 109,242,604
2041 23,357,358 108,936,706
2040 23,306,148 108,611,523
2039 23,248,341 108,254,640
2038 23,187,512 107,877,983
2037 23,120,775 107,480,286
2036 23,053,427 107,075,099
2035 22,981,808 106,647,378
2034 22,906,587 106,206,100
2033 22,826,414 105,762,219
2032 22,742,267 105,299,476
2031 22,655,907 104,826,346
2030 22,564,038 104,330,461
2029 22,470,759 103,835,790
2028 22,370,999 103,316,499
2027 22,266,017 102,775,814
2026 22,155,543 102,213,157
2025 22,039,908 101,614,413
2024 21,916,000 100,987,686
2023 22,037,000 100,352,192
2022 22,181,000 99,680,655
2021 22,156,000 98,935,098
2020 21,919,000 98,079,191
2019 21,803,000 97,173,776
2018 21,670,000 96,237,319
2017 21,453,000 95,176,977
2016 21,209,000 94,000,117
2015 20,970,000 92,823,254
2014 20,778,000 91,679,578
2013 20,585,000 90,573,104
2012 21,169,458 89,510,356
2011 21,009,048 88,468,314
2010 20,879,089 87,455,152
2009 20,756,435 86,460,018
2008 20,629,378 85,175,788
2007 20,492,545 83,633,375
2006 20,352,411 82,167,897
2005 20,216,524 81,088,313
2004 20,087,605 80,338,971
2003 19,951,521 79,563,777
2002 19,805,752 78,772,224
2001 19,600,362 77,969,361
2000 19,293,054 77,154,011
1999 18,944,731 76,287,452
1998 18,596,003 75,299,660
1997 18,248,200 74,226,889
1996 17,905,018 73,156,447
1995 17,564,068 72,049,940
1994 17,275,773 70,854,391
1993 17,025,918 69,586,384
1992 16,739,284 68,260,337
1991 16,475,354 66,891,775
1990 16,352,458 65,504,552
1989 16,248,557 64,147,348
1988 16,078,621 62,843,228
1987 15,916,576 61,584,651
1986 15,731,256 60,347,048
1985 15,544,154 59,060,622
1984 15,441,860 57,706,067
1983 15,388,794 56,337,921
1982 15,286,567 55,011,289
1981 15,099,414 53,738,141
1980 14,847,974 52,490,101
1979 14,579,614 51,378,211
1978 14,310,128 50,249,552
1977 14,049,371 48,954,872
1976 13,796,770 47,684,931
1975 13,548,984 46,482,903
1974 13,305,693 45,413,537
1973 13,060,916 44,409,861
1972 12,809,205 43,429,168
1971 12,551,910 42,449,276
1970 12,287,110 41,475,230
1969 12,013,858 40,582,096
1968 11,736,088 39,734,609
1967 11,457,328 38,895,080
1966 11,183,928 38,024,836
1965 10,916,965 37,129,656
1964 10,653,397 36,201,563
1963 10,395,040 35,249,101
1962 10,143,754 34,288,560
1961 9,899,372 33,409,059
1960 9,661,389 32,531,933

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 Vietnam gained 11,832,220 people (a 14.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Sri Lanka gained 976,425 people (a 4.6% growth), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,365,234 people (a 8.9% growth).

Sri Lanka was ranked 55th most populous country in 2006 and is 63rd in 2026. Vietnam was ranked 15th in 2006 and ranked 16th 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 Vietnam will increase by 7.81% to 110,361,987 people and will still be ranked 16th.

Sri Lanka is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 23.6M people compared to the peak of 110M people in 2050 for Vietnam.

Population growth rate by year

Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Sri Lanka Vietnam
2100 -0.56% -0.54%
2099 -0.56% -0.53%
2098 -0.55% -0.51%
2097 -0.54% -0.5%
2096 -0.53% -0.49%
2095 -0.52% -0.48%
2094 -0.51% -0.48%
2093 -0.5% -0.48%
2092 -0.49% -0.48%
2091 -0.5% -0.48%
2090 -0.49% -0.47%
2089 -0.47% -0.47%
2088 -0.46% -0.47%
2087 -0.46% -0.47%
2086 -0.45% -0.46%
2085 -0.43% -0.46%
2084 -0.42% -0.47%
2083 -0.4% -0.47%
2082 -0.4% -0.46%
2081 -0.38% -0.46%
2080 -0.38% -0.45%
2079 -0.35% -0.44%
2078 -0.33% -0.44%
2077 -0.32% -0.42%
2076 -0.31% -0.41%
2075 -0.31% -0.4%
2074 -0.29% -0.39%
2073 -0.27% -0.38%
2072 -0.26% -0.36%
2071 -0.25% -0.35%
2070 -0.23% -0.33%
2069 -0.23% -0.32%
2068 -0.24% -0.32%
2067 -0.21% -0.31%
2066 -0.22% -0.29%
2065 -0.19% -0.28%
2064 -0.17% -0.27%
2063 -0.16% -0.26%
2062 -0.14% -0.25%
2061 -0.14% -0.23%
2060 -0.12% -0.22%
2059 -0.11% -0.21%
2058 -0.1% -0.19%
2057 -0.09% -0.17%
2056 -0.05% -0.16%
2055 -0.04% -0.14%
2054 -0.04% -0.11%
2053 -0.02% -0.09%
2052 -0.004% -0.06%
2051 0.01% -0.02%
2050 0.02% 0.005%
2049 0.04% 0.04%
2048 0.07% 0.08%
2047 0.1% 0.11%
2046 0.14% 0.15%
2045 0.13% 0.18%
2044 0.16% 0.21%
2043 0.18% 0.25%
2042 0.2% 0.28%
2041 0.22% 0.3%
2040 0.25% 0.33%
2039 0.26% 0.35%
2038 0.29% 0.37%
2037 0.29% 0.38%
2036 0.31% 0.4%
2035 0.33% 0.42%
2034 0.35% 0.42%
2033 0.37% 0.44%
2032 0.38% 0.45%
2031 0.41% 0.48%
2030 0.42% 0.48%
2029 0.45% 0.5%
2028 0.47% 0.53%
2027 0.5% 0.55%
2026 0.52% 0.59%
2025 0.57% 0.62%
2024 -0.55% 0.63%
2023 -0.65% 0.67%
2022 0.11% 0.75%
2021 1.08% 0.87%
2020 0.53% 0.93%
2019 0.61% 0.97%
2018 1.01% 1.11%
2017 1.15% 1.25%
2016 1.14% 1.27%
2015 0.92% 1.25%
2014 0.94% 1.22%
2013 -2.76% 1.19%
2012 0.76% 1.18%
2011 0.62% 1.16%
2010 0.59% 1.15%
2009 0.62% 1.51%
2008 0.67% 1.84%
2007 0.69% 1.78%
2006 0.67% 1.33%
2005 0.64% 0.93%
2004 0.68% 0.97%
2003 0.74% 1%
2002 1.05% 1.03%
2001 1.59% 1.06%
2000 1.84% 1.14%
1999 1.88% 1.31%
1998 1.91% 1.45%
1997 1.92% 1.46%
1996 1.94% 1.54%
1995 1.67% 1.69%
1994 1.47% 1.82%
1993 1.71% 1.94%
1992 1.6% 2.05%
1991 0.75% 2.12%
1990 0.64% 2.12%
1989 1.06% 2.08%
1988 1.02% 2.04%
1987 1.18% 2.05%
1986 1.2% 2.18%
1985 0.66% 2.35%
1984 0.34% 2.43%
1983 0.67% 2.41%
1982 1.24% 2.37%
1981 1.69% 2.38%
1980 1.84% 2.16%
1979 1.88% 2.25%
1978 1.86% 2.64%
1977 1.83% 2.66%
1976 1.83% 2.59%
1975 1.83% 2.35%
1974 1.87% 2.26%
1973 1.97% 2.26%
1972 2.05% 2.31%
1971 2.16% 2.35%
1970 2.27% 2.2%
1969 2.37% 2.13%
1968 2.43% 2.16%
1967 2.44% 2.29%
1966 2.45% 2.41%
1965 2.47% 2.56%
1964 2.49% 2.7%
1963 2.48% 2.8%
1962 2.47% 2.63%
1961 2.46% 2.7%

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 Vietnam's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Sri Lanka Vietnam
Current population
22185425
102365351
Population rank 63/197 16/197
Percent of world population 0.27% 1.24%
One net population change
4.34 minutes
49.6 seconds
One birth every
2.13 minutes
22.7 seconds
One death every
2.91 minutes
47.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline -332 +1,741
Annual growth/decline -121,000 +635,494
Annual growth/decline rate -0.55% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 188/197 123/197
One migration net change every
17.2 minutes
10.9 minutes
Annual migration change -30,724 -48,171
Net migration rank 165/196 174/196
Foreign-born residents 40,698 326,418
Foreign-born residents rank 156/195 95/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 190/195 185/195

Natural population change vs migration

Sri Lanka
Natural

Migration
Vietnam
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Sri Lanka Vietnam
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -30,724 - -48,171
2024 - -27,245 - -59,645
2023 66,111 -28,011 727,955 -81,789
2022 95,378 -27,435 775,914 -78,977
2021 121,858 -29,586 799,593 -5,418
2020 170,968 -29,875 924,004 -6,457
2019 172,243 -28,426 895,262 -2,051
2018 183,610 -28,607 882,977 96,650
2017 187,993 -22,324 1,001,833 139,245
2016 194,232 -18,388 1,045,094 167,652
2015 201,815 -29,797 1,145,903 -4,888
2014 211,541 -33,672 1,151,221 -4,894
2013 221,021 -37,754 1,071,570 -4,979
2012 229,138 -41,955 1,063,741 -4,851
2011 224,461 -90,839 1,029,859 -4,602
2010 224,325 -98,060 1,005,559 -4,443
2009 200,175 -81,130 1,007,778 -18,560
2008 232,225 -97,144 1,008,141 571,113
2007 248,287 -109,695 981,689 523,784
2006 248,706 -107,045 943,041 482,399
2005 248,683 -118,594 942,084 -208,337
2004 212,527 -84,795 985,438 -220,458
2003 252,008 -107,573 1,001,470 -216,062
2002 252,840 -105,718 991,427 -193,766
2001 244,377 19,273 985,610 -177,586
2000 227,060 123,894 966,894 -144,298
1999 206,876 138,799 925,519 -15,010
1998 201,059 150,724 959,016 106,091
1997 208,193 135,636 1,028,116 52,382
1996 215,290 127,236 1,108,686 -48,235
1995 221,957 117,416 1,203,666 -51,147
1994 228,904 8,323 1,291,534 -53,012
1993 226,257 36,232 1,370,365 -72,931
1992 222,230 88,542 1,419,952 -65,285
1991 218,117 -1,047 1,459,311 -76,829
1990 224,454 -195,736 1,449,157 -57,221
1989 212,401 -33,305 1,423,622 -101,113
1988 219,184 -58,415 1,370,108 -84,361
1987 226,414 -63,105 1,359,481 -128,095
1986 233,782 -26,460 1,407,957 -164,183
1985 247,836 -80,950 1,453,954 -124,910
1984 263,175 -225,450 1,477,448 -97,339
1983 277,768 -209,362 1,453,913 -97,706
1982 300,030 -163,987 1,407,959 -110,901
1981 328,096 -89,824 1,358,500 -109,259
1980 328,155 -63,541 1,321,595 -74,791
1979 329,791 -57,683 1,314,563 -337,597
1978 317,055 -50,189 1,286,991 -6,592
1977 300,038 -45,383 1,259,315 49,655
1976 291,816 -41,258 1,232,608 -1,733
1975 282,496 -37,475 1,175,181 -2,010
1974 275,521 -33,979 1,000,505 -34,940
1973 278,577 -30,582 1,061,707 -19,937
1972 282,494 -27,071 921,524 -1,920
1971 281,200 -22,021 963,259 76,961
1970 286,719 -16,299 905,902 1,997
1969 286,218 -10,152 878,359 0
1968 286,642 -7,163 815,116 1,489
1967 284,738 -6,696 862,071 394
1966 275,549 -6,794 876,283 1,769
1965 272,422 -7,249 913,761 -1,438
1964 269,584 -7,614 950,219 -6,328
1963 262,880 -8,118 961,067 0
1962 256,719 -8,909 960,046 0
1961 251,087 -10,144 798,978 0
1960 247,631 -12,610 955,268 0

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 Vietnam 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,349,756 people) and 2.29% is from migration (a gain of 219,073 people).

As of 2024, 40,698 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Sri Lanka, compared to 326,418 people or 0.3% in Vietnam.

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
Vietnam
City Population
Ho Chi Minh 14M
Hanoi 8.72M
Can Tho 3.21M
Da Nang 2.82M
Haiphong 2.12M
Bien Hoa 1.1M
Hue 653K
Bac Ninh 520K
Hai Duong 507K
Vinh 490K

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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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