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

Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Sri Lanka	Zimbabwe	Sri Lanka	Zimbabwe
1960	9,661,389	3,809,389	-	-
1961	9,899,372	3,930,401	2.46%	3.18%
1962	10,143,754	4,055,959	2.47%	3.19%
1963	10,395,040	4,185,877	2.48%	3.2%
1964	10,653,397	4,320,006	2.49%	3.2%
1965	10,916,965	4,458,462	2.47%	3.2%
1966	11,183,928	4,601,217	2.45%	3.2%
1967	11,457,328	4,748,307	2.44%	3.2%
1968	11,736,088	4,900,440	2.43%	3.2%
1969	12,013,858	5,058,181	2.37%	3.22%
1970	12,287,110	5,215,918	2.27%	3.12%
1971	12,551,910	5,374,712	2.16%	3.04%
1972	12,809,205	5,542,445	2.05%	3.12%
1973	13,060,916	5,720,404	1.97%	3.21%
1974	13,305,693	5,908,328	1.87%	3.29%
1975	13,548,984	6,098,658	1.83%	3.22%
1976	13,796,770	6,287,105	1.83%	3.09%
1977	14,049,371	6,449,512	1.83%	2.58%
1978	14,310,128	6,543,575	1.86%	1.46%
1979	14,579,614	6,647,556	1.88%	1.59%
1980	14,847,974	7,041,303	1.84%	5.92%
1981	15,099,414	7,498,635	1.69%	6.49%
1982	15,286,567	7,796,496	1.24%	3.97%
1983	15,388,794	8,098,404	0.67%	3.87%
1984	15,441,860	8,391,488	0.34%	3.62%
1985	15,544,154	8,686,813	0.66%	3.52%
1986	15,731,256	8,982,578	1.2%	3.4%
1987	15,916,576	9,284,644	1.18%	3.36%
1988	16,078,621	9,583,094	1.02%	3.21%
1989	16,248,557	9,864,798	1.06%	2.94%
1990	16,352,458	10,137,281	0.64%	2.76%
1991	16,475,354	10,404,816	0.75%	2.64%
1992	16,739,284	10,702,700	1.6%	2.86%
1993	17,025,918	10,860,288	1.71%	1.47%
1994	17,275,773	10,873,148	1.47%	0.12%
1995	17,564,068	10,974,599	1.67%	0.93%
1996	17,905,018	11,158,360	1.94%	1.67%
1997	18,248,200	11,369,827	1.92%	1.9%
1998	18,596,003	11,594,297	1.91%	1.97%
1999	18,944,731	11,783,458	1.88%	1.63%
2000	19,293,054	11,892,055	1.84%	0.92%
2001	19,600,362	11,971,901	1.59%	0.67%
2002	19,805,752	12,087,653	1.05%	0.97%
2003	19,951,521	12,232,323	0.74%	1.2%
2004	20,087,605	12,365,896	0.68%	1.09%
2005	20,216,524	12,483,432	0.64%	0.95%
2006	20,352,411	12,636,445	0.67%	1.23%
2007	20,492,545	12,804,058	0.69%	1.33%
2008	20,629,378	12,959,149	0.67%	1.21%
2009	20,756,435	13,142,790	0.62%	1.42%
2010	20,879,089	13,356,548	0.59%	1.63%
2011	21,009,048	13,595,424	0.62%	1.79%
2012	21,169,458	13,817,887	0.76%	1.64%
2013	20,585,000	14,013,808	-2.76%	1.42%
2014	20,778,000	14,207,359	0.94%	1.38%
2015	20,970,000	14,399,013	0.92%	1.35%
2016	21,209,000	14,600,294	1.14%	1.4%
2017	21,453,000	14,812,482	1.15%	1.45%
2018	21,670,000	15,034,452	1.01%	1.5%
2019	21,803,000	15,271,368	0.61%	1.58%
2020	21,919,000	15,526,888	0.53%	1.67%
2021	22,156,000	15,797,210	1.08%	1.74%
2022	22,181,000	16,069,056	0.11%	1.72%
2023	22,037,000	16,340,822	-0.65%	1.69%
2024	21,916,000	16,634,373	-0.55%	1.8%
2025	22,035,440	16,950,805	0.54%	1.9%
2026	22,148,172	17,273,591	0.51%	1.9%
2027	22,255,601	17,600,621	0.49%	1.89%
2028	22,357,682	17,932,015	0.46%	1.88%
2029	22,453,922	18,268,967	0.43%	1.88%
2030	22,546,245	18,610,356	0.41%	1.87%
2031	22,635,106	18,956,207	0.39%	1.86%
2032	22,720,118	19,311,368	0.38%	1.87%
2033	22,802,043	19,675,929	0.36%	1.89%
2034	22,879,527	20,041,125	0.34%	1.86%
2035	22,952,739	20,409,159	0.32%	1.84%
2036	23,022,027	20,778,662	0.3%	1.81%
2037	23,088,877	21,144,748	0.29%	1.76%
2038	23,152,480	21,512,919	0.28%	1.74%
2039	23,211,633	21,881,123	0.26%	1.71%
2040	23,265,986	22,250,123	0.23%	1.69%
2041	23,315,260	22,627,428	0.21%	1.7%
2042	23,359,578	23,000,906	0.19%	1.65%
2043	23,398,752	23,371,301	0.17%	1.61%
2044	23,433,096	23,740,630	0.15%	1.58%
2045	23,464,943	24,102,391	0.14%	1.52%
2046	23,492,738	24,462,491	0.12%	1.49%
2047	23,512,629	24,816,449	0.08%	1.45%
2048	23,525,953	25,168,419	0.06%	1.42%
2049	23,533,940	25,518,513	0.03%	1.39%
2050	23,538,230	25,866,397	0.02%	1.36%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Sri Lanka increased by 753,476 people (a 3.73% growth), while Zimbabwe gained 1,915,581 people (a 15.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Sri Lanka gained 1,155,995 (a 5.51% growth), while Zimbabwe's population increased by 2,811,079 (a 19.5% growth).

Sri Lanka was ranked 53rd most populous country in 2005 and is 63rd in 2025. Zimbabwe was ranked 70th in 2005 and ranked 74th 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 Zimbabwe will increase by 50.3% to 25,866,397 people and rank change from 74th to 65th.