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Population Sri Lanka, in 36 editions.
The entry for Sri Lanka published Population in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 34 editions. Each is shown as published. Population in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 34
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Population” (1990 to 2025).
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Population as each edition published it
2025 edition
Changed since 2024- 17,196,436 (July 1990), growth rate 1.5% (1990)
17,196,436 (July 1990), growth rate 1.5% (1990)
- 17,423,736 (July 1991), growth rate 1.2% (1991)
17,196,436 17,423,736 (July 1990), 1991), growth rate 1.5% (1990) 1.2% (1991)
- 17,631,528 (July 1992), growth rate 1.2% (1992);
- note - about 120,000 people fled to India in 1991 because of fighting between government forces and Tamil insurgents;
- about 200,000 Tamils will be repatriated in 1992
Rewritten: too little of the 1991 text remains to mark the changes.
17,631,528 (July 1992), growth rate 1.2% (1992); note - about 120,000 people
fled to India in 1991 because of fighting between government forces and
Tamil insurgents; about 200,000 Tamils will be repatriated in 1992
17,838,190 (July 1993 est.)
note: since the outbreak of hostilities between the government and armed Tamil separatists in the mid 1980s, several hundred thousand Tamil civilians have fled the island; as of late 1992, nearly 115,000 were housed in refugee camps in south India, another 95,000 lived outside the Indian camps, and more than 200,000 Tamils have sought political asylum in the West; fewer than 10,000 Tamils have been successfully repatriated to Sri Lanka
Rewritten: too little of the 1992 text remains to mark the changes.
17,838,190 (July 1993 est.)
note:
since the outbreak of hostilities between the government and armed Tamil
separatists in the mid 1980s, several hundred thousand Tamil civilians have
fled the island; as of late 1992, nearly 115,000 were housed in refugee
camps in south India, another 95,000 lived outside the Indian camps, and
more than 200,000 Tamils have sought political asylum in the West; fewer
than 10,000 Tamils have been successfully repatriated to Sri Lanka
18,129,850 (July 1994 est.)
Rewritten: too little of the 1993 text remains to mark the changes.
18,129,850 (July 1994 est.)
18,342,660 (July 1995 est.)
note: since the outbreak of hostilities between the government and armed Tamil separatists in the mid-1980s, several hundred thousand Tamil civilians have fled the island; as of late 1992, nearly 115,000 were housed in refugee camps in south India, another 95,000 lived outside the Indian camps, and more than 200,000 Tamils have sought political asylum in the West
Rewritten: too little of the 1994 text remains to mark the changes.
18,342,660 (July 1995 est.)
note: since the outbreak of hostilities between the government and
armed Tamil separatists in the mid-1980s, several hundred thousand
Tamil civilians have fled the island; as of late 1992, nearly 115,000
were housed in refugee camps in south India, another 95,000 lived
outside the Indian camps, and more than 200,000 Tamils have sought
political asylum in the West
18,553,074 (July 1996 est.)
note: since the outbreak of hostilities between the government and armed Tamil separatists in the mid-1980s, several hundred thousand Tamil civilians have fled the island; as of late 1992, nearly 115,000 were housed in refugee camps in south India, another 95,000 lived outside the Indian camps, and more than 200,000 Tamils have sought political asylum in the West
18,342,660 18,553,074 (July 1995 1996 est.)
note: since the outbreak of hostilities between the government and
armed Tamil separatists in the mid-1980s, several hundred thousand
Tamil civilians have fled the island; as of late 1992, nearly 115,000
115,000 were housed in refugee camps in south India, another 95,000 lived
lived outside the Indian camps, and more than 200,000 Tamils have sought
sought political asylum in the West
18,721,178 (July 1997 est.)
note: since the outbreak of hostilities between the government and armed Tamil separatists in the mid-1980s, several hundred thousand Tamil civilians have fled the island; as of late 1996, 63,068 were housed in refugee camps in south India, another 30,000-40,000 lived outside the Indian camps, and more than 200,000 Tamils have sought political asylum in the West
18,553,074 18,721,178 (July 1996 1997 est.)
note: since the outbreak of hostilities between the government and
armed Tamil separatists in the mid-1980s, several hundred thousand
Tamil civilians have fled the island; as of late 1992, nearly 1996, 63,068 were
115,000
housed in refugee camps in south India, another 95,00030,000-40,000 lived
outside the Indian camps, and more than 200,000 Tamils have
political asylum in the West
18,933,558 (July 1998 est.)
note: since the outbreak of hostilities between the government and armed Tamil separatists in the mid-1980s, several hundred thousand Tamil civilians have fled the island; as of late 1996, 63,068 were housed in refugee camps in south India, another 30,000-40,000 lived outside the Indian camps, and more than 200,000 Tamils have sought political asylum in the West
18,721,178 18,933,558 (July 1997 1998 est.)
note: since the outbreak of hostilities between the government and
armed Tamil separatists in the mid-1980s, several hundred thousand
Tamil civilians have fled the island; as of late 1996, 63,068 were
housed in refugee camps in south India, another 30,000-40,000 lived
outside the Indian camps, and more than 200,000 Tamils have sought
political asylum in the West
19,144,875 (July 1999 est.)
note: since the outbreak of hostilities between the government and armed Tamil separatists in the mid-1980s, several hundred thousand Tamil civilians have fled the island; as of late 1996, 63,068 were housed in refugee camps in south India, another 30,000-40,000 lived outside the Indian camps, and more than 200,000 Tamils have sought political asylum in the West
18,933,558 19,144,875 (July 1998 1999 est.)
note: since the outbreak of hostilities between the government and
armed Tamil separatists in the mid-1980s, several hundred thousand
Tamil civilians have fled the island; as of late 1996, 63,068 were
housed in refugee camps in south India, another 30,000-40,000 lived
outside the Indian camps, and more than 200,000 Tamils have sought
political asylum in the West
19,238,575
note: since the outbreak of hostilities between the government and armed Tamil separatists in the mid-1980s, several hundred thousand Tamil civilians have fled the island; as of mid-1999, approximately 66,000 were housed in 133 refugee camps in south India, another 40,000 lived outside the Indian camps, and more than 200,000 Tamils have sought refuge in the West (July 2000 est.)
19,144,875 (July 1999 est.) 19,238,575
note: since the outbreak of hostilities between the government andlate 1996, 63,068 mid-1999, approximately 66,000 were30,000-40,000 40,000 lived
political asylum
- 19,408,635 (July 2001 est.) note: since the outbreak of hostilities between the government and armed Tamil separatists in the mid-1980s, several hundred thousand Tamil civilians have fled the island;
- as of mid-1999, approximately 66,000 were housed in 133 refugee camps in south India, another 40,000 lived outside the Indian camps, and more than 200,000 Tamils have sought refuge in the West
19,238,57519,408,635 (July 2001 est.) note: since the outbreak of hostilities between the government and armed Tamil separatists in the mid-1980s, several hundred thousand Tamil civilians have fled the island; as of mid-1999, approximately 66,000 were housed in 133 refugee camps in south India, another 40,000 lived outside the Indian camps, and more than 200,000 Tamils have sought refuge in the West (July 2000 est.)
19,576,783
note: since the outbreak of hostilities between the government and armed Tamil separatists in the mid-1980s, several hundred thousand Tamil civilians have fled the island; as of mid-1999, approximately 66,000 were housed in 133 refugee camps in south India, another 40,000 lived outside the Indian camps, and more than 200,000 Tamils have sought refuge in the West (July 2002 est.)
19,408,635 (July 2001 est.) 19,576,783
note: since the outbreak of hostilities between the government and armed Tamil separatists in the mid-1980s, several hundred thousand Tamil civilians have fled the island; as of mid-1999, approximately 66,000 were housed in 133 refugee camps in south India, another 40,000 lived outside the Indian camps, and more than 200,000 Tamils have sought refuge in the West (July 2002 est.)
19,742,439 (2003 est.)
note: since the outbreak of hostilities between the government and armed Tamil separatists in the mid-1980s, several hundred thousand Tamil civilians have fled the island; as of yearend 2000, approximately 65,000 were housed in 131 refugee camps in south India, another 40,000 lived outside the Indian camps, and more than 200,000 Tamils have sought refuge in the West (July 2003 est.)
19,576,783 19,742,439 (2003 est.)
note: since the outbreak of hostilities between the government and armed Tamil separatists in the mid-1980s, several hundred thousand Tamil civilians have fled the island; as of mid-1999, yearend 2000, approximately 66,000 65,000 were housed in 133 131 refugee camps in south India, another 40,000 lived outside the Indian camps, and more than 200,000 Tamils have sought refuge in the West (July 2002 2003 est.)
19,905,165
note: since the outbreak of hostilities between the government and armed Tamil separatists in the mid-1980s, several hundred thousand Tamil civilians have fled the island; as of yearend 2000, approximately 65,000 were housed in 131 refugee camps in south India, another 40,000 lived outside the Indian camps, and more than 200,000 Tamils have sought refuge in the West (July 2004 est.)
19,742,439 (2003 est.) 19,905,165
note: since the outbreak of hostilities between the government and armed Tamil separatists in the mid-1980s, several hundred thousand Tamil civilians have fled the island; as of yearend 2000, approximately 65,000 were housed in 131 refugee camps in south India, another 40,000 lived outside the Indian camps, and more than 200,000 Tamils have sought refuge in the West (July 2003 2004 est.)
20,064,776
note: since the outbreak of hostilities between the government and armed Tamil separatists in the mid-1980s, several hundred thousand Tamil civilians have fled the island and more than 200,000 Tamils have sought refuge in the West (July 2005 est.)
19,905,165 20,064,776
note: since the outbreak of hostilities between the government and armed Tamil separatists in the mid-1980s, several hundred thousand Tamil civilians have fled the island; as of yearend 2000, approximately 65,000 were housed in 131 refugee camps in south India, another 40,000 lived outside the Indian camps, island and more than 200,000 Tamils have sought refuge in the West (July 2004 2005 est.)
20,222,240
note: since the outbreak of hostilities between the government and armed Tamil separatists in the mid-1980s, several hundred thousand Tamil civilians have fled the island and more than 200,000 Tamils have sought refuge in the West (July 2006 est.)
20,064,776 20,222,240
note: since the outbreak of hostilities between the government and armed Tamil separatists in the mid-1980s, several hundred thousand Tamil civilians have fled the island and more than 200,000 Tamils have sought refuge in the West (July 2005 2006 est.)
20,926,315
note: since the outbreak of hostilities between the government and armed Tamil separatists in the mid-1980s, several hundred thousand Tamil civilians have fled the island and more than 200,000 Tamils have sought refuge in the West (July 2007 est.)
20,222,240 20,926,315
note: since the outbreak of hostilities between the government and armed Tamil separatists in the mid-1980s, several hundred thousand Tamil civilians have fled the island and more than 200,000 Tamils have sought refuge in the West (July 2006 2007 est.)
21,128,772
note: since the outbreak of hostilities between the government and armed Tamil separatists in the mid-1980s, several hundred thousand Tamil civilians have fled the island and more than 200,000 Tamils have sought refuge in the West (July 2008 est.)
20,926,315 21,128,772
note: since the outbreak of hostilities between the government and armed Tamil separatists in the mid-1980s, several hundred thousand Tamil civilians have fled the island and more than 200,000 Tamils have sought refuge in the West (July 2007 2008 est.)
21,324,791
country comparison to the world: 53
note: since the outbreak of hostilities between the government and armed Tamil separatists in the mid-1980s, several hundred thousand Tamil civilians have fled the island and more than 200,000 Tamils have sought refuge in the West (July 2009 est.)
21,128,772 21,324,791
country comparison to the world:
53
note:
since the outbreak of hostilities between the government and armed Tamil separatists in the mid-1980s, several hundred thousand Tamil civilians have fled the island and more than 200,000 Tamils have sought refuge in the West (July 2008 2009 est.)
21,513,990
country comparison to the world: 55
note: since the outbreak of hostilities between the government and armed Tamil separatists in the mid-1980s, several hundred thousand Tamil civilians have fled the island and more than 200,000 Tamils have sought refuge in the West (July 2010 est.)
21,324,791 21,513,990
country comparison to the world:53 55
note:
since the outbreak of hostilities between the government and armed Tamil separatists in the mid-1980s, several hundred thousand Tamil civilians have fled the island and more than 200,000 Tamils have sought refuge in the West (July 2009 2010 est.)
21,283,913 (July 2011 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 57
Rewritten: too little of the 2010 text remains to mark the changes.
21,283,913 (July 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world:
57
21,481,334 (July 2012 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 57
21,283,913 21,481,334 (July 2011 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world:
57
21,675,648 (July 2013 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 58
21,481,334 21,675,648 (July 2012 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world:57 58
21,866,445 (July 2014 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 57
21,675,648 21,866,445 (July 2013 2014 est.)
country comparison to the world:58 57
22,053,488 (July 2015 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 57
21,866,445 22,053,488 (July 2014 2015 est.)
country comparison to the world:
22.235 million (July 2016 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 57
22,053,488 22.235 million (July 2015 2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 57
22,409,381 (July 2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 57
22.235 million 22,409,381 (July 2016 2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 57
The same text in 2018 and 2019.
22,576,592 (July 2018 est.)
22,409,381 22,576,592 (July 2017 2018 est.)
country comparison to the world: 57
22,889,201 (July 2020 est.)
22,576,592 22,889,201 (July 2018 2020 est.)
23,044,123 (July 2021 est.)
22,889,201 23,044,123 (July 2020 2021 est.)
23,187,516 (2022 est.)
23,044,123 (July 2021 23,187,516 (2022 est.)
23,326,272 (2023 est.)
23,187,516 (2022 23,326,272 (2023 est.)
- total:
- 21,982,608
- male:
- 10,642,043
- female:
- 11,340,565 (2024 est.)
23,326,272 (2023 total: 21,982,608
male: 10,642,043
female: 11,340,565 (2024 est.)
- total:
- 22,050,561 (2025 est.)
- male:
- 10,668,528
- female:
- 11,382,033
total: 21,982,608 22,050,561 (2025 est.)
male: 10,642,043 10,668,528
female: 11,340,565 (2024 est.) 11,382,033
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Sri Lanka: Population.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/sri-lanka/population.