What is the latest data on Total population in Sri Lanka?

The latest Total population in Sri Lanka that we can find in 2021 is 21,919,000. This data is from the 2020 worldbank.org survey and is in unit of People. More details.

By what percentage did Total population in Sri Lanka increase from the previous year?

It has increased by 0.53% from the previous year (2019). And Total population in the previous year is 21,803,000.00 Show the trend graph from 1960 to 2020.

When was the last year that Sri Lanka's Total population was at its highest?

The year 2020 was the highest year. (21,919,000.00)

When was the last year that Sri Lanka's Total population was at its lowest?

The year 1960 was the lowest year. (9,874,476.00)

How many times higher is Sri Lanka's Total population than in Japan?

Sri Lanka's Total population is 0.17 times that of Japan. Show graph

What is Sri Lanka's ranking in the world for Total population?

Sri Lanka is ranked 57th in the world. View the world ranking table of Total population.

Which countries have a similar Total population to Sri Lanka?

Niger (24,206,636) and Burkina Faso (20,903,278) have very similar data.

How many times is Total population in Sri Lanka compared to the world average?

It is 0.61 times lower than the world average. Find out more.

Is Sri Lanka's Total population higher than the world median?

It is 3.26 times higher than the world median.

Sri Lanka's Total population(Comparison Chart)

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Sri Lanka's Total population (Transition,Comparison)
Where does Sri Lanka rank in the world in terms of the "Total population"?
- Sri Lanka ranks 57th in the world in "Total population"
- World Average vs Sri Lanka vs Global Median

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Sri Lanka's Total population (Transition,Comparison)

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What does "Total population" mean?

Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.

Sri Lanka's Total population(2020)

Sri Lanka's latest "Total population" is 21,919,000.(2020's Research)

Sri Lanka's latest Total population(2020)
Country	Total population
Sri Lanka	21,919,000

※Source:worldbank.org Details
The newest updated about survey by worldbank.org for 2020.
(Confirmed on July 22, 2021, 12:00 am.)
Statistical data for 2020 will be reflected immediately upon release.

Transition Chart Of Sri Lanka's Total population(1960 - current year)

So how has the current "21,919,000" Total population in Sri Lanka changed compared to the past?

The following transition graph(line chart) shows "Total population" in Sri Lanka from 1960 to 2020.

Animation Chart showing the yearly change

*Here is a chart that shows the transition from 1960 to 2020 as a moving year-by-year graph. It is also comparable to the GDP.

*If you choose to view Other Statistics, you will be able to compare "Total population" with over 270 statistics for Sri Lanka.

Changes in the global ranking of Sri Lanka's "Total population" (full history)

The following Bar Chart Race shows the changes in the global ranking of Sri Lanka's "Total population".

The entire history of Sri Lanka's world ranking from 1960 to 2020 is visualized in Bar Chart Race.

*How to see the graph
Sri Lanka is marked with a red frame, and an UP arrow is displayed on the right side when the ranking goes up, and a DOWN arrow is displayed when it goes down.

You can see where Sri Lanka's "Total population" has been ranked in the world.

Overall view of the chart (still image)

This is the overall chart of the Sri Lanka' Total population graph above.

※Source:worldbank.org Details

※Click here to download "Sri Lanka's Total population(1960 - 2020)" for free.🔽

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Also below is a list of "Sri Lanka's Total population" from 1960 to 2020. 👆Scrollable horizontally.

A list of data on Sri Lanka's Total population(1960 to 2020) 👆Scrollable horizontally
Year	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Total population	9,874,476.00	10,111,637.00	10,352,179.00	10,597,511.00	10,849,975.00	11,110,820.00	11,380,670.00	11,657,650.00	11,937,600.00	12,214,956.00	12,485,740.00	12,747,821.00	13,002,231.00	13,252,036.00	13,501,935.00	13,755,146.00	14,012,899.00	14,273,495.00	14,533,690.00	14,788,862.00	15,035,834.00	15,272,831.00	15,501,207.00	15,724,651.00	15,948,487.00	16,176,280.00	16,408,859.00	16,643,952.00	16,878,189.00	17,106,753.00	17,325,773.00	17,535,729.00	17,736,821.00	17,924,823.00	18,094,477.00	18,242,912.00	18,367,288.00	18,470,900.00	18,564,599.00	18,663,284.00	18,777,601.00	18,911,730.00	19,062,482.00	19,224,037.00	19,387,153.00	19,544,988.00	19,695,972.00	19,842,044.00	19,983,984.00	20,123,508.00	20,261,737.00	20,398,670.00	20,425,000.00	20,585,000.00	20,778,000.00	20,970,000.00	21,203,000.00	21,444,000.00	21,670,000.00	21,803,000.00	21,919,000.00
year-on-year(+-)	-	237,161	240,542	245,332	252,464	260,845	269,850	276,980	279,950	277,356	270,784	262,081	254,410	249,805	249,899	253,211	257,753	260,596	260,195	255,172	246,972	236,997	228,376	223,444	223,836	227,793	232,579	235,093	234,237	228,564	219,020	209,956	201,092	188,002	169,654	148,435	124,376	103,612	93,699	98,685	114,317	134,129	150,752	161,555	163,116	157,835	150,984	146,072	141,940	139,524	138,229	136,933	26,330	160,000	193,000	192,000	233,000	241,000	226,000	133,000	116,000
year-on-year(%)	-	102.4	102.38	102.37	102.38	102.4	102.43	102.43	102.4	102.32	102.22	102.1	102	101.92	101.89	101.88	101.87	101.86	101.82	101.76	101.67	101.58	101.5	101.44	101.42	101.43	101.44	101.43	101.41	101.35	101.28	101.21	101.15	101.06	100.95	100.82	100.68	100.56	100.51	100.53	100.61	100.71	100.8	100.85	100.85	100.81	100.77	100.74	100.72	100.7	100.69	100.68	100.13	100.78	100.94	100.92	101.11	101.14	101.05	100.61	100.53

Looking at the above graph of "Sri Lanka's Total population", we can see that the data for 2020, the latest year available, is the highest.

In addition,it is 116000 more than the previous year, 2019, which means "Total population" is going up.

In particular, when comparing the latest data with 1960, the year with the lowest data "Total population", there is a 2.22-fold difference, showing how "Total population" has increased.

Also, if you are looking for the average life expectancy, please refer to this page for a special feature for your consideration.
➡　Sri Lanka's Average life expectancy

Comparison Bar Graph(Hight or Low? Sri Lanka vs USA )

How high or low is "Sri Lanka's Total population"?

Comparing Total population in Sri Lanka, Niger and Burkina Faso

First, let's compare "Total population" in Niger and Burkina Faso, which have the world's closest populations to Sri Lanka.

※Source:worldbank.org Details

A chart comparing Total population in Niger and Burkina Faso, which have similar populations to Sri Lanka.
Country	Total population
Niger	24,206,636
Sri Lanka	21,919,000
Burkina Faso	20,903,278

Looking at the table above comparing Total population, we see that

Niger has only about 2,287,636 more "Total population" than Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka has only about 1,015,722 more "Total population" than Burkina Faso.

Sri Lanka VS USA vs China vs Japan

Next, we will compare "Total population" in Sri Lanka with that in USA and China and Japan.

※Source:worldbank.org Details

A chart comparing "Total population" in USA and China and Japan and Sri Lanka.
Country	Total population
China	1,402,112,000
United States of America	329,484,123
Japan	125,836,021
Sri Lanka	21,919,000

From the above bar graph, we can see that among Sri Lanka, China and United States of America and Japan, Sri Lanka has the lowest value

In particular, the data is 64 times lower than that of China, 15 times lower than that of United States of America.

Compare Sri Lanka more with other countries

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Where does Sri Lanka rank in the world in terms of the "Total population"?

Here is an easy-to-understand explanation, using tables and graphs, of where Sri Lanka ranks in the world's "Total population".

Sri Lanka ranks 57th in the world in "Total population"

First, let's take a look at "Sri Lanka's Total population" and see how high it is in the world, using the world "Total population" ranking chart.

The world Total population ranking chart:Sri Lanka ranks 57th
Rank	Country	Total population
53	Côte d'Ivoire	26,378,275
54	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of	25,778,815
55	Australia	25,687,041
56	Niger	24,206,636
57	Sri Lanka	21,919,000
58	Burkina Faso	20,903,278
59	Mali	20,250,834
60	Romania	19,286,123
61	Malawi	19,129,955
62	Chile	19,116,209

※Source:worldbank.org Details

➡ Ranking of the world's highest "Total population"

In this ranking table of the world's highest "Total population", Sri Lanka ranks 57th out of 214 countries for which statistics are available, indicating that Sri Lanka is one of the countries in the world with a relatively high level of "Total population".

Below is a graph that shows the yearly changes in the World ranking of "Total population" and which cities or prefectures are in the top 10.

Top 10 Countries by "Total population"

For more detailed ranking of the world's highest "Total population", please refer to the entire list here.
➡　Ranking of the world's highest "Total population"

World Average vs Sri Lanka vs Global Median

The following bar chart compares the average and median of the global ranking of "Total population" with Sri Lanka.

※Source:worldbank.org Details

Chart comparing Total population in Sri Lanka with the world median (6,724,998) and average (36,092,341)
Country	Total population
Sri Lanka	21,919,000
Average	36,092,341
Median	6,724,998

※Source:worldbank.org Details

From the table here, we can see that "Sri Lanka's Total population" is 14,173,341 lower than the average.

Moreover, when compared to the median of 6,724,998, we can see that Sri Lanka's Total population "21919000" is higher (3.26 times) than the median.

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Title	"Sri Lanka's Total population"
Unit	People
Period	1960 to 2020
Lastmodified	2021-07-22T03:06:25+0900
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Source	worldbank.org - ( 1 ) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision. ( 2 ) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, ( 3 ) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, ( 4 ) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot ( various years ), ( 5 ) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database, and ( 6 ) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme. - "Population, total". Published online at worldbank.org.