Sri Lanka Forecast: Population

1980 - 2028 | Yearly | Person mn | International Monetary Fund

Key information about Sri Lanka Population Forecast

  • Sri Lanka Population is forecasted to be 22.882 Person mn in Dec 2024 as reported by International Monetary Fund
  • It records an increase from the last reported number of 22.638 Person mn in Dec 2023
  • Looking ahead, Sri Lanka Population is projected to stand at 23.888 Person mn in Dec 2028
  • The data is updated yearly and is categorized in CEIC under World Trend Plus’s Country Forecast – Table IMF.WEO: Population

View Sri Lanka's Forecast: Population from 1980 to 2028 in the chart:

Sri Lanka Forecast: Population

What is Sri Lanka's Forecast: Population in 2028?

Sri Lanka Population is forecasted to be 22.882 Person mn in Dec 2024 as reported by International Monetary Fund See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
23.888 2028 23.633 2027 15.553 1980 23.888 2028 Person mn yearly 1980 - 2028

Forecast: Population by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Afghanistan (Person mn) 43.844 2025 yearly 2002 - 2025
Albania (Person mn) 2.810 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Algeria (Person mn) 48.985 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Andorra (Person mn) 0.102 2031 yearly 2010 - 2031
Angola (Person mn) 42.641 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Antigua and Barbuda (Person mn) 0.109 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Argentina (Person mn) 49.149 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Armenia (Person mn) 2.964 2028 yearly 1992 - 2028
Aruba (Person mn) 0.109 2031 yearly 1986 - 2031
Australia (Person mn) 29.803 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Austria (Person mn) 9.302 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Azerbaijan (Person mn) 11.000 2028 yearly 1992 - 2028
Bahamas (Person mn) 0.421 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Bahrain (Person mn) 1.789 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Bangladesh (Person mn) 178.681 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Barbados (Person mn) 0.294 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Belarus (Person mn) 9.028 2028 yearly 1992 - 2028
Belgium (Person mn) 11.886 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Belize (Person mn) 0.498 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Benin (Person mn) 16.018 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Bhutan (Person mn) 0.805 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Bolivia (Person mn) 13.014 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Person mn) 3.416 2028 yearly 1996 - 2028
Botswana (Person mn) 2.953 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Brazil (Person mn) 227.549 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Brunei (Person mn) 0.443 2028 yearly 1985 - 2028
Bulgaria (Person mn) 6.557 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Burkina Faso (Person mn) 26.880 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Burundi (Person mn) 15.043 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Cambodia (Person mn) 16.977 2028 yearly 1986 - 2028
Cameroon (Person mn) 32.244 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Canada (Person mn) 42.190 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Cape Verde (Person mn) 0.612 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Central African Republic (Person mn) 5.694 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Chad (Person mn) 20.576 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Chile (Person mn) 21.050 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
China (Person mn) 1,401.069 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Colombia (Person mn) 54.779 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Comoros (Person mn) 1.193 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Congo (Person mn) 5.704 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Costa Rica (Person mn) 5.535 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Croatia (Person mn) 3.871 2028 yearly 1992 - 2028
Cyprus (Person mn) 1.016 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Czech Republic (Person mn) 10.706 2031 yearly 1995 - 2031
Democratic Republic of Congo (Person mn) 117.314 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Denmark (Person mn) 5.996 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Djibouti (Person mn) 1.093 2028 yearly 1991 - 2028
Dominica (Person mn) 0.076 2028 yearly 1981 - 2028
Dominican Republic (Person mn) 11.203 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Ecuador (Person mn) 19.579 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Egypt (Person mn) 125.110 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
El Salvador (Person mn) 6.471 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Equatorial Guinea (Person mn) 1.777 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Eritrea (Person mn) 4.084 2028 yearly 1992 - 2028
Estonia (Person mn) 1.325 2028 yearly 1993 - 2028
Swaziland (Person mn) 1.227 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Ethiopia (Person mn) 121.651 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Fiji (Person mn) 0.940 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Finland (Person mn) 5.597 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
France (Person mn) 70.018 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Gabon (Person mn) 2.314 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Gambia (Person mn) 3.066 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Georgia (Person mn) 3.626 2028 yearly 1994 - 2028
Germany (Person mn) 83.711 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Ghana (Person mn) 37.328 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Greece (Person mn) 10.264 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Grenada (Person mn) 0.118 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Guatemala (Person mn) 21.117 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Guinea (Person mn) 17.018 2028 yearly 1990 - 2028
Guinea-Bissau (Person mn) 2.145 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Guyana (Person mn) 0.806 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Haiti (Person mn) 13.601 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Honduras (Person mn) 11.428 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Hong Kong SAR, China (Person mn) 7.479 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Hungary (Person mn) 9.707 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Iceland (Person mn) 0.440 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
India (Person mn) 1,536.541 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Indonesia (Person mn) 289.620 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Iran (Person mn) 92.464 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Iraq (Person mn) 49.280 2028 yearly 2003 - 2028
Ireland (Person mn) 5.449 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Israel (Person mn) 11.283 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Italy (Person mn) 58.820 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Ivory Coast (Person mn) 33.103 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Jamaica (Person mn) 2.762 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Japan (Person mn) 119.158 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Jordan (Person mn) 10.655 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Kazakhstan (Person mn) 21.024 2028 yearly 1992 - 2028
Kenya (Person mn) 57.977 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Kiribati (Person mn) 0.134 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
South Korea (Person mn) 51.305 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Kosovo (Person mn) 1.564 2031 yearly 2000 - 2031
Kuwait (Person mn) 5.318 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Kyrgyzstan (Person mn) 7.686 2028 yearly 1992 - 2028
Laos (Person mn) 8.086 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Latvia (Person mn) 1.867 2028 yearly 1992 - 2028
Lebanon (Person mn) 6.825 2020 yearly 1980 - 2020
Lesotho (Person mn) 2.270 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Liberia (Person mn) 6.095 2028 yearly 1998 - 2028
Libya (Person mn) 7.194 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028

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Sri Lanka Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2014 - Dec 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 16,790.031 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 17.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 96,944.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 91.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (LKR bn) 5,712.979 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Forecast: Government Net Debt (LKR bn) 30,149.723 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Forecast: Government Revenue (LKR bn) 4,090.804 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Government Debt: Domestic (LKR mn) 18,675,324.825 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2025
Government Debt: Foreign (LKR mn) 11,319,363.049 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2025
Government Expenditure & LR: Recurrent (LKR mn) 1,411,454.271 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2025
Government Expenditure & LR: Capital & Net Lending (LKR mn) 542,687.318 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2025
Government Expenditure & Lending Minus Repayments (LR) (LKR mn) 1,954,141.588 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2025
Government Revenue & Grants​: Revenue (LKR mn) 1,622,407.185 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2025
Overall Fiscal Surplus/Deficit (LKR mn) -303,444.890 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2025
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.626 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -879.7 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1982 - Mar 2026
Total Exports (USD mn) 1,254.3 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1982 - Mar 2026
Total Exports Growth (%) 1.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1983 - Mar 2026
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 10,722.129 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 6,090.751 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 6,891.315 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 2,134.1 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1982 - Mar 2026
Total Imports Growth (%) 30.3 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1983 - Mar 2026
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 358,932.953 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 180,310.512 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 216.529 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1978 - Dec 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 41.508 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1978 - Dec 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 21.354 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2016 - Dec 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 420.128 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2016 - Dec 2025
Exports: United States of America (USD mn) 2,910.850 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Exports: India (USD mn) 883.740 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Exports: United Kingdom (USD mn) 906.182 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Exports: Italy (USD mn) 595.638 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Exports: Germany (USD mn) 629.276 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Imports: India (USD mn) 3,869.653 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Imports: Japan (USD mn) 253.446 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Imports: United Arab Emirates (USD mn) 1,488.674 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Imports: China (USD mn) 4,365.734 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Imports: Singapore (USD mn) 1,300.052 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Imports: Intermediate Goods: Fuel (LKR mn) 196,539.122 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Mar 2026
Imports: Consumer Goods (LKR mn) 155,425.615 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Mar 2026
Imports: Intermediate Goods: Textiles & Textile Articles (LKR mn) 73,629.742 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Mar 2026
Imports: Investment Goods (LKR mn) 116,059.047 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Mar 2026
Imports: Intermediate Goods (LKR mn) 393,391.696 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Mar 2026
Terms of Trade Index: 2010=100 (2010=100) 82.618 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2010 - Mar 2026
Export Volume Index (EVoI): 2010=100 (2010=100) 227.943 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2010 - Mar 2026
Import Volume Index (IVoI): 2010=100 (2010=100) 206.033 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2010 - Mar 2026
Import Value Index (2015=100) 88.800 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Export Value Index (2015=100) 112.900 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 36.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -133.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Dec 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -0.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 496.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 8.029 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -38.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 46.232 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 54,806.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2012 - Dec 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 75.0 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 5,551.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2012 - Dec 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 11.5 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 1.206 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -50,918.346 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Primary Income: Debit (USD mn) 623.385 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Assets (USD mn) 715.917 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Primary Income (PI) (USD mn) -500.412 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: Current Account: Credit (USD mn) 7,530.857 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: Current Account: Debit (USD mn) 7,664.750 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Assets: Portfolio Investment (PO) (USD mn) -99.796 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Assets: Direct Investment (DI) (USD mn) 35.959 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Credit (USD mn) 1,777.150 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Portfolio Investment (PO) (USD mn) 8.029 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: Current Account (CA) (USD mn) -133.893 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: Capital Account (CP) (USD mn) -1.371 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Debit (USD mn) 917.787 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Goods: Credit (USD mn) 3,366.261 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: Secondary Income: Credit (USD mn) 2,264.474 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Goods: Debit (USD mn) 6,090.453 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Liabilities (USD mn) 1,065.024 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: Secondary Income (USD mn) 2,231.348 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: Current & Capital Account (USD mn) -135.264 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) 560.561 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Assets: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) 244.151 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: Current & CA: Debit (USD mn) 7,666.122 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Primary Income: Credit (USD mn) 122.973 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Direct Investment (DI) (USD mn) 496.433 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: Current & CA: Credit (USD mn) 7,530.858 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services (USD mn) 859.363 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: Secondary Income: Debit (USD mn) 33.126 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Assets: Reserve Assets (RA) (USD mn) 535.602 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: Capital Account: Debit (USD mn) 1.372 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Goods (USD mn) -2,724.192 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: Capital Account: Credit (USD mn) 0.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
International Investment Position (IIP): Net (USD mn) -50,918.346 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2012 - Dec 2025
IIP: Assets (USD mn) 16,070.381 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2012 - Dec 2025
IIP: Liabilities (USD mn) 66,988.728 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Financial Derivatives (USD mn) 0.000 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2018
BoP: FA: Assets: Financial Derivatives (USD mn) 0.000 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2018
BoP: FA: Assets: Errors & Ommissions (USD mn) 192.632 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2018
No of Registered Enterprises (Unit) 6,980.000 2025 yearly 1994 - 2025
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 4.5 2021 yearly 1998 - 2021
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 6.6 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2024
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 7,658.015 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Mar 2026
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 46,451.961 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Mar 2026
M2 Growth (%) 12.3 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Mar 2026
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 2.0 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 1997 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 6,505.0 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 1956 - Apr 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 3.2 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1982 - Mar 2026
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 219.000 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 1977 - Apr 2026
Total Deposits (USD mn) 57,394.133 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2024
Total Deposits Growth (%) 10.6 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2003 - Dec 2024
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 61,304.1 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Mar 2026
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 10.8 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Mar 2026
Household Debt (USD mn) 6,750.1 Dec 2024 quarterly Jun 2010 - Dec 2024
Total Loans (USD mn) 35,137.932 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 1983 - Feb 2026
Total Loans Growth (%) 23.70 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 1984 - Feb 2026
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 25.87 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2024
Official Reserve Assets (ORA) (USD mn) 6,760.000 Apr 2026 monthly Nov 2013 - Apr 2026
ORA: Foreign Currency Reserves in Convertible FC (FCR) (USD mn) 6,505.000 Apr 2026 monthly Nov 2013 - Apr 2026
Commercial Banks: Loans: Personal Loans & Advances (LA) (LKR mn) 1,977,781.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Jun 2010 - Dec 2024
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) 5.8 Oct 2025 monthly May 2016 - Oct 2025
Business Sentiment Index: Business Condition: Current Quarter (Index) 125.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2014 - Dec 2025
Purchasing Managers Index: Manufacturing (Index) 66.700 Mar 2026 monthly May 2015 - Mar 2026

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