Total population of Sri Lanka

Period	Population	Change
2021	21,773,441	+58,362
2020	21,715,079	+65,415
2019	21,649,664	+68,954
2018	21,580,710	+73,898
2017	21,506,812	+81,318
2016	21,425,494	+88,797
2015	21,336,697	+97,240
2014	21,239,457	+107,701
2013	21,131,756	+114,609
2012	21,017,147	+157,404
2011	20,859,743	+191,186
2010	20,668,557	+186,080
2009	20,482,477	+196,834
2008	20,285,643	+206,988
2007	20,078,655	+207,949
2006	19,870,706	+196,840
2005	19,673,866	+183,435
2004	19,490,431	+187,251
2003	19,303,180	+192,473
2002	19,110,707	+190,432
2001	18,920,275	+143,904
2000	18,776,371	+105,960
1999	18,670,411	+109,613
1998	18,560,798	+111,675
1997	18,449,123	+126,617
1996	18,322,506	+144,934
1995	18,177,572	+165,828
1994	18,011,744	+186,133
1993	17,825,611	+201,154
1992	17,624,457	+207,861
1991	17,416,596	+212,502
1990	17,204,094	+213,519
1989	16,990,575	+216,839
1988	16,773,736	+226,597
1987	16,547,139	+229,144
1986	16,317,995	+225,657
1985	16,092,338	+219,760
1984	15,872,578	+214,136
1983	15,658,442	+219,689
1982	15,438,753	+239,835
1981	15,198,918	+255,274
1980	14,943,644	+263,257
1979	14,680,387	+265,571
1978	14,414,816	+255,764
1977	14,159,052	+248,882
1976	13,910,170	+247,296
1975	13,662,874	+244,598
1974	13,418,276	+248,539
1973	13,169,737	+255,280
1972	12,914,457	+259,805
1971	12,654,652	+265,883
1970	12,388,769	+269,562
1969	12,119,207	+272,392
1968	11,846,815	+275,807
1967	11,571,008	+271,286
1966	11,299,722	+264,498
1965	11,035,224	+261,138
1964	10,774,086	+256,556
1963	10,517,530	+250,462
1962	10,267,068	+244,180
1961	10,022,888	+239,016
1960	9,783,872	+232,578
1959	9,551,294	+221,628
1958	9,329,666	+206,688
1957	9,122,978	+191,882
1956	8,931,096	+181,469
1955	8,749,627	+174,552
1954	8,575,075	+168,165
1953	8,406,910	+161,436
1952	8,245,474	+154,014
1951	8,091,460	+145,483
1950	7,945,977