Serbia vs Sri Lanka: Population growth
Serbia
-0.6%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
-0.7%
in 2025
Serbia rank
202nd
Sri Lanka rank
205th
Population growth over time
- Serbia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Serbia currently reports -0.6% against -0.7% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Serbia ranks 202nd and Sri Lanka ranks 205th of 217 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Serbia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8% | 2.4% | 1.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.6% | 1.9% | 1.4% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 1.1% | 0.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | -0.5% | 1.5% | 2.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | -0.3% | 0.9% | 1.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | -0.5% | 0.5% | 1.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | -1.0% | -0.0% | 0.9% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Serbia or Sri Lanka?
- Serbia, at -0.6% against -0.7% in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Serbia and Sri Lanka?
- 0.1%, with Serbia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Serbia and Sri Lanka?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Serbia and Sri Lanka rank globally for population growth?
- Serbia ranks 202nd and Sri Lanka ranks 205th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.