Chile vs Sri Lanka: Population, total

Chile

19.86 million

in 2025

Sri Lanka

21.76 million

in 2025

Chile rank

65th

Sri Lanka rank

62nd

Population, total over time

Chile
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 21.76 million against 19.86 million in Chile, a difference of 1.90 million.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

Globally, Chile ranks 65th and Sri Lanka ranks 62nd of 215 countries.

Individual pages

Population, total in Chile
Population, total in Sri Lanka
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Population, total
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.