Malawi vs Sri Lanka: Population, total

Malawi

22.22 million

in 2025

Sri Lanka

21.76 million

in 2025

Malawi rank

60th

Sri Lanka rank

62nd

Population, total over time

Malawi
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 22.22 million against 21.76 million in Sri Lanka, a difference of 460,100.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Globally, Malawi ranks 60th and Sri Lanka ranks 62nd of 215 countries.

Individual pages

Population, total in Malawi
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.