Population in Sri Lanka

241 indicators covering population for Sri Lanka.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Population aged 25-64 years 11,733 thousands 2025 up 6.5% 54th
General government total expenditure 0 current LCU 2025 down 100.0% 189th
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking 69.0% 2024 down 6.8% 39th
Share of urban population using at least basic sanitation facilities 96.9% 2024 up 9.7% 80th
Share of urban vs. rural population using at least basic sanitation 96.9% 2024 up 9.7% 80th
Share of the population using at least basic sanitation services 95.4% 2024 up 8.1% 114th
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities 99.7% 2024 up 4.3% 74th
Share of people practicing open defecation 0.0% 2024 down 100.0% 133rd
Population growth -0.6% 2024 down 159.0% 202nd
Rural population 80.6% 2024 down 1.5% 9th
DEC alternative conversion factor 302.12 LCU per US$ 2024 up 131.4% 50th
Official exchange rate 327.51 LCU per US$, period average 2023 up 153.7% 52nd
GDP 29.90 trillion current LCU 2024 up 177.5% 40th
GDP per capita 1.36 million current LCU 2024 up 163.1% 40th
GDP 98.96 billion current US$ 2024 up 19.9% 72nd
GDP per capita 4,516 current US$ 2024 up 13.7% 139th
GDP 12.47 trillion constant LCU 2024 up 12.4% 39th
GDP deflator 239.72 base year varies by country 2024 up 146.9% 42nd
GDP growth 5.0% 2024 down 21.5% 41st
GDP at market prices 91.75 billion constant 2010 US$ 2024 up 12.4% 66th
GNI 29.15 trillion current LCU 2024 up 176.6% 42nd
GNI per capita 1.33 million current LCU 2024 up 162.3% 40th
GNI per capita, Atlas method 3,860 current US$ 2024 up 1.3% 139th
Share of the rural population using at least basic sanitation facilities 95.0% 2024 up 7.7% 63rd
Share of rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking 72.5 2023 up 18.5% 137th
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP 6.7% 2024 down 20.9% 49th
Population growth rate 0.6% 2023 down 35.1% 139th
Population 22.97 million people 2023 up 7.6% 61st
Population: comparison of UN projections 22.97 million people 2023 up 7.6% 61st
Birth rate 14.11 births per 1,000 people 2023 down 17.1% 113th
Number of births, by world region 324,102 births 2023 down 10.9% 70th
Annual change in population 136,650 people 2023 down 27.8% 78th
Population 22.97 million people 2023 up 7.6% 62nd
Number of children under 15, by world region 5.14 million people 2023 down 3.9% 71st
Population by age group 22.97 million people 2023 up 7.6% 61st
Life expectancy by sex 80.59 years 2023 up 2.1% 82nd
Total dependency ratio 51.7% 2023 up 3.6% 154th
Youth dependency ratio 33.9% 2023 down 9.6% 114th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people 2.70 million people 2023 up 52.2% 41st
Population by age group 2.70 million people 2023 up 52.2% 41st
Population growth rate with and without migration 0.6% 2023 down 35.1% 139th
Median age vs. births per woman 32.81 years 2023 up 8.9% 114th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people 2.70 million people 2023 up 52.2% 41st
The global population hockey stick 22.97 million people 2023 up 7.6% 62nd
Number of births 324,102 births 2023 down 10.9% 70th
Population 22.97 million people 2023 up 7.6% 61st
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people 5.14 million people 2023 down 3.9% 71st
Population 22.97 million people 2023 up 7.6% 62nd
Births, by age of mother 26 births 2023 up 23.8% 69th
Population by age group 1.64 million people 2023 down 9.3% 70th
Share of births by age of mother 4.2% 2023 down 10.2% 146th
Birth rate 14.11 births per 1,000 people 2023 down 17.1% 113th
Birth rate by women's age group 15.09 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 2023 down 23.7% 148th
Has the population peaked? 22.97 million people 2023 up 7.6% 61st
Life expectancy at birth, total 77.48 years 2023 up 2.6% 75th
Fertility rate, total 1.97 births per woman 2023 down 9.4% 108th
Mortality rate, infant 5.3 per 1,000 live births 2023 down 34.6% 143rd
Total population by age 172.13 2023 up 57.8% 41st
Population density of the capital city 3,618 people per km² 2100 down 2.4% 142nd
Military personnel as a share of total population 1.1% 2022 up 46.3% 8th