Sri Lanka's Population Growth Rate: 0.3%

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The population of Sri Lanka is estimated to be 21.6 million in 2023 using United Nations estimates.

Sri Lanka's grew at 0.3% in the last year and is ranked the 22th most populated country in Asia-Pacific, ahead of Kazakhstan.

Did you know that population data for Sri Lanka is rated as Grade C quality?

Sri Lanka last conducted a national census in 2012 and 97.2% of births are recorded. Read more from the World Econcomics Population Data Quality Ratings and see how Sri Lanka compares to other countries around the globe and in Asia-Pacific.

Population Growth Rate: Sri Lanka


Source: World Economics & United Nations
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Demographic Indicators: Sri Lanka 2020 2021 2022 2023
Population Annual Growth Rate (%) 0.42 0.39 0.37 0.34
Total Population (Millions) 21.4 21.5 21.6 21.6
Unemployment Rate (%) 5.5 5.1 5.3 5.0



Latest data: Data
Age Dependency Ratio: Young (2020, %) 33.4
Age Dependency Ratio: Old (2020, %) 18.4
Age Dependency Ratio: Total (2020, %) 51.8
Last Census Year (Most recent value) 2012
Registration of Births (Most recent value, %) 97.2




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