Sri Lanka's Demographics

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The population of Sri Lanka is estimated by the United Nations to be 0.0 million in 2021.

The population of Sri Lanka grew at N/A% in the last year and is ranked the 22th most populated country in Asia-Pacific, ahead of Kazakhstan.

Population data for Sri Lanka has been rated as Grade C - Unreliable for Many Purposes. The primary reasons being that Sri Lanka last conducted a national census in 2012 and 97.2% of births in Sri Lanka are recorded.


Source: World Economics, World Bank & United Nations
0 0 0 Total Population|#FE1800| , Number of People (Millions)
Sri Lanka's Population Data Quality

Sri Lanka last conducted a national census in 2012 and 97.2% of births are recorded.

Sri Lanka's data quality ranks 81st out of 150 countries in the World Economics Global Population Data Quality Ratings. In the Asia-Pacific region, Sri Lanka ranks 31st for the region.

It is important to have good quality population data as this impacts other key indicators such as GDP per capita. See the World Economics Wealth Indicators for re-estimated wealth levels for Sri Lanka.


Key Demographic Data

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Population
Total Size (Millions) Million people
Annual Growth Rate (%) N/A Year on Year Percentage Change
 
Employment
Unemployment Rate (%) 5.5 Percentage of the working population out of work
 
Age Dependency Ratio
Young (2019, %) 33.4 The ratio of younger dependents, compared to the number of people of working age
Old (2019, %) 18.4 The ratio of elderly dependents, compared to the number of people of working age
Total (2019, %) 51.8 The ratio of all dependents (young + elderly), compared to the number of people of working age
 
Additional Data
Last Census Year 2012 % of GDP
Registration of Births 97.2% The percentage of births recorded in offical population data each year
 
 
Population Quality Rating Grade C Grade C - Unreliable


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