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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.
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.