Sri Lanka
Population 2026
23,348,314
Overview
- Yearly change
- +0.51%
- Density
- 377 per km²
- Land area
- 61,860 km²
- Capital
- Colombo
- Currency
- Rupee (LKR)
- Official languages
- SI, TA, EN
- Urban population
- 20.5%
- Continent
- AS
Demographics
- Births
- 316,4592026
- Deaths
- 169,5672026
- Birth rate
- 10.1per 1,000
- Death rate
- 7.8per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 1.95
- Life expectancy
- 77.7At birth, years
- Median age
- 33.6
- Net migration
- -30,724
Age distribution
- 0–1421.7%
- 15–6465.8%
- 65+12.5%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $109B
- GDP per capita
- $5.0K
- GDP growth
- +5.0%
- Inflation
- -4.8%
- Unemployment
- 4.0%
- Exports
- $20.6B
- Imports
- $24.9B
- Tourism receipts
- 8.2%% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture8.4%
- Industry25.4%
- Manufacturing17.1%
- Services54.6%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture25.9%
- Industry26.3%
- Services47.8%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ColomboWestern Province | 648,0342019 |
| 2 | Dehiwala-Mount LaviniaWestern Province | 219,8272022 |
| 3 | MaharagamaWestern Province | 195,3552026 |
| 4 | JaffnaNorthern Province | 169,1022026 |
| 5 | MoratuwaWestern Province | 168,2802022 |
| 6 | NegomboWestern Province | 137,2232022 |
| 7 | Pita KotteWestern Province | 118,1792026 |
| 8 | Sri Jayewardenepura KotteWestern Province | 115,8262026 |
| 9 | KandyCentral Province | 111,7012026 |
| 10 | TrincomaleeEastern Province | 108,4202026 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23,348,314 | 316K | 170K |
| 2020 | 22,561,808 | 331K | 154K |
| 2010 | 20,879,092 | 358K | 134K |
| 2000 | 19,293,056 | 355K | 128K |
| 1990 | 16,352,460 | 336K | 111K |
| 1980 | 14,847,972 | 425K | 96.6K |
| 1970 | 12,287,113 | 383K | 96.2K |
| 1960 | 9,661,384 | 351K | 103K |
| 1950 | 7,811,051 | 281K | 149K |