South Asia · Country statistics

Sri Lanka

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population density
356

people / km² land·2023

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Sri Lanka2023 · 356.24
089.64179.28268.93358.571960199320251961: 1581962: 1621963: 1661964: 1701965: 1741966: 1781967: 1831968: 1871969: 1921970: 1961971: 2001972: 2041973: 2081974: 2121975: 2161976: 2201977: 2241978: 2281979: 2321980: 2371981: 2411982: 2441983: 2451984: 2461985: 2481986: 2511987: 2541988: 2561989: 2591990: 2611991: 2631992: 2671993: 2721994: 2751995: 2801996: 2861997: 2911998: 2971999: 3022000: 3082001: 3132002: 3162003: 3182004: 3202005: 3222006: 3252007: 3272008: 3292009: 3312010: 3332011: 3352012: 3382013: 3282014: 3312015: 3392016: 3432017: 3472018: 3502019: 3522020: 3542021: 3582022: 3592023: 356

Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.

Country context

Sri Lanka in perspective

Region
South Asia
Capital
Colombo
Country code
LKA