Population growth -0.6%
% per year· 2024
Published observation
Over time Full published history Sri Lanka 2025 · -0.7%
-2.8 -1.49 -0.17 1.14 2.46 1960 1993 2025 1961: 2.4% 1962: 2.4% 1963: 2.4% 1964: 2.5% 1965: 2.4% 1966: 2.4% 1967: 2.4% 1968: 2.4% 1969: 2.3% 1970: 2.2% 1971: 2.1% 1972: 2% 1973: 1.9% 1974: 1.9% 1975: 1.8% 1976: 1.8% 1977: 1.8% 1978: 1.8% 1979: 1.9% 1980: 1.8% 1981: 1.7% 1982: 1.2% 1983: 0.7% 1984: 0.3% 1985: 0.7% 1986: 1.2% 1987: 1.2% 1988: 1% 1989: 1.1% 1990: 0.6% 1991: 0.7% 1992: 1.6% 1993: 1.7% 1994: 1.5% 1995: 1.7% 1996: 1.9% 1997: 1.9% 1998: 1.9% 1999: 1.9% 2000: 1.8% 2001: 1.6% 2002: 1% 2003: 0.7% 2004: 0.7% 2005: 0.6% 2006: 0.7% 2007: 0.7% 2008: 0.7% 2009: 0.6% 2010: 0.6% 2011: 0.6% 2012: 0.8% 2013: -2.8% — Break in series. Data up to the year before this year are from UN World Population Prospects, and data from this year onwards are from national statistical office. 2014: 0.9% 2015: 0.9% 2016: 1.1% 2017: 1.1% 2018: 1% 2019: 0.6% 2020: 0.5% 2021: 1.1% 2022: 0.1% 2023: -0.7% 2024: -0.6% 2025: -0.7% Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.
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