Urban population 20.5%
% of population· 2025
Published observation
Over time Full published history Sri Lanka 2025 · 20.5%
0 5.61 11.22 16.83 22.44 1960 1993 2025 1960: 17.6% 1961: 18% 1962: 18.5% 1963: 18.9% 1964: 19.3% 1965: 19.8% 1966: 20.4% 1967: 21% 1968: 21.5% 1969: 22% 1970: 22.3% 1971: 22.4% 1972: 22.4% 1973: 22.4% 1974: 22.3% 1975: 22.2% 1976: 22.1% 1977: 22% 1978: 21.9% 1979: 21.8% 1980: 21.6% 1981: 21.5% 1982: 21.3% 1983: 21% 1984: 20.7% 1985: 20.3% 1986: 19.9% 1987: 19.5% 1988: 19% 1989: 18.6% 1990: 18.1% 1991: 17.6% 1992: 17.1% 1993: 16.7% 1994: 16.3% 1995: 15.9% 1996: 15.5% 1997: 15.2% 1998: 14.9% 1999: 14.7% 2000: 14.6% 2001: 14.6% 2002: 14.6% 2003: 14.7% 2004: 14.9% 2005: 15.2% 2006: 15.5% 2007: 15.9% 2008: 16.3% 2009: 16.7% 2010: 17.2% 2011: 17.8% 2012: 18.3% 2013: 18.4% 2014: 18.6% 2015: 18.8% 2016: 19% 2017: 19.2% 2018: 19.3% 2019: 19.5% 2020: 19.7% 2021: 19.8% 2022: 20% 2023: 20.1% 2024: 20.3% 2025: 20.5% Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.
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