Demographics of Srilanka
Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
Date | 04 Nov 2021 |
Top Statistics
Year | Population | Growth (%) |
---|---|---|
1950 | 7,971,098 | - |
1955 | 8,778,441 | 2.18 |
1960 | 9,874,476 | 2.42 |
1965 | 11,110,825 | 2.4 |
1970 | 12,485,736 | 2.22 |
1975 | 13,755,141 | 1.88 |
1980 | 15,035,840 | 1.67 |
1985 | 16,176,282 | 1.43 |
1990 | 17,325,769 | 1.28 |
1995 | 18,242,917 | 0.82 |
2000 | 18,777,606 | 0.61 |
2005 | 19,544,988 | 0.81 |
2010 | 20,261,738 | 0.69 |
2015 | 20,908,024 | 0.57 |
2016 | 21,021,177 | 0.54 |
2017 | 21,128,028 | 0.51 |
2018 | 21,228,760 | 0.48 |
2019 | 21,323,734 | 0.45 |
2020 | 21,413,250 | 0.42 |
2021 | 21,497,306 | 0.39 |
- Population
- Growth
Year | Total | Crude(per 1000) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
1950 | 163,553 | 287,668 | 20.21 | 36.07 |
1955 | 135,117 | 342,409 | 15.32 | 38.72 |
1960 | 117,184 | 366,215 | 11.83 | 37.10 |
1965 | 106,584 | 378,112 | 9.56 | 33.92 |
1970 | 97,818 | 381,039 | 7.84 | 30.60 |
1975 | 95,300 | 388,514 | 6.91 | 28.17 |
1980 | 94,642 | 405,682 | 6.31 | 27.00 |
1985 | 101,282 | 386,055 | 6.25 | 23.86 |
1990 | 112,318 | 357,061 | 6.50 | 20.62 |
1995 | 133,097 | 344,932 | 7.31 | 18.97 |
2000 | 129,480 | 347,910 | 6.89 | 18.46 |
2005 | 112,738 | 362,876 | 5.77 | 18.58 |
2010 | 121,953 | 361,301 | 6.02 | 17.84 |
2015 | 133,048 | 347,069 | 6.37 | 16.61 |
2020 | 146,599 | 326,419 | 6.85 | 15.25 |
2021 | 149,427 | 321,602 | 6.96 | 14.97 |
- Total
- Crude
Year | Population | Urbanization | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Urban | Rural | growth rate (%) | Urban (%) | |
1950 | 1,221,741 | 6,749,357 | - | 15.327 |
1955 | 1,373,606 | 7,404,843 | 3.19 | 15.647 |
1960 | 1,622,519 | 8,251,962 | 3.43 | 16.431 |
1965 | 1,901,067 | 9,209,761 | 2.98 | 17.110 |
1970 | 2,197,238 | 10,288,518 | 2.79 | 17.598 |
1975 | 2,489,237 | 11,265,924 | 2.44 | 18.097 |
1980 | 2,797,666 | 12,238,190 | 2.24 | 18.607 |
1985 | 3,011,554 | 13,168,242 | 1.35 | 18.613 |
1990 | 3,212,099 | 14,117,614 | 1.20 | 18.535 |
1995 | 3,367,985 | 14,879,136 | 0.74 | 18.458 |
2000 | 3,452,171 | 15,329,767 | 0.52 | 18.380 |
2005 | 3,573,620 | 15,950,938 | 0.70 | 18.303 |
2010 | 3,681,427 | 16,516,926 | 0.53 | 18.226 |
2015 | 3,781,471 | 16,932,569 | 0.65 | 18.256 |
2020 | 3,945,488 | 17,138,554 | 1.00 | 18.713 |
2021 | 3,988,114 | 17,157,885 | 1.08 | 18.860 |
- Population
- Urbanization
Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Persons | Share (%) | ||||
00-04 | 837,605 | 810,245 | 1,647,850 | 7.67 | 103.377 |
05-09 | 849,853 | 825,639 | 1,675,492 | 7.79 | 102.933 |
10-14 | 861,820 | 852,247 | 1,714,067 | 7.97 | 101.123 |
15-19 | 833,781 | 838,435 | 1,672,216 | 7.78 | 99.445 |
20-24 | 746,500 | 756,487 | 1,502,987 | 6.99 | 98.680 |
25-29 | 675,740 | 725,603 | 1,401,343 | 6.52 | 93.128 |
30-34 | 618,092 | 719,738 | 1,337,830 | 6.22 | 85.877 |
35-39 | 662,439 | 772,883 | 1,435,322 | 6.68 | 85.710 |
40-44 | 727,829 | 800,718 | 1,528,547 | 7.11 | 90.897 |
45-49 | 670,172 | 712,240 | 1,382,412 | 6.43 | 94.094 |
50-54 | 640,444 | 678,148 | 1,318,592 | 6.13 | 94.440 |
55-59 | 595,502 | 651,999 | 1,247,501 | 5.80 | 91.335 |
60-64 | 522,317 | 609,947 | 1,132,264 | 5.27 | 85.633 |
65-69 | 413,377 | 505,117 | 918,494 | 4.27 | 81.838 |
70-74 | 320,540 | 425,461 | 746,001 | 3.47 | 75.339 |
75-79 | 180,316 | 274,933 | 455,249 | 2.12 | 65.585 |
80-84 | 82,831 | 139,449 | 222,280 | 1.03 | 59.399 |
85-89 | 39,440 | 69,343 | 108,783 | 0.51 | 56.877 |
90-94 | 15,837 | 25,942 | 41,779 | 0.19 | 61.048 |
95-99 | 3,600 | 4,097 | 7,697 | 0.04 | 87.869 |
100+ | 391 | 209 | 600 | 0.00 | 187.081 |
Total | 10,298,426 | 11,198,880 | 21,497,306 | 91.959 |
- Population pyramid
- Gender ratio