Population
21,756,000
Sri LankaWorld Bank, 2025
From 20,970,000 in 2015 to 21,756,000 in 2025.
Everyone living in the country, estimated at mid-year.
Sri Lanka by the numbers
Official figures for Sri Lanka. Each one shows its date, its source and the area it covers. A figure for a larger area says so.
People
Change over 5 years
-0.7%
Sri LankaWorld Bank, 2020 to 2025
Change in the World Bank population figure over the five years shown, both from the same release.
Living in urban areas
20.5%
Sri LankaWorld Bank, 2025
From 18.8% in 2015 to 20.5% in 2025.
Share of people living in areas the country itself defines as urban.
Life expectancy at birth
77.7years
Sri LankaWorld Bank, 2024
From 76.0 years in 2015 to 77.7 years in 2024.
How long a newborn would live on average if today's death rates stayed the same.
Work and income
GDP per person
$5,002
Sri LankaWorld Bank, 2025
From $4,058 in 2015 to $5,002 in 2025.
The value of what the country produces in a year, divided by its population, in current US dollars.
Unemployment rate
4.0%
Sri LankaWorld Bank, 2025
From 4.5% in 2015 to 4.0% in 2025.
Share of the labour force without work and looking for work, as modelled by the International Labour Organization.
Sources
- World Bank, World Development Indicators · CC BY 4.0
Figures are shown as each source publishes them. Survey figures carry a 90% margin of error. A figure for a larger area is labelled with that area.