The total population in Sri Lanka was estimated at 23.1 million people in 2024, according to the latest census figures and projections from Trading Economics. This dataset provides - Sri Lanka Population - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Key information about Sri Lanka population

• The Sri Lanka population reached 21.9 million people in Jun 2024, compared with the previously reported figure of 22.0 million people in Jun 2023
• The data reached an all-time high of 22.2 million people in Jun 2022 and a record low of 7.1 million people in Jun 1948

Population, total in Sri Lanka was reported at 21916000 in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Sri Lanka - Population, total - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

The total population of Sri Lanka was estimated at approximately 22.88 million people in 2024. In a steady upward trend, the total population rose by about 7.33 million people from 1980.This indicator describes the total population in the country at hand. This total population of the country consists of all persons falling within the scope of the census.

Population ages 20-24, female (% of female population) in Sri Lanka was reported at 7.0014 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Sri Lanka - Population ages 20-24, female (% of female population) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Graph and download economic data for Population Growth for Sri Lanka (SPPOPGROWLKA) from 1961 to 2024 about Sri Lanka, population, and rate.

Population, female in Sri Lanka was reported at 11312992 Persons in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Sri Lanka - Population, female - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Sri Lanka LK: Population: Female: Ages 20-24: % of Female Population data was reported at 7.072 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 7.198 % for 2016. Sri Lanka LK: Population: Female: Ages 20-24: % of Female Population data is updated yearly, averaging 9.132 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 10.106 % in 1980 and a record low of 7.072 % in 2017. Sri Lanka LK: Population: Female: Ages 20-24: % of Female Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sri Lanka – Table LK.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Female population between the ages 20 to 24 as a percentage of the total female population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; ;

Population growth (annual %) in Sri Lanka was reported at --0.55059 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Sri Lanka - Population growth (annual %) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Population, male in Sri Lanka was reported at 10603008 Persons in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Sri Lanka - Population, male - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Graph and download economic data for Employment to Population Ratio for Sri Lanka (SLEMPTOTLSPZSLKA) from 1991 to 2024 about Sri Lanka, employment-population ratio, employment, and population.

There were 2 428 000 Linkedin users in Sri Lanka in September 2024, which accounted for 11.1% of its entire population. People aged 25 to 34 were the largest user group (1 100 000).

There were 9 405 900 Facebook users in Sri Lanka in December 2024, which accounted for 43% of its entire population. The majority of them were men - 59.4%. People aged 25 to 34 were the largest user group (2 900 000). The highest difference between men and women occurs within people aged 35 to 44, where men lead by 1 300 000.

In 1800, the population of the island of Sri Lanka was approximately 1.2 million. This figure would begin to grow following the island’s complete annexation into the British Empire with the end of the Second Kandyan War in 1815. Population growth then increased much faster towards the end of the 19th century, as child mortality rates dropped and large numbers of Indian migrants were imported to work on British plantations. These migrants were largely Tamil migrants from southern India, and by 1911, this group would make up almost 13 percent of the island’s population (on top of the existing 13 percent Sri Lankan Tamil population).

Population growth would expand rapidly in the years immediately following the island’s independence from the British Empire in 1948. However, this growth would slow in the 1950s, as legislation passed by the Sinhalese-dominated government immediately following independence resulted in the removal of citizenship for an estimated 700,000 Indian Tamils, and the deportation of over 300,000 to India over the following three decades. Growth would slow even further after the ethnic clashes of Black July in 1983, which marked the beginning of a civil war in Sri Lanka which would last from 1983 to 2009 and result in the death of over 80,000 people, and the displacement of an estimated 800,000. However, since the end of the civil war in 2009, the population of Sri Lanka has continued to grow, and in 2020, the population of Sri Lanka is estimated to be over 21 million.

Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) in Sri Lanka was reported at 20.93 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Sri Lanka - Population ages 0-14, female (% of total) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

There were 1 837 000 Instagram users in Sri Lanka in October 2024, which accounted for 8.4% of its entire population. The majority of them were men - 59.6%. People aged 18 to 24 were the largest user group (835 400). The highest difference between men and women occurs within people aged 18 to 24, where men lead by 504 700.

Key information about Sri Lanka Labour Force Participation Rate

• Sri Lanka Labour Force Participation Rate dropped to 46.6 % in Sep 2024, compared with 47.8 % in the previous quarter.
• Sri Lanka Labour Force Participation Rate is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2004 to Sep 2024, with an average rate of 53.6 % .
• The data reached the an all-time high of 58.5 % in Sep 2013 and a record low of 46.6 % in Sep 2024.
• Sri Lanka Labour Force Participation Rate is reported by reported by Department of Census and Statistics.
• In the latest reports, Sri Lanka Population reached 21.9 million people in Jun 2024.
• Unemployment Rate of Sri Lanka dropped to 4.1 % in Sep 2024.

Population ages 15-64, total in Sri Lanka was reported at 14435143 Persons in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Sri Lanka - Population ages 15-64, total - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Populasi Sri-Lanka dilaporkan sebesar 21.9 Orang mn pada 2024. Rekor ini turun dibanding sebelumnya yaitu 22.0 Orang mn untuk 2023. Data Populasi Sri-Lanka diperbarui tahunan, dengan rata-rata 16.1 Orang mn dari 1948 sampai 2024, dengan 77 observasi. Data ini mencapai angka tertinggi sebesar 22.2 Orang mn pada 2022 dan rekor terendah sebesar 7.1 Orang mn pada 1948. Data Populasi Sri-Lanka tetap berstatus aktif di CEIC dan dilaporkan oleh CEIC Data. Data dikategorikan dalam Global Economic Monitor World Trend Plus – Table: Population: Annual.

Population in the largest city (% of urban population) in Sri Lanka was reported at 14.87 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Sri Lanka - Population in the largest city - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.