Sri Lanka Population

1948 - 2024 | Yearly | Person mn | CEIC Data

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

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka provides Mid-year Population

View Sri Lanka's Population from 1948 to 2024 in the chart:

Sri Lanka Population

What was Sri Lanka's Population in 2024?

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 See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
21.9 2024 22.0 2023 7.1 1948 22.2 2022 Person mn yearly 1948 - 2024

Population by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (Person mn) 2.8 2020 yearly 1989 - 2020
Algeria (Person mn) 43.4 2019 yearly 1950 - 2019
Argentina (Person mn) 47.1 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Armenia (Person mn) 3.0 2023 yearly 1989 - 2023
Australia (Person mn) 27.0 2023 yearly 1950 - 2023
Austria (Person mn) 9.2 2023 yearly 1950 - 2023
Azerbaijan (Person mn) 10.2 2023 yearly 1925 - 2023
Bahrain (Person mn) 1.6 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Bangladesh (Person mn) 169.3 2021 yearly 1990 - 2021
Belarus (Person mn) 9.2 2023 yearly 1949 - 2023
Belgium (Person mn) 11.8 2023 yearly 1953 - 2023
Bolivia (Person mn) 11.7 2020 yearly 1950 - 2020
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Person mn) 3.4 2022 yearly 1996 - 2022
Botswana (Person mn) 2.4 2020 yearly 1950 - 2020
Brazil (Person mn) 212.6 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Brunei (Person mn) 0.5 2023 yearly 1950 - 2023
Bulgaria (Person mn) 6.4 2023 yearly 1880 - 2023
Cambodia (Person mn) 16.6 2021 yearly 1950 - 2021
Canada (Person mn) 41.3 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Chile (Person mn) 20.0 2023 yearly 1950 - 2023
China (Person mn) 1,409.7 2023 yearly 1949 - 2023
Colombia (Person mn) 52.2 2023 yearly 1950 - 2023
Croatia (Person mn) 3.9 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Cyprus (Person mn) 0.9 2022 yearly 1974 - 2022
Czech Republic (Person mn) 10.9 2023 yearly 1950 - 2023
Denmark (Person mn) 5.8 2020 yearly 1900 - 2020
Ecuador (Person mn) 18.0 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Egypt (Person mn) 106.6 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Estonia (Person mn) 1.4 2023 yearly 1999 - 2023
European Union (Person mn) 448.8 2022 yearly 1959 - 2022
Finland (Person mn) 5.6 2023 yearly 1749 - 2023
France (Person mn) 68.0 2022 yearly 1949 - 2022
Georgia (Person mn) 3.7 2023 yearly 1950 - 2023
Germany (Person mn) 84.7 2023 yearly 1950 - 2023
Ghana (Person mn) 31.1 2020 yearly 1950 - 2020
Greece (Person mn) 10.4 2022 yearly 1950 - 2022
Hong Kong SAR, China (Person mn) 7.5 2023 yearly 1961 - 2023
Hungary (Person mn) 9.6 2024 yearly 1948 - 2024
Iceland (Person mn) 0.4 2023 yearly 1732 - 2023
India (Person mn) 1,408.0 2025 yearly 1951 - 2025
Indonesia (Person mn) 274.9 2022 yearly 1950 - 2022
Iran (Person mn) 84.0 2021 yearly 1950 - 2021
Ireland (Person mn) 5.4 2024 yearly 1900 - 2024
Israel (Person mn) 9.9 2023 yearly 1949 - 2023
Italy (Person mn) 59.0 2023 yearly 1911 - 2023
Ivory Coast (Person mn) 30.2 2022 yearly 1950 - 2022
Japan (Person mn) 123.7 2024 yearly 1899 - 2024
Jordan (Person mn) 11.5 2023 yearly 1950 - 2023
Kazakhstan (Person mn) 20.0 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Kenya (Person mn) 51.5 2023 yearly 1950 - 2023
South Korea (Person mn) 51.7 2023 yearly 1956 - 2023
Kosovo (Person mn) 1.8 2022 yearly 2002 - 2022
Kuwait (Person mn) 4.9 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan (Person mn) 7.2 2023 yearly 1950 - 2023
Laos (Person mn) 7.5 2023 yearly 1950 - 2023
Latvia (Person mn) 1.9 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Lebanon (Person mn) 6.8 2020 yearly 1950 - 2020
Lithuania (Person mn) 2.9 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Luxembourg (Person mn) 0.7 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Macau SAR, China (Person mn) 0.7 2023 yearly 1950 - 2023
North Macedonia (Person mn) 1.8 2023 yearly 1950 - 2023
Malawi (Person mn) 19.1 2020 yearly 1950 - 2020
Malaysia (Person mn) 34.1 2024 yearly 1947 - 2024
Malta (Person mn) 0.5 2022 yearly 1950 - 2022
Mauritius (Person mn) 1.3 2023 yearly 1950 - 2023
Mexico (Person mn) 131.7 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Moldova (Person mn) 2.4 2023 yearly 2013 - 2023
Mongolia (Person mn) 3.5 2023 yearly 1935 - 2023
Montenegro (Person mn) 0.6 2022 yearly 1921 - 2022
Morocco (Person mn) 36.7 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Mozambique (Person mn) 31.6 2022 yearly 1950 - 2022
Myanmar (Person mn) 54.4 2020 yearly 1950 - 2020
Nepal (Person mn) 29.7 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Netherlands (Person mn) 17.3 2018 yearly 1899 - 2018
New Zealand (Person mn) 5.3 2023 yearly 1950 - 2023
Nigeria (Person mn) 211.5 2021 yearly 1950 - 2021
Norway (Person mn) 5.4 2019 yearly 1845 - 2019
Oman (Person mn) 4.5 2020 yearly 1977 - 2020
Pakistan (Person mn) 241.5 2023 yearly 1950 - 2023
Palestinian Territory (Person mn) 5.9 2026 yearly 1950 - 2026
Panama (Person mn) 4.5 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Paraguay (Person mn) 7.7 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Peru (Person mn) 32.8 2020 yearly 1950 - 2020
Philippines (Person mn) 109.0 2020 yearly 1950 - 2020
Poland (Person mn) 37.6 2023 yearly 1946 - 2023
Portugal (Person mn) 10.6 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Qatar (Person mn) 2.8 2020 yearly 1984 - 2020
Romania (Person mn) 19.1 2023 yearly 1930 - 2023
Russia (Person mn) 146.2 2023 yearly 1949 - 2023
Saudi Arabia (Person mn) 32.2 2022 yearly 1950 - 2022
Serbia (Person mn) 6.6 2023 yearly 1991 - 2023
Singapore (Person mn) 6.0 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Slovakia (Person mn) 5.5 2020 yearly 1945 - 2020
Slovenia (Person mn) 2.1 2023 yearly 1920 - 2023
South Africa (Person mn) 60.6 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Spain (Person mn) 48.1 2023 yearly 1950 - 2023
Sri Lanka (Person mn) 21.9 2024 yearly 1948 - 2024
Sudan (Person mn) 37.3 2014 yearly 1970 - 2014
Sweden (Person mn) 10.4 2020 yearly 1749 - 2020
Switzerland (Person mn) 9.0 2023 yearly 1950 - 2023

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Sri Lanka Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -5.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2014 - Sep 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 8,317.177 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 13.1 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
National Government Debt (USD mn) 96,536.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 96.9 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Forecast: Government Expenditure (LKR bn) 4,472.546 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Forecast: Government Net Debt (LKR bn) 27,899.423 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Forecast: Government Revenue (LKR bn) 2,012.589 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Government Debt: Foreign (LKR mn) 10,979,599.147 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Government Debt: Domestic (LKR mn) 17,595,054.038 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Government Revenue & Grants​: Revenue (LKR mn) 1,057,676.372 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Government Expenditure & LR: Recurrent (LKR mn) 1,216,137.714 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Overall Fiscal Surplus/Deficit (LKR mn) -371,289.223 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Government Expenditure & Lending Minus Repayments (LR) (LKR mn) 1,434,468.885 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Government Expenditure & LR: Capital & Net Lending (LKR mn) 218,331.171 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.626 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -502.2 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1982 - Nov 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 994.1 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1982 - Nov 2024
Total Exports Growth (%) -0.5 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1983 - Nov 2024
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 5,069.768 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 8,132.477 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 4,888.910 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Imports (USD mn) 1,496.3 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1982 - Nov 2024
Total Imports Growth (%) 7.7 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1983 - Nov 2024
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 444,961.269 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 100,047.227 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 278.453 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1978 - Sep 2024
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 36.715 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1978 - Sep 2024
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 26.291 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2016 - Sep 2024
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 254.736 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2016 - Sep 2024
Exports: India (USD mn) 860.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Exports: United Kingdom (USD mn) 963.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Exports: United States of America (USD mn) 3,321.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Exports: Germany (USD mn) 742.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Exports: Italy (USD mn) 641.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: Investment Goods (LKR mn) 74,790.734 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2024
Imports: Intermediate Goods: Fuel (LKR mn) 90,712.868 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2024
Imports: Intermediate Goods (LKR mn) 268,676.012 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2024
Imports: Consumer Goods (LKR mn) 93,325.454 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2024
Imports: Intermediate Goods: Textiles & Textile Articles (LKR mn) 70,540.870 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2024
Imports: Singapore (USD mn) 871.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: Japan (USD mn) 252.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: China (USD mn) 3,285.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: India (USD mn) 4,738.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: United Arab Emirates (USD mn) 666.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Import Volume Index (IVoI): 2010=100 (2010=100) 138.958 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Nov 2024
Export Volume Index (EVoI): 2010=100 (2010=100) 158.913 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Nov 2024
Terms of Trade Index: 2010=100 (2010=100) 90.348 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Nov 2024
Import Value Index (2015=100) 108.993 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Value Index (2015=100) 118.509 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 7.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 303.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1977 - Sep 2024
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 1.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2024
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 45.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1977 - Sep 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 146.023 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 27.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 119.064 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
External Debt (USD mn) 56,594.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2024
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 75.0 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 5,234.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2024
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 11.5 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -0.744 2022 yearly 1980 - 2022
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -51,921.770 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Primary Income (PI) (USD mn) -577.059 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Secondary Income (USD mn) 1,659.819 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Primary Income: Credit (USD mn) 176.058 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account: Debit (USD mn) 6,736.586 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Goods (USD mn) -1,660.190 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Credit (USD mn) 1,786.923 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Debit (USD mn) 906.117 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Goods: Debit (USD mn) 5,033.889 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Secondary Income: Debit (USD mn) 43.462 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Goods: Credit (USD mn) 3,373.699 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Capital Account: Credit (USD mn) 21.090 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current & CA: Credit (USD mn) 7,061.052 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) -45.852 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Secondary Income: Credit (USD mn) 1,703.281 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Portfolio Investment (PO) (USD mn) 146.023 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account (CA) (USD mn) 303.375 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account: Credit (USD mn) 7,039.961 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Capital Account: Debit (USD mn) 7.600 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services (USD mn) 880.806 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Liabilities (USD mn) 145.573 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current & Capital Account (USD mn) 316.866 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Direct Investment (DI) (USD mn) 45.402 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Capital Account (CP) (USD mn) 13.490 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Assets: Portfolio Investment (PO) (USD mn) 197.743 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current & CA: Debit (USD mn) 6,744.186 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Assets: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) 0.857 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Assets: Reserve Assets (RA) (USD mn) 283.718 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Assets: Direct Investment (DI) (USD mn) 7.183 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Primary Income: Debit (USD mn) 753.118 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Assets (USD mn) 489.501 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Financial Derivatives (USD mn) 0.000 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2018
BoP: FA: Assets: Errors & Ommissions (USD mn) 192.632 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2018
BoP: FA: Assets: Financial Derivatives (USD mn) 0.000 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2018
International Investment Position (IIP): Net (USD mn) -51,921.770 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2024
IIP: Liabilities (USD mn) 66,403.522 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2024
IIP: Assets (USD mn) 14,481.753 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2024
No of Registered Enterprises (Unit) 6,298.000 2022 yearly 1994 - 2022
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 4.5 2021 yearly 1998 - 2021
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 6.5 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2024
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 6,193.393 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2024
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 42,795.939 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2024
M2 Growth (%) 10.6 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2024
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 4.0 Jun 2023 monthly Mar 1997 - Jun 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 6,043.6 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 1956 - Dec 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 4.3 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1982 - Nov 2024
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 39.750 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 1977 - Dec 2024
Total Deposits (USD mn) 52,886.716 Jul 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Jul 2024
Total Deposits Growth (%) 10.9 Jul 2024 monthly Dec 2003 - Jul 2024
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 57,595.2 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Nov 2024
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 3.9 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Nov 2024
Household Debt (USD mn) 6,173.4 Jun 2024 quarterly Jun 2010 - Jun 2024
Total Loans (USD mn) 29,583.094 Oct 2024 monthly Dec 1983 - Oct 2024
Total Loans Growth (%) 6.41 Oct 2024 monthly Dec 1984 - Oct 2024
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 25.02 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2024
Official Reserve Assets (ORA) (USD mn) 6,091.280 Dec 2024 monthly Nov 2013 - Dec 2024
ORA: Foreign Currency Reserves in Convertible FC (FCR) (USD mn) 6,043.613 Dec 2024 monthly Nov 2013 - Dec 2024
Commercial Banks: Loans: Personal Loans & Advances (LA) (LKR mn) 1,888,430.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Jun 2010 - Jun 2024
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) -8.2 May 2023 monthly May 2016 - May 2023
Business Sentiment Index: Business Condition: Current Quarter (Index) 108.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 2014 - Sep 2024
Purchasing Managers Index: Manufacturing (Index) 53.300 Nov 2024 monthly May 2015 - Nov 2024

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