Long-run series since 1950

Population, births, deaths and literacy, one line each since 1950. Annual, 1950–2025.

Published by the Department of Census and Statistics; read from CBSL Annual Economic Review statistical appendix.

Mid-year population21,756'000−0.7%
Birth rate9.9per '000−0.2 per '000
Death rate7.9per '000+0.1 per '000
Literacy rate93.3%+0.1 pts
Life expectancy at birth, male ended72years–
Life expectancy at birth, female ended78.6years–

Mid-year population

'000, annual. 2025: 21,756, −0.7% on a year earlier

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Published by the Department of Census and Statistics; read from CBSL Annual Economic Review statistical appendix.

* Calculated by Macro Lab from the published values.