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World Bank World Development Indicators for Sri Lanka, annual (CC BY 4.0). Annual, 1960–2025.

Published by the World Bank; read from World Bank: World Development Indicators and International Debt Statistics.

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Urban population (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)4,449,131number0.0%
Rural population (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)17,306,869number−0.9%
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)19.0%+0.6 pts
Population ages 80 and above, female (% of female population) (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)2.6%+0.1 pts
Population ages 70-74, female (% of female population) (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)3.9%+0.1 pts
Population ages 65 and above, male (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)1,124,146number+2.2%
Population ages 65-69, female (% of female population) (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)4.8%+0.1 pts
Population ages 55-59, female (% of female population) (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)5.7%no change
Population ages 45-49, female (% of female population) (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)6.7%+0.2 pts
Population ages 35-39, female (% of female population) (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)6.7%−0.1 pts
Population ages 25-29, female (% of female population) (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)6.7%−0.1 pts
Population ages 15-64, total (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)14,320,772number−0.8%
Population ages 15-64, female (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)7,328,120number−0.9%
Population ages 10-14, female (% of female population) (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)7.2%−0.1 pts
Population ages 0-14, total (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)4,721,229number−2.2%
Population ages 0-14, female (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)2,313,957number−2.3%
Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort) (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)79.1%−0.2 pts
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)77.67Years+0.2%
Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) (world bank WDI)4.6Per 1000 live births−2.1%
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) (world bank WDI)354.28people per square kilometer of land area−0.5%
Urban population (% of total population) (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)20.5%+0.2 pts
Rural population growth (annual %) (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)−0.9%−0.2 pts
Population, male (% of total population) (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)48.4%no change
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)33.0%−0.5 pts
Population ages 80 and above, male (% of male population) (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)1.5%+0.1 pts
Population ages 70-74, male (% of male population) (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)3.1%+0.1 pts
Population ages 65 and above, male (% of male population) (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)10.7%+0.3 pts
Population ages 65-69, male (% of male population) (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)4.1%+0.1 pts
Population ages 55-59, male (% of male population) (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)5.4%no change
Population ages 45-49, male (% of male population) (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)6.7%+0.2 pts
Population ages 35-39, male (% of male population) (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)6.6%−0.1 pts
Population ages 25-29, male (% of male population) (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)7.4%−0.1 pts
Population ages 15-64 (% of total population) (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)65.8%no change
Population ages 15-64, female (% of female population) (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)65.2%−0.1 pts
Population ages 10-14, male (% of male population) (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)8.0%−0.1 pts
Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)21.7%−0.3 pts
Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)20.6%−0.3 pts
Life expectancy at birth, male (years) (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)74.45Years+0.3%
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (world bank WDI)5.2Per 1000 live births−1.9%
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)7.8Per 1000 people−4.9%
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)14.72Per 1000 women−2.5%
Rural population (% of total population) (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)79.5%−0.2 pts
Population growth (annual %) (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)−0.7%−0.2 pts
Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)1.04Male births per female births0.0%
Population ages 75-79, female (% of female population) (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)2.9%+0.1 pts
Population ages 65 and above, total (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)2,713,999number+2.3%
Population ages 65 and above, female (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)1,589,853number+2.4%
Population ages 60-64, female (% of female population) (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)5.3%no change
Population ages 50-54, female (% of female population) (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)5.8%no change
Population ages 40-44, female (% of female population) (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)7.0%−0.1 pts
Population ages 30-34, female (% of female population) (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)6.8%no change
Population ages 20-24, female (% of female population) (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)7.1%+0.1 pts
Population ages 15-64, male (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)6,992,652number−0.7%
Population ages 15-19, female (% of female population) (world bank WDI)7.4%−0.1 pts
Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)6.8%−0.1 pts
Population ages 0-14, male (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)2,407,272number−2.2%
Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)6.6%−0.1 pts
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)1.95Births per woman−1.1%
Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births) (world bank WDI)5.7Per 1000 live births−3.4%
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)55.98Per 1000 female adults+1.7%
Urban population growth (annual %) (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)0.0%−0.2 pts
Population, female (% of total population) (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)51.6%no change
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)51.9%+0.1 pts
Population ages 75-79, male (% of male population) (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)2.0%+0.1 pts
Population ages 65 and above (% of total population) (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)12.5%+0.4 pts
Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population) (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)14.2%+0.4 pts
Population ages 60-64, male (% of male population) (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)4.8%no change
Population ages 50-54, male (% of male population) (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)5.7%no change
Population ages 40-44, male (% of male population) (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)6.9%−0.2 pts
Population ages 30-34, male (% of male population) (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)7.1%+0.1 pts
Population ages 20-24, male (% of male population) (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)7.8%+0.1 pts
Population ages 15-64, male (% of male population) (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)66.4%no change
Population ages 15-19, male (% of male population) (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)8.1%−0.1 pts
Population ages 05-09, male (% of male population) (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)7.6%−0.1 pts
Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)22.9%−0.3 pts
Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)7.3%−0.1 pts
Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort) (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)90.6%−0.1 pts
Life expectancy at birth, female (years) (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)80.75Years+0.2%
Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults) (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)133.79Per 1000 male adults+3.8%
Technicians in R&D (per million people) (world bank WDI) ended74.71per million people−9.7%
Population living in slums (% of urban population) (world bank WDI) ended44.69% (share) of urban population–
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method (% of married women ages 15-49) (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI) ended53.6% of married women ages 15-49–
Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) (world bank WDI) ended3.83% (share) of population–
Rural population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) (world bank WDI) ended1.46% (share) of population–
Researchers in R&D (per million people) (world bank WDI) ended94.49Per million people–
Contraceptive prevalence, any method (% of married women ages 15-49) (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI) ended64.6% of married women ages 15-49–
Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) (world bank WDI) ended2.37% (share) of population–

Urban population (modelled estimate) (world bank WDI)

number, annual. 2025: 4,449,131, 0.0% on a year earlier

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Published by the World Bank; read from World Bank: World Development Indicators and International Debt Statistics.

* Calculated by Macro Lab from the published values.