Sri Lanka statistics

Official statistics for Sri Lanka, with sources: national population, income and prices, economy, plus tables of population, age, income for 9 states/provinces. Every number comes with the location of the original file from the government office or international organization and the date it was fetched.

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National figures

IndicatorValueYearSource
Population23.35 million people2026UN World Population Prospects 2024
People aged 15–346.80 million people2026UN World Population Prospects 2024
Median age33.62 years old2026UN World Population Prospects 2024
Share of people living in cities20.45 %2025World Bank WDI
Household consumption per 1 person (price-adjusted)11,727 International dollars2025Calculated
GDP per 1 person (price-adjusted)17,065 International dollars2025World Bank WDI
Total household consumption (price-adjusted)272.42 billion International dollars2025World Bank WDI
Price level of everyday goods (world average =100)41.51 2021World Bank ICP
Inflation (1 year)-4.76 %2025World Bank WDI
Economic growth (1 year)4.95 %2025World Bank WDI
Share of people using the internet54.6 %2024UN SDG
Share of people with an account or mobile money81.69 %2024World Bank WDI
International visitors2.36 million people2025Asian Development Bank KIDB
Income inequality (Gini coefficient)37.7 2019World Bank WDI
Unemployment rate4 %2025World Bank WDI

Figures by state/province (9 states/provinces)

Sorted by population. “―” means there is no figure, or the figure is not published here because its terms of use are unclear.

states/provincesProsperity: median monthly household income
Sri Lankan rupees/household per month (nominal) · 2019
Western75,000
North Western55,614
Southern50,270
Central49,475
North Central47,415
Sabaragamuwa Province45,797
Northern42,491
Uva40,055
Eastern38,871

Current economy (monthly)

IndicatorLatest valueMonthSource
Business conditions (national survey, 50 = neutral)61.362026-07Central Bank of Sri Lanka(CBSL)
Unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted)3.92025-12World Bank

Culture

Languages (2001, UNdata UN Demographic Yearbook: population by language (census)): English 92.9%, Sinhala 20.3%, Tamil 14.4%

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All figures for Sri Lanka (CSV, with source and licence columns). One row per number, with the URL of the original file, the location inside it, the date fetched and a fingerprint. When you use them, follow the terms of use of each source.

Source

The figures on this page come from the following public statistics. On the 3D map, click a number to see, for each one, the URL of the original file, the location inside it, the text exactly as written, the date fetched, the file fingerprint (sha256), and for calculated numbers, the formula and inputs.