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Sri Lanka

LKA

Total population

21.8M

Reference period 2025 · people

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Total population · Historical trend

Value: 21.8M 2025
Previous value: 21,916,000 people 2024
Change: -160,000 people

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Total population · Exact values
Reference period	Value	Quality
2006	20,352,411 people
2007	20,492,545 people
2008	20,629,378 people
2009	20,756,435 people
2010	20,879,089 people
2011	21,009,048 people
2012	21,169,458 people
2013	20,585,000 people
2014	20,778,000 people
2015	20,970,000 people
2016	21,209,000 people
2017	21,453,000 people
2018	21,670,000 people
2019	21,803,000 people
2020	21,919,000 people
2021	22,156,000 people
2022	22,181,000 people
2023	22,037,000 people
2024	21,916,000 people
2025	21,756,000 people

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Health
Indicator	Value	Reference period	Source	Quality	Historical trend
Life expectancy at birth, total	77.7 years	2024	World Bank		Historical trend

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