Name: Sri Lanka Population
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The total population in Sri Lanka was estimated at 23.1 million people in 2024, according to the latest census figures and projections from Trading Economics. Looking back, in the year of 1960, Sri Lanka had a population of 9.9 million people. source: Department of Census and Statistics - Sri Lanka

Population in Sri Lanka is expected to reach 23.50 Million by the end of 2025, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Sri Lanka Population is projected to trend around 23.90 Million in 2026 and 24.20 Million in 2027, according to our econometric models.

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Employed Persons	8097879.00	8172638.00		Sep 2025
Population	23.10	22.97	Million	Dec 2024
Unemployed Persons	367282.00	318657.00		Sep 2025
Unemployment Rate	4.30	3.80	percent	Sep 2025
Youth Unemployment Rate	19.20	20.80	percent	Sep 2025

Sri Lanka Population

The population of Sri Lanka represents 0.30 percent of the world´s total population which arguably means that one person in every 334 people on the planet is a resident of Sri Lanka.