Population & Social Indicators

Population

  • Estimated Mid-2024 Population: ≈21.9 million people.
  • Population Growth Rate: ~-0.6%
  • Life Expectancy: ~77.5 years (2023)

Social Indicators

  • Human Development: 0.776 (2023)
  • Literacy Rate, %: High literacy rates compared with regional averages. (Male 93.3% (2022), Female 91.8%)
  • Birth Rate [per 1,000 Births]: 14.1% (2023)
  • Death Rate [per 1,000 Deaths]: 7.1% (2023)

 

Sources: The Department of Census and Statistics-2024, Central Bank of Sri Lanka-2024