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Sri Lanka

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Capital
Colombo (executive branch) · Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (legislature)
Currency
Sri Lankan rupee
Continent
Asia
Area
65,610 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q854 ↗ · Official languages: Sinhala, Tamil
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population ↗
21.76M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP ↗
108.83B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita ↗
5,002.08 · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation ↗
-4.76 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment ↗
4.01 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate ↗
1.95 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy ↗
77.67 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
Population growth ↗
-0.73 · 2025
%
World Bank · SP.POP.GROW
GDP growth ↗
4.95 · 2025
%
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
GDP per capita, PPP ↗
17.07K · 2025
current international $ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Population ages 65+ ↗
12.47 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
Urban population ↗
20.45 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Labor force participation ↗
48.52 · 2025
% of population ages 15+
World Bank · SL.TLF.CACT.ZS
Youth unemployment ↗
18.58 · 2025
% of labor force ages 15–24
World Bank · SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Internet users ↗
54.59 · 2024
% of population
World Bank · IT.NET.USER.ZS
Trade ↗
41.81 · 2025
% of GDP
World Bank · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS
FDI net inflows ↗
0.76 · 2024
% of GDP
World Bank · BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

Population

All countries ↗
people · 2006–2025
2025Sri Lanka: 21.76M
Sri Lanka · Population20.17M20.72M21.27M21.82M22.36M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Sri Lanka · Population · people
YearSri Lanka
202521,756,000
202421,916,000
202322,037,000
202222,181,000
202122,156,000
202021,919,000
201921,803,000
201821,670,000
201721,453,000
201621,209,000
201520,970,000
201420,778,000
201320,585,000
201221,169,458
201121,009,048
201020,879,089
200920,756,435
200820,629,378
200720,492,545
200620,352,411

GDP

All countries ↗
current US$ · 2006–2025
2025Sri Lanka: 108.83B
Sri Lanka · GDP20.21B44.38B68.55B92.71B116.88B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Sri Lanka · GDP · current US$
YearSri Lanka
2025108,825,231,671.2
202499,616,111,265.76
202384,080,307,355.6
202274,143,020,303.66
202188,556,699,052.2
202084,335,574,372.3
201988,998,706,178
201894,450,015,982.81
201794,369,350,439.47
201688,000,210,878.12
201585,090,300,895.65
201482,531,125,461.84
201376,976,204,074.98
201270,447,216,891.34
201167,753,285,882.3
201058,636,049,581.17
200942,066,224,093.01
200840,713,826,215.01
200732,350,238,760.42
200628,267,410,542.52

GDP per capita

All countries ↗
current US$ / person · 2006–2025
2025Sri Lanka: 5,002.08
Sri Lanka · GDP per capita1,027.582,111.533,195.494,279.445,363.42006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Sri Lanka · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearSri Lanka
20255,002.08
20244,545.36
20233,815.42
20223,342.64
20213,996.96
20203,847.6
20194,081.95
20184,358.56
20174,398.89
20164,149.19
20154,057.72
20143,972.04
20133,739.43
20123,327.78
20113,224.96
20102,808.36
20092,026.66
20081,973.58
20071,578.63
20061,388.9

Inflation

All countries ↗
% · 2006–2025
2025Sri Lanka: -4.76
Sri Lanka · Inflation-10.216.1322.4838.8255.172006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Sri Lanka · Inflation · %
YearSri Lanka
2025-4.76
2024-0.43
202316.54
202249.72
20217.01
20206.15
20193.53
20182.14
20177.7
20163.96
20153.77
20143.18
20136.91
20127.54
20116.72
20106.22
20093.46
200822.56
200715.84
200610.02

Unemployment

All countries ↗
% of labor force · 2006–2025
2025Sri Lanka: 4.01
Sri Lanka · Unemployment3.624.45.195.986.762006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Sri Lanka · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearSri Lanka
20254.01
20244.24
20234.53
20224.53
20214.98
20205.36
20194.67
20184.32
20174.05
20164.24
20154.52
20144.16
20134.19
20123.88
20114.12
20104.78
20095.85
20085.22
20075.97
20066.5

Fertility rate

All countries ↗
births / woman · 2006–2025
2025Sri Lanka: —
Sri Lanka · Fertility rate1.922.022.122.232.332006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Sri Lanka · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearSri Lanka
2025No data available
20241.95
20231.97
20221.98
20212
20202.01
20192.02
20182.03
20172.04
20162.06
20152.09
20142.13
20132.18
20122.17
20112.14
20102.13
20092.18
20082.23
20072.3
20062.29

Life expectancy

All countries ↗
years · 2006–2025
2025Sri Lanka: —
Sri Lanka · Life expectancy69.5671.7773.9976.278.412006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Sri Lanka · Life expectancy · years
YearSri Lanka
2025No data available
202477.67
202377.48
202277.3
202176.28
202076.93
201976.7
201876.49
201776.24
201676.14
201575.99
201475.76
201375.55
201275.19
201174.74
201074.46
200970.3
200872.56
200772.98
200672.83
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 25, 2026Methodology ↗

About the data for Sri Lanka

17 World Bank indicators each use their latest available observation, so reference years can differ. Open any indicator card to explore its historical series. Missing observations are preserved. Country information comes from Wikidata.

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