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Sri Lanka Average Urban Population 1960-2025

Name: Sri Lanka Urban Population
Creator: World Bank
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18.84% 66 data points

Urban population as % of total · World Bank

Sri Lanka's average urban population from 1960 to 2025 was 18.84%, based on 66 data points.

All Data (sorted by year)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	20.46%	+0.16%	211th
2024	20.30%	+0.15%	6th
2023	20.15%	+0.16%	6th
2022	19.99%	+0.16%	6th
2021	19.83%	+0.16%	6th
2020	19.66%	+0.17%	6th
2019	19.49%	+0.17%	7th
2018	19.32%	+0.17%	7th
2017	19.15%	+0.18%	7th
2016	18.97%	+0.18%	6th
2015	18.80%	+0.18%	7th
2014	18.62%	+0.18%	8th
2013	18.43%	+0.17%	8th
2012	18.26%	+0.47%	8th
2011	17.79%	+0.54%	8th
2010	17.25%	+0.51%	7th
2009	16.74%	+0.47%	6th
2008	16.28%	+0.42%	6th
2007	15.85%	+0.37%	6th
2006	15.48%	+0.32%	6th
2005	15.17%	+0.25%	6th
2004	14.91%	+0.19%	5th
2003	14.73%	+0.11%	4th
2002	14.61%	+0.04%	4th
2001	14.57%	−0.05%	4th
2000	14.62%	−0.12%	4th
1999	14.74%	−0.19%	6th
1998	14.94%	−0.26%	6th
1997	15.19%	−0.31%	7th
1996	15.51%	−0.36%	9th
1995	15.87%	−0.40%	10th
1994	16.26%	−0.43%	11th
1993	16.69%	−0.45%	13th
1992	17.15%	−0.47%	15th
1991	17.61%	−0.48%	16th
1990	18.09%	−0.48%	16th
1989	18.57%	−0.47%	20th
1988	19.04%	−0.45%	25th
1987	19.49%	−0.43%	26th
1986	19.92%	−0.40%	28th
1985	20.32%	−0.36%	29th
1984	20.68%	−0.31%	30th
1983	21.00%	−0.26%	34th
1982	21.26%	−0.20%	38th
1981	21.46%	−0.15%	38th
1980	21.61%	−0.14%	38th
1979	21.75%	−0.14%	40th
1978	21.89%	−0.13%	43rd
1977	22.02%	−0.12%	43rd
1976	22.14%	−0.11%	50th
1975	22.25%	−0.09%	50th
1974	22.33%	−0.06%	51st
1973	22.40%	−0.04%	51st
1972	22.44%	+0.00%	52nd
1971	22.43%	+0.15%	54th
1970	22.28%	+0.32%	55th
1969	21.96%	+0.45%	55th
1968	21.51%	+0.53%	54th
1967	20.98%	+0.57%	54th
1966	20.41%	+0.57%	54th
1965	19.84%	+0.53%	53rd
1964	19.31%	+0.44%	53rd
1963	18.87%	+0.41%	54th
1962	18.46%	+0.45%	54th
1961	18.02%	+0.46%	54th
1960	17.55%	–	56th

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