Sri Lanka: population density 2020

In 2020, the population density in Sri Lanka remained nearly unchanged at around 354.33 inhabitants per square kilometer. Nevertheless, 2020 still represents a peak in the population density in Sri Lanka.

Population density refers to the number of people living in a certain country or area, given as an average per square kilometer. It is calculated by dividing the total midyear population by the total land area.
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Population density of Sri Lanka from 2011 to 2020 (in people per square kilometer)

Characteristic	Population density in people per square kilometer
2020	354.33
2019	352.43
2018	350.28
2017	346.47
2016	342.58
2015	338.81
2014	331.33
2013	328.26
2012	325.71
2011	325.28

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Release date

March 2023

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Region

Asia, Sri Lanka

Survey time period

2011 to 2020

Supplementary notes

Figures have been rounded.

Population density is the midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers.
Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship - except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin.
Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.

Date provided is date of last update.

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