Africa's Development: Demographic estimates Population … square in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates was 0.3539 Persons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in Sri Lanka, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Persons per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Sri Lanka stood at 0.3539 Persons per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.3539 Persons per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2743 Persons per square kilometre, in 1990.
Sri Lanka ranks 22nd of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Persons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2743 Persons per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.2777 Persons per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.281 Persons per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2843 Persons per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2872 Persons per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2899 Persons per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2922 Persons per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2942 Persons per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.296 Persons per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2977 Persons per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2994 Persons per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.3017 Persons per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.3047 Persons per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3078 Persons per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3108 Persons per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3137 Persons per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3169 Persons per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3202 Persons per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3235 Persons per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3266 Persons per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3296 Persons per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3326 Persons per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.3351 Persons per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.337 Persons per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3387 Persons per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3447 Persons per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3462 Persons per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3475 Persons per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3488 Persons per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.35 Persons per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.351 Persons per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.352 Persons per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3529 Persons per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3539 Persons per square kilometre | +0.3% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.3539 Persons per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.085 Persons per square kilometre, 4.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.3539 Persons per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.4172 Persons per square kilometre, 85% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2875 Persons per square kilometre | 0.2743 Persons per square kilometre | 0.2977 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3125 Persons per square kilometre | 0.2994 Persons per square kilometre | 0.3266 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.341 Persons per square kilometre | 0.3296 Persons per square kilometre | 0.35 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3525 Persons per square kilometre | 0.351 Persons per square kilometre | 0.3539 Persons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 19 Belgium 0.3832 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 20 Tuvalu 0.3799 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 21 Grenada 0.3711 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 23 Japan 0.3382 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 24 Pakistan 0.312 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 25 El Salvador 0.3072 Persons per square kilometre compare
More population data for Sri Lanka
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 21,815 Persons (2050)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.5555 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.0083 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.5555 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.6% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 901,396 people (2100)
- Population density 343.51 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.6% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6507 % change on previous year (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Sri Lanka?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Sri Lanka was 0.3539 Persons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3539 Persons per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2743 Persons per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
- Sri Lanka ranks 22nd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.