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Population census recently completed in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Population census recently completed was 0 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
201st
of 232 countries
All-time high
1
in 2001
All-time low
0
in 2023
Years of data
23
2001–2023

Population census recently completed in Sri Lanka, 2001–2023

00.20.40.60.812001201220232001: 12002: 12003: 12004: 12005: 12006: 12007: 12008: 12009: 12010: 12011: 12012: 12013: 12014: 12015: 12016: 12017: 12018: 12019: 12020: 12021: 12022: 12023: 0

Source: UN Statistics Division (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, population census recently completed in Sri Lanka stood at 0. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population census recently completed in Sri Lanka peaked at 1 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2023.

That places Sri Lanka 201st out of 232 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Population census recently completed in Sri Lanka, year by year

Year Value Change
2001 1 —
2002 1 +0.0%
2003 1 +0.0%
2004 1 +0.0%
2005 1 +0.0%
2006 1 +0.0%
2007 1 +0.0%
2008 1 +0.0%
2009 1 +0.0%
2010 1 +0.0%
2011 1 +0.0%
2012 1 +0.0%
2013 1 +0.0%
2014 1 +0.0%
2015 1 +0.0%
2016 1 +0.0%
2017 1 +0.0%
2018 1 +0.0%
2019 1 +0.0%
2020 1 +0.0%
2021 1 +0.0%
2022 1 +0.0%
2023 0 -100.0%

Sri Lanka compared with similar countries

  • Sri Lanka's 0 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1. (58 countries reporting)
  • Sri Lanka's 0 is below the median for South Asia, which is 1. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1 1 1 9
2010s 1 1 1 10
2020s 0.75 0 1 4

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 201 Antigua and Barbuda 0 compare
  2. 201 Bolivia 0 compare
  3. 201 Burundi 0 compare
  4. 201 Cameroon 0 compare
  5. 201 Central African Republic 0 compare
  6. 201 Chad 0 compare
  7. 201 Cuba 0 compare
  8. 201 Djibouti 0 compare
  9. 201 El Salvador 0 compare
  10. 201 Ethiopia 0 compare
  11. 201 Guinea-Bissau 0 compare
  12. 201 Haiti 0 compare
  13. 201 India 0 compare
  14. 201 Iraq 0 compare
  15. 201 Libya 0 compare
  16. 201 Netherlands Antilles 0 compare
  17. 201 Nicaragua 0 compare
  18. 201 Niger 0 compare
  19. 201 Nigeria 0 compare
  20. 201 Papua New Guinea 0 compare
  21. 201 Sao Tome and Principe 0 compare
  22. 201 Somalia 0 compare
  23. 201 South Sudan 0 compare
  24. 201 Sudan 0 compare
  25. 201 Suriname 0 compare
  26. 201 Syria 0 compare
  27. 201 Thailand 0 compare
  28. 201 Trinidad and Tobago 0 compare
  29. 201 Ukraine 0 compare
  30. 201 Uzbekistan 0 compare
  31. 201 Yemen 0 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population census recently completed in Sri Lanka?
Population census recently completed in Sri Lanka was 0 in 2023, according to UN Statistics Division (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population census recently completed recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 2001.
What is the lowest population census recently completed recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2023.
How does Sri Lanka rank for population census recently completed?
Sri Lanka ranks 201st out of 232 countries with data for 2023.
Is population census recently completed rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from UN Statistics Division (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Population census recently completed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population census recently completed
Source
UN Statistics Division (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
232 places, 7,643 data points, 1985–2023
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