Population growth rate in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Population growth rate was -0.558 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.558
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
161st
of 239 countries
All-time high
2.46
in 1964
All-time low
-1.02
in 1800
Years of data
163
1700–2100
Population growth rate in Sri Lanka, 1700–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded -0.558 for population growth rate in 2100.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Sri Lanka peaked at 2.46 in 1964 and was at its lowest, -1.02, in 1800.
That places Sri Lanka 161st out of 239 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth rate in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.1823 | — |
| 1800 | -1.02 | -656.9% |
| 1900 | 1.72 | -269.7% |
| 1905 | 1.84 | +6.7% |
| 1910 | 1.6 | -13.2% |
| 1915 | 1.25 | -21.9% |
| 1920 | 1.04 | -16.8% |
| 1925 | 0.8346 | -19.5% |
| 1930 | 0.7889 | -5.5% |
| 1935 | 0.7215 | -8.5% |
| 1940 | 1.26 | +75.3% |
| 1945 | 2.05 | +62.4% |
| 1950 | 1.79 | -12.9% |
| 1951 | 1.89 | +5.8% |
| 1952 | 1.97 | +4.0% |
| 1953 | 2.02 | +2.7% |
| 1954 | 2.06 | +1.9% |
| 1955 | 2.1 | +1.6% |
| 1956 | 2.12 | +1.4% |
| 1957 | 2.23 | +4.8% |
| 1958 | 2.34 | +4.9% |
| 1959 | 2.41 | +3.2% |
| 1960 | 2.43 | +0.9% |
| 1961 | 2.43 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 2.44 | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 2.45 | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 2.46 | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 2.43 | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 2.4 | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 2.43 | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 2.38 | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 2.3 | -3.5% |
| 1970 | 2.2 | -4.2% |
| 1971 | 2.06 | -6.2% |
| 1972 | 1.99 | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 1.9 | -4.8% |
| 1974 | 1.82 | -4.4% |
| 1975 | 1.81 | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 1.82 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 1.81 | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 1.86 | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 1.87 | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 1.78 | -4.5% |
| 1981 | 1.58 | -11.4% |
| 1982 | 0.89 | -43.6% |
| 1983 | 0.445 | -50.0% |
| 1984 | 0.244 | -45.2% |
| 1985 | 1.07 | +340.2% |
| 1986 | 1.32 | +22.7% |
| 1987 | 1.03 | -22.2% |
| 1988 | 1 | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 1.1 | +10.2% |
| 1990 | 0.176 | -84.0% |
| 1991 | 1.32 | +648.9% |
| 1992 | 1.86 | +40.9% |
| 1993 | 1.54 | -17.0% |
| 1994 | 1.37 | -11.0% |
| 1995 | 1.93 | +40.7% |
| 1996 | 1.91 | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 1.88 | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 1.89 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 1.82 | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 1.82 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.34 | -26.1% |
| 2002 | 0.743 | -44.8% |
| 2003 | 0.724 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.636 | -12.2% |
| 2005 | 0.643 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.696 | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 0.676 | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.655 | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.573 | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 0.605 | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 0.636 | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 0.884 | +39.0% |
| 2013 | 0.897 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.862 | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.825 | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.832 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.775 | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 0.719 | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.691 | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.654 | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 0.571 | -12.7% |
| 2022 | 0.612 | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 0.582 | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 0.564 | -3.1% |
| 2025 | 0.523 | -7.3% |
| 2026 | 0.497 | -5.0% |
| 2027 | 0.47 | -5.4% |
| 2028 | 0.445 | -5.3% |
| 2029 | 0.414 | -7.0% |
| 2030 | 0.406 | -1.9% |
| 2031 | 0.38 | -6.4% |
| 2032 | 0.369 | -2.9% |
| 2033 | 0.351 | -4.9% |
| 2034 | 0.328 | -6.6% |
| 2035 | 0.311 | -5.2% |
| 2036 | 0.292 | -6.1% |
| 2037 | 0.288 | -1.4% |
| 2038 | 0.262 | -9.0% |
| 2039 | 0.248 | -5.3% |
| 2040 | 0.219 | -11.7% |
| 2041 | 0.204 | -6.8% |
| 2042 | 0.176 | -13.7% |
| 2043 | 0.159 | -9.7% |
| 2044 | 0.134 | -15.7% |
| 2045 | 0.137 | +2.2% |
| 2046 | 0.1 | -27.0% |
| 2047 | 0.07 | -30.0% |
| 2048 | 0.044 | -37.1% |
| 2049 | 0.024 | -45.5% |
| 2050 | 0.012 | -50.0% |
| 2051 | -0.004 | -133.3% |
| 2052 | -0.017 | +325.0% |
| 2053 | -0.042 | +147.1% |
| 2054 | -0.038 | -9.5% |
| 2055 | -0.049 | +28.9% |
| 2056 | -0.086 | +75.5% |
| 2057 | -0.096 | +11.6% |
| 2058 | -0.11 | +14.6% |
| 2059 | -0.12 | +9.1% |
| 2060 | -0.137 | +14.2% |
| 2061 | -0.138 | +0.7% |
| 2062 | -0.16 | +15.9% |
| 2063 | -0.175 | +9.4% |
| 2064 | -0.195 | +11.4% |
| 2065 | -0.221 | +13.3% |
| 2066 | -0.215 | -2.7% |
| 2067 | -0.238 | +10.7% |
| 2068 | -0.23 | -3.4% |
| 2069 | -0.233 | +1.3% |
| 2070 | -0.251 | +7.7% |
| 2071 | -0.258 | +2.8% |
| 2072 | -0.267 | +3.5% |
| 2073 | -0.29 | +8.6% |
| 2074 | -0.314 | +8.3% |
| 2075 | -0.307 | -2.2% |
| 2076 | -0.32 | +4.2% |
| 2077 | -0.334 | +4.4% |
| 2078 | -0.349 | +4.5% |
| 2079 | -0.379 | +8.6% |
| 2080 | -0.385 | +1.6% |
| 2081 | -0.401 | +4.2% |
| 2082 | -0.402 | +0.2% |
| 2083 | -0.42 | +4.5% |
| 2084 | -0.428 | +1.9% |
| 2085 | -0.454 | +6.1% |
| 2086 | -0.46 | +1.3% |
| 2087 | -0.464 | +0.9% |
| 2088 | -0.473 | +1.9% |
| 2089 | -0.486 | +2.7% |
| 2090 | -0.503 | +3.5% |
| 2091 | -0.496 | -1.4% |
| 2092 | -0.506 | +2.0% |
| 2093 | -0.516 | +2.0% |
| 2094 | -0.523 | +1.4% |
| 2095 | -0.535 | +2.3% |
| 2096 | -0.544 | +1.7% |
| 2097 | -0.548 | +0.7% |
| 2098 | -0.562 | +2.6% |
| 2099 | -0.557 | -0.9% |
| 2100 | -0.558 | +0.2% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's -0.558 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.5825, 96% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's -0.558 is below the median for South Asia, which is -0.535, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1800 | -656.9% | 0.1823 | -1.02 |
| 1991 | +648.9% | 0.176 | 1.32 |
| 1985 | +340.2% | 0.244 | 1.07 |
| 2052 | -325.0% | -0.004 | -0.017 |
| 1900 | +269.7% | -1.02 | 1.72 |
| 2053 | -147.1% | -0.017 | -0.042 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.1823 | 0.1823 | 0.1823 | 1 |
| 1800s | -1.02 | -1.02 | -1.02 | 1 |
| 1900s | 1.78 | 1.72 | 1.84 | 2 |
| 1910s | 1.42 | 1.25 | 1.6 | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.9357 | 0.8346 | 1.04 | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.7552 | 0.7215 | 0.7889 | 2 |
| 1940s | 1.66 | 1.26 | 2.05 | 2 |
| 1950s | 2.09 | 1.79 | 2.41 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.42 | 2.3 | 2.46 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.91 | 1.81 | 2.2 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.05 | 0.244 | 1.78 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.57 | 0.176 | 1.93 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.851 | 0.573 | 1.82 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7726 | 0.605 | 0.897 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5332 | 0.414 | 0.654 | 10 |
| 2030s | 0.3235 | 0.248 | 0.406 | 10 |
| 2040s | 0.1267 | 0.024 | 0.219 | 10 |
| 2050s | -0.055 | -0.12 | 0.012 | 10 |
| 2060s | -0.1942 | -0.238 | -0.137 | 10 |
| 2070s | -0.3069 | -0.379 | -0.251 | 10 |
| 2080s | -0.4373 | -0.486 | -0.385 | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.529 | -0.562 | -0.496 | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.558 | -0.558 | -0.558 | 1 |
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- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6507 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population density 343.51 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 901,396 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.558 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Sri Lanka?
- Population growth rate in Sri Lanka was -0.558 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 2.46 in 1964.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.02 in 1800.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for population growth rate?
- Sri Lanka ranks 161st out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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