Urban population share 2050 in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Urban population share 2050 was 20.45 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
20.45
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
230th
of 238 countries
All-time high
22.44
in 1972
All-time low
0.0007
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Urban population share 2050 in Sri Lanka, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population share 2050 in Sri Lanka is 20.45, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population share 2050 in Sri Lanka peaked at 22.44 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.0007, in 1000.
Sri Lanka ranks 230th of 238 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Urban population share 2050 in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.0007 | — |
| 1100 | 0.0022 | +200.0% |
| 1200 | 0.0065 | +200.0% |
| 1300 | 0.0196 | +200.0% |
| 1400 | 0.0587 | +200.0% |
| 1500 | 0.1761 | +200.0% |
| 1600 | 0.5282 | +200.0% |
| 1700 | 1.58 | +200.0% |
| 1710 | 1.79 | +12.7% |
| 1720 | 1.96 | +9.5% |
| 1730 | 2.14 | +9.5% |
| 1740 | 2.35 | +9.5% |
| 1750 | 2.57 | +9.5% |
| 1760 | 2.81 | +9.5% |
| 1770 | 3.08 | +9.5% |
| 1780 | 3.37 | +9.5% |
| 1790 | 3.7 | +9.5% |
| 1800 | 4.05 | +9.5% |
| 1810 | 4.43 | +9.5% |
| 1820 | 4.86 | +9.5% |
| 1830 | 5.32 | +9.5% |
| 1840 | 5.83 | +9.5% |
| 1850 | 6.38 | +9.5% |
| 1860 | 6.99 | +9.5% |
| 1870 | 7.65 | +9.5% |
| 1880 | 8.38 | +9.5% |
| 1890 | 9.18 | +9.5% |
| 1900 | 10.05 | +9.5% |
| 1910 | 11.01 | +9.5% |
| 1920 | 12.06 | +9.5% |
| 1930 | 13.21 | +9.5% |
| 1940 | 14.47 | +9.5% |
| 1950 | 15.32 | +5.9% |
| 1951 | 15.31 | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 15.3 | -0.1% |
| 1953 | 15.31 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 15.4 | +0.6% |
| 1955 | 15.6 | +1.3% |
| 1956 | 15.88 | +1.8% |
| 1957 | 16.24 | +2.2% |
| 1958 | 16.65 | +2.5% |
| 1959 | 17.09 | +2.7% |
| 1960 | 17.55 | +2.7% |
| 1961 | 18.02 | +2.6% |
| 1962 | 18.46 | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 18.87 | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 19.31 | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 19.84 | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 20.41 | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 20.98 | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 21.51 | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 21.96 | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 22.28 | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 22.43 | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 22.44 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 22.4 | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 22.33 | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 22.25 | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 22.14 | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 22.02 | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 21.89 | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 21.75 | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 21.61 | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 21.46 | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 21.26 | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 21 | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 20.68 | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 20.32 | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 19.92 | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 19.49 | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 19.04 | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 18.57 | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 18.09 | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 17.61 | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 17.15 | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 16.69 | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 16.26 | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 15.87 | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 15.51 | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 15.19 | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 14.94 | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 14.74 | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 14.62 | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 14.57 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 14.61 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 14.73 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 14.91 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 15.17 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 15.48 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 15.85 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 16.28 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 16.74 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 17.25 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 17.79 | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 18.26 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 18.43 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 18.62 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 18.8 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 18.97 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 19.15 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 19.32 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 19.49 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 19.66 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 19.83 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 19.99 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 20.15 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 20.3 | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 20.45 | +0.7% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 20.45 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65.53, 31% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 20.45 is below the median for South Asia, which is 39.1, 52% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban population share 2050 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 | +200.0% | 0.0007 | 0.0022 |
| 1200 | +200.0% | 0.0022 | 0.0065 |
| 1300 | +200.0% | 0.0065 | 0.0196 |
| 1400 | +200.0% | 0.0196 | 0.0587 |
| 1500 | +200.0% | 0.0587 | 0.1761 |
| 1600 | +200.0% | 0.1761 | 0.5282 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0007 | 0.0007 | 0.0007 | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.0022 | 0.0022 | 0.0022 | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.0065 | 0.0065 | 0.0065 | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.0196 | 0.0196 | 0.0196 | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.0587 | 0.0587 | 0.0587 | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.1761 | 0.1761 | 0.1761 | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.5282 | 0.5282 | 0.5282 | 1 |
| 1700s | 1.58 | 1.58 | 1.58 | 1 |
| 1710s | 1.79 | 1.79 | 1.79 | 1 |
| 1720s | 1.96 | 1.96 | 1.96 | 1 |
| 1730s | 2.14 | 2.14 | 2.14 | 1 |
| 1740s | 2.35 | 2.35 | 2.35 | 1 |
| 1750s | 2.57 | 2.57 | 2.57 | 1 |
| 1760s | 2.81 | 2.81 | 2.81 | 1 |
| 1770s | 3.08 | 3.08 | 3.08 | 1 |
| 1780s | 3.37 | 3.37 | 3.37 | 1 |
| 1790s | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 1 |
| 1800s | 4.05 | 4.05 | 4.05 | 1 |
| 1810s | 4.43 | 4.43 | 4.43 | 1 |
| 1820s | 4.86 | 4.86 | 4.86 | 1 |
| 1830s | 5.32 | 5.32 | 5.32 | 1 |
| 1840s | 5.83 | 5.83 | 5.83 | 1 |
| 1850s | 6.38 | 6.38 | 6.38 | 1 |
| 1860s | 6.99 | 6.99 | 6.99 | 1 |
| 1870s | 7.65 | 7.65 | 7.65 | 1 |
| 1880s | 8.38 | 8.38 | 8.38 | 1 |
| 1890s | 9.18 | 9.18 | 9.18 | 1 |
| 1900s | 10.05 | 10.05 | 10.05 | 1 |
| 1910s | 11.01 | 11.01 | 11.01 | 1 |
| 1920s | 12.06 | 12.06 | 12.06 | 1 |
| 1930s | 13.21 | 13.21 | 13.21 | 1 |
| 1940s | 14.47 | 14.47 | 14.47 | 1 |
| 1950s | 15.81 | 15.3 | 17.09 | 10 |
| 1960s | 19.69 | 17.55 | 21.96 | 10 |
| 1970s | 22.19 | 21.75 | 22.44 | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.33 | 18.57 | 21.61 | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.21 | 14.74 | 18.09 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.3 | 14.57 | 16.74 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.61 | 17.25 | 19.49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.06 | 19.66 | 20.45 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population share 2050 in Sri Lanka?
- Urban population share 2050 in Sri Lanka was 20.45 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban population share 2050 recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 22.44 in 1972.
- What is the lowest urban population share 2050 recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 in 1000.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for urban population share 2050?
- Sri Lanka ranks 230th out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population share 2050 rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Urban population share 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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