Sri Lanka Population Density 1950-2020
NOTE: All data from 2020 and beyond are UN projections and DO NOT include any impacts of the COVID-19 virus.
Chart and table of Sri Lanka population density from 1950 to 2020. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population density of Sri Lanka in 2020 is 326.37 people per square kilometer, a 0.42% increase from 2019.
- The population density of Sri Lanka in 2019 was 325.01 people per square kilometer, a 0.45% increase from 2018.
- The population density of Sri Lanka in 2018 was 323.56 people per square kilometer, a 0.48% increase from 2017.
- The population density of Sri Lanka in 2017 was 322.02 people per square kilometer, a 0.51% increase from 2016.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population Density | |
|---|---|
| Country Name | 2020 Population Density |
| Bangladesh | 1,115.55 |
| Micronesia | 784.16 |
| India | 419.80 |
| Philippines | 365.27 |
| Sri Lanka | 326.37 |
| El Salvador | 308.28 |
| Vietnam | 293.87 |
| Pakistan | 277.47 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 228.29 |
| Nigeria | 223.15 |
| Kiribati | 147.47 |
| Indonesia | 142.94 |
| Cabo Verde | 137.96 |
| Ghana | 130.26 |
| Moldova | 119.17 |
| Egypt | 102.19 |
| Kenya | 92.65 |
| Cambodia | 92.35 |
| Timor-Leste | 88.66 |
| Honduras | 88.05 |
| Morocco | 82.66 |
| Myanmar | 80.42 |
| Uzbekistan | 74.81 |
| Ukraine | 72.46 |
| Tunisia | 72.24 |
| Lesotho | 70.56 |
| Eswatini | 66.83 |
| Georgia | 57.23 |
| Cameroon | 55.83 |
| Nicaragua | 50.81 |
| Djibouti | 42.59 |
| Angola | 26.36 |
| Vanuatu | 25.20 |
| Zambia | 24.43 |
| Solomon Islands | 23.77 |
| Bhutan | 20.10 |
| Papua New Guinea | 19.33 |
| Bolivia | 10.63 |
| Mauritania | 4.51 |
| Mongolia | 2.10 |
| Sudan | 0.00 |
| Sri Lanka - Historical Population Density Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population Density | Growth Rate |
| 2020 | 326.37 | 0.42% |
| 2019 | 325.01 | 0.45% |
| 2018 | 323.56 | 0.48% |
| 2017 | 322.02 | 0.51% |
| 2016 | 320.40 | 0.54% |
| 2015 | 318.67 | 0.57% |
| 2014 | 316.85 | 0.61% |
| 2013 | 314.94 | 0.64% |
| 2012 | 312.95 | 0.66% |
| 2011 | 310.91 | 0.67% |
| 2010 | 308.82 | 0.69% |
| 2009 | 306.71 | 0.70% |
| 2008 | 304.59 | 0.72% |
| 2007 | 302.42 | 0.74% |
| 2006 | 300.20 | 0.77% |
| 2005 | 297.90 | 0.81% |
| 2004 | 295.49 | 0.85% |
| 2003 | 293.00 | 0.85% |
| 2002 | 290.54 | 0.80% |
| 2001 | 288.24 | 0.71% |
| 2000 | 286.20 | 0.61% |
| 1999 | 284.46 | 0.53% |
| 1998 | 282.95 | 0.51% |
| 1997 | 281.53 | 0.56% |
| 1996 | 279.95 | 0.68% |
| 1995 | 278.05 | 0.82% |
| 1994 | 275.79 | 0.95% |
| 1993 | 273.20 | 1.06% |
| 1992 | 270.34 | 1.15% |
| 1991 | 267.27 | 1.21% |
| 1990 | 264.07 | 1.28% |
| 1989 | 260.73 | 1.35% |
| 1988 | 257.25 | 1.41% |
| 1987 | 253.68 | 1.43% |
| 1986 | 250.10 | 1.44% |
| 1985 | 246.55 | 1.43% |
| 1984 | 243.08 | 1.42% |
| 1983 | 239.67 | 1.44% |
| 1982 | 236.26 | 1.50% |
| 1981 | 232.78 | 1.58% |
| 1980 | 229.17 | 1.67% |
| 1979 | 225.41 | 1.76% |
| 1978 | 221.52 | 1.82% |
| 1977 | 217.55 | 1.86% |
| 1976 | 213.58 | 1.87% |
| 1975 | 209.65 | 1.88% |
| 1974 | 205.79 | 1.89% |
| 1973 | 201.98 | 1.92% |
| 1972 | 198.17 | 2.00% |
| 1971 | 194.30 | 2.10% |
| 1970 | 190.30 | 2.22% |
| 1969 | 186.18 | 2.32% |
| 1968 | 181.95 | 2.40% |
| 1967 | 177.68 | 2.43% |
| 1966 | 173.46 | 2.43% |
| 1965 | 169.35 | 2.40% |
| 1964 | 165.37 | 2.38% |
| 1963 | 161.52 | 2.37% |
| 1962 | 157.78 | 2.38% |
| 1961 | 154.12 | 2.40% |
| 1960 | 150.50 | 2.42% |
| 1959 | 146.94 | 2.43% |
| 1958 | 143.46 | 2.41% |
| 1957 | 140.08 | 2.36% |
| 1956 | 136.85 | 2.28% |
| 1955 | 133.80 | 2.18% |
| 1954 | 130.94 | 2.07% |
| 1953 | 128.29 | 1.94% |
| 1952 | 125.84 | 1.83% |
| 1951 | 123.59 | 1.72% |
| 1950 | 121.49 | 0.00% |
