Population (UN estimates and projections), per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Population (UN estimates and projections), per capita was 0.0008 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population (UN estimates and projections), per capita in Sri Lanka, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, population (un estimates and projections), per capita in Sri Lanka stood at 0.0008 units per person. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population (un estimates and projections), per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0008 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 units per person, in 1990.
Sri Lanka ranks 43rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Population (UN estimates and projections), per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0007 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0007 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0007 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0007 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0007 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0007 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0007 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0007 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0007 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0007 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0007 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0007 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0007 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0007 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0007 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0007 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0007 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0007 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0007 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0007 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0007 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0008 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0008 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0008 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0008 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0008 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0008 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0008 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0008 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0008 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0008 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0008 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0008 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 0.0008 units per person | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More gender data for Sri Lanka
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,804 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.8687 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 18,964 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 18,964 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.7411 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 155,366 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 162,031 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 156,342 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 163,015 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 157,484 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population (un estimates and projections), per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Population (un estimates and projections), per capita in Sri Lanka was 0.0008 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population (un estimates and projections), per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0008 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population (un estimates and projections), per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 units per person in 1990.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for population (un estimates and projections), per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 43rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population (un estimates and projections), per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. 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 Population (UN estimates and projections), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population (UN estimates and projections) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population (UN estimates and projections) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Population (UN estimates and projections) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.