Demographics

Demographics of Sri Lanka in 2023 - Structure, Labor, Regional Trends

Last Updated: October 30, 2023

Executive Summary

Sri Lanka - Population Growth

Note: % | Forecast After 2023 (UN, Statistics Office, Local Agency)

Population Structure

The population demographic data has been updated to October 2023 based primarily on the United Nations population database, with some countries using their own statistical agencies. All data listed is from 2022 (unless otherwise noted).

Population +

65 k people

Birth

301 k people

Death

159 k people

Net Migration

-77 k people

Sri Lanka - Population Growth Drivers

Note: % | forecast after 2023

Sri Lanka - Age Structure - Historical & Forecast

Note: % | forecast after 2023

Natural Growth

6.5 ‰

Net Migration

-3.5 ‰

Young Dependency

36.1 %

Old Dependency

17.9 %

Sri Lanka - Median Age

Note: Age

Sri Lanka - Demographic Structure

Source: UN Population; OOSGA Analytics

Culture Brief

Races

Sinhalese 74.9%, Sri Lankan Tamil 11.2%, Sri Lankan Moors 9.2%, Indian Tamil 4.2%, other 0.5% (2012 est. by CIA)

Language Used

Sinhala (official and national language) 87%, Tamil (official and national language) 28.5%, English 23.8% (2012 est.)

Religion

Buddhist (official) 70.2%, Hindu 12.6%, Muslim 9.7%, Roman Catholic 6.1%, other Christian 1.3%, other 0.05% (2012 est. by CIA)

Sri Lanka - Education

Note: %

Sri Lanka - Education Comparison (Tertiary Education)

Note: %

Labor Brief

Sri Lanka - Labor Participation Rate

Note: %

Sri Lanka - Labor Participation by Groups

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Sri Lanka - Labor Participation By Sectors

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Regional Brief

Sri Lanka - Population in Key Regions

Sri Lanka - GDP Per Capita in Key Regions

Reference

Population project by age group: UN population database | Data after 2022 is estimated/forecasted | Forecasted with medium variant
Currency: nominal USD, unless otherwise specified. | IMF
Economic projection: OECD, IMF, EIU, Local Government
Culture, ethnicities, languages: CIA Factbook
Education: World Bank
Labor Participation: ILO, OOSGA.org
Data Aggregation & Calculation: OOSGA.org
Analysis: Economic Team

Author: Economic Team

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Demographics of Sri Lanka in 2023 - Structure, Labor, Regional Trends

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Net Migration Rate

Executive Summary

Sri Lanka - Population Growth

Population Structure

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Birth

Death

Net Migration

Natural Growth

Net Migration

Young Dependency

Old Dependency

Culture Brief

Labor Brief

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