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COUNTRY PROFILE / LKA

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka / LK

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Sri Lanka in numbers.

Area65,610 kmยฒWorld # 123 โ†’Population21.8MWorld # 62 โ†’Population density331.6 people/kmยฒWorld # 32 โ†’Life expectancy77.7 yearsWorld # 76 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 5,002World # 139 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Sri Lanka across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area65,610 kmยฒWorld # 123 / 2023 โ†’Population21.8MWorld # 62 / 2025 โ†’Population density331.6 people/kmยฒWorld # 32 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,948World # 107 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth-0.7%World # 205 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate2World # 107 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate10.1 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 153 / 2024 โ†’Death rate7.8 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 87 / 2024 โ†’Median age32.8 yearsWorld # 114 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+12.5%World # 81 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1421.7%World # 110 / 2025 โ†’Urban population20.5%World # 210 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-30.7KWorld # 184 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-1.4 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 141 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share0.2%World # 205 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy77.7 yearsWorld # 76 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy66.7 yearsWorld # 39 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people1.1 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 114 / 2023 โ†’Smoking rate20.7%World # 76 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 5,002World # 139 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 108.8BWorld # 72 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 17,065World # 115 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth5%World # 55 / 2025 โ†’Inflation-4.8%World # 191 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment4%World # 119 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment18.6%World # 58 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours2,053 hours/yearWorld # 55 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)37.7World # 61 / 2019 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)1.8%World # 180 / 2023 โ†’Researchers per million people94.5 per million peopleWorld # 108 / 2022 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0.1%World # 118 / 2022 โ†’Patent applications per million people12.2 per million peopleWorld # 71 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,675 kcal/dayWorld # 136 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person11.6 kg/person/yearWorld # 175 / 2023 โ†’Rice production4.7M tWorld # 19 / 2024 โ†’Wheat productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee production5.1K tWorld # 44 / 2024 โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area34%World # 95 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person644 kWh/personWorld # 118 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person0.9 tWorld # 161 / 2024 โ†’Internet use54.6%World # 157 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions132.5 per 100 peopleWorld # 53 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate3.3 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 83 / 2019 โ†’Road traffic death rate19.7 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 72 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)1.4%World # 93 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament9.8%World # 172 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals540KWorld # 122 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 1.1BWorld # 73 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites8 sitesWorld # 42 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupBuddhism2012 / 70.2%Main languageSinhalaMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceHydro2025Top export categoryTextiles and clothing2023Most mapped OSM sportCricket705 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightSinhalaLargest staple-food calorie sourceRice2023Current currencySri Lanka RupeeLKRDriving sideLeft-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country