In 2021, the population density in Sri Lanka remained nearly unchanged at around 358.16 inhabitants per square kilometer. Still, the population density reached its highest value in the observed period in 2021. Population density refers to the average number of residents per square kilometer of land across a given country or region. It is calculated by dividing the total midyear population by the total land area.
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Population density of Sri Lanka from 2012 to 2021
(in people per square kilometer)
Population density is the midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship - except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.
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World Bank. (June 28, 2024). Population density of Sri Lanka from 2012 to 2021 (in people per square kilometer) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/778476/sri-lanka-population-density/
World Bank. "Population density of Sri Lanka from 2012 to 2021 (in people per square kilometer)." Chart. June 28, 2024. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/778476/sri-lanka-population-density/
World Bank. (2024). Population density of Sri Lanka from 2012 to 2021 (in people per square kilometer). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/778476/sri-lanka-population-density/
World Bank. "Population Density of Sri Lanka from 2012 to 2021 (in People per Square Kilometer)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/778476/sri-lanka-population-density/
World Bank, Population density of Sri Lanka from 2012 to 2021 (in people per square kilometer) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/778476/sri-lanka-population-density/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Population density of Sri Lanka from 2012 to 2021 (in people per square kilometer) [Graph], World Bank, June 28, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/778476/sri-lanka-population-density/