Sri Lanka: population density 2021

The population density in Sri Lanka saw no significant changes in 2021 in comparison to the previous year 2020 and remained 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 number of people living in a certain country or area, given as an average per square kilometer. It is calculated by dividing the total midyear population by the total land area.

Find more key insights for the population density in countries like India and Bhutan.

Population density of Sri Lanka from 2012 to 2021 (in people per square kilometer)

Characteristic	Population density in people per square kilometer
2021	358.16
2020	354.33
2019	352.43
2018	350.28
2017	347.48
2016	346.17
2015	344.74
2014	338.69
2013	336.98
2012	335.15

Loading statistic...

Download

Source

Show detailed source information?

Already a member?

Source

Use Ask Statista Research Service

Release date

October 2024

More information

Region

Asia, Sri Lanka

Survey time period

2012 to 2021

Supplementary notes

Figures have been rounded.

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.

Date provided is date of last update.

Citation formats