FAO · Labor
Sri Lanka: Annual population: Urban population
6574.761000 No · 2050+19.5% since 2040
FAOSTAT domain OA. Annual population: Urban population (1000 No). Annual figures for Sri Lanka from 2000 to 2050.
Every year
| Year | Value (1000 No) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2050 | 6,574.761 | X |
| 2049 | 6,471.277 | X |
| 2048 | 6,367 | X |
| 2047 | 6,261.867 | X |
| 2046 | 6,155.796 | X |
| 2045 | 6,048.778 | X |
| 2044 | 5,940.876 | X |
| 2043 | 5,832.235 | X |
| 2042 | 5,722.997 | X |
| 2041 | 5,613.333 | X |
| 2040 | 5,503.409 | X |
| 2039 | 5,393.328 | X |
| 2038 | 5,283.213 | X |
| 2037 | 5,173.585 | X |
| 2036 | 5,068.056 | X |
| 2035 | 4,966.948 | X |
| 2034 | 4,870.319 | X |
| 2033 | 4,778.145 | X |
| 2032 | 4,690.406 | X |
| 2031 | 4,607.058 | X |
| 2030 | 4,528.025 | X |
| 2029 | 4,453.261 | X |
| 2028 | 4,382.648 | X |
| 2027 | 4,315.956 | X |
| 2026 | 4,252.913 | X |
| 2025 | 4,193.316 | X |
| 2024 | 4,137.016 | X |
| 2023 | 4,083.985 | X |
| 2022 | 4,034.302 | X |
| 2021 | 3,988.114 | X |
| 2020 | 3,945.488 | X |
| 2019 | 3,906.383 | X |
| 2018 | 3,870.642 | X |
| 2017 | 3,838.068 | X |
| 2016 | 3,808.409 | X |
| 2015 | 3,781.471 | X |
| 2014 | 3,757.194 | X |
| 2013 | 3,735.549 | X |
| 2012 | 3,716.388 | X |
| 2011 | 3,699.575 | X |
| 2010 | 3,681.427 | X |
| 2009 | 3,662.041 | X |
| 2008 | 3,641.521 | X |
| 2007 | 3,619.915 | X |
| 2006 | 3,597.241 | X |
| 2005 | 3,573.62 | X |
| 2004 | 3,548.774 | X |
| 2003 | 3,522.936 | X |
| 2002 | 3,497.272 | X |
| 2001 | 3,473.354 | X |
| 2000 | 3,452.171 | X |
Source
Published by FAO, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.
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FAO (2026). Annual population: Urban population. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/fao-oa-3010-561-1000-no (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.
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