Population growth rate: Sri Lanka
0.582% in 2023, the latest year published. Figures for 74 years from 1950 to 2023 are below.
Annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Source and method · All countries and regions.
Every year
| Year | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.582 |
| 2022 | 0.612 |
| 2021 | 0.571 |
| 2020 | 0.654 |
| 2019 | 0.691 |
| 2018 | 0.719 |
| 2017 | 0.775 |
| 2016 | 0.832 |
| 2015 | 0.825 |
| 2014 | 0.862 |
| 2013 | 0.897 |
| 2012 | 0.884 |
| 2011 | 0.636 |
| 2010 | 0.605 |
| 2009 | 0.573 |
| 2008 | 0.655 |
| 2007 | 0.676 |
| 2006 | 0.696 |
| 2005 | 0.643 |
| 2004 | 0.636 |
| 2003 | 0.724 |
| 2002 | 0.743 |
| 2001 | 1.345 |
| 2000 | 1.819 |
| 1999 | 1.825 |
| 1998 | 1.892 |
| 1997 | 1.884 |
| 1996 | 1.913 |
| 1995 | 1.932 |
| 1994 | 1.373 |
| 1993 | 1.542 |
| 1992 | 1.857 |
| 1991 | 1.318 |
| 1990 | 0.176 |
| 1989 | 1.102 |
| 1988 | 1 |
| 1987 | 1.026 |
| 1986 | 1.318 |
| 1985 | 1.074 |
| 1984 | 0.244 |
| 1983 | 0.445 |
| 1982 | 0.89 |
| 1981 | 1.578 |
| 1980 | 1.782 |
| 1979 | 1.866 |
| 1978 | 1.865 |
| 1977 | 1.813 |
| 1976 | 1.816 |
| 1975 | 1.808 |
| 1974 | 1.816 |
| 1973 | 1.899 |
| 1972 | 1.994 |
| 1971 | 2.065 |
| 1970 | 2.201 |
| 1969 | 2.298 |
| 1968 | 2.381 |
| 1967 | 2.427 |
| 1966 | 2.403 |
| 1965 | 2.429 |
| 1964 | 2.459 |
| 1963 | 2.451 |
| 1962 | 2.443 |
| 1961 | 2.434 |
| 1960 | 2.433 |
| 1959 | 2.412 |
| 1958 | 2.337 |
| 1957 | 2.227 |
| 1956 | 2.125 |
| 1955 | 2.095 |
| 1954 | 2.062 |
| 1953 | 2.023 |
| 1952 | 1.969 |
| 1951 | 1.894 |
| 1950 | 1.79 |