Net migration in Sri Lanka
Net migration to Sri Lanka was -30,724 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2014.
Sri Lanka, 2025
-30,724
Change from 2024
−12.8%
World, 2025
0 people
Position in 2025
186th of 217
Net migration in Sri Lanka over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sri Lanka | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -30,724 people | 0 people |
| 2024 | -27,245 people | 0 people |
| 2023 | -28,011 people | 0 people |
| 2022 | -27,435 people | 0 people |
| 2021 | -29,586 people | 0 people |
| 2020 | -29,875 people | 0 people |
| 2019 | -28,426 people | 0 people |
| 2018 | -28,607 people | 0 people |
| 2017 | -22,324 people | 0 people |
| 2016 | -18,388 people | 0 people |
| 2015 | -29,797 people | 0 people |
| 2014 | -33,672 people | 0 people |
| 2013 | -37,754 people | 0 people |
| 2012 | -41,955 people | 0 people |
| 2011 | -90,839 people | 0 people |
| 2010 | -98,060 people | 0 people |
| 2009 | -81,130 people | 0 people |
| 2008 | -97,144 people | 0 people |
| 2007 | -109,695 people | 0 people |
| 2006 | -107,045 people | 0 people |
| 2005 | -118,594 people | 0 people |
| 2004 | -84,795 people | 0 people |
| 2003 | -107,573 people | 0 people |
| 2002 | -105,718 people | 0 people |
| 2001 | 19,273 people | 0 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −12.8% from -27,245 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was -29,797 people, the figure has changed by −3.1%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Sri Lanka has the 186th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 0 people.