Urban population growth in Sri Lanka
The urban population of Sri Lanka changed by 0.01% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2013.
Sri Lanka, 2025
0.01%
Change from 2024
−0.21percentage points
World, 2025
1.36%
Position in 2025
183rd of 217
Urban population growth in Sri Lanka over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sri Lanka | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.01% | 1.36% |
| 2024 | 0.21% | 1.40% |
| 2023 | 0.13% | 1.35% |
| 2022 | 0.92% | 1.33% |
| 2021 | 1.91% | 1.48% |
| 2020 | 1.39% | 1.52% |
| 2019 | 1.49% | 1.74% |
| 2018 | 1.91% | 1.85% |
| 2017 | 2.07% | 1.90% |
| 2016 | 2.08% | 2.02% |
| 2015 | 1.89% | 2.14% |
| 2014 | 1.92% | 2.09% |
| 2013 | -1.87% | 2.20% |
| 2012 | 3.39% | 2.13% |
| 2011 | 3.70% | 2.56% |
| 2010 | 3.57% | 1.97% |
| 2009 | 3.44% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | 3.29% | 2.19% |
| 2007 | 3.06% | 2.34% |
| 2006 | 2.73% | 2.31% |
| 2005 | 2.33% | 2.27% |
| 2004 | 1.94% | 2.32% |
| 2003 | 1.52% | 2.41% |
| 2002 | 1.29% | 2.41% |
| 2001 | 1.27% | 2.33% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.21 percentage points from 0.21% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 1.89%, the figure has changed by −1.88 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Sri Lanka has the 183rd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 1.36%.
More for Sri Lanka
All statistics for Sri Lanka
Urban population share
20.5%
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
-0.73%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
22,971,617 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
32.8 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
1.97 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
0.58%
2023 · UN Population Division