| Characteristic | Total population in millions |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 21.92 |
| 2023 | 22.04 |
| 2022 | 22.18 |
| 2021 | 22.16 |
| 2020 | 21.92 |
| 2019 | 21.8 |
| 2018 | 21.67 |
| 2017 | 21.44 |
| 2016 | 21.2 |
| 2015 | 20.97 |
| 2014 | 20.78 |
| 2013 | 20.59 |
| 2012 | 20.43 |
| 2011 | 20.4 |
| 2010 | 20.26 |
| 2009 | 20.12 |
| 2008 | 19.98 |
| 2007 | 19.84 |
| 2006 | 19.7 |
| 2005 | 19.54 |
| 2004 | 19.39 |
| 2003 | 19.22 |
| 2002 | 19.06 |
| 2001 | 18.91 |
| 2000 | 18.78 |
| 1999 | 18.66 |
| 1998 | 18.56 |
| 1997 | 18.47 |
| 1996 | 18.37 |
| 1995 | 18.24 |
| 1994 | 18.09 |
| 1993 | 17.92 |
| 1992 | 17.74 |
| 1991 | 17.54 |
| 1990 | 17.33 |
| 1989 | 17.15 |
| 1988 | 16.98 |
| 1987 | 16.81 |
| 1986 | 16.65 |
| 1985 | 16.48 |
| 1984 | 16.32 |
| 1983 | 16.15 |
| 1982 | 15.96 |
| 1981 | 15.76 |
| 1980 | 15.55 |
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Release date
December 2025
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Region
Sri Lanka
Survey time period
1980 to 2024
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