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Population, total

Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider.

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Population, total

Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider.

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Population, total

Sri Lanka

Values and evidence for Sri Lanka. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
PeriodValueStatusProvenance & calculation
199016,352,458 peopleavailable
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World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21132 · revision 1

Value 16352458.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14

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Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider.

Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 16352458.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:46 · source revision unspecified

199116,475,354 peopleavailable
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World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21131 · revision 1

Value 16475354.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14

Source reference

Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider.

Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 16475354.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:46 · source revision unspecified

199216,739,284 peopleavailable
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World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21130 · revision 1

Value 16739284.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14

Source reference

Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider.

Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 16739284.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:46 · source revision unspecified

199317,025,918 peopleavailable
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World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21129 · revision 1

Value 17025918.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14

Source reference

Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider.

Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 17025918.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:46 · source revision unspecified

199417,275,773 peopleavailable
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World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21128 · revision 1

Value 17275773.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14

Source reference

Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider.

Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 17275773.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:46 · source revision unspecified

199517,564,068 peopleavailable
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World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21127 · revision 1

Value 17564068.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14

Source reference

Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider.

Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 17564068.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:46 · source revision unspecified

199617,905,018 peopleavailable
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World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21126 · revision 1

Value 17905018.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14

Source reference

Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider.

Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 17905018.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:46 · source revision unspecified

199718,248,200 peopleavailable
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World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21125 · revision 1

Value 18248200.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14

Source reference

Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider.

Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 18248200.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:46 · source revision unspecified

199818,596,003 peopleavailable
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World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21124 · revision 1

Value 18596003.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14

Source reference

Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider.

Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 18596003.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:46 · source revision unspecified

199918,944,731 peopleavailable
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World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21123 · revision 1

Value 18944731.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14

Source reference

Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider.

Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 18944731.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:46 · source revision unspecified

200019,293,054 peopleavailable
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World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21122 · revision 1

Value 19293054.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14

Source reference

Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider.

Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 19293054.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:46 · source revision unspecified

200119,600,362 peopleavailable
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World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21121 · revision 1

Value 19600362.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14

Source reference

Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider.

Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 19600362.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:46 · source revision unspecified

200219,805,752 peopleavailable
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World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21120 · revision 1

Value 19805752.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14

Source reference

Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider.

Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 19805752.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:46 · source revision unspecified

200319,951,521 peopleavailable
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World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21119 · revision 1

Value 19951521.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14

Source reference

Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider.

Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 19951521.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:46 · source revision unspecified

200420,087,605 peopleavailable
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World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21118 · revision 1

Value 20087605.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14

Source reference

Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider.

Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 20087605.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:46 · source revision unspecified

200520,216,524 peopleavailable
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World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21117 · revision 1

Value 20216524.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14

Source reference

Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider.

Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 20216524.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:46 · source revision unspecified

200620,352,411 peopleavailable
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World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21116 · revision 1

Value 20352411.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14

Source reference

Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider.

Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 20352411.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:46 · source revision unspecified

200720,492,545 peopleavailable
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World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21115 · revision 1

Value 20492545.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14

Source reference

Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider.

Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 20492545.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:46 · source revision unspecified

200820,629,378 peopleavailable
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World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21114 · revision 1

Value 20629378.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14

Source reference

Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider.

Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 20629378.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:46 · source revision unspecified

200920,756,435 peopleavailable
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World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21113 · revision 1

Value 20756435.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14

Source reference

Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider.

Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 20756435.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:46 · source revision unspecified

201020,879,089 peopleavailable
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World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21112 · revision 1

Value 20879089.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14

Source reference

Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider.

Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 20879089.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:46 · source revision unspecified

201121,009,048 peopleavailable
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World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21111 · revision 1

Value 21009048.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14

Source reference

Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider.

Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 21009048.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:46 · source revision unspecified

201221,169,458 peopleavailable
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World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21110 · revision 1

Value 21169458.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14

Source reference

Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider.

Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 21169458.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:46 · source revision unspecified

201320,585,000 peopleavailable
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World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21109 · revision 1

Value 20585000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14

Source reference

Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider footnote: Break in series. Data up to the year before this year are from UN World Population Prospects, and data from this year onwards are from national statistical office.

Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 20585000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:46 · source revision unspecified

201420,778,000 peopleavailable
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World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21108 · revision 1

Value 20778000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14

Source reference

Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider.

Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 20778000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:46 · source revision unspecified

201520,970,000 peopleavailable
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World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21107 · revision 1

Value 20970000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14

Source reference

Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider.

Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 20970000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:46 · source revision unspecified

201621,209,000 peopleavailable
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World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21106 · revision 1

Value 21209000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14

Source reference

Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider.

Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 21209000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:46 · source revision unspecified

201721,453,000 peopleavailable
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World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21105 · revision 1

Value 21453000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14

Source reference

Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider.

Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 21453000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:46 · source revision unspecified

201821,670,000 peopleavailable
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World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21104 · revision 1

Value 21670000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14

Source reference

Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider footnote: Preliminary.

Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 21670000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:46 · source revision unspecified

201921,803,000 peopleavailable
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World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21103 · revision 1

Value 21803000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14

Source reference

Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider footnote: Preliminary.

Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 21803000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:46 · source revision unspecified

202021,919,000 peopleavailable
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World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21102 · revision 1

Value 21919000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14

Source reference

Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider footnote: Preliminary.

Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 21919000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:46 · source revision unspecified

202122,156,000 peopleavailable
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World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21101 · revision 1

Value 22156000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14

Source reference

Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider footnote: Preliminary.

Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 22156000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:46 · source revision unspecified

202222,181,000 peopleavailable
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World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21100 · revision 1

Value 22181000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14

Source reference

Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider footnote: Preliminary.

Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 22181000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:46 · source revision unspecified

202322,037,000 peopleavailable
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World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21099 · revision 1

Value 22037000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14

Source reference

Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider footnote: Preliminary.

Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 22037000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:46 · source revision unspecified

202421,916,000 peopleavailable
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World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21098 · revision 1

Value 21916000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14

Source reference

Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider footnote: Preliminary.

Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 21916000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:46 · source revision unspecified

202521,756,000 peopleavailable
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World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #21097 · revision 1

Value 21756000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14

Source reference

Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider footnote: Preliminary.

Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 21756000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:46 · source revision unspecified

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