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Urban population share in Sri Lanka

Latest: 20.5%
Previous: 20.3%
Change: +0.15 (+0.7%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Urban population share over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Urban population share in Sri Lanka
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	20.4%
Dec 31, 1967	21.0%
Dec 31, 1968	21.5%
Dec 31, 1969	22.0%
Dec 31, 1970	22.3%
Dec 31, 1971	22.4%
Dec 31, 1972	22.4%
Dec 31, 1973	22.4%
Dec 31, 1974	22.3%
Dec 31, 1975	22.2%
Dec 31, 1976	22.1%
Dec 31, 1977	22.0%
Dec 31, 1978	21.9%
Dec 31, 1979	21.8%
Dec 31, 1980	21.6%
Dec 31, 1981	21.5%
Dec 31, 1982	21.3%
Dec 31, 1983	21.0%
Dec 31, 1984	20.7%
Dec 31, 1985	20.3%
Dec 31, 1986	19.9%
Dec 31, 1987	19.5%
Dec 31, 1988	19.0%
Dec 31, 1989	18.6%
Dec 31, 1990	18.1%
Dec 31, 1991	17.6%
Dec 31, 1992	17.1%
Dec 31, 1993	16.7%
Dec 31, 1994	16.3%
Dec 31, 1995	15.9%
Dec 31, 1996	15.5%
Dec 31, 1997	15.2%
Dec 31, 1998	14.9%
Dec 31, 1999	14.7%
Dec 31, 2000	14.6%
Dec 31, 2001	14.6%
Dec 31, 2002	14.6%
Dec 31, 2003	14.7%
Dec 31, 2004	14.9%
Dec 31, 2005	15.2%
Dec 31, 2006	15.5%
Dec 31, 2007	15.9%
Dec 31, 2008	16.3%
Dec 31, 2009	16.7%
Dec 31, 2010	17.2%
Dec 31, 2011	17.8%
Dec 31, 2012	18.3%
Dec 31, 2013	18.4%
Dec 31, 2014	18.6%
Dec 31, 2015	18.8%
Dec 31, 2016	19.0%
Dec 31, 2017	19.2%
Dec 31, 2018	19.3%
Dec 31, 2019	19.5%
Dec 31, 2020	19.7%
Dec 31, 2021	19.8%
Dec 31, 2022	20.0%
Dec 31, 2023	20.1%
Dec 31, 2024	20.3%
Dec 31, 2025	20.5%

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