Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, Urban population growth (annual %)

Year Value Rank Change Change,%
2024 0.511 166 +0.195 +61.5%
2023 0.316 179 -0.673 -68%
2022 0.989 139 -0.869 -46.8%
2021 1.86 81 +0.641 +52.7%
2020 1.22 119 +0.0169 +1.4%
2019 1.2 127 -0.305 -20.3%
2018 1.51 120 -0.0362 -2.35%
2017 1.54 117 +0.108 +7.51%
2016 1.43 117 +0.306 +27.1%
2015 1.13 135 +0.0851 +8.16%
2014 1.04 143 +3.83 -137%
2013 -2.79 213 -3.47 -511%
2012 0.678 152 +0.14 +26%
2011 0.538 157 +0.0367 +7.33%
2010 0.501 162 -0.0304 -5.71%
2009 0.532 162 -0.0516 -8.84%
2008 0.583 168 -0.0153 -2.55%
2007 0.599 162 +0.0107 +1.82%
2006 0.588 165 +0.0356 +6.44%
2005 0.552 165 -0.0455 -7.62%
2004 0.598 163 -0.0536 -8.23%
2003 0.652 160 -0.304 -31.8%
2002 0.955 148 -0.543 -36.3%
2001 1.5 125 -0.236 -13.6%
2000 1.73 116 -0.0415 -2.34%
1999 1.78 112 -0.0247 -1.37%
1998 1.8 116 -0.016 -0.883%
1997 1.82 119 -0.0186 -1.02%
1996 1.84 117 +0.262 +16.7%
1995 1.57 131 +0.204 +14.9%
1994 1.37 139 -0.246 -15.2%
1993 1.62 129 +0.114 +7.58%
1992 1.5 134 +0.835 +125%
1991 0.668 173 +0.117 +21.2%
1990 0.551 179 -0.419 -43.2%
1989 0.971 172 +0.0437 +4.72%
1988 0.927 178 -0.164 -15%
1987 1.09 176 -0.0201 -1.81%
1986 1.11 172 +0.536 +93.4%
1985 0.574 190 +0.311 +118%
1984 0.264 194 -0.317 -54.6%
1983 0.581 191 -0.565 -49.3%
1982 1.15 173 -0.903 -44.1%
1981 2.05 143 -0.33 -13.9%
1980 2.38 134 -0.0448 -1.85%
1979 2.42 131 +0.029 +1.21%
1978 2.39 135 +0.0271 +1.14%
1977 2.37 139 -0.00105 -0.0442%
1976 2.37 146 -0.0028 -0.118%
1975 2.37 148 -0.0424 -1.76%
1974 2.41 152 -0.0924 -3.69%
1973 2.51 145 -0.0806 -3.11%
1972 2.59 143 -0.106 -3.95%
1971 2.69 146 -0.114 -4.07%
1970 2.81 141 -0.0933 -3.22%
1969 2.9 140 -0.0679 -2.29%
1968 2.97 136 -0.0087 -0.292%
1967 2.98 138 -0.00391 -0.131%
1966 2.98 143 -0.0253 -0.843%
1965 3.01 143 -0.0261 -0.86%
1964 3.03 147 -0.383 -11.2%
1963 3.42 138 +0.011 +0.323%
1962 3.4 137 -0.00414 -0.122%
1961 3.41 136

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