Sri Lanka - Population in largest city
Population in largest city
The value for Population in largest city in Sri Lanka was 619,001 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 61 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 646,966 in 2001 and a minimum value of 484,952 in 1960.
Definition: Population in largest city is the urban population living in the country's largest metropolitan area.
Source: United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 484,952 |
| 1961 | 493,627 |
| 1962 | 502,469 |
| 1963 | 511,470 |
| 1964 | 517,437 |
| 1965 | 523,394 |
| 1966 | 529,428 |
| 1967 | 535,531 |
| 1968 | 541,713 |
| 1969 | 547,950 |
| 1970 | 554,267 |
| 1971 | 560,657 |
| 1972 | 564,326 |
| 1973 | 566,952 |
| 1974 | 569,595 |
| 1975 | 572,250 |
| 1976 | 574,921 |
| 1977 | 577,597 |
| 1978 | 580,289 |
| 1979 | 582,994 |
| 1980 | 585,715 |
| 1981 | 588,456 |
| 1982 | 591,252 |
| 1983 | 594,061 |
| 1984 | 596,887 |
| 1985 | 599,719 |
| 1986 | 602,568 |
| 1987 | 605,431 |
| 1988 | 608,311 |
| 1989 | 611,197 |
| 1990 | 614,100 |
| 1991 | 617,018 |
| 1992 | 619,953 |
| 1993 | 622,894 |
| 1994 | 625,854 |
| 1995 | 628,827 |
| 1996 | 631,818 |
| 1997 | 634,816 |
| 1998 | 637,832 |
| 1999 | 640,862 |
| 2000 | 643,911 |
| 2001 | 646,966 |
| 2002 | 638,910 |
| 2003 | 630,455 |
| 2004 | 622,101 |
| 2005 | 613,880 |
| 2006 | 605,756 |
| 2007 | 597,740 |
| 2008 | 589,820 |
| 2009 | 582,025 |
| 2010 | 574,323 |
| 2011 | 566,723 |
| 2012 | 562,985 |
| 2013 | 568,957 |
| 2014 | 575,000 |
| 2015 | 581,107 |
| 2016 | 587,279 |
| 2017 | 593,517 |
| 2018 | 599,821 |
| 2019 | 606,158 |
| 2020 | 612,535 |
| 2021 | 619,001 |
Population in the largest city (% of urban population)
Population in the largest city (% of urban population) in Sri Lanka was 14.91 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 61 years was 29.89 in 1960, while its lowest value was 14.91 in 2021.
Definition: Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.
Source: United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 29.89 |
| 1961 | 29.42 |
| 1962 | 28.97 |
| 1963 | 28.53 |
| 1964 | 28.03 |
| 1965 | 27.53 |
| 1966 | 27.04 |
| 1967 | 26.55 |
| 1968 | 26.08 |
| 1969 | 25.63 |
| 1970 | 25.23 |
| 1971 | 24.85 |
| 1972 | 24.39 |
| 1973 | 23.91 |
| 1974 | 23.44 |
| 1975 | 22.99 |
| 1976 | 22.55 |
| 1977 | 22.11 |
| 1978 | 21.70 |
| 1979 | 21.30 |
| 1980 | 20.94 |
| 1981 | 20.63 |
| 1982 | 20.44 |
| 1983 | 20.26 |
| 1984 | 20.09 |
| 1985 | 19.92 |
| 1986 | 19.75 |
| 1987 | 19.58 |
| 1988 | 19.41 |
| 1989 | 19.26 |
| 1990 | 19.12 |
| 1991 | 19.00 |
| 1992 | 18.89 |
| 1993 | 18.80 |
| 1994 | 18.72 |
| 1995 | 18.67 |
| 1996 | 18.65 |
| 1997 | 18.65 |
| 1998 | 18.66 |
| 1999 | 18.67 |
| 2000 | 18.66 |
| 2001 | 18.63 |
| 2002 | 18.27 |
| 2003 | 17.89 |
| 2004 | 17.52 |
| 2005 | 17.16 |
| 2006 | 16.82 |
| 2007 | 16.49 |
| 2008 | 16.17 |
| 2009 | 15.85 |
| 2010 | 15.55 |
| 2011 | 15.26 |
| 2012 | 15.15 |
| 2013 | 15.19 |
| 2014 | 15.19 |
| 2015 | 15.18 |
| 2016 | 15.13 |
| 2017 | 15.06 |
| 2018 | 14.98 |
| 2019 | 14.96 |
| 2020 | 14.93 |
| 2021 | 14.91 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization
