# Population density in Sri Lanka

Population density in Sri Lanka was 354.3 inhabitants per km² in 2024. Source: World Bank.

- Indicator id: `population_density`
- Place id: `lk`
- Unit: inhabitants per km²
- Definition: Resident population divided by land area in km². World Bank figures use mid-year population and land area excluding inland water.
- Note: United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July divided by land area (water excluded) from the latest Census Gazetteer files. US tables often give people per square mile; multiply persons per km² by 2.59 to compare.
- Source: World Bank, Population density, people per km² of land area (EN.POP.DNST) (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.POP.DNST)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-09
- License: CC BY 4.0 (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Population density, people per km² of land area (EN.POP.DNST). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.POP.DNST. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/population-density/sri-lanka
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/population-density/sri-lanka.csv
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=population_density&place=lk

| Period | inhabitants per km² |
|---|---:|
| 2024 | 354.3 |
| 2023 | 356.2 |
| 2022 | 358.6 |
| 2021 | 358.2 |
| 2020 | 354.3 |
| 2019 | 352.4 |
| 2018 | 350.3 |
| 2017 | 346.6 |
| 2016 | 342.7 |
| 2015 | 338.8 |
| 2014 | 331.3 |
| 2013 | 328.3 |
| 2012 | 337.6 |
| 2011 | 335 |
| 2010 | 332.9 |
| 2009 | 331 |
| 2008 | 329 |
| 2007 | 326.8 |
| 2006 | 324.5 |
| 2005 | 322.4 |
| 2004 | 320.3 |
| 2003 | 318.2 |
| 2002 | 315.8 |
| 2001 | 312.6 |
| 2000 | 307.7 |
| 1999 | 302.1 |
| 1998 | 296.5 |
| 1997 | 291 |
| 1996 | 285.5 |
| 1995 | 280.1 |
| 1994 | 275.5 |
| 1993 | 271.5 |
| 1992 | 266.9 |
| 1991 | 262.7 |
| 1990 | 260.8 |
| 1989 | 259.1 |
| 1988 | 256.4 |
| 1987 | 253.8 |
| 1986 | 250.9 |
| 1985 | 247.9 |
| 1984 | 246.2 |
| 1983 | 245.4 |
| 1982 | 243.8 |
| 1981 | 240.8 |
| 1980 | 236.8 |
| 1979 | 232.5 |
| 1978 | 228.2 |
| 1977 | 224 |
| 1976 | 220 |
| 1975 | 216.1 |
| 1974 | 212.2 |
| 1973 | 208.3 |
| 1972 | 204.3 |
| 1971 | 200.2 |
| 1970 | 195.9 |
| 1969 | 191.6 |
| 1968 | 187.1 |
| 1967 | 182.7 |
| 1966 | 178.3 |
| 1965 | 174.1 |
| 1964 | 169.9 |
| 1963 | 165.8 |
| 1962 | 161.8 |
| 1961 | 157.9 |