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Urban population share in Sri Lanka

Urban population share in Sri Lanka was 20.5% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.2 pts from 2024. That is the 210th highest of 215 countries in 2025.

202520.5%
Change on 2024+0.2 pts
Rank210th of 215Countries ranked
Series high22.41972
Series low14.62001

Urban population share in Sri Lanka, 1960 to 2025

CSVChart (SVG)

141618202224196019701980199020002010202020251960: 17.6 %1961: 18 %1962: 18.5 %1963: 18.9 %1964: 19.3 %1965: 19.8 %1966: 20.4 %1967: 21 %1968: 21.5 %1969: 22 %1970: 22.3 %1971: 22.4 %1972: 22.4 %1973: 22.4 %1974: 22.3 %1975: 22.2 %1976: 22.1 %1977: 22 %1978: 21.9 %1979: 21.8 %1980: 21.6 %1981: 21.5 %1982: 21.3 %1983: 21 %1984: 20.7 %1985: 20.3 %1986: 19.9 %1987: 19.5 %1988: 19 %1989: 18.6 %1990: 18.1 %1991: 17.6 %1992: 17.1 %1993: 16.7 %1994: 16.3 %1995: 15.9 %1996: 15.5 %1997: 15.2 %1998: 14.9 %1999: 14.7 %2000: 14.6 %2001: 14.6 %2002: 14.6 %2003: 14.7 %2004: 14.9 %2005: 15.2 %2006: 15.5 %2007: 15.9 %2008: 16.3 %2009: 16.7 %2010: 17.2 %2011: 17.8 %2012: 18.3 %2013: 18.4 %2014: 18.6 %2015: 18.8 %2016: 19 %2017: 19.2 %2018: 19.3 %2019: 19.5 %2020: 19.7 %2021: 19.8 %2022: 20 %2023: 20.1 %2024: 20.3 %2025: 20.5 %
%. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 66 values
Period%
202520.5
202420.3
202320.1
202220
202119.8
202019.7
201919.5
201819.3
201719.2
201619
201518.8
201418.6
201318.4
201218.3
201117.8
201017.2
200916.7
200816.3
200715.9
200615.5
200515.2
200414.9
200314.7
200214.6
200114.6
200014.6
199914.7
199814.9
199715.2
199615.5
199515.9
199416.3
199316.7
199217.1
199117.6
199018.1
198918.6
198819
198719.5
198619.9
198520.3
198420.7
198321
198221.3
198121.5
198021.6
197921.8
197821.9
197722
197622.1
197522.2
197422.3
197322.4
197222.4
197122.4
197022.3
196922
196821.5
196721
196620.4
196519.8
196419.3
196318.9
196218.5
196118
196017.6

Rankings

Definition

People living in urban areas, as each national statistical office defines them, as a percentage of total population. World Bank series based on the UN World Urbanization Prospects.

Countries define urban areas differently, so shares are only roughly comparable between countries.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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What is the share of urban population in Sri Lanka?

Urban population share in Sri Lanka was 20.5% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.2 pts from 2024. That is the 210th highest of 215 countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest share of urban population in Sri Lanka?

22.4% in 1972, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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