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Timeline:

This timeline shows a graph from 1962 to 2016 of Sri Lanka. No data until 1961. Number of actual observations by date: 55.

Source name:

World Development Indicators

Source organization:

Food and Agriculture Organization and World Bank population estimates.

Categories, topics:

Urban Development

Last updated:

apr 23, 2017

Indicators value changes by year

Meaning:
257.317
Minimum:
162.143
jan 1, 1962
Maximum:
334.333
jan 1, 2016
At the date of observation
Value
Absolute change
Change from the previous value
jan 1, 1962
162.143
+162.143
0.0%
jan 1, 1963
166.528
+4.385
2.7%
jan 1, 1964
168.745
+2.217
1.33%
jan 1, 1965
173.864
+5.119
3.03%
jan 1, 1966
178.026
+4.162
2.39%
jan 1, 1967
182.411
+4.385
2.46%
jan 1, 1968
186.621
+4.21
2.31%
jan 1, 1969
191.229
+4.609
2.47%
jan 1, 1970
195.376
+4.146
2.17%
jan 1, 1971
199.554
+4.178
2.14%
jan 1, 1972
202.36
+2.807
1.41%
jan 1, 1973
205.087
+2.727
1.35%
jan 1, 1974
208.755
+3.668
1.79%
jan 1, 1975
211.832
+3.078
1.47%
jan 1, 1976
215.213
+3.381
1.6%
jan 1, 1977
218.737
+3.524
1.64%
jan 1, 1978
222.325
+3.588
1.64%
jan 1, 1979
226.28
+3.955
1.78%
jan 1, 1980
230.777
+4.497
1.99%
jan 1, 1981
235.162
+4.385
1.9%
jan 1, 1982
236.756
+1.595
0.68%
jan 1, 1983
240.727
+3.971
1.68%
jan 1, 1984
244.602
+3.875
1.61%
jan 1, 1985
248.493
+3.891
1.59%
jan 1, 1986
252.448
+3.955
1.59%
jan 1, 1987
256.466
+4.018
1.59%
jan 1, 1988
260.549
+4.082
1.59%
jan 1, 1989
264.599
+4.05
1.55%
jan 1, 1990
268.554
+3.955
1.49%
jan 1, 1991
272.333
+3.779
1.41%
jan 1, 1992
275.969
+3.636
1.34%
jan 1, 1993
279.445
+3.476
1.26%
jan 1, 1994
282.698
+3.253
1.16%
jan 1, 1995
285.632
+2.934
1.04%
jan 1, 1996
288.216
+2.583
0.9%
jan 1, 1997
290.384
+2.169
0.75%
jan 1, 1998
292.186
+1.802
0.62%
jan 1, 1999
293.813
+1.627
0.56%
jan 1, 2000
295.519
+1.706
0.58%
jan 1, 2001
297.48
+1.961
0.66%
jan 1, 2002
299.745
+2.264
0.76%
jan 1, 2003
302.009
+2.264
0.76%
jan 1, 2004
304.306
+2.296
0.76%
jan 1, 2005
306.618
+2.312
0.76%
jan 1, 2006
308.93
+2.312
0.75%
jan 1, 2007
311.274
+2.344
0.76%
jan 1, 2008
313.634
+2.36
0.76%
jan 1, 2009
316.01
+2.376
0.76%
jan 1, 2010
318.418
+2.408
0.76%
jan 1, 2011
320.826
+2.408
0.76%
jan 1, 2012
323.25
+2.424
0.76%
jan 1, 2013
325.706
+2.456
0.76%
jan 1, 2014
328.257
+2.551
0.78%
jan 1, 2015
331.223
+2.966
0.9%
jan 1, 2016
334.333
+3.11
0.94%

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