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Population in the largest city (% of urban population)
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Population in the largest city (% of urban population)

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Timeline:

This timeline shows a graph from 1961 to 2016 of Sri Lanka. No data until 1960. Number of actual observations by date: 56.

Source name:

World Development Indicators

Source organization:

United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.

Categories, topics:

Urban Development

Last updated:

apr 23, 2017

Indicators value changes by year

Meaning:
21.044
Minimum:
18.362
jan 1, 2016
Maximum:
29.825
jan 1, 1961
At the date of observation
Value
Absolute change
Change from the previous value
jan 1, 1961
29.825
+29.825
0.0%
jan 1, 1962
29.259
-0.565
-1.9%
jan 1, 1963
28.72
-0.539
-1.84%
jan 1, 1964
28.573
-0.148
-0.51%
jan 1, 1965
27.485
-1.088
-3.81%
jan 1, 1966
26.598
-0.887
-3.23%
jan 1, 1967
25.724
-0.874
-3.29%
jan 1, 1968
24.918
-0.806
-3.13%
jan 1, 1969
24.102
-0.816
-3.27%
jan 1, 1970
23.385
-0.718
-2.98%
jan 1, 1971
22.697
-0.687
-2.94%
jan 1, 1972
22.19
-0.507
-2.23%
jan 1, 1973
22.033
-0.157
-0.71%
jan 1, 1974
21.906
-0.127
-0.58%
jan 1, 1975
21.848
-0.058
-0.27%
jan 1, 1976
21.763
-0.084
-0.39%
jan 1, 1977
21.672
-0.092
-0.42%
jan 1, 1978
21.578
-0.093
-0.43%
jan 1, 1979
21.458
-0.121
-0.56%
jan 1, 1980
21.294
-0.164
-0.76%
jan 1, 1981
21.15
-0.144
-0.68%
jan 1, 1982
21.222
+0.072
0.34%
jan 1, 1983
20.985
-0.237
-1.12%
jan 1, 1984
20.764
-0.221
-1.05%
jan 1, 1985
20.55
-0.214
-1.03%
jan 1, 1986
20.337
-0.213
-1.04%
jan 1, 1987
20.127
-0.211
-1.04%
jan 1, 1988
19.92
-0.207
-1.03%
jan 1, 1989
19.721
-0.199
-1.0%
jan 1, 1990
19.535
-0.186
-0.94%
jan 1, 1991
19.368
-0.167
-0.86%
jan 1, 1992
19.217
-0.151
-0.78%
jan 1, 1993
19.081
-0.136
-0.71%
jan 1, 1994
18.963
-0.118
-0.62%
jan 1, 1995
18.87
-0.092
-0.49%
jan 1, 1996
18.802
-0.068
-0.36%
jan 1, 1997
18.763
-0.039
-0.21%
jan 1, 1998
18.748
-0.015
-0.08%
jan 1, 1999
18.746
-0.002
-0.01%
jan 1, 2000
18.738
-0.008
-0.04%
jan 1, 2001
18.715
-0.023
-0.12%
jan 1, 2002
18.674
-0.041
-0.22%
jan 1, 2003
18.667
-0.007
-0.04%
jan 1, 2004
18.66
-0.007
-0.04%
jan 1, 2005
18.654
-0.006
-0.03%
jan 1, 2006
18.646
-0.007
-0.04%
jan 1, 2007
18.639
-0.007
-0.04%
jan 1, 2008
18.633
-0.006
-0.03%
jan 1, 2009
18.626
-0.007
-0.04%
jan 1, 2010
18.62
-0.007
-0.04%
jan 1, 2011
18.614
-0.006
-0.03%
jan 1, 2012
18.607
-0.006
-0.03%
jan 1, 2013
18.6
-0.007
-0.04%
jan 1, 2014
18.578
-0.022
-0.12%
jan 1, 2015
18.507
-0.071
-0.38%
jan 1, 2016
18.362
-0.145
-0.78%

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