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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:

(1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (5) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database, and (6) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme.

Categories, topics:

Climate Change, Health

Last updated:

apr 23, 2017

Indicators value changes by year

Meaning:
16.025 mln
Minimum:
9.896 mln
jan 1, 1961
Maximum:
20.966 mln
jan 1, 2016
At the date of observation
Value
Absolute change
Change from the previous value
jan 1, 1961
9.896 mln
+9.896 mln
0.0%
jan 1, 1962
10.168 mln
+272.0K
2.75%
jan 1, 1963
10.443 mln
+275.0K
2.7%
jan 1, 1964
10.582 mln
+139.0K
1.33%
jan 1, 1965
10.903 mln
+321.0K
3.03%
jan 1, 1966
11.164 mln
+261.0K
2.39%
jan 1, 1967
11.439 mln
+275.0K
2.46%
jan 1, 1968
11.703 mln
+264.0K
2.31%
jan 1, 1969
11.992 mln
+289.0K
2.47%
jan 1, 1970
12.252 mln
+260.0K
2.17%
jan 1, 1971
12.514 mln
+262.0K
2.14%
jan 1, 1972
12.69 mln
+176.0K
1.41%
jan 1, 1973
12.861 mln
+171.0K
1.35%
jan 1, 1974
13.091 mln
+230.0K
1.79%
jan 1, 1975
13.284 mln
+193.0K
1.47%
jan 1, 1976
13.496 mln
+212.0K
1.6%
jan 1, 1977
13.717 mln
+221.0K
1.64%
jan 1, 1978
13.942 mln
+225.0K
1.64%
jan 1, 1979
14.19 mln
+248.0K
1.78%
jan 1, 1980
14.472 mln
+282.0K
1.99%
jan 1, 1981
14.747 mln
+275.0K
1.9%
jan 1, 1982
14.847 mln
+100.0K
0.68%
jan 1, 1983
15.096 mln
+249.0K
1.68%
jan 1, 1984
15.339 mln
+243.0K
1.61%
jan 1, 1985
15.583 mln
+244.0K
1.59%
jan 1, 1986
15.831 mln
+248.0K
1.59%
jan 1, 1987
16.083 mln
+252.0K
1.59%
jan 1, 1988
16.339 mln
+256.0K
1.59%
jan 1, 1989
16.593 mln
+254.0K
1.55%
jan 1, 1990
16.841 mln
+248.0K
1.49%
jan 1, 1991
17.078 mln
+237.0K
1.41%
jan 1, 1992
17.306 mln
+228.0K
1.34%
jan 1, 1993
17.524 mln
+218.0K
1.26%
jan 1, 1994
17.728 mln
+204.0K
1.16%
jan 1, 1995
17.912 mln
+184.0K
1.04%
jan 1, 1996
18.074 mln
+162.0K
0.9%
jan 1, 1997
18.21 mln
+136.0K
0.75%
jan 1, 1998
18.323 mln
+113.0K
0.62%
jan 1, 1999
18.425 mln
+102.0K
0.56%
jan 1, 2000
18.532 mln
+107.0K
0.58%
jan 1, 2001
18.655 mln
+123.0K
0.66%
jan 1, 2002
18.797 mln
+142.0K
0.76%
jan 1, 2003
18.939 mln
+142.0K
0.76%
jan 1, 2004
19.083 mln
+144.0K
0.76%
jan 1, 2005
19.227 mln
+144.0K
0.75%
jan 1, 2006
19.373 mln
+146.0K
0.76%
jan 1, 2007
19.52 mln
+147.0K
0.76%
jan 1, 2008
19.668 mln
+148.0K
0.76%
jan 1, 2009
19.817 mln
+149.0K
0.76%
jan 1, 2010
19.967 mln
+150.0K
0.76%
jan 1, 2011
20.118 mln
+151.0K
0.76%
jan 1, 2012
20.27 mln
+152.0K
0.76%
jan 1, 2013
20.424 mln
+154.0K
0.76%
jan 1, 2014
20.579 mln
+155.0K
0.76%
jan 1, 2015
20.771 mln
+192.0K
0.93%
jan 1, 2016
20.966 mln
+195.0K
0.94%

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