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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:

The data on urban population shares used to estimate rural population come from the United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects. Total population figures are World Bank estimates.

Categories, topics:

Agriculture & Rural Development

Last updated:

apr 23, 2017

Indicators value changes by year

Meaning:
13.058 mln
Minimum:
8.27 mln
jan 1, 1961
Maximum:
17.117 mln
jan 1, 2016
At the date of observation
Value
Absolute change
Change from the previous value
jan 1, 1961
8.27 mln
+8.27 mln
0.0%
jan 1, 1962
8.481 mln
+210.937K
2.55%
jan 1, 1963
8.693 mln
+212.559K
2.51%
jan 1, 1964
8.792 mln
+98.465K
1.13%
jan 1, 1965
9.02 mln
+228.43K
2.6%
jan 1, 1966
9.196 mln
+175.854K
1.95%
jan 1, 1967
9.381 mln
+184.662K
2.01%
jan 1, 1968
9.554 mln
+172.966K
1.84%
jan 1, 1969
9.744 mln
+190.598K
1.99%
jan 1, 1970
9.909 mln
+164.346K
1.69%
jan 1, 1971
10.072 mln
+163.213K
1.65%
jan 1, 1972
10.163 mln
+91.403K
0.91%
jan 1, 1973
10.3 mln
+136.311K
1.34%
jan 1, 1974
10.503 mln
+203.177K
1.97%
jan 1, 1975
10.677 mln
+173.973K
1.66%
jan 1, 1976
10.867 mln
+189.692K
1.78%
jan 1, 1977
11.064 mln
+197.558K
1.82%
jan 1, 1978
11.265 mln
+201.143K
1.82%
jan 1, 1979
11.486 mln
+220.395K
1.96%
jan 1, 1980
11.734 mln
+248.517K
2.16%
jan 1, 1981
11.978 mln
+243.474K
2.07%
jan 1, 1982
12.074 mln
+96.513K
0.81%
jan 1, 1983
12.278 mln
+204.309K
1.69%
jan 1, 1984
12.478 mln
+199.487K
1.62%
jan 1, 1985
12.678 mln
+200.515K
1.61%
jan 1, 1986
12.882 mln
+203.675K
1.61%
jan 1, 1987
13.089 mln
+206.99K
1.61%
jan 1, 1988
13.3 mln
+210.469K
1.61%
jan 1, 1989
13.508 mln
+208.742K
1.57%
jan 1, 1990
13.712 mln
+203.918K
1.51%
jan 1, 1991
13.907 mln
+195.02K
1.42%
jan 1, 1992
14.095 mln
+187.919K
1.35%
jan 1, 1993
14.275 mln
+179.657K
1.27%
jan 1, 1994
14.443 mln
+168.304K
1.18%
jan 1, 1995
14.595 mln
+152.235K
1.05%
jan 1, 1996
14.73 mln
+134.173K
0.92%
jan 1, 1997
14.843 mln
+113.02K
0.77%
jan 1, 1998
14.937 mln
+94.303K
0.64%
jan 1, 1999
15.022 mln
+85.545K
0.57%
jan 1, 2000
15.112 mln
+89.464K
0.6%
jan 1, 2001
15.214 mln
+102.539K
0.68%
jan 1, 2002
15.333 mln
+118.067K
0.78%
jan 1, 2003
15.451 mln
+118.29K
0.77%
jan 1, 2004
15.571 mln
+119.768K
0.78%
jan 1, 2005
15.69 mln
+119.803K
0.77%
jan 1, 2006
15.812 mln
+121.469K
0.77%
jan 1, 2007
15.934 mln
+122.321K
0.77%
jan 1, 2008
16.058 mln
+123.369K
0.77%
jan 1, 2009
16.182 mln
+124.026K
0.77%
jan 1, 2010
16.306 mln
+124.879K
0.77%
jan 1, 2011
16.432 mln
+125.731K
0.77%
jan 1, 2012
16.559 mln
+126.585K
0.77%
jan 1, 2013
16.687 mln
+128.255K
0.77%
jan 1, 2014
16.813 mln
+126.022K
0.76%
jan 1, 2015
16.966 mln
+152.71K
0.91%
jan 1, 2016
17.117 mln
+151.728K
0.89%

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