Key demographics
- Population
- 23.3M
- Density
- 326.8/km²
- HDI
- 0.776 (High)
- Gini index (2016)
- 39.3
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 77.7 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.95
- Urban population (2025)
- 20.5%
- Literacy rate (2024)
- 92.7%
- Labor force (2025)
- 53.8%
- Gender wage gap (2023)
- 7.0%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 51.9%
- Profile
- Mature
- Urban population (2025)
- 20.5%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 10.1 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 7.8 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 14.6%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.95
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 5.2 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 44.7%
- Tourism (2020)
- 540.0K
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| Sinhala | සිංහල |
| Tamil | தமிழ் |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Buddhism | 69.8% |
| Hinduism | 12.6% |
| Islam | 10.7% |
| Christianity | 6.9% |
| Other/none | 0.1% |
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Sinhalese | 74.1% |
| Sri lankan tamils | 12.3% |
| Sri lankan moors | 10.5% |
| Indian tamils | 2.8% |
| Others | 0.3% |
- Demonym (male)
- Sri Lankan
- Demonym (female)
- Sri Lankan
- National anthem
- Sri Lanka Matha
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 77.7 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 66.7 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 3.7% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 5.2/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 72/100
- Hospital beds (2023)
- 3.9/1000
- Physicians (2023)
- 1.14/1000
- Nurses (2023)
- 2.26/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $134
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 54.8%
Education and technology
- Literacy rate (2024)
- 92.7%
- Education spending (2023)
- 1.8% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 400
- Internet users (2024)
- 54.6%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 132.6/100
- Broadband (2024)
- 8.5/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 449/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2024)
- 8.5
Geography and practical
- Area
- 65,610 km²
- Continent
- Asia
- Region
- Asia
- Subregion
- Southern Asia
- Landlocked
- No
- Driving side
- Left
- Timezones
- UTC+05:30
- Calling codes
- +94
- Postal code
- #####
- TLD
- .lk
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Sri Lanka features two large adjacent but separate rectangular areas, centered on a golden-yellow field. The smaller hoist-side rectangle is divided into two equal vertical bands of teal and orange, and the larger fly-side rectangle is maroon with a centered golden-yellow lion holding a Kastane sword in its right fore-paw and four golden-yellow Bo leaves, one in each corner.
- National anthem
- Sri Lanka Matha
- National holiday
- Independence Day