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Sri Lanka
Geographical location
Economy and finance
Average monthly income (USD, gross)
$ 196 (2023)
Inflation rate
-0.4% (2024)
Unemployment rate
5% (2024)
Below the poverty line
14.3% (2019)
Gini coefficient
37.7 (2019)
Tobacco consumption
Total tobacco consumption
18.2%
Smoking men
2%
Smoking women
36.3%
Current as of
2025
Area (sq. km)
Total area
65 610
Land area
64 630
Water area
980
Popular payment systems
- PayPal
- Visa
- Mastercard
Popular social networks and messengers
- Instagram
- TikTok
- Threads
Age structure
0-14 years
22.6%
15-64 years
65%
65+ years
12.4%
Current as of
2024
Religion
Main religion
Buddhism
Not specified
0.05%
Current as of
2012
General information
Сontinent
Asia
Time zone
UTC+5:30
Tier
Tier-2
ISO code
CE
Capital
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Official language
Sinhalese, Tamil
Average consumer spendings
Food products
27.1%
Alcohol and tobacco
3.4%
Current as of
2023
Alcohol consumption per capita (liters per year)
Total quantity
2.58
Beer
0.22
Wine
0.01
Spirits
2.32
Other alcohol
0.03
Current as of
2019
Population and society
Population size
21 982 608 (2024)
Male population
10 642 043
Female population
11 340 565
Population growth rate
0.39% (2024)
Birth rate (per 1,000 people)
14.5 (2024)
Death rate (per 1,000 people)
7.5 (2024)
Urbanization
19.2% (2023)
Credit ratings
Fitch
CCC
Moody's
Caa1
Standard & Poors
CCC+
Current as of
2020
Age-sex pyramid
Phone operating systems
Android
84.19%
iOS
15.67%
Current as of
2025
Internet and telecommunications
Telephone code
+94
Internet domain
.lk
Number of mobile phones (per 100 inhabitants)
7
Internet user penetration
51%
Fixed internet penetration
9%
Current as of
2023
Last update: 2025-08-11