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Sri Lanka

Last update: 2026-04-03

Sri Lanka Geographical location

Sri Lanka 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)

Sri Lanka Tobacco consumption

Total tobacco consumption
18.2%
Smoking men
2%
Smoking women
36.3%
Current as of
2025

Sri Lanka Area (sq. km)

Total area
65 610
Land area
64 630
Water area
980

Sri Lanka Popular payment systems

Sri Lanka Popular social networks and messengers

Sri Lanka Age structure

0-14 years
22.6%
15-64 years
65%
65+ years
12.4%
Current as of
2024

Sri Lanka Religion

Main religion
Buddhism
Not specified
0.05%
Current as of
2012

Sri Lanka General Info

Сontinent
Asia
Time zone
UTC+5:30
Tier
Tier-2
ISO code
LK
Capital
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Official language
Sinhalese, Tamil

Sri Lanka Average consumer spendings

Food products
27.1%
Alcohol and tobacco
3.4%
Current as of
2023

Sri Lanka 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

Sri Lanka 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)

Sri Lanka Credit ratings

Fitch
CCC
Moody's
Caa1
Standard & Poor's
CCC+
Current as of
2020

Sri Lanka Age-sex pyramid

Sri Lanka Phone operating systems

Android
84.19%
iOS
15.67%
Current as of
2025

Sri Lanka 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: 2026-04-03

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