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Sri Lanka
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 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