Population density - Sri Lanka
Value & RankThe Population density of Sri Lanka is 333 (capita per square kilometer) with a global rank of 31.
Sri Lanka compared to other CountriesThe Population density of Sri Lanka is similar to that of Haiti, Philippines, Comoros, Belgium, Japan, Curaçao, Grenada, Guam, El Salvador, Vietnam with a respective Population density of 360, 359, 343, 342, 336, 331, 320, 296, 291, 282 (capita per square kilometer) and a global rank of 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36.10 years growthSri Lanka's Population density had a positive growth of 12.5 (%) in the last 10 years from (2004 to 2014).
Last 10 years averageSri Lanka had an average Population density of 314 (capita per square kilometer) in the last 10 years from (2004 to 2014).
Sri Lanka during the Great RecessionSri Lanka's Population density had a positive growth of 2.98% during the Great RecessionSri Lanka since the end of the Great RecessionSri Lanka's Population density had a positive growth of 6.93% since the end of the Great RecessionSri Lanka during the Sri Lankan Civil WarSri Lanka's Population density had a positive growth of 34.6% during the Sri Lankan Civil WarSri Lanka since the end of the Sri Lankan Civil WarSri Lanka's Population density had a positive growth of 6.93% since the end of the Sri Lankan Civil War
Sri Lanka compared to other CountriesThe Population density of Sri Lanka is similar to that of Haiti, Philippines, Comoros, Belgium, Japan, Curaçao, Grenada, Guam, El Salvador, Vietnam with a respective Population density of 360, 359, 343, 342, 336, 331, 320, 296, 291, 282 (capita per square kilometer) and a global rank of 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36.10 years growthSri Lanka's Population density had a positive growth of 12.5 (%) in the last 10 years from (2004 to 2014).
Last 10 years averageSri Lanka had an average Population density of 314 (capita per square kilometer) in the last 10 years from (2004 to 2014).
Sri Lanka during the Great RecessionSri Lanka's Population density had a positive growth of 2.98% during the Great RecessionSri Lanka since the end of the Great RecessionSri Lanka's Population density had a positive growth of 6.93% since the end of the Great RecessionSri Lanka during the Sri Lankan Civil WarSri Lanka's Population density had a positive growth of 34.6% during the Sri Lankan Civil WarSri Lanka since the end of the Sri Lankan Civil WarSri Lanka's Population density had a positive growth of 6.93% since the end of the Sri Lankan Civil War
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1991 | 263 |
1992 | 266 |
1993 | 269 |
1994 | 273 |
1995 | 276 |
1996 | 279 |
1997 | 283 |
1998 | 286 |
1999 | 290 |
2000 | 291 |
2001 | 286 |
2002 | 288 |
2003 | 292 |
2004 | 296 |
2005 | 299 |
2006 | 303 |
2007 | 305 |
2008 | 308 |
2009 | 312 |
2010 | 315 |
2011 | 324 |
2012 | 327 |
2013 | 330 |
2014 | 333 |
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Haiti | 26 | 360 |
Philippines | 27 | 359 |
Comoros | 28 | 343 |
Belgium | 29 | 342 |
Japan | 30 | 336 |
Sri Lanka | 31 | 333 |
Curaçao | 32 | 331 |
Grenada | 33 | 320 |
Guam | 34 | 296 |
El Salvador | 35 | 291 |
Vietnam | 36 | 282 |
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Data Source:
CIA - The World Factbook
Compiled from multiple sources
CIA - The World Factbook
Compiled from multiple sources