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Sri Lanka: Statistics

People [1]

People

Population 21,670,000 (2018)
Population Growth Rate 1.048 annual % (2018)
Age Dependency Ratio 53.07 % of working-age population (2018)
Urban Population 18.476 % of total (2018)
Infant Mortality Rate 6.4 per 1,000 live births (2018)
Life Expectancy at Birth 76.812 years (2018)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2018)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 15.091 billion kWh (2017) #89
Consumption 14.558 billion kWh (2017) #81
Exports 0 billion kWh (2017) #98
Imports 0 billion kWh (2017) #112
Renewable Electricity Generation 4.554 billion kWh (2017) #81

Oil

Ranking
Production -0.32 thousand bbl/day (2018) #191
Consumption 137 thousand bbl/day (2017) #68
Exports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #87
Imports (Refined) [3] 34.86 thousand bbl/day (2013) #60
Proved Reserves (Crude) 0 billion bbl (2019) #98

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 0 billion cu ft (2015) #97
Consumption (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2017) #115
Exports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2017) #56
Imports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2017) #79
Proved Reserves 0 trillion cu ft (2019) #99

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 18 (2020)
Cellular Telephones 30,282,984 (2018 est.)
Highways 114,093 km (2010)
Internet Users 7,126,540 (2016 est.)
Railways 1,562 km (2016)
Telephones 2,473,875 (2018 est.)

Geography & Environment

LocationSouthern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of India
Total Area65,610 sq. km
Land Area64,630 sq. km
Water Area980 sq. km
Coastline1,340 km
Climatetropical monsoon; northeast monsoon (December to March); southwest monsoon (June to October)
Terrainmostly low, flat to rolling plain; mountains in south-central interior
Lowest PointIndian Ocean 0 m
Highest Point Pidurutalagala 2,524 m

Sources

  1. The World Bank Date Accessed: 9/6/2019
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020