Rural population, per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Rural population, per capita was 0.7955 units per person in 2025. β¬ Flat
Rural population, per capita in Sri Lanka, 1960β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.7955 units per person for rural population, per capita in 2025.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.8543 units per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.7756 units per person, in 1972.
Sri Lanka ranks 6th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8031 units per person | 0.7804 units per person | 0.8245 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7781 units per person | 0.7756 units per person | 0.7825 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7967 units per person | 0.7839 units per person | 0.8143 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8379 units per person | 0.8191 units per person | 0.8526 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.847 units per person | 0.8326 units per person | 0.8543 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8139 units per person | 0.8051 units per person | 0.8275 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7994 units per person | 0.7955 units per person | 0.8034 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More agriculture & rural data for Sri Lanka
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 9.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0836 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 418.3 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9172 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 8.36 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 8.36 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
- Rural population 79.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Rural population, per capita in Sri Lanka was 0.7955 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8543 units per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7756 units per person in 1972.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for rural population, per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 6th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.