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Sri Lanka: area, population and density
Sri Lanka has 61,860 sq km of land and a 2025 population estimate of 21,756,000; calculated population density is 352 people/km².
Sources: World Bank — Land area · 2023 · World Bank — Population, total · 2025.
Sri Lanka ranks 122nd of 196 by land area, 63rd by population and 25th by calculated population density among the the supported country set. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 61,860 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
- Population
- 21,756,000World Bank — Population, total · 2025
- Calculated density
- 352 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
Sri Lanka in the country comparison set
Sri Lanka has 61,860 sq km of land area and a population value of 21,756,000 for 2025. In the 196-profile supported country set, it is 122nd by land area, 63rd by population, and 25th by calculated density.
Density is calculated from the two values above; it is not presented as an independent statistic. World Bank population and land-area series can refer to different years, so both years remain visible.
Country outline: Natural Earth Admin 0 at 1:10m. The drawing is fitted to this profile panel; use a comparison page for a shared-area scale.
Browse a separate Sri Lanka first-level divisions map and list. It includes generalized reference boundaries and approximate outline-area comparisons, not official regional population or land-area statistics.
Browse the Asia country comparison for regional scale context.