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Sri Lanka

Area of Sri Lanka	67,278 km²
Population	20.5 million
Male Population	9,938,475 (48.5%)
Female Population	10,537,860 (51.5%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+50.6%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+10.4%
Median Age	30.4 years old
Male Median Age	29.7 years old
Female Median Age	31.1 years old
Timezone	India Standard Time

Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is the island country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean to the southwest of the Bay of Bengal and to the southeast of the Arabian Sea. Source: Wikipedia

COVID-19 Data for Sri Lanka

Last Updated: March 5, 2021

84,960
Total Cases

493
Total Deaths

81,321
Total Recovered

Total Coronavirus (COVID-19) Cases in Sri Lanka

Total Coronavirus (COVID-19) Deaths in Sri Lanka

Total Cases per 10M population	41,492
Deaths per 10M population	241
Total Cases per 1M population	4,149
Deaths per 1M population	24.1

New Coronavirus (COVID-19) Cases / Deaths in Sri Lanka

Date	Total Cases	New Cases	Total Deaths	New Deaths
3/5/21	84,960	+350	493	+4
3/4/21	84,610	+384	489	+5
3/3/21	84,226	+356	484	+1
3/2/21	83,870	+318	483	+7
3/1/21	83,552	+458	476	+12
2/28/21	83,094	+204	464	0
2/27/21	82,890	+460	464	0
2/26/21	82,430	+497	464	+5
2/25/21	81,933	+466	459	+2
2/24/21	81,467	+458	457	+4
2/23/21	81,009	+492	453	+3
2/22/21	80,517	+518	450	+5
2/21/21	79,999	+519	445	+10
2/20/21	79,480	+543	435	+2
2/19/21	78,937	+517	433	+3
2/18/21	78,420	+514	430	+8
2/17/21	77,906	+722	422	+13
2/16/21	77,184	+756	409	+6
2/15/21	76,428	+774	403	+6
2/14/21	75,654	+802	397	+7
2/13/21	74,852	+796	390	+6
2/12/21	74,056	+940	384	+5
2/11/21	73,116	+942	379	+4
2/10/21	72,174	+963	375	+5
2/9/21	71,211	+976	370	+5
2/8/21	70,235	+887	365	+9
2/7/21	69,348	+772	356	+5
2/6/21	68,576	+726	351	+8
2/5/21	67,850	+735	343	+4
2/4/21	67,115	+706	339	+7
2/3/21	66,409	+711	332	+2
2/2/21	65,698	+715	330	+7
2/1/21	64,983	+826	323	+7
1/31/21	64,157	+864	316	+3
1/30/21	63,293	+848	313	+8
1/29/21	62,445	+859	305	+8
1/28/21	61,586	+892	297	+7
1/27/21	60,694	+772	290	+2
1/26/21	59,922	+755	288	+1
1/25/21	59,167	+737	287	+4
1/24/21	58,430	+843	283	+3
1/23/21	57,587	+724	280	+2
1/22/21	56,863	+787	278	+2
1/21/21	56,076	+887	276	+2
1/20/21	55,189	+770	274	+1
1/19/21	54,419	+669	273	+3
1/18/21	53,750	+688	270	+6
1/17/21	53,062	+749	264	+8
1/16/21	52,313	+719	256	+1
1/15/21	51,594	+695	255	+4
1/14/21	50,899	+670	251	+4
1/13/21	50,229	+692	247	+3
1/12/21	49,537	+588	244	+4
1/11/21	48,949	+569	240	+8
1/10/21	48,380	+540	232	+3
1/9/21	47,840	+535	229	+4
1/8/21	47,305	+525	225	+3
1/7/21	46,780	+532	222	+3
1/6/21	46,248	+522	219	+2
1/5/21	45,726	+484	217	+2
1/4/21	45,242	+468	215	+4
1/3/21	44,774	+403	211	0
1/2/21	44,371	+515	211	+3
1/1/21	43,856	+557	208	+4
12/31/20	43,299	+597	204	+5
12/30/20	42,702	+646	199	+4
12/29/20	42,056	+453	195	+1
12/28/20	41,603	+549	194	+3
12/27/20	41,054	+674	191	+4
12/26/20	40,380	+598	187	+1
12/25/20	39,782	+551	186	+1
12/24/20	39,231	+592	185	+1
12/23/20	38,639	+580	184	+1
12/22/20	38,059	+428	183	+2
12/21/20	37,631	+370	181	+5
12/20/20	37,261	+594	176	+5
12/19/20	36,667	+618	171	+6
12/18/20	36,049	+662	165	+5
12/17/20	35,387	+650	160	0
12/16/20	34,737	+616	160	+6
12/15/20	34,121	+643	154	0
12/14/20	33,478	+688	154	+2
12/13/20	32,790	+655	152	+3
12/12/20	32,135	+760	149	+2
12/11/20	31,375	+762	147	+1
12/10/20	30,613	+541	146	+2
12/9/20	30,072	+694	144	+2
12/8/20	29,378	+798	142	0
12/7/20	28,580	+703	142	+2
12/6/20	27,877	+649	140	+3
12/5/20	27,228	+669	137	+7
12/4/20	26,559	+521	130	+1
12/3/20	26,038	+628	129	+5
12/2/20	25,410	+878	124	+2
12/1/20	24,532	+545	122	+4
11/30/20	23,987	+503	118	+2
11/29/20	23,484	+496	116	+7
11/28/20	22,988	+487	109	+2
11/27/20	22,501	+473	107	+8
11/26/20	22,028	+559	99	+3
11/25/20	21,469	+502	96	+2
11/24/20	20,967	+459	94	+4
11/23/20	20,508	+337	90	+3
11/22/20	20,171	+400	87	+4
11/21/20	19,771	+491	83	+9
11/20/20	19,280	+439	74	+1
11/19/20	18,841	+439	73	+4
11/18/20	18,402	+327	69	+3
11/17/20	18,075	+401	66	+5
11/16/20	17,674	+387	61	+3
11/15/20	17,287	+704	58	+5
11/14/20	16,583	+392	53	0
11/13/20	16,191	+468	53	+5
11/12/20	15,723	+373	48	+2
11/11/20	15,350	+635	46	+5
11/10/20	14,715	+430	41	+5
11/9/20	14,285	+356	36	+1
11/8/20	13,929	+510	35	+1
11/7/20	13,419	+449	34	+4
11/6/20	12,970	+400	30	+1
11/5/20	12,570	+383	29	+5
11/4/20	12,187	+443	24	+1
11/3/20	11,744	+409	23	+2
11/2/20	11,335	+275	21	0
11/1/20	11,060	+397	21	+1
10/31/20	10,663	+239	20	+1
10/30/20	10,424	+633	19	0
10/29/20	9,791	+586	19	0
10/28/20	9,205	+335	19	0
10/27/20	8,870	+457	19	+3
10/26/20	8,413	+541	16	0
10/25/20	7,872	+351	16	+1
10/24/20	7,521	+368	15	+1
10/23/20	7,153	+866	14	0
10/22/20	6,287	+309	14	+1
10/21/20	5,978	+167	13	0
10/20/20	5,811	+186	13	0
10/19/20	5,625	+87	13	0
10/18/20	5,538	+63	13	0
10/17/20	5,475	+121	13	0
10/16/20	5,354	+110	13	0
10/15/20	5,244	+74	13	0
10/14/20	5,170	+132	13	0
10/13/20	5,038	+194	13	0
10/12/20	4,844	+92	13	0
10/11/20	4,752	+124	13	0
10/10/20	4,628	+105	13	0
10/9/20	4,523	+35	13	0
10/8/20	4,488	+29	13	0
10/7/20	4,459	+207	13	0
10/6/20	4,252	+739	13	0
10/5/20	3,513	+111	13	0
10/4/20	3,402	+7	13	0
10/3/20	3,395	+7	13	0
10/2/20	3,388	+6	13	0
10/1/20	3,382	+2	13	0
9/30/20	3,380	+6	13	0
9/29/20	3,374	+11	13	0
9/28/20	3,363	+3	13	0
9/27/20	3,360	+11	13	0
9/26/20	3,349	+4	13	0
9/25/20	3,345	+12	13	0
9/24/20	3,333	+9	13	0
9/23/20	3,324	+11	13	0
9/22/20	3,313	+14	13	0
9/21/20	3,299	+12	13	0
9/20/20	3,287	+4	13	0
9/19/20	3,283	+2	13	0
9/18/20	3,281	+5	13	0
9/17/20	3,276	+5	13	0
9/16/20	3,271	0	13	0
9/15/20	3,271	+9	13	0
9/14/20	3,262	+28	13	+1
9/13/20	3,234	+39	12	0
9/12/20	3,195	+26	12	0
9/11/20	3,169	+14	12	0
9/10/20	3,155	+8	12	0
9/9/20	3,147	+7	12	0
9/8/20	3,140	+17	12	0
9/7/20	3,123	0	12	0
9/6/20	3,123	+2	12	0
9/5/20	3,121	+6	12	0
9/4/20	3,115	+4	12	0
9/3/20	3,111	+10	12	0
9/2/20	3,101	+9	12	0
9/1/20	3,092	+43	12	0
8/31/20	3,049	+37	12	0
8/30/20	3,012	+17	12	0
8/29/20	2,995	+6	12	0
8/28/20	2,989	+3	12	0
8/27/20	2,986	+2	12	0
8/26/20	2,984	+13	12	0
8/25/20	2,971	+12	12	0
8/24/20	2,959	+6	12	0
8/23/20	2,953	+6	12	0
8/22/20	2,947	+6	12	+1
8/21/20	2,941	+23	11	0
8/20/20	2,918	+16	11	0
8/19/20	2,902	0	11	0
8/18/20	2,902	+2	11	0
8/17/20	2,900	+7	11	0
8/16/20	2,893	+3	11	0
8/15/20	2,890	+4	11	0
8/14/20	2,886	+4	11	0
8/13/20	2,882	+1	11	0
8/12/20	2,881	+1	11	0
8/11/20	2,880	+9	11	0
8/10/20	2,871	+27	11	0
8/9/20	2,844	+3	11	0
8/8/20	2,841	+2	11	0
8/7/20	2,839	0	11	0
8/6/20	2,839	0	11	0
8/5/20	2,839	+5	11	0
8/4/20	2,834	+6	11	0
8/3/20	2,828	+5	11	0
8/2/20	2,823	+8	11	0
8/1/20	2,815	0	11	0
7/31/20	2,815	+1	11	0
7/30/20	2,814	+4	11	0
7/29/20	2,810	0	11	0
7/28/20	2,810	+5	11	0
7/27/20	2,805	+23	11	0
7/26/20	2,782	+12	11	0
7/25/20	2,770	+6	11	0
7/24/20	2,764	+11	11	0
7/23/20	2,753	+1	11	0
7/22/20	2,752	+22	11	0
7/21/20	2,730	0	11	0
7/20/20	2,730	+6	11	0
7/19/20	2,724	+21	11	0
7/18/20	2,703	+6	11	0
7/17/20	2,697	+10	11	0
7/16/20	2,687	+16	11	0
7/15/20	2,671	+6	11	0
7/14/20	2,665	+19	11	0
7/13/20	2,646	+29	11	0
7/12/20	2,617	+106	11	0
7/11/20	2,511	+57	11	0
7/10/20	2,454	+300	11	0
7/9/20	2,154	+60	11	0
7/8/20	2,094	+13	11	0
7/7/20	2,081	+4	11	0
7/6/20	2,077	+1	11	0
7/5/20	2,076	+2	11	0
7/4/20	2,074	+5	11	0
7/3/20	2,069	+3	11	0
7/2/20	2,066	+12	11	0
7/1/20	2,054	+7	11	0
6/30/20	2,047	+8	11	0
6/29/20	2,039	+2	11	0
6/28/20	2,037	+4	11	0
6/27/20	2,033	+19	11	0
6/26/20	2,014	+4	11	0
6/25/20	2,010	+9	11	0
6/24/20	2,001	+10	11	0
6/23/20	1,991	+40	11	0
6/22/20	1,951	+1	11	0
6/21/20	1,950	0	11	0
6/20/20	1,950	0	11	0
6/19/20	1,950	+3	11	0
6/18/20	1,947	+23	11	0
6/17/20	1,924	+9	11	0
6/16/20	1,915	+10	11	0
6/15/20	1,905	+16	11	0
6/14/20	1,889	+5	11	0
6/13/20	1,884	+4	11	0
6/12/20	1,880	+3	11	0
6/11/20	1,877	+8	11	0
6/10/20	1,869	+10	11	0
6/9/20	1,859	+2	11	0
6/8/20	1,857	+22	11	0
6/7/20	1,835	+21	11	0
6/6/20	1,814	+13	11	0
6/5/20	1,801	+4	11	0
6/4/20	1,797	+48	11	0
6/3/20	1,749	+66	11	0
6/2/20	1,683	+40	11	0
6/1/20	1,643	+10	11	+1
5/31/20	1,633	+13	10	0
5/30/20	1,620	+62	10	0
5/29/20	1,558	+28	10	0
5/28/20	1,530	+61	10	0
5/27/20	1,469	+150	10	0
5/26/20	1,319	+137	10	0
5/25/20	1,182	+41	10	+1
5/24/20	1,141	+52	9	0
5/23/20	1,089	+21	9	0
5/22/20	1,068	+13	9	0
5/21/20	1,055	+27	9	0
5/20/20	1,028	+1	9	0
5/19/20	1,027	+35	9	0
5/18/20	992	+11	9	0
5/17/20	981	+21	9	0
5/16/20	960	+25	9	0
5/15/20	935	+10	9	0
5/14/20	925	+10	9	0
5/13/20	915	+26	9	0
5/12/20	889	+20	9	0
5/11/20	869	+6	9	0
5/10/20	863	+16	9	0
5/9/20	847	+12	9	0
5/8/20	835	+11	9	0
5/7/20	824	+27	9	0
5/6/20	797	+26	9	0
5/5/20	771	+20	9	+1
5/4/20	751	+33	8	+1
5/3/20	718	+13	7	0
5/2/20	705	+15	7	0
5/1/20	690	+27	7	0
4/30/20	663	+14	7	0
4/29/20	649	+30	7	0
4/28/20	619	+31	7	0
4/27/20	588	+65	7	0
4/26/20	523	+63	7	0
4/25/20	460	+40	7	0
4/24/20	420	+52	7	0
4/23/20	368	+38	7	0
4/22/20	330	+20	7	0
4/21/20	310	+6	7	0
4/20/20	304	+33	7	0
4/19/20	271	+17	7	0
4/18/20	254	+10	7	0
4/17/20	244	+6	7	0
4/16/20	238	0	7	0
4/15/20	238	+5	7	0
4/14/20	233	+16	7	0
4/13/20	217	+7	7	0
4/12/20	210	+12	7	0
4/11/20	198	+8	7	0
4/10/20	190	0	7	0
4/9/20	190	+1	7	0
4/8/20	189	+4	7	+1
4/7/20	185	+7	6	+1
4/6/20	178	+2	5	0
4/5/20	176	+10	5	0
4/4/20	166	+7	5	+1
4/3/20	159	+8	4	0
4/2/20	151	+5	4	+1
4/1/20	146	+3	3	+1
3/31/20	143	+21	2	0
3/30/20	122	+5	2	+1
3/29/20	117	+4	1	0
3/28/20	113	+7	1	+1
3/27/20	106	0	0	0
3/26/20	106	+4	0	0
3/25/20	102	0	0	0
3/24/20	102	+5	0	0
3/23/20	97	+15	0	0
3/22/20	82	+5	0	0
3/21/20	77	+4	0	0
3/20/20	73	+13	0	0
3/19/20	60	+9	0	0
3/18/20	51	+7	0	0
3/17/20	44	+16	0	0
3/16/20	28	+10	0	0
3/15/20	18	+8	0	0
3/14/20	10	+4	0	0
3/13/20	6	+4	0	0
3/12/20	2	0	0	0
3/11/20	2	+1	0	0
3/10/20	1	0	0	0
3/9/20	1	0	0	0
3/8/20	1	0	0	0
3/7/20	1	0	0	0
3/6/20	1	0	0	0
3/5/20	1	0	0	0
3/4/20	1	0	0	0
3/3/20	1	0	0	0
3/2/20	1	0	0	0
3/1/20	1	0	0	0
2/29/20	1	0	0	0
2/28/20	1	0	0	0
2/27/20	1	0	0	0
2/26/20	1	0	0	0
2/25/20	1	0	0	0
2/24/20	1	0	0	0
2/23/20	1	0	0	0
2/22/20	1	0	0	0
2/21/20	1	0	0	0
2/20/20	1	0	0	0
2/19/20	1	0	0	0
2/18/20	1	0	0	0
2/17/20	1	0	0	0
2/16/20	1	0	0	0
2/15/20	1	0	0	0
2/14/20	1	0	0	0
2/13/20	1	0	0	0
2/12/20	1	0	0	0
2/11/20	1	0	0	0
2/10/20	1	0	0	0
2/9/20	1	0	0	0
2/8/20	1	0	0	0
2/7/20	1	0	0	0
2/6/20	1	0	0	0
2/5/20	1	0	0	0
2/4/20	1	0	0	0
2/3/20	1	0	0	0
2/2/20	1	0	0	0
2/1/20	1	0	0	0
1/31/20	1	0	0	0
1/30/20	1	0	0	0
1/29/20	1	0	0	0
1/28/20	1	0	0	0

Sri Lanka Population

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	13,593,720	17,112,803	18,554,065	20,476,417
Population Density	202.1 / km²	254.4 / km²	275.8 / km²	304.4 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Sri Lanka Population Tree

Population By Age and Gender

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	898,874	885,114	1,783,988
5-9	901,863	886,219	1,788,083
10-14	849,075	831,936	1,681,012
15-19	840,127	845,226	1,685,353
20-24	758,549	808,696	1,567,245
25-29	760,515	825,957	1,586,472
30-34	813,467	858,453	1,671,920
35-39	698,778	735,881	1,434,660
40-44	672,753	708,996	1,381,749
45-49	628,524	678,691	1,307,215
50-54	590,581	648,140	1,238,721
55-59	507,590	571,231	1,078,821
60-64	430,599	498,846	929,446
65-69	286,567	353,402	639,970
70-74	183,407	232,919	416,327
75-79	117,207	168,152	285,360
80-84	0	0	0
85 Plus	0	0	0

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Sri Lanka Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 300 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 year growth %	Avg 10 year growth
300	423,193	n/a	n/a
400	470,214	1.1%	4,702
500	517,235	1%	4,702
600	564,257	0.9%	4,702
700	611,278	0.8%	4,702
800	658,299	0.7%	4,702
900	705,320	0.7%	4,702
1000	752,344	0.6%	4,702
1100	846,387	1.2%	9,404
1200	940,430	1.1%	9,404
1300	912,217	-0.3%	-2,821
1400	874,600	-0.4%	-3,761
1500	940,430	0.7%	6,583
1600	1,175,538	2.3%	23,510
1700	1,410,645	1.8%	23,510
1800	1,203,552	-1.6%	-20,709
1900	3,386,441	10.9%	218,288
1910	3,916,461	15.7%	530,020
1920	4,529,890	15.7%	613,429
1930	5,097,898	12.5%	568,008
1940	5,810,825	14%	712,927
1950	8,069,271	38.9%	2,258,446
1960	9,827,354	21.8%	1,758,083
1970	12,338,084	25.5%	2,510,730
1990	17,112,803	17.8%	2,387,359
2000	18,554,065	8.4%	1,441,262
2020	21,224,445	7%	1,335,190
2030	22,168,920	4.4%	944,475
2040	22,774,651	2.7%	605,731
2050	22,880,605	0.5%	105,954
2060	22,578,355	-1.3%	-302,250
2070	22,057,376	-2.3%	-520,979
2080	21,401,987	-3%	-655,389
2090	20,684,085	-3.4%	-717,902
2100	19,898,127	-3.8%	-785,958

Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Sri Lanka Annual Weather Averages

March Historical Weather Data (1869 to 2020)

Average Temp

17.4°C

63.3°F

Average High

24.9°C

76.7°F

Average Low

11.5°C

52.7°F

Record High Temperature

38.8°C

101.8°F

Record Low Temperature

-1.9°C

28.6°F

Average Precipitation

76.0 mm

3.0 in

Average Precipitation Days (≥ 0.254 mm)

6.6 days

Sources:
1. NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
2. Lawrimore, Jay H.; Ray, Ron; Applequist, Scott; Korzeniewski, Bryant; Menne, Matthew J. (2016): Global Summary of the Month (GSOM), Version 1. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.7289/V5QV3JJ5. Accessed Fri, 08 May 2020 06:54:17 GMT.

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Cyclone	Medium (5)
Drought	Low (1.5)
Flood	High (10)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development - The World Bank, and United Nations Environment Programme Global Resource Information Database Geneva - UNEP/GRID-Geneva. 2005. Global Cyclone Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4CZ353K.
3. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
4. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.

Top places in Sri Lanka

Places in Sri Lanka

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Central	5,729.8 km²	2.6 million	454.1 / km²
Eastern	9,943.5 km²	1.6 million	159.8 / km²
North Central	10,653.5 km²	1.3 million	122.1 / km²
North Western	8,525.1 km²	2.4 million	284.2 / km²
Northern	9,559.9 km²	1.0 million	107.5 / km²
Sabaragamuwa	4,950.5 km²	2.0 million	395.0 / km²
Southern	5,542.4 km²	2.5 million	447.8 / km²
Uva	8,624.6 km²	1.3 million	148.9 / km²
Western	3,748.6 km²	5.9 million	1,577 / km²

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