Sri Lanka has a population density of 918 people per square mile compared to 397 people in the United Arab Emirates. Sri Lanka has 32,224 sq ft of land per person vs 82,731 sq ft in the United Arab Emirates. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Sri Lanka and the United Arab Emirates are ranked 25th and 62nd, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Sri Lanka has 0.27% of the world's population and 0.04% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.13% of the population and 0.05% of the land area for the United Arab Emirates, hence the population density in Sri Lanka is 131.3% higher than in the United Arab Emirates.
Population density comparison
Sri Lanka
|
UAE
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 918 ppl/mi² | 397 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 25/197 | 62/197 |
| Population |
22125995
|
11372700
|
| Land area | 23,884 sq mi | 27,421 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 30,382 sq ft | 70,282 sq ft |
| Rural population | 80.6% | 12% |
| Urban population | 19.4% | 88% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 62.2% |
Sri Lanka vs the United Arab Emirates:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Sri Lanka increased by 10.6%, compared to a 145.6% growth in the United Arab Emirates.
In 2004, Sri Lanka ranked 24th for population density and is in 25th place now. The United Arab Emirates was 111th in 2004 and ranks 62nd out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Sri Lanka
|
UAE
|
|
| 2024 | 918 | 397 |
| 2023 | 923 | 382 |
| 2022 | 929 | 367 |
| 2021 | 928 | 349 |
| 2020 | 918 | 343 |
| 2019 | 913 | 344 |
| 2018 | 907 | 341 |
| 2017 | 898 | 336 |
| 2016 | 888 | 326 |
| 2015 | 878 | 310 |
| 2014 | 858 | 293.9 |
| 2013 | 850 | 280.6 |
| 2012 | 874 | 269.6 |
| 2011 | 868 | 259.1 |
| 2010 | 862 | 250.5 |
| 2009 | 857 | 244.6 |
| 2008 | 852 | 229.8 |
| 2007 | 846 | 205.1 |
| 2006 | 841 | 182.7 |
| 2005 | 835 | 170.1 |
| 2004 | 830 | 161.5 |
| 2003 | 824 | 152.9 |
| 2002 | 818 | 144.3 |
| 2001 | 810 | 135.8 |
| 2000 | 797 | 127.4 |
| 1999 | 782 | 119.1 |
| 1998 | 768 | 110.9 |
| 1997 | 754 | 102.7 |
| 1996 | 739 | 94.7 |
| 1995 | 725 | 88.8 |
| 1994 | 714 | 84.9 |
| 1993 | 703 | 81 |
| 1992 | 691 | 77.1 |
| 1991 | 680 | 73.2 |
| 1990 | 675 | 69.2 |
| 1989 | 671 | 65.3 |
| 1988 | 664 | 61.3 |
| 1987 | 657 | 57.4 |
| 1986 | 650 | 53.5 |
| 1985 | 642 | 50.3 |
| 1984 | 638 | 47.6 |
| 1983 | 636 | 45 |
| 1982 | 631 | 42.5 |
| 1981 | 624 | 40.1 |
| 1980 | 613 | 37 |
| 1979 | 602 | 33.3 |
| 1978 | 591 | 29.5 |
| 1977 | 580 | 25.9 |
| 1976 | 570 | 22.5 |
| 1975 | 560 | 19.8 |
| 1974 | 550 | 17.8 |
| 1973 | 539 | 15.9 |
| 1972 | 529 | 14 |
| 1971 | 518 | 12.2 |
| 1970 | 507 | 10.4 |
| 1969 | 496 | 8.74 |
| 1968 | 485 | 7.27 |
| 1967 | 473 | 6.55 |
| 1966 | 462 | 6.34 |
| 1965 | 451 | 6.09 |
| 1964 | 440 | 5.82 |
| 1963 | 429 | 5.55 |
| 1962 | 419 | 5.29 |
| 1961 | 409 | 5.03 |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Sri Lanka
|
UAE
|
|
| 2024 | 19.4% | 88% |
| 2023 | 19.2% | 87.8% |
| 2022 | 19% | 87.5% |
| 2021 | 18.9% | 87.3% |
| 2020 | 18.7% | 87% |
| 2019 | 18.6% | 86.8% |
| 2018 | 18.5% | 86.5% |
| 2017 | 18.4% | 86.2% |
| 2016 | 18.3% | 86% |
| 2015 | 18.3% | 85.7% |
| 2014 | 18.2% | 85.4% |
| 2013 | 18.2% | 85.1% |
| 2012 | 18.2% | 84.7% |
| 2011 | 18.2% | 84.4% |
| 2010 | 18.2% | 84.1% |
| 2009 | 18.2% | 83.7% |
| 2008 | 18.3% | 83.4% |
| 2007 | 18.3% | 83% |
| 2006 | 18.3% | 82.6% |
| 2005 | 18.3% | 82.3% |
| 2004 | 18.3% | 81.9% |
| 2003 | 18.3% | 81.5% |
| 2002 | 18.3% | 81.1% |
| 2001 | 18.4% | 80.7% |
| 2000 | 18.4% | 80.2% |
| 1999 | 18.4% | 79.8% |
| 1998 | 18.4% | 79.4% |
| 1997 | 18.4% | 78.9% |
| 1996 | 18.4% | 78.5% |
| 1995 | 18.5% | 78.3% |
| 1994 | 18.5% | 78.5% |
| 1993 | 18.5% | 78.6% |
| 1992 | 18.5% | 78.8% |
| 1991 | 18.5% | 78.9% |
| 1990 | 18.5% | 79.1% |
| 1989 | 18.6% | 79.2% |
| 1988 | 18.6% | 79.3% |
| 1987 | 18.6% | 79.5% |
| 1986 | 18.6% | 79.6% |
| 1985 | 18.6% | 79.8% |
| 1984 | 18.6% | 80% |
| 1983 | 18.6% | 80.2% |
| 1982 | 18.7% | 80.5% |
| 1981 | 18.7% | 80.7% |
| 1980 | 18.6% | 80.7% |
| 1979 | 18.5% | 80.5% |
| 1978 | 18.4% | 80.3% |
| 1977 | 18.3% | 80.1% |
| 1976 | 18.2% | 79.9% |
| 1975 | 18.1% | 79.8% |
| 1974 | 18% | 79.8% |
| 1973 | 17.9% | 79.8% |
| 1972 | 17.8% | 79.8% |
| 1971 | 17.7% | 79.8% |
| 1970 | 17.6% | 79.8% |
| 1969 | 17.5% | 79.8% |
| 1968 | 17.4% | 79.8% |
| 1967 | 17.3% | 79.3% |
| 1966 | 17.2% | 78.5% |
| 1965 | 17.1% | 77.7% |
| 1964 | 17% | 76.9% |
| 1963 | 16.9% | 76.1% |
| 1962 | 16.8% | 75.2% |
| 1961 | 16.6% | 74.4% |
| 1960 | 16.4% | 73.5% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 18.3% to 19.4% in Sri Lanka and from 81.9% to 88% in the United Arab Emirates.
Densely populated cities
|
Sri Lanka
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Colombo | 753K |
| Gampaha | 191K |
| Beruwala | 165K |
| Negombo | 142K |
| Kandy | 120K |
| Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte | 116K |
| Trincomalee | 99.1K |
| Galle | 93.1K |
| Matara | 68.2K |
| Anuradhapura | 63.2K |
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