Sri Lanka has a population density of 918 people per square mile compared to 96.3 people in the United States. Sri Lanka has 32,224 sq ft of land per person vs 310,997 sq ft in the United States. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Sri Lanka and the United States are ranked 25th and 149th, 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 4.18% of the population and 6.14% of the land area for the United States, hence the population density in Sri Lanka is 853% higher than in the United States.
Population density comparison
Sri Lanka
|
United States
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 918 ppl/mi² | 96.3 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 25/197 | 149/197 |
| Population |
22125995
|
343323530
|
| Land area | 23,884 sq mi | 3,531,839 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 30,382 sq ft | 289,500 sq ft |
| Rural population | 80.6% | 16.5% |
| Urban population | 19.4% | 83.5% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 7.68% |
Sri Lanka vs the United States:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Sri Lanka increased by 10.6%, compared to a 16.3% growth in the United States.
In 2004, Sri Lanka ranked 24th for population density and is in 25th place now. The United States was 145th in 2004 and ranks 149th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Sri Lanka
|
United States
|
|
| 2024 | 918 | 96.3 |
| 2023 | 923 | 94.8 |
| 2022 | 929 | 94.4 |
| 2021 | 928 | 94 |
| 2020 | 918 | 93.9 |
| 2019 | 913 | 93 |
| 2018 | 907 | 92.5 |
| 2017 | 898 | 92.1 |
| 2016 | 888 | 91.5 |
| 2015 | 878 | 90.8 |
| 2014 | 858 | 90.1 |
| 2013 | 850 | 89.5 |
| 2012 | 874 | 88.9 |
| 2011 | 868 | 88.2 |
| 2010 | 862 | 87.6 |
| 2009 | 857 | 86.9 |
| 2008 | 852 | 86.1 |
| 2007 | 846 | 85.2 |
| 2006 | 841 | 84.3 |
| 2005 | 835 | 83.5 |
| 2004 | 830 | 82.8 |
| 2003 | 824 | 82 |
| 2002 | 818 | 81.3 |
| 2001 | 810 | 80.6 |
| 2000 | 797 | 79.8 |
| 1999 | 782 | 79 |
| 1998 | 768 | 78.1 |
| 1997 | 754 | 77.2 |
| 1996 | 739 | 76.3 |
| 1995 | 725 | 75.4 |
| 1994 | 714 | 74.5 |
| 1993 | 703 | 73.6 |
| 1992 | 691 | 72.6 |
| 1991 | 680 | 71.7 |
| 1990 | 675 | 70.7 |
| 1989 | 671 | 69.8 |
| 1988 | 664 | 69.1 |
| 1987 | 657 | 68.5 |
| 1986 | 650 | 67.9 |
| 1985 | 642 | 67.3 |
| 1984 | 638 | 66.7 |
| 1983 | 636 | 66.1 |
| 1982 | 631 | 65.5 |
| 1981 | 624 | 64.9 |
| 1980 | 613 | 64.1 |
| 1979 | 602 | 63.6 |
| 1978 | 591 | 62.9 |
| 1977 | 580 | 62.3 |
| 1976 | 570 | 61.7 |
| 1975 | 560 | 61.1 |
| 1974 | 550 | 60.5 |
| 1973 | 539 | 59.9 |
| 1972 | 529 | 59.4 |
| 1971 | 518 | 58.7 |
| 1970 | 507 | 58 |
| 1969 | 496 | 57.3 |
| 1968 | 485 | 56.8 |
| 1967 | 473 | 56.2 |
| 1966 | 462 | 55.6 |
| 1965 | 451 | 54.9 |
| 1964 | 440 | 54.3 |
| 1963 | 429 | 53.5 |
| 1962 | 419 | 52.7 |
| 1961 | 409 | 51.9 |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Sri Lanka
|
United States
|
|
| 2024 | 19.4% | 83.5% |
| 2023 | 19.2% | 83.3% |
| 2022 | 19% | 83.1% |
| 2021 | 18.9% | 82.9% |
| 2020 | 18.7% | 82.7% |
| 2019 | 18.6% | 82.5% |
| 2018 | 18.5% | 82.3% |
| 2017 | 18.4% | 82.1% |
| 2016 | 18.3% | 81.9% |
| 2015 | 18.3% | 81.7% |
| 2014 | 18.2% | 81.5% |
| 2013 | 18.2% | 81.3% |
| 2012 | 18.2% | 81.1% |
| 2011 | 18.2% | 80.9% |
| 2010 | 18.2% | 80.8% |
| 2009 | 18.2% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | 18.3% | 80.4% |
| 2007 | 18.3% | 80.3% |
| 2006 | 18.3% | 80.1% |
| 2005 | 18.3% | 79.9% |
| 2004 | 18.3% | 79.8% |
| 2003 | 18.3% | 79.6% |
| 2002 | 18.3% | 79.4% |
| 2001 | 18.4% | 79.2% |
| 2000 | 18.4% | 79.1% |
| 1999 | 18.4% | 78.7% |
| 1998 | 18.4% | 78.4% |
| 1997 | 18.4% | 78% |
| 1996 | 18.4% | 77.6% |
| 1995 | 18.5% | 77.3% |
| 1994 | 18.5% | 76.9% |
| 1993 | 18.5% | 76.5% |
| 1992 | 18.5% | 76.1% |
| 1991 | 18.5% | 75.7% |
| 1990 | 18.5% | 75.3% |
| 1989 | 18.6% | 75.1% |
| 1988 | 18.6% | 74.9% |
| 1987 | 18.6% | 74.8% |
| 1986 | 18.6% | 74.6% |
| 1985 | 18.6% | 74.5% |
| 1984 | 18.6% | 74.3% |
| 1983 | 18.6% | 74.2% |
| 1982 | 18.7% | 74% |
| 1981 | 18.7% | 73.9% |
| 1980 | 18.6% | 73.7% |
| 1979 | 18.5% | 73.7% |
| 1978 | 18.4% | 73.7% |
| 1977 | 18.3% | 73.7% |
| 1976 | 18.2% | 73.7% |
| 1975 | 18.1% | 73.7% |
| 1974 | 18% | 73.6% |
| 1973 | 17.9% | 73.6% |
| 1972 | 17.8% | 73.6% |
| 1971 | 17.7% | 73.6% |
| 1970 | 17.6% | 73.6% |
| 1969 | 17.5% | 73.3% |
| 1968 | 17.4% | 73% |
| 1967 | 17.3% | 72.6% |
| 1966 | 17.2% | 72.2% |
| 1965 | 17.1% | 71.9% |
| 1964 | 17% | 71.5% |
| 1963 | 16.9% | 71.1% |
| 1962 | 16.8% | 70.8% |
| 1961 | 16.6% | 70.4% |
| 1960 | 16.4% | 70% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 18.3% to 19.4% in Sri Lanka and from 79.8% to 83.5% in the United States.
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 |
|
United States
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| New York | 8.8M |
| Los Angeles | 3.9M |
| Chicago | 2.75M |
| Houston | 2.3M |
| Phoenix | 1.61M |
| Philadelphia | 1.6M |
| San Antonio | 1.43M |
| San Diego | 1.39M |
| Dallas | 1.3M |
| San Jose | 1.01M |
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