Sri Lanka, Oct. 30 -- Sri Lanka's population has been recorded as 21,763,170, according to the 15th Population and Housing Census conducted this year.

The enumeration phase of the "Population and Housing Census 2024" was carried out from October 2024 to the second week of February 2025.

The census officially began on December 19, 2024 at 00:00 hours.

Compared to the total population recorded in the 2012 Census, new data suggests an increase of 1,403,731 people in the country.

During the inter-census period 2001-2012, the average annual population growth rate was 0.7%.

For the current inter-census period 2012-2024, the average annual population growth rate is 0.5%.

This indicates that while the population growth rate has slowed, Sri ...