Sri Lanka, April 7 -- The Census of Population and Housing 2024 has found that the latest population of Sri Lanka is 21,763,170.

According to the latest data, which was released today (07), this census has shown an increase of 1,403,731 compared to the population reported in the Census of Population and Housing 2012.

The enumeration stage of the Census of Population and Housing 2024, the 15th census in Sri Lanka's series of censuses, was conducted from October 2024 to the second week of February 2025. The census moment was 00:00 hours on 19 December 2024.

During the 2001-2012 inter-census period, the average annual population growth rate was 0.7 percent. For the 2012-2024 inter-census period, the average annual population growth rate i...