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Estimates based on 2026 annual rates
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As of today, Sri Lanka has approximately 23,348,315 people. Estimated births today: 866; deaths: 464.
Watch Sri Lanka's population change in real time. These counters estimate births, deaths, and migration activity every second based on annual demographic rates.
| # | City | Region | Population | Area (km²) | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Colombo★ Capital | Kŏḷamba | 5.26M | 1,352 | 3,894 |
| 2 | Kandy | Mahanuvara | 790.8K | 299 | 2,641 |
| 3 | Galle | Gālla | 348.5K | 148 | 2,355 |
| 4 | Matara | Mātara | 294.2K | 131 | 2,242 |
| 5 | Jaffna | Yāpanaya | 198.2K | 76 | 2,622 |
| 6 | Kalmunai | Ampāra | 156.7K | 40 | 3,917 |
| 7 | Batticaloa | Maḍakalapuva | 148.8K | 51 | 2,894 |
| 8 | Wennappuwa | Puttalama | 108.2K | 65 | 1,670 |
| 9 | Matale | Mātale | 104.4K | 35 | 3,017 |
| 10 | Akkaraipattu | Ampāra | 102.2K | 40 | 2,582 |
| 11 | Ambalangoda | Gālla | 97.8K | 41 | 2,373 |
| 12 | Trincomalee | Trikuṇāmalaya | 88.1K | 33 | 2,668 |
| 13 | Badulla | Badulla | 77.6K | 22 | 3,526 |
| 14 | Ratnapura | Ratnapura | 75.2K | 27 | 2,786 |
| 15 | Kurunegala | Kuruṇægala | 72.9K | 30 | 2,396 |
| 16 | Gampola | Mahanuvara | 70.2K | 21 | 3,342 |
| 17 | Sammanturai | Ampāra | 63.1K | 13 | 4,857 |
| 18 | Puttalam | Puttalama | 60.1K | 18 | 3,342 |
| 19 | Valaichchenai | Maḍakalapuva | 59.4K | 10 | 5,941 |
| 20 | Mawanella | Kægalla | 58.4K | 21 | 2,731 |
| 21 | Tamaraivillu | Trikuṇāmalaya | 58.0K | 20 | 2,901 |
| 22 | Diyatalawa | Badulla | 57.2K | 20 | 2,858 |
| 23 | Chenkaladhi EP | Maḍakalapuva | 55.4K | 17 | 3,259 |
| 24 | Anuradhapura | Anurādhapura | 54.0K | 18 | 2,999 |