Sri Lanka

Rural population

Year	Value
2022	17,960,843
2021	17,977,378
2020	17,817,298
2019	17,750,912
2018	17,666,251
2017	17,553,000
2016	17,502,272
2015	17,441,470
2014	17,370,053
2013	17,286,199
2012	17,192,867
2011	17,060,975
2010	16,901,506
2009	16,746,064
2008	16,582,093
2007	16,409,883
2006	16,236,751
2005	16,072,958
2004	15,919,979
2003	15,764,135
2002	15,604,083
2001	15,445,566
2000	15,325,274
1999	15,235,802
1998	15,143,569
1997	15,049,503
1996	14,943,469
1995	14,822,356
1994	14,684,435
1993	14,529,834
1992	14,363,227
1991	14,191,042
1990	14,015,315
1989	13,838,653
1988	13,659,524
1987	13,472,350
1986	13,283,337
1985	13,097,071
1984	12,915,675
1983	12,739,082
1982	12,557,882
1981	12,360,368
1980	12,163,081
1979	11,963,928
1978	11,762,346
1977	11,568,087
1976	11,378,797
1975	11,190,303
1974	11,003,523
1973	10,812,881
1972	10,616,200
1971	10,415,157
1970	10,208,593
1969	9,998,346
1968	9,785,232
1967	9,568,761
1966	9,355,378
1965	9,147,097
1964	8,940,983
1963	8,738,385
1962	8,547,025
1961	8,359,890
1960	8,176,283