Sri Lanka - Population in the largest city

Population in the largest city (% of urban population)

Population in the largest city (% of urban population) in Sri Lanka was 21.84 as of 2009. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 29.51 in 1960, while its lowest value was 20.54 in 1987.

Definition: Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.

Source: United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.

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Year	Value
1960	29.51
1961	28.95
1962	28.40
1963	27.87
1964	27.19
1965	26.52
1966	25.66
1967	24.83
1968	24.05
1969	23.32
1970	22.64
1971	22.44
1972	22.15
1973	21.84
1974	21.54
1975	21.25
1976	21.11
1977	20.98
1978	20.85
1979	20.75
1980	20.66
1981	20.61
1982	20.58
1983	20.57
1984	20.56
1985	20.55
1986	20.55
1987	20.54
1988	20.55
1989	20.56
1990	20.59
1991	20.64
1992	20.70
1993	20.78
1994	20.89
1995	21.03
1996	21.19
1997	21.37
1998	21.56
1999	21.74
2000	21.88
2001	21.95
2002	22.01
2003	22.06
2004	22.10
2005	22.16
2006	22.06
2007	21.98
2008	21.90
2009	21.84

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization