Sri Lanka Net Migration Rate 1950-2025

Chart and table of the Sri Lanka net migration rate from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current net migration rate for Sri Lanka in 2025 is -3.925 per 1000 population, a 1.31% decline from 2024.
  • The net migration rate for Sri Lanka in 2024 was -3.977 per 1000 population, a 1.29% decline from 2023.
  • The net migration rate for Sri Lanka in 2023 was -4.029 per 1000 population, a 2.89% decline from 2022.
  • The net migration rate for Sri Lanka in 2022 was -4.149 per 1000 population, a 2.83% decline from 2021.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

MLA Citation:
Similar Countries Ranked by Net Migration Rate
Country Name 2025 Net Migration Rate
Djibouti 0.860
Mauritania 0.696
Bhutan 0.373
Ukraine 0.094
Vanuatu 0.000
Angola -0.010
Republic of Congo -0.054
Papua New Guinea -0.082
Cameroon -0.162
Kenya -0.169
Sudan -0.205
Mongolia -0.245
Uzbekistan -0.251
Nigeria -0.261
Ghana -0.294
India -0.317
Tunisia -0.326
Zambia -0.330
Moldova -0.349
Indonesia -0.362
Egypt -0.362
Honduras -0.433
Bolivia -0.569
Myanmar -0.572
Philippines -0.601
Pakistan -0.803
Vietnam -0.904
Morocco -1.033
Cambodia -1.699
Nicaragua -1.856
Cabo Verde -1.934
Bangladesh -1.991
Solomon Islands -2.096
Georgia -2.544
Lesotho -2.900
Kiribati -3.120
Timor-Leste -3.495
Eswatini -3.772
Sri Lanka -3.925
Micronesia -3.954
El Salvador -4.801
Sao Tome and Principe -5.215
Sri Lanka - Historical Net Migration Rate Data
Year Net Migration Rate Growth Rate
2025 -3.925 -1.310%
2024 -3.977 -1.290%
2023 -4.029 -2.890%
2022 -4.149 -2.830%
2021 -4.270 -2.730%
2020 -4.390 -2.680%
2019 -4.511 -2.590%
2018 -4.631 -0.340%
2017 -4.647 -0.340%
2016 -4.663 -0.320%
2015 -4.678 -0.340%
2014 -4.694 -0.340%
2013 -4.710 -2.140%
2012 -4.813 -2.100%
2011 -4.916 -2.070%
2010 -5.020 -2.010%
2009 -5.123 -1.970%
2008 -5.226 2.090%
2007 -5.119 2.130%
2006 -5.012 2.160%
2005 -4.906 2.230%
2004 -4.799 2.280%
2003 -4.692 -1.240%
2002 -4.751 -1.230%
2001 -4.810 -1.230%
2000 -4.870 -1.200%
1999 -4.929 -1.180%
1998 -4.988 9.240%
1997 -4.566 10.210%
1996 -4.143 11.340%
1995 -3.721 12.830%
1994 -3.298 14.670%
1993 -2.876 9.400%
1992 -2.629 10.370%
1991 -2.382 11.570%
1990 -2.135 13.080%
1989 -1.888 15.050%
1988 -1.641 -29.720%
1987 -2.335 -22.890%
1986 -3.028 -18.650%
1985 -3.722 -15.700%
1984 -4.415 -13.580%
1983 -5.109 7.630%
1982 -4.747 8.260%
1981 -4.385 8.970%
1980 -4.024 9.890%
1979 -3.662 10.970%
1978 -3.300 7.070%
1977 -3.082 7.610%
1976 -2.864 8.240%
1975 -2.646 8.980%
1974 -2.428 9.860%
1973 -2.210 16.380%
1972 -1.899 19.660%
1971 -1.587 24.370%
1970 -1.276 32.370%
1969 -0.964 47.630%
1968 -0.653 -7.110%
1967 -0.703 -6.760%
1966 -0.754 -6.220%
1965 -0.804 -5.960%
1964 -0.855 -5.520%
1963 -0.905 -13.480%
1962 -1.046 -11.800%
1961 -1.186 -10.630%
1960 -1.327 -9.540%
1959 -1.467 -8.770%
1958 -1.608 17.800%
1957 -1.365 21.660%
1956 -1.122 27.500%
1955 -0.880 38.150%
1954 -0.637 61.680%
1953 -0.394 160.930%
1952 -0.151 -264.130%
1951 0.092 -72.460%
1950 0.334 0.000%