The States
of Sri Lanka

Primary Party

• President

  Name

  Ranil Wickremesinghe https://www.presidentsoffice.gov.lk/index.php/the-president/

  Date of Appointment

  21-Jul-22 https://www.presidentsoffice.gov.lk/index.php/the-president/

• Prime Minister

  Name

  Dinesh Gunawardena https://www.parliament.lk/en/prime-ministers

  Party

  Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna https://www.parliament.lk/component/members/viewMember/86

  Seat Share

  145 https://www.parliament.lk/en/members-of-parliament/party-comp

• Leader of Opposition

  Name

  Sajith Premadasa https://www.parliament.lk/leaders-of-the-opposition

  Party

  Samagi Jana Balawegaya https://www.parliament.lk/component/members/viewMember/140

  Seat Share

  54 https://www.parliament.lk/en/members-of-parliament/party-comp

• Parliament of Sri Lanka

  Voter Turnout, Per Cent (2020)

  75.89 https://elections.gov.lk/web/wp-content/uploads/election-results/parliamentary-elections/Votes_Seats_NL_SBP_02.pdf

  General Seats

  196 https://www.parliament.lk/en/members-of-parliament/directory-of-members/?cletter=A

  National List

  29 https://www.parliament.lk/en/members-of-parliament/directory-of-members/?cletter=A

  Number of Female Parliamentarians

  8 (General), 4 (National List) https://www.parliament.lk/lady-members

  Vacant

  0

• Demography

  Sex Ratio, Males per 100 Females

  93.80 http://www.statistics.gov.lk/GenderStatistics/StaticalInformation/Population/PopulationbyAgeGroupsandSex2012

  Largest Religion

  Buddhism http://www.statistics.gov.lk/Abstract%202013/CHAP2/2.13.pdf

  Largest Minority Religion

  Hinduism http://www.statistics.gov.lk/Abstract%202013/CHAP2/2.13.pdf

  Top 3 Languages

  Sinhala, Tamil, English https://www.parliament.lk/files/pdf/constitution.pdf

  Urban Population Share, Per Cent

  19 https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS?locations=LK

  Population Density, Per Square Kilometre

  354 https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.POP.DNST?locations=LK

• Economy

  GDP at Current Market Prices, in Billion Sri Lankan Rupees

  -8.40 https://www.cbsl.gov.lk/en/economic-and-statistical-charts/gdp-growth-chart

  Inflation Rate (Annual)

  65.00 https://www.cbsl.gov.lk/measures-of-consumer-price-inflation

  Unemployment Rate (2021)

  5.10 https://www.cbsl.gov.lk/en/economic-and-statistical-charts/unemployment-rate-chart

  Labour Force, in Millions (2021)

  8.55 http://www.statistics.gov.lk/LabourForce/StaticalInformation/AnnualReports/2021

  Labour Force Participation Rate, Per Cent (2021)

  49.90 http://www.statistics.gov.lk/LabourForce/StaticalInformation/AnnualReports/2021

• Agriculture

  Most Cultivated Crop

  Rice http://www.statistics.gov.lk/Agriculture/StaticalInformation/rubpaddy

  Total Farm Area, in sq. km

  28,120 https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/AG.LND.AGRI.K2?locations=LK

• Policy

  Life Expectancy (Women), Years

  74.8 http://www.statistics.gov.lk/Population/StaticalInformation/VitalStatistics/LifeExpectancy

  Life Expectancy (Men), Years

  70.1 http://www.statistics.gov.lk/Population/StaticalInformation/VitalStatistics/LifeExpectancy

  Literacy Rate, Per Cent

  93.8 http://www.statistics.gov.lk/Health/StaticalInformation/DemographicAndHealthSurvey-2016FullReport

  Headcount Poverty Incidence, Per Cent (2012-13)

  6.7 http://www.statistics.gov.lk/Poverty/StaticalInformation/PovertyHeadcountRatioBrief-DecompositionConsumptionPoverty

  Mean Temperature Rise, Celsius

  N/A

  Total Recorded Crimes

  N/A

  Birth Registration, Per Cent

  N/A

  Child Labour, Per Cent

  N/A

• Health

  Completely Immunised Children 12-23 Months, Per Cent

  96 https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.IMM.IDPT

  Prevalence of Stunting, Per Cent

  17.9 https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.STA.STNT.MA.ZS?locations=LK

  Prevalence of Underweight, Per Cent

  20.5 https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.STA.MALN.ZS?locations=LK

  Infant Mortality Rate Per 1,000 Births

  7.5 http://www.statistics.gov.lk/Population/StaticalInformation/VitalStatistics/InfantMortalityRatebyDistrict2012-2015

  Household Food Security (Per Cent)

  84.7 https://www.cepa.lk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/National-and-Household-Food-Security-compressed.pdf

• Gender

  Maternal Mortality Rate Per 100,000 Births

  23.2 http://www.statistics.gov.lk/Population/StaticalInformation/VitalStatistics/MaternalMortalityRatebyDistrict2012-2015

  Percentage of Women Married Before Age 15 years

  N/A

  Mean Age of First Marriage (Women)

  23.4 http://www.statistics.gov.lk/GenderStatistics/StaticalInformation/Population/SingulateMeanAgeatMarriage1946-2012

  Polygyny

  N/A

  Total Fertility Rate

  1.9 http://www.statistics.gov.lk/Population/StaticalInformation/VitalStatistics/Fertility

  Percentage of Women using Contraception

  65 http://www.statistics.gov.lk/Health/StaticalInformation/DemographicAndHealthSurvey-2016FullReport