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Sri Lanka - Urbanization and Housing Density 20.45

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 217 economies tracked

Latest value

20.45 (2025)

Global rank

#n/a of 217 economies

Share of global total

0.1%

Growth since 1960

1.17×

Ranking Race — Urbanization and Housing Density

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#36#71#106#141#176#21119601970198019902000201020202025#161#2122011 overtook Ethiopia2017 overtook South Sudan
Sri LankaBahrainBermudaCayman IslandsGibraltar

Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Sri Lanka climbed from #161 to #212 (overtook Ethiopia). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Sri Lanka ↓

Key Events — Sri Lanka

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2011
Overtook Ethiopia in global rank auto
2017
Overtook South Sudan in global rank auto

Urbanization and Housing Density, 1960-2025

World Bank WDI · Percentage · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19601975199020052020202514.5717.1919.8222.44
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