In a few decades, nearly a fourth of the people in Sri Lanka will be over 60 with the vulnerable 80-year-old and above population increasing quickly. As the chart below indicates, Sri Lanka’s working ...

Sri Lanka is facing an astonishing decline in its growth rate with the percentage hitting an all-time low of 0.5 per cent since 1871, leading to social issues such as the shrinkage in the working age ...

Sri Lanka expects its economy to expand by more than 5% next year, matching this year’s pace and significantly outstripping ...

Sri Lanka, Oct. 31 -- Sri Lanka's population has been recorded at 21,781,800, according to the 15th Population and Housing Census - 2024 conducted by the Department of Census and Statistics. The ...

Sri Lanka is experiencing an ageing population like many Western countries in Europe where life expectancy has grown from 71 - 75 years which is higher than the neighbouring countries. The incidence ...

COLOMBO The crushing economic crisis in Sri Lanka last year has left more than half of the island’s population “multidimensionally vulnerable”, according to a national citizens’ survey led by the ...

Sri Lanka has one of the most rapidly ageing populations in Asia. Ceylinco Life Insurance is helping to make sure the country is well prepared for this demographic shift Although Sri Lanka is ...

Sri Lanka has long served as an important strategic destination in the Indian Ocean, catering to merchants and travellers from South-east Asia, India, the Middle East and East Africa. Formerly known ...

The natural disaster killed more than 640 people, and affected more than 10 percent of Sri Lanka's population. Floods and ...