Languages of the country
Sri Lanka
Official languages (2): Sinhala, Tamil. Population (CLDR): 22 million.
Map of regions
Colours mark the regions where a language is official or predominant; stripes – several languages in one region. Hover over a language in the list to see its regions.
Languages and their status
Share: the estimated part of the population that uses the language (also as a second language), according to CLDR.
Sri Lanka on other Ominuvo maps
- World in NumbersPopulation: 21.8 million (2025)Source: World Bank – WDI: UN World Population Prospects (CC BY 4.0)
- Prices around the worldSri Lankan rupee (LKR)Source: ISO 4217
- Time zones mapUTC+5:30Source: IANA tz database (public domain)
- Plugs and sockets of the worldType D, G · 230 V · 50 Hz
- National dishes of the world4 national dishes
- Plants of the world10 characteristic plants
- Castles map8 castles and palacesSource: Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- VPN provider mapServers of 9 VPN providersSource: VPN Map (Ominuvo) (CC BY 4.0)