Census and Statistics

Sri Lanka records drastic drop in annual birth rate

The Department of Census and Statistics has confirmed a significant decrease in Sri Lanka’s annual birth rate between 2019 and 2022. Accordingly, data gathered by the department showed that while there has been a continuous decrease in…

Sri Lanka’s inflation climbs to 1.0% in October

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The overall rate of inflation as measured by the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) on year-on-year (Y-o-Y) basis has gone up to 1.0% in October 2023 from 0.8 % in September 2023. The Department of Census and Statistics (DCS) mentioned…