Colombo
Sri Lanka · Capital · Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Colombo
- Population, 2025
- 5.2 million
- Projected, 2050
- 5.8 million+11.3%
- World rank
- #782000: #61 → 2050: #89
- Urban area
- 1,342 km²
- Density
- 3,893people/km²
- Built-up area per resident
- 47 m²
- Time zone
- UTC+5:30Asia/Colombo · +1.5 h vs Tbilisi
- Distance from Tbilisi
- 5,188 km
Weather in Colombo
Colombo
25°
Drizzle
Today: ↑29° ↓24°
Pressure 1010 hPaVisibility 3.3 km
24-hour forecast
Air quality
17
Good
- PM2.5
- 2.7µg/m³
- PM10
- 3.7µg/m³
- NO₂
- 8.7µg/m³
- O₃
- 26µg/m³
7-day forecast
- Today24°29°92%, 25.2 mm
- Sun24°28°100%, 31.5 mm
- Mon25°28°100%, 36.6 mm
- Tue24°28°98%, 46.7 mm
- Wed24°29°92%, 23.7 mm
- Thu24°29°86%, 17.7 mm
- Fri24°29°73%, 1.2 mm
Feels like
29°Humidity
95%Wind
10km/h219° SWgust 25 km/hUV index
9Very highPrecipitation
92%25.2 mmSunrise
05:56Sunrise 05:56Sunset 17:52
Updated 02:45 · Open-Meteo
Population 1975–2050
Thousands of people; 2030–2050 are UN projections.
- 19752,053
- 19802,380
- 19852,534
- 19902,859
- 19953,290
- 20003,818
- 20054,080
- 20104,283
- 20154,614
- 20204,964
- 20255,224
- 20305,425
- 20355,624
- 20405,727
- 20455,786
- 20505,816
Getting around
No metro stations inside the urban area are mapped in OpenStreetMap.
Airports
RML · 12 km · CMB · 30 km
Currency: LKR (Rs)
Landmarks in Colombo
Most notable first, from OpenStreetMap.
- Jami Ul Alfar Mosque · 2nd Cross Street
- National Art Gallery
- National Museum of Natural History · Sir Marcus Fernando Mawatha
- Old Colombo Lighthouse;Chatham Street Clock Tower · Janadhipathi Mawatha
- Pettah Floating Market
- St. Lucia Church · St Benadicts Street
- Cenotaph War Memorial
- Frederick Richard Senanayaka
- Henry Steel Olcott
- Independence Memorial Hall · Independance Square
- Nalanda War Memorial
- President's House · Janadhipathi Mawatha
- Authority Maritime Museum
- Fishing at Bolgoda Lake
- Historic Cargills building
- Island Scuba
- Lanka Adventure Camp
- Methodist Church Wattala
- Moratuwa Clock Tower
- Okada Temple
- Pettah Market
- Travel with mathisha · Dewale Road 67/5
- Urban Ruin
- White Triangle Building
- Arcade Independence Square Park
- Archaeological Museum of Kotte · Kotte Road
- buddha statue
- Dutch Colonial Museum · Prince Street
- Felix Reginald Dias Bandaranaike
- G L P Bird Park · Buthgamuwa Road
- Geoffrey Bawa House No.11 · 33rd Lane 11
- Good Market fair trade and organic market
- National Planetarium
- National Puppet Museum
- Old Dutch Hospital
- Railway Museum
- Sathutu Uyana · Aluthmawatha Road
- Sri Lanka Air Force Museum
- Thousand Buddha Hall
- W A Silva Museum · W A Silva Mawatha Silvermere, 126
- Ananda College
- Buddha Statue
FAQ
What is the population of Colombo?
Colombo has 5.2 million people in its urban area in 2025 — #78 in the world. The UN projects 5.8 million by 2050.
What time zone is Colombo in?
Asia/Colombo, UTC+5:30. +1.5 h vs Tbilisi.
Does Colombo have a metro?
No metro stations inside the urban area are mapped in OpenStreetMap.
What landmarks are in Colombo?
Landmarks mapped in OpenStreetMap include Jami Ul Alfar Mosque, National Art Gallery, National Museum of Natural History, Old Colombo Lighthouse;Chatham Street Clock Tower, Pettah Floating Market, St. Lucia Church, Cenotaph War Memorial, Frederick Richard Senanayaka, Henry Steel Olcott, Independence Memorial Hall.
How far is Colombo from Tbilisi?
About 5,188 km in a straight line (great-circle distance).