compatriots.net finds 37,457 people from abroad holding company roles, research posts or other documented positions in Sri Lanka, from 171 countries of origin; 413 of them are recorded by an official register.
The largest groups come from United Kingdom, India, United States.
| Country of origin | People |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 11,392 |
| India | 8,008 |
| United States | 6,767 |
| Australia | 2,626 |
| Ireland | 1,099 |
| Bangladesh | 711 |
| Malaysia | 694 |
| Brazil | 635 |
| Canada | 613 |
| Pakistan | 449 |
| Philippines | 445 |
| South Africa | 429 |
| Other | 6,932 |
Industry is not available for this register.
Abroad, 117,105 people from Sri Lanka are documented in 180 other countries.
| Host country | People |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 50,513 |
| United States | 35,089 |
| Australia | 17,113 |
| India | 6,604 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6,194 |
| Canada | 5,877 |
| Singapore | 3,781 |
| Switzerland | 2,864 |
| Sweden | 2,679 |
| Germany | 2,089 |
| Spain | 2,077 |
| Qatar | 1,948 |
| Other | 30,220 |
Sri Lanka's company register lists 10,633 officer rows, 1,058 with a stated nationality (self-stamp rate 0.83; above 0.98 the field is ignored as it only repeats the register's own country).
Counts are people with a documented cross-border move: an official register's nationality or birthplace, ORCID/VIAF/Wikidata records, or a dated study-then-work transition. Name-based estimates and heritage (ancestral) readings are not included in these counts. Groups under 5 people are folded into "Other".
Aggregate statistics from official company registers, ORCID, VIAF and Wikidata, compiled by compatriots.net · data build v3_20261030. No individual is named on this page. See methodology & privacy.