Sri Lanka, Nov. 16 -- Sri Lanka currently has more than 735,000 pensioners, a Minister told Parliament on Thursday. Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils, and Local Government Prof. A.H.M.H. Abayarathna said Sri Lanka had 735, 110 pensioners as of November 2025, and about 2,500 people qualify for pension benefits each month.

He said the Government spent Rs. 273, 272 million (about 910.9 million U.S. dollars) on pensions in 2021 Rs. 318, 720 million (about 1.06 billion dollars) in 2022, Rs. 374, 555 million (about 1.23 billion dollars) in 2023, Rs. 394,487 million (about 1.31 billion dollars) in 2024, and Rs. 441,300 million (about 1.47 billion dollars) so far in 2025.

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