Demographics of Sri Lanka
Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2024) |
Date | 01 Feb 2025 |
As of 2025, the population of Sri Lanka is projected at 23.23 million, compared to 23.10 million in 2024. It ranks 60th in the world by population and 23rd in Asia. The population growth rate in 2025 is projected at 0.52 percent, the 139th highest among 237 countries and dependent territories.
There are 11.24 million males and 11.99 million females in Sri Lanka. The percentage of the male population is 48.37%, compared to 51.63% of the female population. Sri Lanka has 756k more females than males. The sex ratio in Sri Lanka in 2025 will be 93.698 males per 100 females. Sri Lanka is in the 42nd position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.
- Population
- Growth
- Gender
Year | Population | Growth (%) | M per 100 F | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | Total | |||
1950 | 4,245,729 | 3,565,318 | 7,811,047 | 1.79 | 119.084 |
1955 | 4,606,244 | 4,017,086 | 8,623,331 | 2.10 | 114.666 |
1960 | 5,094,837 | 4,566,552 | 9,661,389 | 2.43 | 111.569 |
1965 | 5,698,328 | 5,218,637 | 10,916,965 | 2.43 | 109.192 |
1970 | 6,359,227 | 5,927,883 | 12,287,110 | 2.20 | 107.277 |
1975 | 6,964,025 | 6,584,958 | 13,548,984 | 1.81 | 105.757 |
1980 | 7,587,182 | 7,260,792 | 14,847,974 | 1.78 | 104.495 |
1985 | 7,900,349 | 7,643,805 | 15,544,154 | 1.07 | 103.356 |
1990 | 8,245,167 | 8,107,291 | 16,352,458 | 0.18 | 101.701 |
1995 | 8,789,302 | 8,774,765 | 17,564,068 | 1.93 | 100.166 |
2000 | 9,596,658 | 9,696,396 | 19,293,054 | 1.82 | 98.971 |
2005 | 9,962,011 | 10,254,513 | 20,216,524 | 0.64 | 97.148 |
2010 | 10,168,193 | 10,710,896 | 20,879,089 | 0.60 | 94.933 |
2015 | 10,537,979 | 11,191,992 | 21,729,971 | 0.82 | 94.156 |
2020 | 10,926,050 | 11,635,756 | 22,561,807 | 0.65 | 93.901 |
2021 | 10,990,301 | 11,710,071 | 22,700,372 | 0.57 | 93.853 |
2022 | 11,052,402 | 11,782,563 | 22,834,965 | 0.61 | 93.803 |
2023 | 11,115,844 | 11,855,773 | 22,971,617 | 0.58 | 93.759 |
2024 | 11,177,555 | 11,926,010 | 23,103,565 | 0.56 | 93.724 |
2025 | 11,236,835 | 11,992,636 | 23,229,470 | 0.52 | 93.698 |
Year | Life expectancy | Median age | Fertility rate |
---|---|---|---|
1950 | 53.169 | 19.859 | 5.462 |
1955 | 57.178 | 19.078 | 5.308 |
1960 | 60.602 | 18.498 | 5.352 |
1965 | 62.793 | 18.488 | 4.934 |
1970 | 64.352 | 18.993 | 4.387 |
1975 | 65.355 | 19.671 | 3.816 |
1980 | 68.006 | 20.387 | 3.725 |
1985 | 68.881 | 21.122 | 2.895 |
1990 | 69.239 | 22.578 | 2.541 |
1995 | 69.746 | 24.323 | 2.353 |
2000 | 71.179 | 26.197 | 2.213 |
2005 | 73.073 | 27.676 | 2.263 |
2010 | 74.463 | 29.220 | 2.134 |
2015 | 75.990 | 30.732 | 2.090 |
2020 | 76.928 | 32.074 | 2.007 |
2021 | 76.278 | 32.318 | 1.995 |
2022 | 77.300 | 32.561 | 1.984 |
2023 | 77.483 | 32.812 | 1.974 |
2024 | 77.672 | 33.072 | 1.952 |
2025 | 77.854 | 33.343 | 1.939 |
- Life expectancy
- Median age
- Fertility rate
Year | Total | Crude(per 1000) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
1950 | 148,586 | 280,651 | 19.023 | 35.930 |
1955 | 119,665 | 312,004 | 13.877 | 36.181 |
1960 | 103,367 | 350,999 | 10.699 | 36.330 |
1965 | 96,648 | 369,071 | 8.853 | 33.807 |
1970 | 96,168 | 382,894 | 7.827 | 31.162 |
1975 | 99,448 | 381,947 | 7.340 | 28.190 |
1980 | 96,559 | 424,706 | 6.503 | 28.604 |
1985 | 100,717 | 348,540 | 6.479 | 22.423 |
1990 | 111,344 | 335,791 | 6.809 | 20.535 |
1995 | 122,734 | 344,690 | 6.988 | 19.625 |
2000 | 127,969 | 355,040 | 6.633 | 18.402 |
2005 | 129,681 | 378,376 | 6.415 | 18.716 |
2010 | 133,680 | 358,011 | 6.403 | 17.147 |
2015 | 139,039 | 348,168 | 6.398 | 16.022 |
2020 | 153,684 | 331,170 | 6.812 | 14.678 |
2021 | 169,414 | 328,525 | 7.463 | 14.472 |
2022 | 159,011 | 326,112 | 6.963 | 14.281 |
2023 | 162,453 | 324,102 | 7.072 | 14.109 |
2024 | 162,934 | 320,429 | 7.052 | 13.869 |
2025 | 166,204 | 318,489 | 7.155 | 13.711 |
- Total
- Crude
Year | Population | Urban (%) | |
---|---|---|---|
Urban | Rural | ||
1950 | 1,221,741 | 6,749,357 | 15.327 |
1955 | 1,373,606 | 7,404,843 | 15.647 |
1960 | 1,622,519 | 8,251,962 | 16.431 |
1965 | 1,901,067 | 9,209,761 | 17.110 |
1970 | 2,197,238 | 10,288,518 | 17.598 |
1975 | 2,489,237 | 11,265,924 | 18.097 |
1980 | 2,797,666 | 12,238,190 | 18.607 |
1985 | 3,011,554 | 13,168,242 | 18.613 |
1990 | 3,212,099 | 14,117,614 | 18.535 |
1995 | 3,367,985 | 14,879,136 | 18.458 |
2000 | 3,452,171 | 15,329,767 | 18.380 |
2005 | 3,573,620 | 15,950,938 | 18.303 |
2010 | 3,681,427 | 16,516,926 | 18.226 |
2015 | 3,781,471 | 16,932,569 | 18.256 |
2020 | 3,945,488 | 17,138,554 | 18.713 |
2021 | 3,988,114 | 17,157,885 | 18.860 |
2022 | 4,034,302 | 17,170,199 | 19.026 |
2023 | 4,083,985 | 17,174,747 | 19.211 |
2024 | 4,137,016 | 17,170,471 | 19.416 |
- Population
- Urbanization
Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Persons | Share (%) | ||||
00-04 | 820,485 | 786,918 | 1,607,403 | 6.92 | 104.266 |
05-09 | 850,855 | 816,629 | 1,667,484 | 7.18 | 104.191 |
10-14 | 898,971 | 867,128 | 1,766,098 | 7.60 | 103.672 |
15-19 | 913,077 | 892,927 | 1,806,005 | 7.77 | 102.257 |
20-24 | 872,890 | 852,253 | 1,725,143 | 7.43 | 102.421 |
25-29 | 826,197 | 809,130 | 1,635,328 | 7.04 | 102.109 |
30-34 | 796,552 | 815,932 | 1,612,484 | 6.94 | 97.625 |
35-39 | 738,760 | 797,893 | 1,536,653 | 6.62 | 92.589 |
40-44 | 775,351 | 836,566 | 1,611,917 | 6.94 | 92.683 |
45-49 | 753,351 | 808,523 | 1,561,873 | 6.72 | 93.176 |
50-54 | 640,933 | 696,605 | 1,337,537 | 5.76 | 92.008 |
55-59 | 608,471 | 678,226 | 1,286,697 | 5.54 | 89.715 |
60-64 | 540,663 | 636,378 | 1,177,041 | 5.07 | 84.959 |
65-69 | 457,741 | 571,694 | 1,029,436 | 4.43 | 80.067 |
70-74 | 345,926 | 469,996 | 815,923 | 3.51 | 73.602 |
75-79 | 228,308 | 345,903 | 574,211 | 2.47 | 66.003 |
80-84 | 110,268 | 189,835 | 300,103 | 1.29 | 58.086 |
85-89 | 43,258 | 84,070 | 127,328 | 0.55 | 51.455 |
90-94 | 12,576 | 30,083 | 42,660 | 0.18 | 41.804 |
95-99 | 2,054 | 5,466 | 7,520 | 0.03 | 37.578 |
100+ | 148 | 481 | 630 | 0.00 | 30.769 |
Total | 11,236,835 | 11,992,636 | 23,229,474 | 93.698 |
- Population pyramid
- Gender ratio