World Population Ageing 1950-2050
Sri Lanka
Indicator
Population (thousands)
Total
Female
Male
Age
Total
0 - 14
15 - 59
60 - 64
65 - 69
70 - 74
75 - 79
80 - 84
85 - 89
90 - 94
95 - 99
100+
Total
0 - 14
15 - 59
60 - 64
65 - 69
70 - 74
75 - 79
80 - 84
85 - 89
90 - 94
95 - 99
100+
Total
0 - 14
15 - 59
60 - 64
65 - 69
70 - 74
75 - 79
80 - 84
85 - 89
90 - 94
95 - 99
100+
1950
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}
1975
2000
2025
2050
7 482.8
2 999.8
3 934.4
139.2
127.0
126.0
88.2
13 512.2
4 992.6
7 662.5
319.1
222.1
160.4
96.4
68.2
59.1
18 923.7
4 976.3
12 188.8
573.0
443.6
363.8
221.0
110.3
38.4
7.6
1.0
0.1
22 529.3
4 506.6
13 959.3
1 286.4
1 069.1
758.4
506.0
277.8
121.0
36.5
7.7
0.6
23 066.3
3 993.1
12 702.9
1 457.1
1 500.4
1 237.1
920.6
671.5
389.3
153.5
36.3
4.5
3 263.9
1 347.9
1 664.9
54.0
68.3
56.4
40.1
6 314.0
2 437.9
3 520.3
129.1
89.5
72.1
37.2
32.3
28.0
9 206.1
2 448.3
5 897.0
271.6
217.6
189.5
99.7
58.6
19.3
4.0
0.6
0.0
11 251.1
2 206.5
6 903.1
652.0
552.2
405.3
254.2
164.4
79.2
27.2
6.5
0.5
11 702.7
1 949.5
6 243.4
737.1
775.2
660.0
516.6
406.4
261.8
117.3
31.3
4.2
4 218.9
1 651.9
2 269.5
85.2
58.6
69.6
48.1
7 198.2
2 554.7
4 142.3
190.0
132.7
88.3
59.2
35.9
31.1
9 717.6
2 528.0
6 291.8
301.4
226.0
174.3
121.2
51.7
19.1
3.6
0.4
0.0
11 278.2
2 300.1
7 056.2
634.5
516.9
353.0
251.9
113.4
41.8
9.3
1.2
0.1
11 363.6
2 043.6
6 459.5
720.0
725.2
577.1
404.1
265.1
127.5
36.2
5.0
0.4
Percentage in older ages
Total
60+
65+
80+
7.3
5.5
0.9
6.3
4.0
0.4
9.3
6.3
0.8
18.0
12.3
2.0
27.6
21.3
5.4
Female
60+
65+
80+
7.7
6.0
1.0
5.6
3.6
0.4
9.4
6.4
0.9
19.0
13.2
2.5
30.0
23.7
7.0
Male
60+
65+
80+
7.1
5.0
0.9
7.0
4.3
0.4
9.2
6.1
0.8
17.0
11.4
1.5
25.2
18.8
3.8
18.3
17.2
35.3
90.2
159.5
40.1
52.6
7.3
36.9
56.7
6.3
26.3
64.4
9.3
20.0
62.0
18.0
17.3
55.1
27.6
20.3
20.8
27.8
36.7
42.0
83.7
73.6
10.0
69.3
62.6
6.7
48.3
39.0
9.3
47.8
29.6
18.2
62.9
28.2
34.7
10.0
14.8
10.8
5.5
2.9
3.8
1.5
2.1
4.1
13.7
118.5
107.7
111.4
140.9
137.2
110.8
104.3
101.2
90.7
89.7
86.4
59.7
81.5
77.2
52.9
Ageing index
Broad age groups (percentage)
0 - 14
15 - 59
60+
Median age (years)
Dependency ratio
Total
Youth
Old Age
Potential support ratio
Parent support ratio
Sex ratio (per 100 women)
422
60+
65+
80+
Population Division, DESA, United Nations
World Population Ageing 1950-2050
Sri Lanka
Indicator
Age
1950-1955
1975-1980
2000-2005
2025-2030
2045-2050
Growth rate (percentage)
Total
60+
65+
80+
2.5
-0.8
-2.4
-0.1
1.6
2.8
3.3
3.7
0.9
2.8
2.8
4.6
0.3
2.6
3.5
4.7
-0.1
0.9
1.8
2.5
5.9
3.8
2.1
1.9
1.9
55.5
..
..
..
54.7
..
..
..
56.2
..
..
..
66.4
..
..
..
68.5
..
..
..
65.0
..
..
..
72.6
18.4
14.7
6.1
75.9
20.0
16.0
6.7
69.9
17.0
13.5
5.7
77.2
20.7
16.7
7.4
80.3
23.1
18.9
8.6
74.5
18.5
14.7
6.1
79.5
22.3
18.2
8.5
82.3
24.6
20.3
9.6
76.8
20.0
16.0
6.9
60
65
80
..
..
..
..
..
..
85.1
78.6
38.1
90.9
85.9
49.8
92.8
88.6
56.8
Female
60
65
80
..
..
..
..
..
..
89.5
84.6
47.0
93.3
89.8
60.5
94.6
91.6
66.1
Male
60
65
80
..
..
..
..
..
..
81.3
73.5
31.1
88.7
82.2
40.2
91.1
85.7
47.5
1950
1970
1990
2000
2010
52.0
28.0
68.4
30.3
6.0
50.2
18.7
6.0
31.1
15.6
5.1
27.2
13.4
4.4
24.2
1980
1990
2000
2005
2010
Total fertility rate (per woman)
Life expectancy (years)
Total
Birth
60
65
80
Birth
60
65
80
Birth
60
65
80
Female
Male
Survival rate (percentage)
Total
Labour force participation (percentage)
Total
Female
Male
65+
65+
65+
Illiteracy rate (percentage)
Total
60 - 64
65 - 69
70+
29.9
34.4
37.7
23.8
27.5
30.8
17.1
21.4
24.4
14.5
17.3
21.7
11.6
14.6
17.7
Female
60 - 64
65 - 69
70+
45.9
51.4
56.2
35.2
40.7
45.9
24.4
30.5
35.2
20.0
24.4
30.5
15.4
20.0
24.4
Male
60 - 64
65 - 69
70+
16.2
18.9
21.1
12.7
14.4
16.2
9.3
11.2
12.7
8.1
9.3
11.2
7.2
8.1
9.3
Population pyramids
1950
2000
2050
60+
80
Male
Female
0-59
Age
60
40
20
10
5
0
Percentage
5
10
Population Division, DESA, United Nations
10
5
0
Percentage
5
10
10
5
0
Percentage
5
10
423