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Age structure

Sri Lanka — 31 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
1995 0-14 years: 29% (female 2,597,969; male 2,713,696) 15-64 years: 65% (female 6,042,228; male 5,902,343) 65 years and over: 6% (female 547,715; male 538,709) (July 1995 est.)
1996 0-14 years: 28% (male 2,673,943; female 2,559,569) 15-64 years: 66% (male 6,023,759; female 6,171,964) 65 years and over: 6% (male 553,940; female 569,899) (July 1996 est.)
1997 0-14 years: 28% (male 2,698,852; female 2,581,476) 15-64 years : 66% (male 6,019,140; female 6,266,311) 65 years and over: 6% (male 565,671; female 589,728) (July 1997 est.)
1998 0-14 years: 28% (male 2,673,194; female 2,556,926) 15-64 years: 66% (male 6,126,759; female 6,385,450) 65 years and over: 6% (male 579,329; female 611,900) (July 1998 est.)
1999 0-14 years: 27% (male 2,650,135; female 2,535,092) 15-64 years: 67% (male 6,231,987; female 6,500,782) 65 years and over: 6% (male 592,539; female 634,340) (1999 est.)
2000 0-14 years: 26% (male 2,605,251; female 2,490,416) 15-64 years: 67% (male 6,285,118; female 6,606,196) 65 years and over: 7% (male 602,470; female 649,124) (2000 est.)
2001 0-14 years: 25.99% (male 2,578,618; female 2,464,928) 15-64 years: 67.39% (male 6,369,881; female 6,708,852) 65 years and over: 6.62% (male 615,253; female 671,103) (2001 est.)
2002 0-14 years: 25.6% (male 2,559,246; female 2,446,393) 15-64 years: 67.7% (male 6,446,320; female 6,802,515) 65 years and over: 6.7% (male 628,398; female 693,911) (2002 est.)
2003 0-14 years: 25.2% (male 2,543,336; female 2,431,223) 15-64 years: 67.9% (male 6,518,145; female 6,890,424) 65 years and over: 6.9% (male 641,708; female 717,603) (2003 est.)
2004 0-14 years: 24.8% (male 2,526,143; female 2,414,876) 15-64 years: 68.2% (male 6,589,438; female 6,976,487) 65 years and over: 7% (male 655,636; female 742,585) (2004 est.)
2005 0-14 years: 24.5% (male 2,508,384/female 2,397,986) 15-64 years: 68.4% (male 6,658,765/female 7,059,468) 65 years and over: 7.2% (male 670,813/female 769,360) (2005 est.)
2006 0-14 years: 24.1% (male 2,488,689/female 2,379,233) 15-64 years: 68.6% (male 6,727,399/female 7,140,751) 65 years and over: 7.3% (male 687,842/female 798,326) (2006 est.)
2007 0-14 years: 24.3% (male 2,596,295/female 2,495,949) 15-64 years: 67.9% (male 6,947,310/female 7,259,271) 65 years and over: 7.8% (male 765,507/female 861,983) (2007 est.)
2008 0-14 years: 24.1% (male 2,596,463/female 2,495,136) 15-64 years: 68% (male 7,019,446/female 7,340,809) 65 years and over: 7.9% (male 783,823/female 893,096) (2008 est.)
2009 0-14 years: 23.9% (male 2,594,815/female 2,493,002) 15-64 years: 68% (male 7,089,307/female 7,418,123) 65 years and over: 8.1% (male 803,172/female 926,372) (2009 est.)
2010 0-14 years: 23.9% (male 2,594,815/female 2,493,002) 15-64 years: 68% (male 7,089,307/female 7,418,123) 65 years and over: 8.1% (male 803,172/female 926,372) (2010 est.)
2011 0-14 years: 24.9% (male 2,705,953/female 2,599,717) 15-64 years: 67.2% (male 6,993,668/female 7,313,440) 65 years and over: 7.9% (male 720,219/female 950,916) (2011 est.)
2012 0-14 years: 24.9% (male 2,723,657/ female 2,615,425) 15-64 years: 67% (male 7,041,566/ female 7,358,891) 65 years and over: 8.1% (male 747,433/ female 994,362) (2012 est.)
2013 0-14 years: 24.8% (male 2,741,879/female 2,632,613) 15-24 years: 15.1% (male 1,659,566/female 1,615,616) 25-54 years: 42.4% (male 4,484,738/female 4,697,355) 55-64 years: 9.3% (male 939,174/female 1,084,108) 65 years and over: 8.4% (male 778,629/female 1,041,970) (2013 est.)
2014 0-14 years: 24.7% (male 2,758,360/female 2,648,073) 15-24 years: 14.9% (male 1,651,901/female 1,606,465) 25-54 years: 42.1% (male 4,504,395/female 4,708,288) 55-64 years: 9.5% (male 966,295/female 1,117,310) 65 years and over: 8.7% (male 812,669/female 1,092,689) (2014 est.)
2015 0-14 years: 24.58% (male 2,764,848/female 2,655,218) | 15-24 years: 14.77% (male 1,652,884/female 1,604,089) | 25-54 years: 41.9% (male 4,523,146/female 4,718,156) | 55-64 years: 9.72% (male 992,750/female 1,149,828) | 65 years and over: 9.04% (male 847,805/female 1,144,764) (2015 est.)
2016 0-14 years: 24.35% (male 2,760,821/female 2,652,747) | 15-24 years: 14.7% (male 1,660,402/female 1,608,022) | 25-54 years: 41.71% (male 4,544,253/female 4,729,544) | 55-64 years: 9.89% (male 1,018,357/female 1,181,060) | 65 years and over: 9.35% (male 882,740/female 1,197,054) (2016 est.)
2017 0-14 years: 24.06% (male 2,750,004/female 2,642,606) | 15-24 years: 14.63% (male 1,666,859/female 1,611,379) | 25-54 years: 41.58% (male 4,571,200/female 4,747,119) | 55-64 years: 10.06% (male 1,043,199/female 1,210,930) | 65 years and over: 9.67% (male 917,014/female 1,249,071) (2017 est.)
2018 0-14 years: 23.75% (male 2,734,114 /female 2,627,695) | 15-24 years: 14.6% (male 1,677,547 /female 1,618,922) | 25-54 years: 41.46% (male 4,596,388 /female 4,762,913) | 55-64 years: 10.22% (male 1,067,258 /female 1,239,204) | 65 years and over: 9.98% (male 951,213 /female 1,301,338) (2018 est.) | population pyramid: The World Factbook Field Image Modal × South Asia :: Sri Lanka Print Image Description This is the population pyramid for Sri Lanka. A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex
2019 0-14 years: 23.75% (male 2,734,114 /female 2,627,695) | 15-24 years: 14.6% (male 1,677,547 /female 1,618,922) | 25-54 years: 41.46% (male 4,596,388 /female 4,762,913) | 55-64 years: 10.22% (male 1,067,258 /female 1,239,204) | 65 years and over: 9.98% (male 951,213 /female 1,301,338) (2018 est.) | population pyramid: The World Factbook Field Image Modal × South Asia :: Sri Lanka Print Image Description This is the population pyramid for Sri Lanka. A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex
2020 0-14 years: 23.11% (male 2,696,379/female 2,592,450) | 15-24 years: 14.58% (male 1,700,442/female 1,636,401) | 25-54 years: 41.2% (male 4,641,842/female 4,789,101) | 55-64 years: 10.48% (male 1,110,481/female 1,288,056) | 65 years and over: 10.63% (male 1,023,315/female 1,410,734) (2020 est.) | population pyramid: The World Factbook Field Image Modal × South Asia :: Sri Lanka Print Image Description This is the population pyramid for Sri Lanka. A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex st
2021 0-14 years: 23.11% (male 2,696,379/female 2,592,450) 15-24 years: 14.58% (male 1,700,442/female 1,636,401) 25-54 years: 41.2% (male 4,641,842/female 4,789,101) 55-64 years: 10.48% (male 1,110,481/female 1,288,056) 65 years and over: 10.63% (male 1,023,315/female 1,410,734) (2020 est.)
2022 0-14 years: 23.11% (male 2,696,379/female 2,592,450) 15-24 years: 14.58% (male 1,700,442/female 1,636,401) 25-54 years: 41.2% (male 4,641,842/female 4,789,101) 55-64 years: 10.48% (male 1,110,481/female 1,288,056) 65 years and over: 10.63% (male 1,023,315/female 1,410,734) (2020 est.)
2023 0-14 years: 21.95% (male 2,609,642/female 2,511,570) 15-64 years: 66.22% (male 7,609,573/female 7,836,480) 65 years and over: 11.83% (2023 est.) (male 1,156,637/female 1,602,370)
2024 0-14 years: 22.6% (male 2,537,918/female 2,423,615) 15-64 years: 65% (male 6,954,869/female 7,336,897) 65 years and over: 12.4% (2024 est.) (male 1,149,256/female 1,580,053)
2025 0-14 years: 22.6% (male 2,537,918/female 2,423,615) 15-64 years: 65% (male 6,954,869/female 7,336,897) 65 years and over: 12.4% (2024 est.) (male 1,149,256/female 1,580,053)