Australia vs Sri Lanka: Population ages 0-14, total
Australia
4.88 million
in 2025
Sri Lanka
4.72 million
in 2025
Australia rank
72nd
Sri Lanka rank
73rd
Population ages 0-14, total over time
- Australia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Australia currently reports 4.88 million against 4.72 million in Sri Lanka, a difference of 160,890.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Australia ranks 72nd and Sri Lanka ranks 73rd of 217 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.34 million | 4.38 million | 1.04 million | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 3.75 million | 5.12 million | 1.37 million | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 3.72 million | 5.44 million | 1.72 million | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 3.86 million | 5.20 million | 1.34 million | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 4.01 million | 5.24 million | 1.22 million | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 4.47 million | 5.22 million | 750,640 | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 4.80 million | 4.95 million | 157,778 | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 0-14, total, Australia or Sri Lanka?
- Australia, at 4.88 million against 4.72 million in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 0-14, total between Australia and Sri Lanka?
- 160,890, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sri Lanka?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Sri Lanka rank globally for population ages 0-14, total?
- Australia ranks 72nd and Sri Lanka ranks 73rd of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi, published as Population ages 0-14, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 0 to 14. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.