Laos vs Sri Lanka: Population ages 15-64, female (% of female population)
Laos
65.4%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
65.2%
in 2025
Laos rank
78th
Sri Lanka rank
81st
Population ages 15-64, female (% of female population) over time
- Laos
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Laos currently reports 65.4% against 65.2% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 78th and Sri Lanka ranks 81st of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55.6% | 54.7% | 0.9% | Laos |
| 1970s | 54.4% | 57.4% | 3.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 52.8% | 60.1% | 7.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 52.8% | 64.4% | 11.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 55.7% | 67.4% | 11.7% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 62.2% | 66.5% | 4.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 64.8% | 65.5% | 0.7% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 15-64, female, Laos or Sri Lanka?
- Laos, at 65.4% against 65.2% in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-64, female between Laos and Sri Lanka?
- 0.2%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Sri Lanka?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Sri Lanka rank globally for population ages 15-64, female?
- Laos ranks 78th and Sri Lanka ranks 81st of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 15-64, female (% of female population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total female population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.