Sri Lanka vs Tanzania: Population ages 55-59, female
Sri Lanka
635,205
in 2025
Tanzania
752,476
in 2025
Sri Lanka rank
47th
Tanzania rank
44th
Population ages 55-59, female over time
- Sri Lanka
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 752,476 against 635,205 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 117,271.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.2 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tanzania ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 47th and Tanzania ranks 44th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 4 and Tanzania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 127,322 | 130,487 | 3,165 | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 181,027 | 182,943 | 1,915 | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 245,585 | 241,578 | 4,006 | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 304,195 | 299,288 | 4,906 | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 472,489 | 448,469 | 24,020 | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 596,050 | 586,248 | 9,802 | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 639,755 | 675,827 | 36,072 | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 55-59, female, Sri Lanka or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 752,476 against 635,205 in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 55-59, female between Sri Lanka and Tanzania?
- 117,271, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Tanzania?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Sri Lanka and Tanzania rank globally for population ages 55-59, female?
- Sri Lanka ranks 47th and Tanzania ranks 44th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as Population ages 55-59, female. 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 55 to 59.