Which has higher population, female, Central African Republic or Sri Lanka?

Central African Republic, at 51.9% against 51.6% in Sri Lanka as of 2025.

What is the difference in population, female between Central African Republic and Sri Lanka?

0.3%, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Sri Lanka?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, female (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central African Republic vs Sri Lanka: Population, female

Central African Republic

51.9%

in 2025

Sri Lanka

51.6%

in 2025

Central African Republic rank

30th

Sri Lanka rank

33rd

Population, female over time

Central African Republic
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 51.9% against 51.6% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 30th and Sri Lanka ranks 33rd of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1960s	50.5%	47.7%	2.7%	Central African Republic
1970s	50.3%	48.6%	1.7%	Central African Republic
1980s	49.6%	49.2%	0.5%	Central African Republic
1990s	49.6%	49.9%	0.3%	Sri Lanka
2000s	49.8%	50.7%	0.8%	Sri Lanka
2010s	51.0%	51.5%	0.5%	Sri Lanka
2020s	51.8%	51.6%	0.2%	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, female, Central African Republic or Sri Lanka?: Central African Republic, at 51.9% against 51.6% in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, female between Central African Republic and Sri Lanka?: 0.3%, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Sri Lanka?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Central African Republic and Sri Lanka rank globally for population, female?: Central African Republic ranks 30th and Sri Lanka ranks 33rd of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, female (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population, female (% of total population)
Unit: % of total population
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,556 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.