Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Population ages 0-14, total, per capita was 0.217 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Sri Lanka, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Sri Lanka stood at 0.217 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.4096 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.217 units per person, in 2025.
Sri Lanka ranks 110th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4096 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4094 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.4084 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.407 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.406 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.4054 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.4044 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.403 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.4013 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.3994 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.3972 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.3948 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.3919 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.3884 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.3842 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.3799 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.376 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.3725 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.3694 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.3668 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.3644 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.3622 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.3601 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.3578 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.3554 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.3517 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.3462 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.3404 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.3349 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.3296 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.3255 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.3206 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.3137 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3062 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2987 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.292 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2864 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.2817 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.2778 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.274 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.27 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2663 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2633 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2611 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2595 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2584 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2575 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2567 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2559 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2551 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2542 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2531 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2518 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2503 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2487 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2469 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2448 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2423 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2395 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2365 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2334 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2302 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2269 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2236 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.2203 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 0.217 units per person | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4054 units per person | 0.3994 units per person | 0.4096 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3821 units per person | 0.3668 units per person | 0.3972 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3503 units per person | 0.3296 units per person | 0.3644 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2977 units per person | 0.274 units per person | 0.3255 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2604 units per person | 0.2551 units per person | 0.27 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2468 units per person | 0.2365 units per person | 0.2542 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2252 units per person | 0.217 units per person | 0.2334 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 107 Tunisia 0.2356 units per person compare
- 108 Viet Nam 0.2286 units per person compare
- 109 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.2202 units per person compare
- 111 Malaysia 0.2131 units per person compare
- 112 Northern Mariana Islands 0.2123 units per person compare
- 113 Azerbaijan 0.212 units per person compare
More health data for Sri Lanka
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7332 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,250 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 304 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -2.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate -0.869 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3368 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate -0.7118 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Sri Lanka was 0.217 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, total, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4096 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.217 units per person in 2025.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for population ages 0-14, total, per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 110th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, total, per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 0-14, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 0-14, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population ages 0-14, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 0-14, total 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
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Population ages 0-14, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.