Population ages 45-49, female in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Population ages 45-49, female was 757,237 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 45-49, female in Sri Lanka, 1960–2025
Source: 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.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 45-49, female in Sri Lanka is 757,237, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 45-49, female in Sri Lanka peaked at 757,237 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 169,712, in 1960.
That places Sri Lanka 50th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 45-49, female in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 169,712 | — |
| 1961 | 175,248 | +3.3% |
| 1962 | 180,718 | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 186,351 | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 192,619 | +3.4% |
| 1965 | 199,625 | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 207,345 | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 215,854 | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 224,836 | +4.2% |
| 1969 | 233,639 | +3.9% |
| 1970 | 241,887 | +3.5% |
| 1971 | 249,625 | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 256,874 | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 263,595 | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 269,776 | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 275,504 | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 280,766 | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 285,528 | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 290,057 | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 294,802 | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 299,960 | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 305,503 | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 311,044 | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 316,183 | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 320,922 | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 326,974 | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 335,330 | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 344,489 | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 354,207 | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 365,464 | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 377,082 | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 390,469 | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 407,859 | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 425,259 | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 437,702 | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 451,482 | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 471,541 | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 493,734 | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 518,002 | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 544,395 | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 571,078 | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 593,922 | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 609,837 | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 622,864 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 636,232 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 649,049 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 660,855 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 670,607 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 677,471 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 681,472 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 683,278 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 684,133 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 686,679 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 666,411 | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 671,747 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 676,683 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 681,751 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 684,910 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 685,790 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 684,622 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 686,078 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 697,175 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 709,429 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 723,274 | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 741,333 | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 757,237 | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 198,595 | 169,712 | 233,639 | 10 |
| 1970s | 270,841 | 241,887 | 294,802 | 10 |
| 1980s | 328,008 | 299,960 | 365,464 | 10 |
| 1990s | 451,752 | 377,082 | 544,395 | 10 |
| 2000s | 637,339 | 571,078 | 681,472 | 10 |
| 2010s | 680,600 | 666,411 | 686,679 | 10 |
| 2020s | 719,088 | 686,078 | 757,237 | 6 |
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- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Population, female, per capita 0.5163 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 45-49, female in Sri Lanka?
- Population ages 45-49, female in Sri Lanka was 757,237 in 2025, according to 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.
- What is the highest population ages 45-49, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 757,237 in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 45-49, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 169,712 in 1960.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for population ages 45-49, female?
- Sri Lanka ranks 50th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 45-49, female rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Population ages 45-49, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 45 to 49.