Population, female, per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Population, female, per capita was 0.5163 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, female, per capita in Sri Lanka, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, population, female, per capita in Sri Lanka stood at 0.5163 units per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female, per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.5163 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4727 units per person, in 1960.
That places Sri Lanka 33rd 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, female, per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4727 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4738 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.4749 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.476 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.477 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.478 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.479 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.4799 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.4808 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.4817 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.4824 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.4832 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.484 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.4847 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.4853 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.486 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.4867 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.4873 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.4879 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.4885 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.489 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.4895 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.4901 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.4906 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.4911 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.4917 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.4925 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.4932 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.494 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.4949 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.4958 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.4966 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.4974 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.4982 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.4989 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4996 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.5002 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.5008 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.5014 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.502 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.5026 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.5032 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5041 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.5052 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.5062 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5072 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.5083 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5093 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5105 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5118 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.513 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5141 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5146 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5148 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5149 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5151 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5152 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5153 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5155 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5156 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5157 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5159 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.516 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5161 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5162 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.5163 units per person | +0.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.5163 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5034 units per person, 1.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.5163 units per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.4964 units per person, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4774 units per person | 0.4727 units per person | 0.4817 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4856 units per person | 0.4824 units per person | 0.4885 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4917 units per person | 0.489 units per person | 0.4949 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4991 units per person | 0.4958 units per person | 0.502 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5069 units per person | 0.5026 units per person | 0.5118 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5148 units per person | 0.513 units per person | 0.5156 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.516 units per person | 0.5157 units per person | 0.5163 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,250 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 304 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0339 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female, per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Population, female, per capita in Sri Lanka was 0.5163 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, female, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5163 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, female, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4727 units per person in 1960.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for population, female, per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 33rd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female, per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population, female World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Population, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.