Population, female (% of total population) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Population, female (% of total population) was 51.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, female in Sri Lanka, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 51.6% for population, female in 2025. 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 in Sri Lanka peaked at 51.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 47.3%, in 1960.
That places Sri Lanka 33rd out of 218 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 (% of total population) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 47.3% | — |
| 1961 | 47.4% | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 47.5% | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 47.6% | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 47.7% | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 47.8% | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 47.9% | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 48.0% | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 48.1% | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 48.2% | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 48.2% | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 48.3% | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 48.4% | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 48.5% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 48.5% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 48.6% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 48.7% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 48.7% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 48.8% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 48.8% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 48.9% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 49.0% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 49.0% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 49.1% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 49.1% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 49.2% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 49.2% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 49.3% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 49.4% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 49.5% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 49.6% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 49.7% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 49.7% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 49.8% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 49.9% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 50.0% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 50.0% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 50.1% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 50.1% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 50.2% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 50.3% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 50.3% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 50.4% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 50.5% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 50.6% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 50.7% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 50.8% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 50.9% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 51.1% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 51.2% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 51.3% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 51.4% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 51.5% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 51.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 51.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 51.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 51.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 51.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 51.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 51.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 51.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 51.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 51.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 51.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 51.6% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 51.6% | +0.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 51.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.3%, 1.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 51.6% is above the median for South Asia, which is 49.6%, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.7% | 47.3% | 48.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 48.6% | 48.2% | 48.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.2% | 48.9% | 49.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.9% | 49.6% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.7% | 50.3% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.5% | 51.3% | 51.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.6% | 51.6% | 51.6% | 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 in Sri Lanka?
- Population, female in Sri Lanka was 51.6% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 51.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.3% in 1960.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for population, female?
- Sri Lanka ranks 33rd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female 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 World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, female (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.