Population, male, per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Population, male, per capita was 0.4837 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population, male, per capita in Sri Lanka, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.4837 units per person for population, male, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, male, per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.5273 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.4837 units per person, in 2025.
Sri Lanka ranks 184th of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population, male, per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5273 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.5262 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.5251 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.524 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.523 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.522 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.521 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.5201 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.5192 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.5183 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.5176 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.5168 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.516 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.5153 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.5147 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.514 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.5133 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.5127 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.5121 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.5115 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.511 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.5105 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.5099 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.5094 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.5089 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.5083 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.5075 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.5068 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.506 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.5051 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.5042 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.5034 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.5026 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.5018 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.5011 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.5004 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4998 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4992 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.4986 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.498 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.4974 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4968 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4959 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4948 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4938 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4928 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4917 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4907 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4895 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4882 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.487 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.4859 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4854 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4852 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4851 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4849 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4848 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4847 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4845 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4844 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4843 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4841 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.484 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4839 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4838 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.4837 units per person | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5226 units per person | 0.5183 units per person | 0.5273 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5144 units per person | 0.5115 units per person | 0.5176 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5083 units per person | 0.5051 units per person | 0.511 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5009 units per person | 0.498 units per person | 0.5042 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4931 units per person | 0.4882 units per person | 0.4974 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4852 units per person | 0.4844 units per person | 0.487 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.484 units per person | 0.4837 units per person | 0.4843 units per person | 6 |
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- 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 15-64, male, annual growth rate -0.7118 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3214 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate -0.7918 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6582 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, male, per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Population, male, per capita in Sri Lanka was 0.4837 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, male, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5273 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest population, male, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4837 units per person in 2025.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for population, male, per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 184th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, male, per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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, male, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population, male ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population, male 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, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.