Population, male (% of total population) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Population, male (% of total population) was 48.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population, male in Sri Lanka, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, male in Sri Lanka is 48.4%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, male in Sri Lanka peaked at 52.7% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 48.4%, in 2025.
That places Sri Lanka 186th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population, male (% of total population) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 52.7% | — |
| 1961 | 52.6% | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 52.5% | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 52.4% | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 52.3% | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 52.2% | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 52.1% | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 52.0% | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 51.9% | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 51.8% | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 51.8% | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 51.7% | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 51.6% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 51.5% | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 51.5% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 51.4% | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 51.3% | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 51.3% | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 51.2% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 51.2% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 51.1% | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 51.0% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 51.0% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 50.9% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 50.9% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 50.8% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 50.8% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 50.7% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 50.6% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 50.5% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 50.4% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 50.3% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 50.3% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 50.2% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 50.1% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 50.0% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 50.0% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 49.9% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 49.9% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 49.8% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 49.7% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 49.7% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 49.6% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 49.5% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 49.4% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 49.3% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 49.2% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 49.1% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 48.9% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 48.8% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 48.7% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 48.6% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 48.5% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 48.5% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 48.5% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 48.5% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 48.5% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 48.5% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 48.5% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 48.4% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 48.4% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 48.4% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 48.4% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 48.4% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 48.4% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 48.4% | -0.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 48.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 49.7%, 97% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 48.4% is below the median for South Asia, which is 50.4%, 96% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52.3% | 51.8% | 52.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 51.4% | 51.2% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.8% | 50.5% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.1% | 49.8% | 50.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.3% | 48.8% | 49.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.5% | 48.4% | 48.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.4% | 48.4% | 48.4% | 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 304 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0353 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, male in Sri Lanka?
- Population, male in Sri Lanka was 48.4% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 52.7% in 1960.
- What is the lowest population, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.4% in 2025.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for population, male?
- Sri Lanka ranks 186th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, male 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 World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, male (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.