Population, male in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Population, male was 10.52 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, male in Sri Lanka, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, male in Sri Lanka is 10.52 million, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, male in Sri Lanka peaked at 10.74 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.09 million, in 1960.
That places Sri Lanka 63rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.65 million | 5.09 million | 6.23 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.91 million | 6.36 million | 7.46 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.91 million | 7.59 million | 8.21 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.77 million | 8.25 million | 9.43 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.92 million | 9.60 million | 10.13 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.26 million | 9.99 million | 10.56 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.64 million | 10.52 million | 10.74 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More health data for Sri Lanka
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,250 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 304 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 104 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 104 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 165,896 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 161,381 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 168,135 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 163,591 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 171,383 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 167,020 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, male in Sri Lanka?
- Population, male in Sri Lanka was 10.52 million 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 10.74 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest population, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.09 million in 1960.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for population, male?
- Sri Lanka ranks 63rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, male rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.