Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females was 8.16 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
8.16 years
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
116th
of 236 countries
All-time high
8.16 years
in 2023
All-time low
5.06 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Sri Lanka, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Sri Lanka is 8.16 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Sri Lanka peaked at 8.16 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.06 years, in 1950.
That places Sri Lanka 116th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.06 years | — |
| 1951 | 5.17 years | +2.2% |
| 1952 | 5.29 years | +2.3% |
| 1953 | 5.38 years | +1.7% |
| 1954 | 5.46 years | +1.4% |
| 1955 | 5.52 years | +1.2% |
| 1956 | 5.57 years | +0.8% |
| 1957 | 5.61 years | +0.7% |
| 1958 | 5.67 years | +1.0% |
| 1959 | 5.72 years | +0.9% |
| 1960 | 5.76 years | +0.7% |
| 1961 | 5.78 years | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 5.81 years | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 5.84 years | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 5.88 years | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 5.92 years | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 5.96 years | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 6.01 years | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 6.01 years | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 6.01 years | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 5.98 years | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 5.94 years | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 5.91 years | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 5.88 years | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 5.89 years | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 5.92 years | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 5.98 years | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 6.08 years | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 6.18 years | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 6.28 years | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 6.35 years | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 6.42 years | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 6.46 years | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 6.47 years | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 6.48 years | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 6.5 years | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 6.51 years | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 6.52 years | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 6.54 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 6.49 years | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 6.62 years | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 6.67 years | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 6.69 years | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 6.7 years | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 6.72 years | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 6.72 years | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 6.68 years | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 6.69 years | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 6.74 years | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 6.8 years | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 6.99 years | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 7.01 years | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 7.07 years | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 6.98 years | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 6.85 years | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 7.07 years | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 7.1 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 7.13 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 7.3 years | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 7.08 years | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 7.39 years | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 7.43 years | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 7.51 years | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 7.63 years | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 7.74 years | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 7.79 years | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 7.82 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 7.86 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 7.9 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 7.92 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 7.97 years | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 7.61 years | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 8.11 years | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 8.16 years | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.45 years | 5.06 years | 5.72 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.9 years | 5.76 years | 6.01 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 6 years | 5.88 years | 6.28 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.47 years | 6.35 years | 6.54 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.7 years | 6.62 years | 6.8 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.06 years | 6.85 years | 7.3 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.7 years | 7.39 years | 7.92 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.96 years | 7.61 years | 8.16 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 113 Namibia 8.22 years compare
- 114 Cook Islands 8.18 years compare
- 115 New Caledonia 8.17 years compare
- 117 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 8.14 years compare
- 118 Paraguay 8.07 years compare
- 119 South Africa 8.04 years compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Sri Lanka?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Sri Lanka was 8.16 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 8.16 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.06 years in 1950.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females?
- Sri Lanka ranks 116th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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