Australia vs Sri Lanka: Population ages 15-64, total
Australia
17.74 million
in 2025
Sri Lanka
14.32 million
in 2025
Australia rank
54th
Sri Lanka rank
57th
Population ages 15-64, total over time
- Australia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Australia currently reports 17.74 million against 14.32 million in Sri Lanka, a difference of 3.42 million.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.
Globally, Australia ranks 54th and Sri Lanka ranks 57th of 215 countries.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 15 to 64. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.