Gender in Sri Lanka 237 indicators covering gender for Sri Lanka. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,804 2030 down 8.8% 70th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.8687 % change on previous year 2030 down 28.8% 110th Population 18,964 2030 up 9.6% 58th Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 18,964 2030 up 9.6% 58th Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.7411 % change on previous year 2030 down 32.2% 127th Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 155,366 2025 down 9.2% 70th Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 162,031 2025 down 9.1% 70th Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 156,342 2025 down 10.3% 70th Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 163,015 2025 down 10.2% 69th Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 157,484 2025 down 10.3% 69th Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 164,192 2025 down 10.2% 69th Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 158,342 2025 down 9.7% 69th Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 165,089 2025 down 9.0% 70th Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 159,386 2025 down 9.7% 70th Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 166,159 2025 down 8.4% 70th Age population, age 05, female, interpolated 160,649 2025 down 9.9% 70th Age population, age 05, male, interpolated 167,451 2025 down 8.4% 70th Women's universal right to vote 1 2025 unchanged 1st Universal suffrage women lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 51.61 2027 up 12.2% 25th Women's Political Empowerment Index 0.742 2025 up 3.6% 96th Women's Civil Liberties Index 0.734 2025 down 0.5% 75th Women's Civil Society Participation Index 0.699 2025 down 14.8% 102nd Women's Political Participation Index 0.82 2025 up 34.0% 127th Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index 0.742 2025 up 3.6% 96th Key features of women's political empowerment 0.742 2025 up 3.6% 96th Key features of womens political empowerment, annual growth rate 7.54 % change on previous year 2025 up 18.0% 4th Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled 0.742 2025 up 3.6% 96th Gender of the head of government, gaps filled 0 2025 — 20th Prevalence of obesity, female 15.0% 2024 up 66.7% 159th Prevalence of obesity, male 7.1% 2024 up 79.5% 158th Life expectancy at age 60, female 23.22 years 2024 up 4.5% 84th Life expectancy at age 60, male 20.57 years 2024 up 14.7% 65th Share of women who are obese 15.0% 2024 up 66.8% 162nd Share of women who are overweight or obese 46.9% 2024 up 32.3% 132nd Share of overweight men vs. women 32.8% 2024 up 44.7% 148th Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 90.6% 2024 up 2.0% 59th Share of women who are married or in a union 6.0% 2016 down 14.0% 110th Population, per capita 1 units per person 2024 unchanged 27th Population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 12.6% 73rd Population, annual growth rate -0.5491 % change on previous year 2024 down 158.6% 177th Key features of womens political empowerment, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 19.0% 98th Women and men have the same rights to own property 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Married women are required by law to obey their husbands 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Total calories from animal protein vs. mean male height 71.76 kilocalories per day per capita 2023 up 2.7% 155th Women, Business and the Law Index 65.62 index (0–100) 2023 up 4.0% 147th Women can apply for a passport in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can register a business on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can get a divorce on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women have the same rights to remarry as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can open a bank account in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Equal access to financial services for women and men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 94th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita 0.0002 units per person 2025 down 9.4% 102nd Women can open bank account same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Women can register a business in the same way as men, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Population, per square kilometre 356.24 units per square kilometre 2023 up 8.5% 20th Population (UN estimates and projections), per capita 0.0008 units per person 2025 up 7.1% 43rd Labor force, female 2.76 million 2025 down 5.1% 66th Labor force, female, per capita 0.127 units per person 2025 down 8.6% 158th Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 25.8% 79th Page 1 of 4 Next →