Gender in Sri Lanka 237 indicators covering gender for Sri Lanka. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 26.5% 81st Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 13.1% 65th Labor force, female, annual growth rate -0.3235 % change on previous year 2025 down 104.2% 164th Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 61.9% 2050 down 4.3% 18th Women required to obey husband, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Women and men have equal rights to immovable property, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Labor force, female, per square kilometre 42.85 units per square kilometre 2023 down 1.5% 40th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.083 units per square kilometre 2023 down 2.6% 25th Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.2883 units per square kilometre 2023 up 12.9% 22nd Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.776 2023 up 1.6% 89th Women can apply passport same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 2.92 2025 down 27.9% 63rd Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 2024 down 90.0% 125th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 2024 unchanged 103rd Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 18,637 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 10.6% 93rd Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 2024 unchanged 119th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 2024 unchanged 89th Women can obtain divorce same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Share of the population that is female 51.6% 2025 up 0.2% 33rd Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 91.45 2023 down 5.9% 172nd Gender Development Index 0.951 2023 down 0.7% 120th Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.951 2023 down 0.7% 120th Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.951 2023 down 0.7% 120th Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.7889 2023 up 1.8% 82nd Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 6.8% 107th Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 0.2419 % change on previous year 2023 down 26.7% 138th Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 23.7 2016 up 5.3% 159th Access to justice for women 0 2025 — 47th Gender of the chief executive 0 2025 — 18th Gender of the head of government 0 2025 — 20th Gender of the head of state 0 2025 — 18th Share of women in parliament 9.8% 2025 up 69.6% 157th Population 21.92 million 2024 up 5.5% 59th Life Expectancy at Birth 77.67 2024 up 2.5% 77th SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 26.48 2024 up 6.6% 111th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 20.9% 2023 down 17.1% 136th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 20.9% 2023 down 17.1% 138th Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 22.9% 2023 down 16.7% 153rd Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 87.95 2023 down 7.6% 114th Sex ratio at birth 104.26 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.1% 147th Sex ratio by age 31.33 males per 100 females 2023 up 51.6% 60th Sex ratio at age 5 104.2 males per 100 females 2023 up 1.9% 130th Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 104.26 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.1% 147th Women have full legal rights to decide where to live 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can sign a contract on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Probability of dying that year, among females 0.4% 2023 down 37.1% 178th Probability that a man will outlive a woman 35.1% 2023 down 0.5% 204th Sex ratio at age 60 86.42 males per 100 females 2023 down 1.5% 183rd Male population by age group 834,502 people 2023 down 8.8% 70th Female population by age group 800,552 people 2023 down 9.9% 70th Do Men and Women Have Equal Ownership Rights to Immovable Property? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Register a Business in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Sign a Contract in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Entrepreneurship Score 75 2023 unchanged 94th Is Paid Leave of at Least 14 Weeks Available to Mothers? 0 2023 — 123rd Is Dismissal of Pregnant Workers Prohibited? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is There Paid Leave Available to Fathers? 0 2023 — 123rd Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score 20 2023 unchanged 148th Can a Woman Travel Outside the Country in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Travel Outside Her Home in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st ← Previous Page 2 of 4 Next →