Population ages 15-19, male in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Population ages 15-19, male was 855,160 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-19, male in Sri Lanka, 1960–2025
Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 855,160 for population ages 15-19, male in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-19, male in Sri Lanka peaked at 974,770 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 492,037, in 1960.
That places Sri Lanka 67th 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 | 566,003 | 492,037 | 625,092 | 10 |
| 1970s | 723,597 | 642,073 | 799,409 | 10 |
| 1980s | 840,108 | 809,587 | 861,157 | 10 |
| 1990s | 923,858 | 857,458 | 974,770 | 10 |
| 2000s | 892,292 | 836,099 | 970,218 | 10 |
| 2010s | 838,901 | 824,718 | 857,278 | 10 |
| 2020s | 869,629 | 855,160 | 881,006 | 6 |
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More health data for Sri Lanka
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 169,476 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 174,140 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 180,437 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 166,463 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 173,349 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 182,125 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 183,045 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 178,382 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, male, interpolated 178,017 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 176,678 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-19, male in Sri Lanka?
- Population ages 15-19, male in Sri Lanka was 855,160 in 2025, according to World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
- What is the highest population ages 15-19, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 974,770 in 1998.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-19, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 492,037 in 1960.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for population ages 15-19, male?
- Sri Lanka ranks 67th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-19, male rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as part of Population ages 15-19, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population between the ages 15 to 19.