Population ages 55-59, female in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Population ages 55-59, female was 5.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 55-59, female in Sri Lanka, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of female population.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 5.7% for population ages 55-59, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 55-59, female in Sri Lanka peaked at 5.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 1960.
Sri Lanka ranks 95th of 215 countries on this measure, 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 | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.8% | 2.6% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.2% | 3.0% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 3.3% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 3.8% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 5.2% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 5.6% | 5.7% | 6 |
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- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 180,437 (2025)
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- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 183,045 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 178,382 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 55-59, female in Sri Lanka?
- Population ages 55-59, female in Sri Lanka was 5.7% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 55-59, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 55-59, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 1960.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for population ages 55-59, female?
- Sri Lanka ranks 95th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 55-59, female rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 55-59, female (% of female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 55 to 59 as a percentage of the total female population.