Population ages 75-79, male in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Population ages 75-79, male was 213,826 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
213,826
Change on year
up 4.5%
World rank
48th
of 215 countries
All-time high
213,826
in 2025
All-time low
36,855
in 1964
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population ages 75-79, male in Sri Lanka, 1960–2025

50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k196019922025

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 213,826 for population ages 75-79, male in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 67.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population ages 75-79, male in Sri Lanka peaked at 213,826 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 36,855, in 1964.

Sri Lanka ranks 48th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 39,623 36,855 43,040 10
1970s 48,439 44,062 56,276 10
1980s 68,049 58,666 77,272 10
1990s 88,480 79,213 98,006 10
2000s 110,360 100,070 118,662 10
2010s 130,951 119,801 154,073 10
2020s 189,166 163,126 213,826 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is population ages 75-79, male in Sri Lanka?
Population ages 75-79, male in Sri Lanka was 213,826 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 75-79, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 213,826 in 2025.
What is the lowest population ages 75-79, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 36,855 in 1964.
How does Sri Lanka rank for population ages 75-79, male?
Sri Lanka ranks 48th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is population ages 75-79, male rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 67.3%. 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 75-79, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population ages 75-79, male
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
260 places, 17,130 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Male population between the ages 75 to 79.