Population, female in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Population, female was 11.23 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, female in Sri Lanka, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 11.23 million for population, female in 2025.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female in Sri Lanka peaked at 11.45 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.57 million, in 1960.
Sri Lanka ranks 61st 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 | 5.16 million | 4.57 million | 5.79 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.52 million | 5.93 million | 7.12 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.65 million | 7.26 million | 8.04 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.74 million | 8.11 million | 9.51 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.20 million | 9.70 million | 10.62 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.89 million | 10.60 million | 11.24 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.35 million | 11.23 million | 11.45 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More health data for Sri Lanka
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 169,476 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, male, interpolated 178,017 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 174,140 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 180,437 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 173,349 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 176,678 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 178,382 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 182,125 (2025)
- Population, female 51.6% (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 176,459 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female in Sri Lanka?
- Population, female in Sri Lanka was 11.23 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 11.45 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.57 million in 1960.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for population, female?
- Sri Lanka ranks 61st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.