Sri Lanka Population Pyramid 1951
Year
1951Sri Lanka in 1951
As of 1951, Sri Lanka counted 7,956,334 inhabitants. With a median age of 20.7 years, Sri Lanka had a youth dependency ratio of 72.9 and an old-age dependency ratio of 12.9 per 100 people of working age.
This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
In 2023 women in Sri Lanka had on average 1.97 children, below the replacement level of 2.1.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 77.5 years in 2023: 80.6 for women and 74.2 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
38,716 immigrants live in Sri Lanka, 0.2% of the population.
| India | 10,957 |
| Italy | 5,226 |
| China | 2,509 |
| Kuwait | 1,772 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,707 |
1,491,939 people born in Sri Lanka live in other countries.
| India | 253,869 |
| Qatar | 161,747 |
| United Kingdom | 160,178 |
| Australia | 156,876 |
| Canada | 140,870 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 7,956,334 | 20.7 | |
| Afghanistan | 7,879,339 | 19.4 | |
| Nepal | 8,572,664 | 19.6 | |
| Bhutan | 174,600 | 18.2 | |
| Maldives | 75,713 | 18.8 |





