Sri Lanka Population Pyramid 1956
Year
1956Sri Lanka in 1956
As of 1956, Sri Lanka counted 8,807,218 inhabitants. Half of the population was younger than 20.0 years; 40.4% were children under 15 and 4.9% were 65 or older.
The broad-based, expansive shape of the pyramid points to high fertility and strong population 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 | 8,807,219 | 20.0 | |
| Afghanistan | 8,454,302 | 19.2 | |
| Nepal | 9,427,891 | 19.6 | |
| Bhutan | 200,236 | 18.5 | |
| Maldives | 83,308 | 20.0 |





