Sri Lanka Population Pyramid 1959
Year
1959Sri Lanka in 1959
In 1959, Sri Lanka had a total population of 9,430,152 people. The median age was 19.6 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 74.7 children under 15 and 8.0 people aged 65 or over.
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 | 9,430,152 | 19.6 | |
| Nepal | 9,938,912 | 19.5 | |
| Afghanistan | 8,869,270 | 19.0 | |
| Bhutan | 217,815 | 18.7 | |
| Maldives | 89,057 | 20.5 |





