Sri Lanka Population Pyramid 2050
Year
2050Sri Lanka in 2050
By 2050, the population of Sri Lanka is expected to reach 24,813,690. Ten years before, in 2040, the projected population is 24,526,699 — 1.2% lower.
The median age is projected at 41.2 years, with 27.8 children under 15 and 32.5 people aged 65 or over for every 100 people of working age (15–64). The pyramid is constrictive: cohorts of children are smaller than those of their parents, reflecting low fertility and an ageing population.
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 | 24,813,690 | 41.2 | |
| Nepal | 34,642,027 | 36.0 | |
| Bhutan | 882,340 | 43.1 | |
| Maldives | 589,963 | 50.3 | |
| Afghanistan | 76,885,135 | 24.1 |





