Population, age 17, male in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Population, age 17, male was 148,557 in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
148,557
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
65th
of 191 countries
All-time high
189,157
in 1996
All-time low
148,557
in 2015
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Population, age 17, male in Sri Lanka, 1990–2015

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k1990200220151990: 177.5k1991: 179.9k1992: 182.6k1993: 185.2k1994: 187.3k1995: 188.7k1996: 189.2k1997: 188.9k1998: 188.0k1999: 186.9k2000: 185.8k2001: 184.8k2002: 183.7k2003: 182.5k2004: 180.8k2005: 178.5k2006: 175.6k2007: 172.2k2008: 168.5k2009: 164.8k2010: 161.3k2011: 158.0k2012: 154.9k2013: 152.2k2014: 150.0k2015: 148.6k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 148,557 for population, age 17, male in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 17, male in Sri Lanka peaked at 189,157 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 148,557, in 2015.

That places Sri Lanka 65th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Population, age 17, male in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Population, age 17, male in Sri Lanka, 1990 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1990 177,534 —
1991 179,937 +1.4%
1992 182,577 +1.5%
1993 185,160 +1.4%
1994 187,282 +1.1%
1995 188,657 +0.7%
1996 189,157 +0.3%
1997 188,879 -0.1%
1998 188,032 -0.4%
1999 186,936 -0.6%
2000 185,815 -0.6%
2001 184,772 -0.6%
2002 183,719 -0.6%
2003 182,484 -0.7%
2004 180,815 -0.9%
2005 178,546 -1.3%
2006 175,645 -1.6%
2007 172,244 -1.9%
2008 168,541 -2.1%
2009 164,816 -2.2%
2010 161,288 -2.1%
2011 157,977 -2.1%
2012 154,875 -2.0%
2013 152,154 -1.8%
2014 150,011 -1.4%
2015 148,557 -1.0%

Sri Lanka compared with similar countries

  • Sri Lanka's 148,557 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60,182, 2.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Sri Lanka's 148,557 is below the median for South Asia, which is 255,970, 58% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 185,415 177,534 189,157 10
2000s 177,740 164,816 185,815 10
2010s 154,144 148,557 161,288 6

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 62 Zambia 167,176 compare
  2. 63 Zimbabwe 165,369 compare
  3. 64 Senegal 159,121 compare
  4. 66 Chad 146,640 compare
  5. 67 Ecuador 144,357 compare
  6. 68 Australia 142,622 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 17, male in Sri Lanka?
Population, age 17, male in Sri Lanka was 148,557 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 17, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 189,157 in 1996.
What is the lowest population, age 17, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 148,557 in 2015.
How does Sri Lanka rank for population, age 17, male?
Sri Lanka ranks 65th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 17, male rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 17, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population, age 17, male
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,786 data points, 1990–2015
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Population, age 17, male refers to the male population at the specified age.