Population, age 19, total in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Population, age 19, total was 296,279 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Population, age 19, total in Sri Lanka, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2015, population, age 19, total in Sri Lanka stood at 296,279. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 19, total in Sri Lanka peaked at 369,855 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 296,279, in 2015.
Sri Lanka ranks 65th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 355,819 | 340,118 | 362,565 | 10 |
| 2000s | 359,616 | 334,776 | 369,855 | 10 |
| 2010s | 311,299 | 296,279 | 325,796 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 91.5% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 73,333 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.95 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 92.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 19, total in Sri Lanka?
- Population, age 19, total in Sri Lanka was 296,279 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 19, total recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 369,855 in 2004.
- What is the lowest population, age 19, total recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 296,279 in 2015.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for population, age 19, total?
- Sri Lanka ranks 65th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 19, total rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. 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 19, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.