What is population, age 23, male in Sri Lanka?

Population, age 23, male in Sri Lanka was 155,428 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 23, male recorded in Sri Lanka?

The highest recorded value was 184,820 in 2005.

What is the lowest population, age 23, male recorded in Sri Lanka?

The lowest recorded value was 155,428 in 2015.

How does Sri Lanka rank for population, age 23, male?

Sri Lanka ranks 61st out of 191 countries with data for 2015.

Is population, age 23, male rising or falling in Sri Lanka?

Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?

The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 23, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 23, male in Sri Lanka

Name: Population, age 23, male in Sri Lanka
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Sri Lanka: Population, age 23, male was 155,428 in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)

155,428

Change on year

down 2.3%

World rank

61st

of 191 countries

All-time high

184,820

in 2005

All-time low

155,428

in 2015

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 23, male in Sri Lanka, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population, age 23, male in Sri Lanka is 155,428, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 23, male in Sri Lanka peaked at 184,820 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 155,428, in 2015.

That places Sri Lanka 61st out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	167,166	160,539	170,450	10
2000s	179,798	171,838	184,820	10
2010s	164,670	155,428	173,818	6

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

58 Zimbabwe 167,714 compare
59 Malawi 162,578 compare
60 Australia 157,446 compare
62 Chile 153,437 compare
63 Guatemala 149,196 compare
64 Kazakhstan 142,940 compare

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More education data for Sri Lanka

Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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 mean years of schooling 1.95 (2024)
School enrollment, primary, female 92.1% (2023)

All data for Sri Lanka →

Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 23, male in Sri Lanka?: Population, age 23, male in Sri Lanka was 155,428 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 23, male recorded in Sri Lanka?: The highest recorded value was 184,820 in 2005.
What is the lowest population, age 23, male recorded in Sri Lanka?: The lowest recorded value was 155,428 in 2015.
How does Sri Lanka rank for population, age 23, male?: Sri Lanka ranks 61st out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 23, male rising or falling in Sri Lanka?: Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 23, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 23, male
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,786 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population, age 23, male refers to the male population at the specified age.