Population, age 23, total in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Population, age 23, total was 306,876 in 2015. ▬ Flat
Population, age 23, total in Sri Lanka, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, age 23, total in Sri Lanka is 306,876, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 23, total in Sri Lanka peaked at 370,551 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 306,876, 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 | 330,979 | 317,119 | 339,459 | 10 |
| 2000s | 359,349 | 342,894 | 370,551 | 10 |
| 2010s | 327,522 | 306,876 | 344,024 | 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 23, total in Sri Lanka?
- Population, age 23, total in Sri Lanka was 306,876 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 23, total recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 370,551 in 2005.
- What is the lowest population, age 23, total recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 306,876 in 2015.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for population, age 23, total?
- Sri Lanka ranks 61st out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 23, total rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. 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, 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.