Population, ages 5-9, male in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Population, ages 5-9, male was 712,153 in 2015. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2015)
712,153
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
72nd
of 191 countries
All-time high
949,158
in 1990
All-time low
712,153
in 2015
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Population, ages 5-9, male in Sri Lanka, 1990–2015

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1990200220151990: 949.2k1991: 936.5k1992: 920.0k1993: 902.4k1994: 887.1k1995: 876.7k1996: 872.7k1997: 873.9k1998: 876.8k1999: 876.5k2000: 869.4k2001: 854.1k2002: 832.3k2003: 807.5k2004: 785.1k2005: 768.6k2006: 759.6k2007: 756.6k2008: 757.1k2009: 757.3k2010: 754.6k2011: 748.0k2012: 738.7k2013: 728.2k2014: 718.8k2015: 712.2k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).

Analysis

The most recent figure for population, ages 5-9, male in Sri Lanka is 712,153, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, ages 5-9, male in Sri Lanka peaked at 949,158 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 712,153, in 2015.

That places Sri Lanka 72nd 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 897,176 872,680 949,158 10
2000s 794,756 756,589 869,393 10
2010s 733,403 712,153 754,598 6

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 69 Somalia 774,258 compare
  2. 70 North Korea 757,723 compare
  3. 71 Kazakhstan 745,139 compare
  4. 73 Ecuador 695,470 compare
  5. 74 Australia 680,421 compare
  6. 75 Chile 635,745 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, ages 5-9, male in Sri Lanka?
Population, ages 5-9, male in Sri Lanka was 712,153 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
What is the highest population, ages 5-9, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 949,158 in 1990.
What is the lowest population, ages 5-9, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 712,153 in 2015.
How does Sri Lanka rank for population, ages 5-9, male?
Sri Lanka ranks 72nd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, ages 5-9, male rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. 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 (Derived), published as part of Population, ages 5-9, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population, ages 5-9, male
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,786 data points, 1990–2015
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Population, ages 5-9, male is the total number of males age 5-9.