Sri Lanka - Population ages 65 and above, total
The value for Population ages 65 and above, total in Sri Lanka was 2,462,130 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,462,130 in 2020 and a minimum value of 422,162 in 1965.
Definition: Total population 65 years of age or older. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.
Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 446,475 |
| 1961 | 441,022 |
| 1962 | 435,844 |
| 1963 | 430,964 |
| 1964 | 426,345 |
| 1965 | 422,162 |
| 1966 | 429,326 |
| 1967 | 436,489 |
| 1968 | 443,871 |
| 1969 | 451,716 |
| 1970 | 460,048 |
| 1971 | 476,311 |
| 1972 | 493,023 |
| 1973 | 510,209 |
| 1974 | 527,652 |
| 1975 | 545,288 |
| 1976 | 567,799 |
| 1977 | 589,863 |
| 1978 | 611,639 |
| 1979 | 633,519 |
| 1980 | 655,738 |
| 1981 | 681,470 |
| 1982 | 707,394 |
| 1983 | 733,884 |
| 1984 | 761,341 |
| 1985 | 790,168 |
| 1986 | 820,307 |
| 1987 | 851,542 |
| 1988 | 883,595 |
| 1989 | 915,905 |
| 1990 | 948,057 |
| 1991 | 982,114 |
| 1992 | 1,014,361 |
| 1993 | 1,045,080 |
| 1994 | 1,074,601 |
| 1995 | 1,103,206 |
| 1996 | 1,120,485 |
| 1997 | 1,134,599 |
| 1998 | 1,146,563 |
| 1999 | 1,157,339 |
| 2000 | 1,167,900 |
| 2001 | 1,200,519 |
| 2002 | 1,233,118 |
| 2003 | 1,266,064 |
| 2004 | 1,300,196 |
| 2005 | 1,336,473 |
| 2006 | 1,365,585 |
| 2007 | 1,394,205 |
| 2008 | 1,424,963 |
| 2009 | 1,461,198 |
| 2010 | 1,505,774 |
| 2011 | 1,587,245 |
| 2012 | 1,668,773 |
| 2013 | 1,766,763 |
| 2014 | 1,868,862 |
| 2015 | 1,969,483 |
| 2016 | 2,071,208 |
| 2017 | 2,170,903 |
| 2018 | 2,269,547 |
| 2019 | 2,363,185 |
| 2020 | 2,462,130 |
Aggregation method: Sum
Periodicity: Annual
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Population
