Sri Lanka - Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in Sri Lanka was 52.05 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 52.05 in 2020, while its lowest value was 47.51 in 1960.

Definition: Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. 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 based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 47.51
1961 47.65
1962 47.78
1963 47.90
1964 48.02
1965 48.12
1966 48.21
1967 48.29
1968 48.37
1969 48.44
1970 48.51
1971 48.58
1972 48.64
1973 48.71
1974 48.77
1975 48.82
1976 48.87
1977 48.91
1978 48.94
1979 48.98
1980 49.01
1981 49.05
1982 49.08
1983 49.12
1984 49.17
1985 49.21
1986 49.27
1987 49.33
1988 49.39
1989 49.45
1990 49.51
1991 49.56
1992 49.61
1993 49.67
1994 49.72
1995 49.77
1996 49.83
1997 49.89
1998 49.96
1999 50.03
2000 50.12
2001 50.22
2002 50.33
2003 50.44
2004 50.56
2005 50.69
2006 50.81
2007 50.94
2008 51.06
2009 51.19
2010 51.31
2011 51.42
2012 51.53
2013 51.63
2014 51.72
2015 51.80
2016 51.87
2017 51.92
2018 51.97
2019 52.01
2020 52.05

Development Relevance: Females comprise almost one-half of the world population. Female population relative to male population is a primary demographic indicator, reflecting historical events such as wars and the socio-demographic and ethno-cultural characteristics of the population.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Population structure by age and sex in the World Bank's estimates is based on the population structure by age and sex in United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects. For more information, see the original source.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Population