Population aged 0 to 14 in Sri Lanka
21.7% of the population of Sri Lanka was aged 14 or under in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Sri Lanka, 2025
21.7%
Change from 2024
−0.3percentage points
World, 2025
24.4%
Position in 2025
110th of 217
Population aged 0 to 14 in Sri Lanka over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sri Lanka | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21.7% | 24.4% |
| 2024 | 22.0% | 24.7% |
| 2023 | 22.4% | 25.0% |
| 2022 | 22.7% | 25.3% |
| 2021 | 23.0% | 25.6% |
| 2020 | 23.3% | 25.8% |
| 2019 | 23.7% | 26.0% |
| 2018 | 24.0% | 26.2% |
| 2017 | 24.2% | 26.4% |
| 2016 | 24.5% | 26.5% |
| 2015 | 24.7% | 26.6% |
| 2014 | 24.9% | 26.8% |
| 2013 | 25.0% | 26.9% |
| 2012 | 25.2% | 27.0% |
| 2011 | 25.3% | 27.1% |
| 2010 | 25.4% | 27.3% |
| 2009 | 25.5% | 27.5% |
| 2008 | 25.6% | 27.6% |
| 2007 | 25.7% | 27.9% |
| 2006 | 25.7% | 28.1% |
| 2005 | 25.8% | 28.5% |
| 2004 | 26.0% | 28.8% |
| 2003 | 26.1% | 29.2% |
| 2002 | 26.3% | 29.6% |
| 2001 | 26.6% | 30.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 22.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 24.7%, the figure has changed by −3.0 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Sri Lanka has the 110th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 24.4%.
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Fertility rate
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Population estimates and projections
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Median age estimates and projections
32.8 years
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Fertility rate estimates and projections
1.97 births per woman
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Population growth estimates and projections
0.58%
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