Life Expectancy at Birth in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Life Expectancy at Birth was 77.67 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
77.67
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
77th
of 216 countries
All-time high
77.67
in 2024
All-time low
60.6
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life Expectancy at Birth in Sri Lanka, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth in Sri Lanka is 77.67, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Sri Lanka peaked at 77.67 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 60.6, in 1960.
That places Sri Lanka 77th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life Expectancy at Birth in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 60.6 | — |
| 1961 | 61.16 | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 61.63 | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 62.03 | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 62.38 | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 62.79 | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 63.16 | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 63.56 | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 63.87 | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 64.14 | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 64.35 | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 64.24 | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 64.62 | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 64.78 | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 64.97 | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 65.36 | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 65.84 | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 66.39 | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 66.84 | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 67.51 | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 68.01 | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 68.38 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 68.67 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 68.73 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 68.76 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 68.88 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 68.96 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 69.01 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 69 | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 67.28 | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 69.24 | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 69.13 | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 69.62 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 70.05 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 70.21 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 69.75 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 69.84 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 69.93 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 70.13 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 70.43 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 71.18 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 71.8 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 72.27 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 72.44 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 68.02 | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 73.07 | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 72.83 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 72.98 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 72.56 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 70.3 | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 74.46 | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 74.74 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 75.19 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 75.55 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 75.76 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 75.99 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 76.14 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 76.24 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 76.48 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 76.7 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 76.93 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 76.28 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 77.3 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 77.48 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 77.67 | +0.2% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 77.67 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.45, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 77.67 is above the median for South Asia, which is 74.1, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62.53 | 60.6 | 64.14 | 10 |
| 1970s | 65.49 | 64.24 | 67.51 | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.57 | 67.28 | 69.01 | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.83 | 69.13 | 70.43 | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.75 | 68.02 | 73.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.72 | 74.46 | 76.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.13 | 76.28 | 77.67 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 74 Montenegro 77.89 compare
- 75 Iran 77.85 compare
- 76 Antigua and Barbuda 77.77 compare
- 78 Ecuador 77.58 compare
- 79 Argentina 77.54 compare
- 80 British Virgin Islands 77.43 compare
More gender data for Sri Lanka
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,804 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.8687 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 18,964 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 18,964 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.7411 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 155,366 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 162,031 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 156,342 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 163,015 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 157,484 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Sri Lanka?
- Life expectancy at birth in Sri Lanka was 77.67 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 77.67 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.6 in 1960.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Sri Lanka ranks 77th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.