Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Probability that a man will outlive a woman was 35.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
35.1%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
204th
of 236 countries
All-time high
46.2%
in 1950
All-time low
31.3%
in 1999
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Sri Lanka, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, probability that a man will outlive a woman in Sri Lanka stood at 35.1%.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability that a man will outlive a woman in Sri Lanka peaked at 46.2% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 31.3%, in 1999.
Sri Lanka ranks 204th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 46.2% | — |
| 1951 | 45.7% | -1.0% |
| 1952 | 45.4% | -0.8% |
| 1953 | 45.2% | -0.3% |
| 1954 | 45.0% | -0.5% |
| 1955 | 44.9% | -0.3% |
| 1956 | 44.8% | -0.0% |
| 1957 | 44.8% | -0.0% |
| 1958 | 44.7% | -0.2% |
| 1959 | 44.6% | -0.2% |
| 1960 | 44.6% | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 44.6% | -0.0% |
| 1962 | 44.5% | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 44.2% | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 44.1% | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 43.8% | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 43.6% | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 43.4% | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 43.4% | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 43.5% | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 43.5% | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 43.0% | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 43.4% | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 43.2% | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 43.0% | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 42.8% | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 42.7% | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 42.4% | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 42.2% | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 41.7% | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 41.4% | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 40.8% | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 40.1% | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 39.2% | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 38.2% | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 37.2% | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 36.4% | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 35.6% | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 34.8% | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 33.3% | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 33.9% | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 33.2% | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 33.6% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 33.8% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 33.5% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 32.2% | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 32.2% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 31.7% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 31.5% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 31.3% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 31.9% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 32.6% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 33.0% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 33.8% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 38.4% | +13.5% |
| 2005 | 34.2% | -10.9% |
| 2006 | 33.6% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 33.5% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 31.9% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 33.0% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 34.3% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 34.7% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 35.2% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 35.2% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 34.9% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 34.9% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 34.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 34.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 34.8% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 35.3% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 35.4% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 34.9% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 35.0% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 35.1% | +0.1% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 35.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.4%, 91% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 35.1% is below the median for South Asia, which is 42.8%, 82% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 45.1% | 44.6% | 46.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 44.0% | 43.4% | 44.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 42.8% | 41.7% | 43.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.7% | 33.3% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.7% | 31.3% | 33.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.6% | 31.9% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.9% | 34.3% | 35.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.1% | 34.9% | 35.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 201 Guadeloupe 35.3% compare
- 202 Slovakia 35.3% compare
- 203 Cook Islands 35.1% compare
- 205 Puerto Rico 35.0% compare
- 206 Kyrgyzstan 35.0% compare
- 207 Saint Kitts and Nevis 34.9% 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 probability that a man will outlive a woman in Sri Lanka?
- Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Sri Lanka was 35.1% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 46.2% in 1950.
- What is the lowest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.3% in 1999.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Sri Lanka ranks 204th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability that a man will outlive a woman rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability that a man will outlive a woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability that a male will live longer than a female if both are randomly selected from the population at birth.