Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union was 61.9% in 2050. ▼ Falling
Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union in Sri Lanka, 2017–2050
Source: United Nations (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2050, share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union in Sri Lanka stood at 61.9%. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union in Sri Lanka peaked at 66.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 61.9%, in 2050.
That places Sri Lanka 17th out of 224 countries with data for 2050, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 66.3% | — |
| 2018 | 66.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 66.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 66.2% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 66.1% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 65.9% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 65.8% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 65.7% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 65.6% | -0.2% |
| 2026 | 65.5% | -0.2% |
| 2027 | 65.4% | -0.2% |
| 2028 | 65.3% | -0.2% |
| 2029 | 65.2% | -0.2% |
| 2030 | 65.1% | -0.2% |
| 2031 | 65.1% | +0.0% |
| 2032 | 65.0% | -0.2% |
| 2033 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2034 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2035 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2036 | 64.9% | -0.2% |
| 2037 | 64.9% | +0.0% |
| 2038 | 64.8% | -0.2% |
| 2039 | 64.8% | +0.0% |
| 2040 | 64.7% | -0.2% |
| 2041 | 64.5% | -0.3% |
| 2042 | 64.4% | -0.2% |
| 2043 | 64.2% | -0.3% |
| 2044 | 63.9% | -0.5% |
| 2045 | 63.7% | -0.3% |
| 2046 | 63.4% | -0.5% |
| 2047 | 63.1% | -0.5% |
| 2048 | 62.7% | -0.6% |
| 2049 | 62.3% | -0.6% |
| 2050 | 61.9% | -0.6% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 61.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 55.1%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 61.9% is below the median for South Asia, which is 63.2%, 98% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 66.3% | 66.3% | 66.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 65.7% | 65.2% | 66.2% | 10 |
| 2030s | 65.0% | 64.8% | 65.1% | 10 |
| 2040s | 63.7% | 62.3% | 64.7% | 10 |
| 2050s | 61.9% | 61.9% | 61.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 14 Albania 62.8% compare
- 14 Burkina Faso 62.8% compare
- 16 Niger 62.5% compare
- 17 Iraq 61.9% compare
- 19 Ethiopia 61.3% compare
- 20 French Polynesia 61.2% compare
- 20 Uzbekistan 61.2% 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 share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union in Sri Lanka?
- Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union in Sri Lanka was 61.9% in 2050, according to United Nations (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 66.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.9% in 2050.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union?
- Sri Lanka ranks 17th out of 224 countries with data for 2050.
- Is share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of women aged 15–49 who are married, or who live with a partner without being married.