Average age, male in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Average age, male was 34.71 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
34.71
Change on year
down 10.1%
World rank
54th
of 109 countries
All-time high
38.61
in 2016
All-time low
28.51
in 1992
Years of data
23
1992–2019
Average age, male in Sri Lanka, 1992–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, average age, male in Sri Lanka stood at 34.71.
That represents a change of down 10.1% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average age, male in Sri Lanka peaked at 38.61 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 28.51, in 1992.
That places Sri Lanka 54th out of 109 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Average age, male in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 28.51 | — |
| 1993 | 29.17 | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 28.55 | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 29.35 | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 28.94 | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 29.59 | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 30.21 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 30.29 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 30.87 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 30.17 | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 30.32 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 30.38 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 31.16 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 31.71 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 31.44 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 32.17 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 32.49 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 32.13 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 32.59 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 32.78 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 33.04 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 38.61 | +16.9% |
| 2019 | 34.71 | -10.1% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 34.71 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 33.45, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.19 | 28.51 | 30.21 | 7 |
| 2000s | 30.94 | 30.17 | 32.17 | 9 |
| 2010s | 33.76 | 32.13 | 38.61 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More reference data data for Sri Lanka
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.316 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1784 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1604 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9713 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average age, male in Sri Lanka?
- Average age, male in Sri Lanka was 34.71 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest average age, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 38.61 in 2016.
- What is the lowest average age, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.51 in 1992.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for average age, male?
- Sri Lanka ranks 54th out of 109 countries with data for 2019.
- Is average age, male rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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