What is median age in Sri Lanka?

Median age in Sri Lanka was 32.81 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest median age recorded in Sri Lanka?

The highest recorded value was 32.81 years in 2023.

What is the lowest median age recorded in Sri Lanka?

The lowest recorded value was 18.41 years in 1963.

How does Sri Lanka rank for median age?

Sri Lanka ranks 114th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is median age rising or falling in Sri Lanka?

Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Median age in Sri Lanka

Name: Median age in Sri Lanka
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Sri Lanka: Median age was 32.81 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

32.81 years

Change on year

up 0.8%

World rank

114th

of 236 countries

All-time high

32.81 years

in 2023

All-time low

18.41 years

in 1963

Years of data

1950–2023

Median age in Sri Lanka, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, median age in Sri Lanka stood at 32.81 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Sri Lanka peaked at 32.81 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18.41 years, in 1963.

That places Sri Lanka 114th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	19.19 years	18.59 years	19.86 years	10
1960s	18.56 years	18.41 years	18.9 years	10
1970s	19.6 years	18.99 years	20.24 years	10
1980s	21.19 years	20.39 years	22.3 years	10
1990s	24.18 years	22.58 years	25.86 years	10
2000s	27.54 years	26.2 years	28.92 years	10
2010s	30.55 years	29.22 years	31.82 years	10
2020s	32.44 years	32.07 years	32.81 years	4

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

111 Qatar 33.19 years compare
112 Bahrain 32.88 years compare
113 Iran 32.87 years compare
115 Azerbaijan 32.6 years compare
116 Turkey 32.52 years compare
117 Vietnam 32.43 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Sri Lanka?: Median age in Sri Lanka was 32.81 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Sri Lanka?: The highest recorded value was 32.81 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Sri Lanka?: The lowest recorded value was 18.41 years in 1963.
How does Sri Lanka rank for median age?: Sri Lanka ranks 114th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Sri Lanka?: Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Median age
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.