Population aged 0-14, rural in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Population aged 0-14, rural was 0.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.2%
Change on year
down 9.2%
World rank
51st
of 96 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 1992
All-time low
0.2%
in 2019
Years of data
23
1992–2019

Population aged 0-14, rural in Sri Lanka, 1992–2019

00.10.20.31992200520191992: 0.295 % of rural population1993: 0.287 % of rural population1994: 0.283 % of rural population1995: 0.284 % of rural population1996: 0.28 % of rural population1998: 0.27 % of rural population1999: 0.259 % of rural population2000: 0.25 % of rural population2001: 0.247 % of rural population2002: 0.256 % of rural population2003: 0.26 % of rural population2004: 0.26 % of rural population2006: 0.257 % of rural population2007: 0.249 % of rural population2008: 0.253 % of rural population2009: 0.248 % of rural population2011: 0.245 % of rural population2012: 0.257 % of rural population2013: 0.258 % of rural population2014: 0.257 % of rural population2015: 0.255 % of rural population2016: 0.24 % of rural population2019: 0.218 % of rural population

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural population.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 0.2% for population aged 0-14, rural in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is down 9.2% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population aged 0-14, rural in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.3% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2019.

Sri Lanka ranks 51st of 96 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Population aged 0-14, rural in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Population aged 0-14, rural (% of rural population) in Sri Lanka, 1992 to 2019.
Year % of rural population Change
1992 0.3%
1993 0.3% -2.6%
1994 0.3% -1.4%
1995 0.3% +0.2%
1996 0.3% -1.4%
1998 0.3% -3.6%
1999 0.3% -4.0%
2000 0.3% -3.4%
2001 0.2% -1.4%
2002 0.3% +3.6%
2003 0.3% +1.7%
2004 0.3% -0.1%
2006 0.3% -0.9%
2007 0.2% -3.2%
2008 0.3% +1.8%
2009 0.2% -2.0%
2011 0.2% -1.5%
2012 0.3% +4.8%
2013 0.3% +0.7%
2014 0.3% -0.5%
2015 0.3% -0.6%
2016 0.2% -6.1%
2019 0.2% -9.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 7
2000s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 9
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is population aged 0-14, rural in Sri Lanka?
Population aged 0-14, rural in Sri Lanka was 0.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest population aged 0-14, rural recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1992.
What is the lowest population aged 0-14, rural recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2019.
How does Sri Lanka rank for population aged 0-14, rural?
Sri Lanka ranks 51st out of 96 countries with data for 2019.
Is population aged 0-14, rural rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Population aged 0-14, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population aged 0-14, rural (% of rural population)
Unit
% of rural population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
96 places, 1,344 data points, 1970–2021
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