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Sex ratio of the population in Sri Lanka

Sex ratio of the population in Sri Lanka was 93.8 males per 100 females in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is unchanged from 2022. That is the 195th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

2023, males per 100 females93.8 Estimated
Change on 2022-0%
Rank195th of 236Countries ranked
Series high119.11950
Series low93.82023
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Sex ratio of the population in Sri Lanka, 1950 to 2023

9010011012019501961197219831994200520231950: 119.1 males per 100 females1951: 118.1 males per 100 females1952: 117.1 males per 100 females1953: 116.2 males per 100 females1954: 115.4 males per 100 females1955: 114.7 males per 100 females1956: 114 males per 100 females1957: 113.3 males per 100 females1958: 112.7 males per 100 females1959: 112.1 males per 100 females1960: 111.6 males per 100 females1961: 111 males per 100 females1962: 110.6 males per 100 females1963: 110.1 males per 100 females1964: 109.6 males per 100 females1965: 109.2 males per 100 females1966: 108.8 males per 100 females1967: 108.4 males per 100 females1968: 108 males per 100 females1969: 107.6 males per 100 females1970: 107.3 males per 100 females1971: 106.9 males per 100 females1972: 106.6 males per 100 females1973: 106.3 males per 100 females1974: 106 males per 100 females1975: 105.8 males per 100 females1976: 105.5 males per 100 females1977: 105.2 males per 100 females1978: 105 males per 100 females1979: 104.7 males per 100 females1980: 104.5 males per 100 females1981: 104.3 males per 100 females1982: 104.1 males per 100 females1983: 103.8 males per 100 females1984: 103.6 males per 100 females1985: 103.4 males per 100 females1986: 103.1 males per 100 females1987: 102.8 males per 100 females1988: 102.4 males per 100 females1989: 102.1 males per 100 females1990: 101.7 males per 100 females1991: 101.4 males per 100 females1992: 101 males per 100 females1993: 100.7 males per 100 females1994: 100.4 males per 100 females1995: 100.2 males per 100 females1996: 99.9 males per 100 females1997: 99.7 males per 100 females1998: 99.4 males per 100 females1999: 99.2 males per 100 females2000: 99 males per 100 females2001: 98.7 males per 100 females2002: 98.4 males per 100 females2003: 97.9 males per 100 females2004: 97.5 males per 100 females2005: 97.1 males per 100 females2006: 96.8 males per 100 females2007: 96.3 males per 100 females2008: 95.9 males per 100 females2009: 95.4 males per 100 females2010: 94.9 males per 100 females2011: 94.5 males per 100 females2012: 94.3 males per 100 females2013: 94.3 males per 100 females2014: 94.2 males per 100 females2015: 94.2 males per 100 females2016: 94.1 males per 100 females2017: 94 males per 100 females2018: 94 males per 100 females2019: 93.9 males per 100 females2020: 93.9 males per 100 females2021: 93.9 males per 100 females2022: 93.8 males per 100 females2023: 93.8 males per 100 females
males per 100 females. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Population sex ratio on 1 July, males per 100 females, estimates 1950 to 2023 (PopSexRatio). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodmales per 100 females
202393.8 Estimated
202293.8 Estimated
202193.9 Estimated
202093.9 Estimated
201993.9 Estimated
201894 Estimated
201794 Estimated
201694.1 Estimated
201594.2 Estimated
201494.2 Estimated
201394.3 Estimated
201294.3 Estimated
201194.5 Estimated
201094.9 Estimated
200995.4 Estimated
200895.9 Estimated
200796.3 Estimated
200696.8 Estimated
200597.1 Estimated
200497.5 Estimated
200397.9 Estimated
200298.4 Estimated
200198.7 Estimated
200099 Estimated
199999.2 Estimated
199899.4 Estimated
199799.7 Estimated
199699.9 Estimated
1995100.2 Estimated
1994100.4 Estimated
1993100.7 Estimated
1992101 Estimated
1991101.4 Estimated
1990101.7 Estimated
1989102.1 Estimated
1988102.4 Estimated
1987102.8 Estimated
1986103.1 Estimated
1985103.4 Estimated
1984103.6 Estimated
1983103.8 Estimated
1982104.1 Estimated
1981104.3 Estimated
1980104.5 Estimated
1979104.7 Estimated
1978105 Estimated
1977105.2 Estimated
1976105.5 Estimated
1975105.8 Estimated
1974106 Estimated
1973106.3 Estimated
1972106.6 Estimated
1971106.9 Estimated
1970107.3 Estimated
1969107.6 Estimated
1968108 Estimated
1967108.4 Estimated
1966108.8 Estimated
1965109.2 Estimated
1964109.6 Estimated
1963110.1 Estimated
1962110.6 Estimated
1961111 Estimated
1960111.6 Estimated
1959112.1 Estimated
1958112.7 Estimated
1957113.3 Estimated
1956114 Estimated
1955114.7 Estimated
1954115.4 Estimated
1953116.2 Estimated
1952117.1 Estimated
1951118.1 Estimated
1950119.1 Estimated

Rankings

Definition

Males per 100 females in the total population on July 1. UN World Population Prospects estimates for every country and the World.

Values above 100 mean more men than women. Large inflows of male migrant workers raise the ratio well above 100 in some Gulf states. This is the ratio for all ages, not the sex ratio at birth.

How to cite

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Population sex ratio on 1 July, males per 100 females, estimates 1950 to 2023 (PopSexRatio). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Population sex ratio on 1 July, males per 100 females, estimates 1950 to 2023 (PopSexRatio) (Sex ratio of the population, Sri Lanka, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

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World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Population sex ratio on 1 July, males per 100 females, estimates 1950 to 2023 (PopSexRatio), Sex ratio of the population, Sri Lanka, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/sex-ratio/sri-lanka. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Population sex ratio on 1 July, males per 100 females, estimates 1950 to 2023 (PopSexRatio). Sex ratio of the population, Sri Lanka, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/sex-ratio/sri-lanka.

Harvard

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Population sex ratio on 1 July, males per 100 females, estimates 1950 to 2023 (PopSexRatio), Sex ratio of the population, Sri Lanka, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/sex-ratio/sri-lanka (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/sex-ratio/sri-lanka. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Population sex ratio on 1 July, males per 100 females, estimates 1950 to 2023 (PopSexRatio). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
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What is the sex ratio of the population in Sri Lanka?

Sex ratio of the population in Sri Lanka was 93.8 males per 100 females in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is unchanged from 2022. That is the 195th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Population sex ratio on 1 July, males per 100 females, estimates 1950 to 2023 (PopSexRatio). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest sex ratio of the population in Sri Lanka?

119.1 males per 100 females in 1950, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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