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Sri Lanka - Population Growth Rate Median Age and Dependency Ratios -0.73

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 217 economies tracked

Latest value

-0.73 (2025)

Global rank

#n/a of 217 economies

vs global median

-0.8×

Growth since 1961

-0.3×

Ranking Race — Population Growth Rate Median Age and Dependency Ratios

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#37#73#109#145#181#21719611971198119912001201120212025#98#2062021 overtook Cyprus2024 overtook Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sri LankaUnited Arab EmiratesSaudi ArabiaOmanQatar

Real annual global ranks, 1961 - 2025. Sri Lanka climbed from #98 to #206 (overtook Cyprus). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Sri Lanka ↓

Key Events — Sri Lanka

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1982
Fell 22 places in global rank auto
1983
Fell 31 places in global rank auto
1984
Fell 20 places in global rank auto
1985
Climbed 23 places in global rank auto
1986
Climbed 24 places in global rank auto
1990
Fell 19 places in global rank auto
1992
Climbed 38 places in global rank auto
1996
Climbed 15 places in global rank auto

Population Growth Rate Median Age and Dependency Ratios, 1961-2025

World Bank WDI · Percentage · linear scale · ranking in the race above
196119761991200620212025-2.8-1.050.712.46

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