Australia vs Sri Lanka: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Australia
4.77 million people
in 2023
Sri Lanka
5.14 million people
in 2023
Australia rank
73rd
Sri Lanka rank
71st
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Australia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 5.14 million people against 4.77 million people in Australia, a difference of 367,540 people.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 73rd and Sri Lanka ranks 71st of 236 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.62 million people | 3.43 million people | 816,490 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 3.34 million people | 4.38 million people | 1.04 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 3.76 million people | 5.12 million people | 1.36 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 3.73 million people | 5.44 million people | 1.71 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 3.88 million people | 5.20 million people | 1.32 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 4.04 million people | 5.24 million people | 1.20 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 4.49 million people | 5.34 million people | 844,055 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 4.78 million people | 5.20 million people | 425,252 people | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Australia or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 5.14 million people against 4.77 million people in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Australia and Sri Lanka?
- 367,540 people, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sri Lanka?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Sri Lanka rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Australia ranks 73rd and Sri Lanka ranks 71st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.