2. Population rank : - 58 (0.27% of
the world’s total population)
Current population :- 21,559,425
Current male population:- 10.6L
Current female population:-10.9L
Male female Ratio :- 92 males per
100 females
Birth rate :- 14.840 births per
1000 person
Death rate :- 6.9 per 1000 person
Fertility rate :- 2.19 births per
woman
3. • The Population and Reproductive Health Policy
of Sri Lanka – had been published by Ministry
of Health, Indigenous Medicine in 1998. The
Cabinet Ministers approved the Population and
Reproductive Health Policy on 27th August,
1998..
• The population and Reproductive Health Policy
for Sri Lanka aims at achieving a higher quality
of life for its people by :-
1. providing quality reproductive health
information and services,
2. achieving gender equality
3. providing health care and social support for
the elderly
4. promoting the economic benefits of migration
and urbanization while controlling their
adverse social and health effects and reaching
a stable population size in the long term.
4. Population pyramid ,Srilanka 2040
• As a result of country’s socio-
economic progress, Sri Lanka has
been entered the third stage of
demographic transition and
reaching the final stage of it.
• At this stage, birth rates decline.
This can be attributed to a wide
array of social factors,
including:Contraception access
,Higher wages ,Fewer families
participating in agriculture
(meaning less need for large
families to work on farms)
,Improvement in education and
social status of women.
• The population of Sri lanka started
to decrease from 2040 according to
projections. The death rate and
birth rate will come to one point.
