Cyprus vs Sri Lanka Demographics: Median age, Gender, Race, Religion

Median age history and projection chart in
Cyprus vs Sri Lanka

Table

Year	Median age
	Cyprus	Sri Lanka
1960	23.1	19.5
1961	23.1	19.5
1962	23.3	19.5
1963	23.5	19.5
1964	23.7	19.5
1965	23.9	19.5
1966	24	19.6
1967	24.2	19.7
1968	24.3	19.8
1969	24.5	19.9
1970	24.7	20
1971	24.9	20.1
1972	25.1	20.2
1973	25.3	20.4
1974	25.4	20.6
1975	25.5	20.7
1976	25.9	20.9
1977	26.3	21
1978	26.8	21.2
1979	27.2	21.3
1980	27.7	21.5
1981	28.2	21.6
1982	28.5	21.7
1983	28.7	21.9
1984	28.8	22
1985	28.9	22.2
1986	29.1	22.5
1987	29.2	22.8
1988	29.4	23.1
1989	29.6	23.4
1990	29.8	23.6
1991	30.1	23.9
1992	30.3	24.3
1993	30.4	24.6
1994	30.5	24.9
1995	30.6	25.3
1996	30.8	25.8
1997	31	26.2
1998	31.2	26.5
1999	31.4	26.9
2000	31.6	27.2
2001	31.8	27.6
2002	32	27.9
2003	32.2	28.2
2004	32.4	28.5
2005	32.6	28.8
2006	32.8	29
2007	33.1	29.3
2008	33.4	29.6
2009	33.6	29.9
2010	33.9	30.2
2011	34.2	30.5
2012	34.5	30.8
2013	34.8	31.1
2014	35.2	31.4
2015	35.6	31.7
2016	36	32
2017	36.4	32.3
2018	36.8	32.5
2019	37.2	32.8
2020	37.6	33.1
2021	38	33.3
2022	38.4	33.6
2023	38.8	33.8
2024	39.2	34.1
2025	39.6	34.3
2026	40.1	34.6
2027	40.5	34.9
2028	41	35.2
2029	41.5	35.5
2030	42	35.8
2031	42.4	36.1
2032	42.9	36.3
2033	43.4	36.6
2034	43.9	36.9
2035	44.3	37.1
2036	44.8	37.4
2037	45.2	37.6
2038	45.6	37.8
2039	46	38.1
2040	46.3	38.3
2041	46.7	38.6
2042	47	38.9
2043	47.3	39.1
2044	47.6	39.4
2045	47.8	39.7
2046	48	40
2047	48.2	40.3
2048	48.4	40.6
2049	48.5	40.9
2050	48.6	41.2

In 1960, the median age in Cyprus was 23.1 years compared to 19.5 years in Sri Lanka. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 39.2 years in Cyprus and to 34.1 years in Sri Lanka.

According to United Nations projections, the median age in Cyprus is expected to increased to around 48.6 years by 2050 compared to 41.2 years in Sri Lanka. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

Table

Age range	Share of population
	Cyprus		Sri Lanka
	Male	Female	Male	Female
0-4	2.83%	2.66%	3.58%	3.44%
5-9	2.79%	2.62%	3.73%	3.58%
10-14	2.67%	2.51%	3.92%	3.79%
15-19	2.54%	2.4%	3.96%	3.87%
20-24	2.79%	2.68%	3.73%	3.64%
25-29	3.43%	3.29%	3.58%	3.53%
30-34	4.6%	4.06%	3.39%	3.52%
35-39	5.19%	4.46%	3.21%	3.47%
40-44	4.55%	4.23%	3.42%	3.67%
45-49	3.62%	3.71%	3.15%	3.38%
50-54	3.11%	3.32%	2.77%	3%
55-59	2.88%	3.06%	2.61%	2.91%
60-64	2.64%	2.74%	2.32%	2.74%
65-69	2.3%	2.33%	1.94%	2.42%
70-74	1.77%	1.92%	1.46%	1.99%
75-79	1.31%	1.56%	0.93%	1.42%
80+	1.37%	2.06%	0.69%	1.26%

The chart above is a variation of a population pyramid and represents a comparison of age and gender structure. Cyprus has low demographic potential with 41.9% of people in the 0-34 age group compared to 51.2% and similar potential in Sri Lanka.

Age dependency chart

Table

Year	Age dependency ratio
	Cyprus			Sri Lanka
	Total	Young	Old	Total	Young	Old
1960	73.4%	63.3%	10.1%	82.4%	74.7%	7.71%
1961	73.3%	63.1%	10.3%	82%	74.5%	7.47%
1962	72.2%	61.6%	10.6%	81.3%	74%	7.25%
1963	71%	60.1%	10.9%	80.6%	73.5%	7.07%
1964	70%	58.7%	11.3%	80%	73.1%	6.94%
1965	69.1%	57.4%	11.7%	79.7%	72.9%	6.85%
1966	68.3%	56.3%	12%	79.3%	72.5%	6.79%
1967	67.7%	55.4%	12.4%	78.8%	72.1%	6.75%
1968	67.2%	54.5%	12.8%	78.3%	71.6%	6.75%
1969	66.7%	53.6%	13.2%	77.7%	71%	6.75%
1970	66.3%	52.7%	13.6%	77.1%	70.3%	6.77%
1971	66%	51.8%	14.1%	76.5%	69.7%	6.8%
1972	65.8%	51.1%	14.7%	75.7%	68.9%	6.84%
1973	65%	50.1%	14.9%	74.7%	67.9%	6.88%
1974	64.1%	49.2%	14.9%	73.6%	66.7%	6.92%
1975	63.4%	48.3%	15%	72.5%	65.5%	6.98%
1976	61.6%	46.6%	15.1%	71.6%	64.5%	7.05%
1977	59.4%	44.4%	15%	70.7%	63.6%	7.14%
1978	57.3%	42.4%	14.9%	70.1%	62.8%	7.25%
1979	55.5%	40.7%	14.8%	69.6%	62.2%	7.36%
1980	54.1%	39.3%	14.8%	69.1%	61.6%	7.49%
1981	53%	38.2%	14.7%	68.8%	61.1%	7.64%
1982	52.5%	37.8%	14.8%	68.5%	60.7%	7.81%
1983	52.8%	38.1%	14.7%	68.2%	60.2%	8.01%
1984	53.2%	38.5%	14.7%	67.9%	59.7%	8.23%
1985	53.4%	38.7%	14.7%	67.2%	58.8%	8.42%
1986	53.3%	38.7%	14.6%	66%	57.5%	8.55%
1987	53.2%	38.6%	14.6%	64.8%	56.1%	8.67%
1988	53%	38.4%	14.6%	63.6%	54.8%	8.81%
1989	52.9%	38.2%	14.7%	62.5%	53.6%	8.93%
1990	52.7%	37.9%	14.8%	61.7%	52.6%	9.1%
1991	52.5%	37.7%	14.9%	60.8%	51.6%	9.26%
1992	52.4%	37.4%	15%	59.3%	50%	9.32%
1993	52.6%	37.6%	15%	57.6%	48.3%	9.35%
1994	52.7%	37.7%	14.9%	56%	46.6%	9.39%
1995	52.3%	37.5%	14.8%	54.5%	45.1%	9.39%
1996	51.6%	36.8%	14.8%	53.2%	43.9%	9.34%
1997	50.7%	36%	14.7%	52.2%	42.9%	9.3%
1998	49.7%	35%	14.7%	51.3%	42%	9.28%
1999	48.6%	34%	14.7%	50.5%	41.2%	9.27%
2000	47.5%	32.9%	14.7%	49.7%	40.4%	9.29%
2001	46.6%	31.9%	14.7%	49%	39.7%	9.34%
2002	45.8%	31.1%	14.7%	48.5%	39.1%	9.43%
2003	45.1%	30.4%	14.7%	48.3%	38.7%	9.55%
2004	44.3%	29.6%	14.8%	48.1%	38.4%	9.67%
2005	43.4%	28.6%	14.8%	48.1%	38.3%	9.8%
2006	42.4%	27.5%	14.9%	48.1%	38.1%	9.98%
2007	41.5%	26.4%	15.1%	48.2%	38%	10.2%
2008	40.7%	25.4%	15.3%	48.4%	38%	10.4%
2009	40%	24.5%	15.5%	48.6%	37.9%	10.7%
2010	39.5%	23.7%	15.8%	48.9%	37.9%	11.1%
2011	39.2%	23.1%	16.1%	49.2%	37.8%	11.5%
2012	39.2%	22.8%	16.4%	49.6%	37.7%	11.9%
2013	39.3%	22.6%	16.7%	50%	37.5%	12.4%
2014	39.5%	22.4%	17.1%	50.4%	37.4%	13%
2015	39.8%	22.3%	17.5%	50.8%	37.2%	13.6%
2016	40.2%	22.4%	17.8%	51.1%	37%	14.1%
2017	40.6%	22.4%	18.2%	51.3%	36.7%	14.7%
2018	41%	22.5%	18.6%	51.5%	36.3%	15.2%
2019	41.5%	22.5%	18.9%	51.6%	35.9%	15.7%
2020	42%	22.6%	19.3%	51.6%	35.4%	16.2%
2021	42.5%	22.8%	19.7%	51.7%	34.9%	16.8%
2022	43.1%	22.9%	20.1%	51.7%	34.4%	17.3%
2023	43.6%	23.1%	20.6%	51.7%	33.9%	17.8%
2024	44.3%	23.2%	21.1%	51.8%	33.4%	18.4%

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64.

Age dependency in Cyprus decreased from 44.3% to 44.3% between 2004 and 2024.

In Sri Lanka, the ratio of dependent people increased from 48.1% to 51.8% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of young people and an increased proportion of people aged 65+.

Working age demographic

Table

Year	Working age population share
	Cyprus	Sri Lanka
1960	57.7%	54.8%
1961	57.7%	55%
1962	58.1%	55.2%
1963	58.5%	55.4%
1964	58.8%	55.5%
1965	59.1%	55.6%
1966	59.4%	55.8%
1967	59.6%	55.9%
1968	59.8%	56.1%
1969	60%	56.3%
1970	60.1%	56.5%
1971	60.2%	56.7%
1972	60.3%	56.9%
1973	60.6%	57.2%
1974	60.9%	57.6%
1975	61.2%	58%
1976	61.9%	58.3%
1977	62.7%	58.6%
1978	63.6%	58.8%
1979	64.3%	59%
1980	64.9%	59.1%
1981	65.4%	59.3%
1982	65.6%	59.4%
1983	65.4%	59.5%
1984	65.3%	59.6%
1985	65.2%	59.8%
1986	65.2%	60.2%
1987	65.3%	60.7%
1988	65.3%	61.1%
1989	65.4%	61.5%
1990	65.5%	61.8%
1991	65.6%	62.2%
1992	65.6%	62.8%
1993	65.5%	63.5%
1994	65.5%	64.1%
1995	65.7%	64.7%
1996	66%	65.3%
1997	66.3%	65.7%
1998	66.8%	66.1%
1999	67.3%	66.4%
2000	67.8%	66.8%
2001	68.2%	67.1%
2002	68.6%	67.3%
2003	68.9%	67.4%
2004	69.3%	67.5%
2005	69.7%	67.5%
2006	70.2%	67.5%
2007	70.7%	67.5%
2008	71.1%	67.4%
2009	71.4%	67.3%
2010	71.7%	67.2%
2011	71.8%	67%
2012	71.8%	66.9%
2013	71.8%	66.7%
2014	71.7%	66.5%
2015	71.5%	66.3%
2016	71.3%	66.2%
2017	71.1%	66.1%
2018	70.9%	66%
2019	70.7%	66%
2020	70.4%	65.9%
2021	70.2%	65.9%
2022	69.9%	65.9%
2023	69.6%	65.9%
2024	69.3%	65.9%
2025	69%	65.8%
2026	68.7%	65.8%
2027	68.5%	65.7%
2028	68.2%	65.7%
2029	68%	65.7%
2030	67.8%	65.6%
2031	67.7%	65.5%
2032	67.5%	65.4%
2033	67.3%	65.3%
2034	67.2%	65.2%
2035	67%	65.1%
2036	66.9%	65%
2037	66.8%	64.9%
2038	66.7%	64.8%
2039	66.5%	64.7%
2040	66.3%	64.5%
2041	66.1%	64.4%
2042	65.8%	64.2%
2043	65.4%	63.9%
2044	65%	63.7%
2045	64.5%	63.4%
2046	63.9%	63.1%
2047	63.3%	62.9%
2048	62.6%	62.7%
2049	61.9%	62.5%
2050	61.1%	62.4%

Between 2004 and 2024, the share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 changed from 69.3% to 69.3% in Cyprus and from 67.5% to 65.9% in Sri Lanka.

Share of young demographic (0-14 years old)

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Cyprus	Sri Lanka
1960	36.5%	41%
1961	36.4%	40.9%
1962	35.8%	40.8%
1963	35.1%	40.7%
1964	34.5%	40.6%
1965	34%	40.5%
1966	33.5%	40.4%
1967	33%	40.3%
1968	32.6%	40.1%
1969	32.1%	39.9%
1970	31.7%	39.7%
1971	31.2%	39.5%
1972	30.8%	39.2%
1973	30.3%	38.8%
1974	30%	38.4%
1975	29.6%	38%
1976	28.8%	37.6%
1977	27.9%	37.2%
1978	27%	36.9%
1979	26.2%	36.7%
1980	25.5%	36.4%
1981	25%	36.2%
1982	24.8%	36%
1983	24.9%	35.8%
1984	25.1%	35.5%
1985	25.2%	35.2%
1986	25.2%	34.6%
1987	25.2%	34%
1988	25.1%	33.5%
1989	25%	33%
1990	24.8%	32.5%
1991	24.7%	32.1%
1992	24.6%	31.4%
1993	24.6%	30.6%
1994	24.7%	29.9%
1995	24.6%	29.2%
1996	24.3%	28.6%
1997	23.9%	28.2%
1998	23.4%	27.8%
1999	22.9%	27.4%
2000	22.3%	27%
2001	21.7%	26.6%
2002	21.3%	26.3%
2003	21%	26.1%
2004	20.5%	26%
2005	19.9%	25.8%
2006	19.3%	25.7%
2007	18.7%	25.7%
2008	18%	25.6%
2009	17.5%	25.5%
2010	17%	25.4%
2011	16.6%	25.3%
2012	16.4%	25.2%
2013	16.2%	25%
2014	16.1%	24.9%
2015	16%	24.7%
2016	15.9%	24.5%
2017	15.9%	24.2%
2018	15.9%	24%
2019	15.9%	23.7%
2020	15.9%	23.3%
2021	16%	23%
2022	16%	22.7%
2023	16.1%	22.4%
2024	16.1%	22%
2025	16.1%	21.7%
2026	16%	21.4%
2027	16%	21.1%
2028	15.9%	20.8%
2029	15.8%	20.5%
2030	15.6%	20.2%
2031	15.4%	20%
2032	15.2%	19.8%
2033	15%	19.6%
2034	14.8%	19.4%
2035	14.6%	19.2%
2036	14.3%	19.1%
2037	14%	18.9%
2038	13.8%	18.8%
2039	13.5%	18.7%
2040	13.3%	18.6%
2041	13.1%	18.4%
2042	12.9%	18.3%
2043	12.7%	18.2%
2044	12.6%	18.1%
2045	12.5%	18%
2046	12.4%	17.9%
2047	12.4%	17.7%
2048	12.4%	17.6%
2049	12.3%	17.5%
2050	12.3%	17.3%

The share of young people aged below 15 is 16.1% in Cyprus and 22% in Sri Lanka. Birth rates in Cyprus compared to Sri Lanka .

Share of old population (65+)

Table

Year	Share of population 65+ years old
	Cyprus	Sri Lanka
1960	5.83%	4.22%
1961	5.92%	4.1%
1962	6.13%	4%
1963	6.39%	3.92%
1964	6.65%	3.85%
1965	6.9%	3.81%
1966	7.14%	3.78%
1967	7.38%	3.78%
1968	7.63%	3.78%
1969	7.89%	3.8%
1970	8.19%	3.82%
1971	8.52%	3.86%
1972	8.85%	3.89%
1973	9.04%	3.94%
1974	9.1%	3.99%
1975	9.21%	4.04%
1976	9.32%	4.11%
1977	9.4%	4.18%
1978	9.47%	4.26%
1979	9.53%	4.34%
1980	9.58%	4.43%
1981	9.64%	4.52%
1982	9.67%	4.63%
1983	9.65%	4.76%
1984	9.6%	4.9%
1985	9.56%	5.04%
1986	9.54%	5.15%
1987	9.54%	5.26%
1988	9.57%	5.38%
1989	9.61%	5.5%
1990	9.67%	5.62%
1991	9.75%	5.76%
1992	9.82%	5.85%
1993	9.82%	5.93%
1994	9.78%	6.02%
1995	9.75%	6.08%
1996	9.74%	6.09%
1997	9.76%	6.11%
1998	9.81%	6.13%
1999	9.87%	6.16%
2000	9.94%	6.21%
2001	10%	6.27%
2002	10.1%	6.35%
2003	10.1%	6.44%
2004	10.2%	6.53%
2005	10.3%	6.62%
2006	10.5%	6.74%
2007	10.7%	6.87%
2008	10.9%	7.03%
2009	11.1%	7.21%
2010	11.3%	7.43%
2011	11.6%	7.68%
2012	11.8%	7.97%
2013	12%	8.29%
2014	12.3%	8.64%
2015	12.5%	8.99%
2016	12.7%	9.35%
2017	13%	9.69%
2018	13.2%	10%
2019	13.4%	10.4%
2020	13.6%	10.7%
2021	13.9%	11%
2022	14.1%	11.4%
2023	14.3%	11.7%
2024	14.6%	12.1%
2025	14.9%	12.5%
2026	15.3%	12.8%
2027	15.6%	13.2%
2028	15.9%	13.5%
2029	16.2%	13.9%
2030	16.6%	14.2%
2031	16.9%	14.5%
2032	17.3%	14.8%
2033	17.7%	15.1%
2034	18%	15.4%
2035	18.4%	15.7%
2036	18.8%	16%
2037	19.2%	16.2%
2038	19.6%	16.4%
2039	20%	16.7%
2040	20.4%	16.9%
2041	20.8%	17.2%
2042	21.3%	17.5%
2043	21.9%	17.9%
2044	22.4%	18.2%
2045	23%	18.6%
2046	23.7%	19%
2047	24.3%	19.4%
2048	25%	19.7%
2049	25.8%	20%
2050	26.5%	20.3%

The share of older people aged 65 and over is 14.6% in Cyprus and 12.1% in Sri Lanka. Life expectancy in Cyprus compared to Sri Lanka .