Total male population that are 65 or older in Sri Lanka

Period	Male retirement age population	Change
2021	985,236	+31,404
2020	953,832	+30,413
2019	923,419	+32,176
2018	891,243	+31,755
2017	859,488	+29,971
2016	829,517	+29,431
2015	800,086	+28,942
2014	771,144	+26,215
2013	744,929	+23,052
2012	721,877	+21,386
2011	700,491	+18,705
2010	681,786	+16,002
2009	665,784	+14,226
2008	651,558	+13,021
2007	638,537	+10,965
2006	627,572	+7,291
2005	620,281	+5,196
2004	615,085	+4,014
2003	611,071	+3,346
2002	607,725	+2,137
2001	605,588	-812
2000	606,400	+934
1999	605,466	+3,998
1998	601,468	+3,728
1997	597,740	+5,227
1996	592,513	+7,182
1995	585,331	+9,331
1994	576,000	+11,801
1993	564,199	+13,352
1992	550,847	+13,220
1991	537,627	+13,051
1990	524,576	+12,833
1989	511,743	+13,087
1988	498,656	+13,991
1987	484,665	+14,699
1986	469,966	+15,059
1985	454,907	+14,927
1984	439,980	+14,454
1983	425,526	+13,816
1982	411,710	+13,483
1981	398,227	+13,198
1980	385,029	+12,893
1979	372,136	+12,908
1978	359,228	+12,255
1977	346,973	+11,419
1976	335,554	+11,151
1975	324,403	+10,650
1974	313,753	+10,132
1973	303,621	+9,645
1972	293,976	+9,674
1971	284,302	+8,971
1970	275,331	+6,699
1969	268,632	+5,118
1968	263,514	+4,373
1967	259,141	+3,279
1966	255,862	+1,926
1965	253,936	+537
1964	253,399	-799
1963	254,198	-1,969
1962	256,167	-3,024
1961	259,191	-4,252
1960	263,443	-6,004
1959	269,447	-8,133
1958	277,580	-10,186
1957	287,766	-12,352
1956	300,118	-14,629
1955	314,747	-16,709
1954	331,456	-18,864
1953	350,320	-21,504
1952	371,824	-24,092
1951	395,916	-26,393
1950	422,309