Total population that are 65 or older in Sri Lanka

Period	Retirement age population	Change
2021	2,429,186	83,310
2020	2,345,876	83,653
2019	2,262,223	88,023
2018	2,174,200	88,681
2017	2,085,519	85,024
2016	2,000,495	83,074
2015	1,917,421	83,551
2014	1,833,870	79,276
2013	1,754,594	72,351
2012	1,682,243	58,609
2011	1,623,634	44,013
2010	1,579,621	39,820
2009	1,539,801	36,621
2008	1,503,180	34,586
2007	1,468,594	29,717
2006	1,438,877	20,653
2005	1,418,224	17,329
2004	1,400,895	16,366
2003	1,384,529	16,528
2002	1,368,001	15,117
2001	1,352,884	11,171
2000	1,341,713	16,865
1999	1,324,848	24,040
1998	1,300,808	23,851
1997	1,276,957	25,945
1996	1,251,012	28,638
1995	1,222,374	31,540
1994	1,190,834	34,762
1993	1,156,072	36,721
1992	1,119,351	36,366
1991	1,082,985	35,779
1990	1,047,206	34,736
1989	1,012,470	34,528
1988	977,942	35,141
1987	942,801	34,763
1986	908,038	33,821
1985	874,217	32,505
1984	841,712	30,745
1983	810,967	28,916
1982	782,051	27,989
1981	754,062	27,289
1980	726,773	26,436
1979	700,337	25,692
1978	674,645	23,935
1977	650,710	22,482
1976	628,228	22,027
1975	606,201	21,148
1974	585,053	20,224
1973	564,829	19,363
1972	545,466	19,180
1971	526,286	18,126
1970	508,160	14,887
1969	493,273	12,399
1968	480,874	11,050
1967	469,824	8,991
1966	460,833	6,445
1965	454,388	3,850
1964	450,538	1,355
1963	449,183	775
1962	449,958	2,633
1961	452,591	4,723
1960	457,314	7,666
1959	464,980	11,224
1958	476,204	14,795
1957	490,999	18,339
1956	509,338	22,025
1955	531,363	25,202
1954	556,565	28,573
1953	585,138	32,940
1952	618,078	37,111
1951	655,189	40,851
1950	696,040