Table 42A (Pop., Marriage)

Population by Marital Status (Sex, Age Group) (2001)

Pop 42ae

Age

All Status

Never Married

Married (Registered)

Married (Customary)

Widowed

Divorced

Separated (Legally )

Separated (Not Legally)

Not Stated

Both Sexes

16,929,689

8,264,148

7,420,794

396,909

549,594

23,820

15,961

78,866

179,597

Under 15

4,449,025

4,442,861

3,481

406

402

103

1,727

15-19

1,646,827

1,531,221

91,277

6,529

1,059

244

141

1,475

14,881

20-24

1,591,125

1,100,027

440,893

21,689

2,858

930

732

4,444

19,552

25-29

1,340,562

510,755

764,467

33,732

5,192

1,653

1,218

6,428

17,117

30-34

1,290,121

230,133

974,297

44,697

9,665

2,816

1,903

8,885

17,725

35-39

1,258,112

124,783

1,031,888

49,098

17,217

3,571

2,414

10,976

18,165

40-44

1,170,941

86,183

972,028

48,779

28,162

3,726

2,579

11,409

18,075

45-49

1,030,560

65,063

848,203

44,098

39,854

3,455

2,229

10,635

17,023

50-54

917,139

56,200

733,372

41,379

56,301

2,947

1,951

9,211

15,778

55-59

671,403

37,935

518,730

31,431

62,716

1,824

1,147

5,740

11,880

60-64

496,177

26,143

364,906

23,720

67,330

1,109

708

3,558

8,703

65-69

404,748

19,638

279,063

19,803

75,183

711

439

2,589

7,322

70-74

303,473

14,766

195,082

14,570

71,274

453

265

1,714

5,349

75 And Over

359,476

18,440

203,107

16,978

112,381

350

221

1,699

6,300

Source :

Department Of Census And Statistics

Note :

Jaffna, Mannar, Mullativu, Killinochchi, Batticaola and Trincomalee districts

which was not completed in The 2001 Census Enumeration are not included.

Revised: 2008(y)/0７(m)/3１

Chief Editor:

　　 Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)

The Head, Department of Management Studies

University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka