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	Table 42　(Pop., Marriage)
	Population by Marital Status (Sex, Age Group) 1981
	Pop 42e
Status           Age Group	Total	Never Married	Married	Widowed	Divorced and Legally Separated
Both Sex	14,846,750	8,834,125	5,494,161	468,003	50,461
Under 15	5,226,598	5,223,594	2,650	288	66
15 - 19	1,603,187	1,517,136	84,123	991	937
20 - 24	1,526,464	1,059,739	456,575	4,999	5,151
25 - 29	1,274,857	521,937	738,954	7,797	6,169
30 - 34	1,125,425	229,786	874,562	13,324	7,753
35 - 39	839,073	90,364	722,882	18,891	6,936
40 - 44	698,203	50,116	614,781	27,373	5,933
45 - 49	609,289	34,725	530,733	38,795	5,036
50 - 54	539,524	29,102	456,319	50,003	4,100
55 - 59	422,322	21,167	343,393	54,901	2,861
60 - 64	340,404	18,902	258,153	61,176	2,173
65 - 69	252,051	13,822	178,138	58,602	1,489
70 - 74	180,892	10,531	116,461	52,987	913
75 and Over	208,461	13,204	116,437	77,876	944
Male	7,568,254	4,747,744	2,709,285	90,516	20,709
Under 15	2,662,524	2,662,522	2	-	-
15 - 19	812,798	804,923	7,564	180	131
20 - 24	765,618	638,974	124,107	985	1,552
25 - 29	638,025	328,544	306,536	1,100	1,845
30 - 34	569,612	141,728	423,224	1,965	2,695
35 - 39	421,697	53,047	363,530	2,498	2,622
40 - 44	359,944	30,010	323,604	3,774	2,556
45 - 49	308,742	21,334	279,491	5,574	2,343
50 - 54	284,568	18,295	256,046	8,111	2,116
55 - 59	222,326	13,478	198,047	9,261	1,540
60 - 64	183,338	11,900	158,306	11,862	1,270
65 - 69	133,062	8,489	111,951	11,757	865
70 - 74	97,400	6,553	78,012	12,251	584
75 and Over	108,600	7,947	78,865	21,198	590
Female	7,278,373	4,086,381	2,784,753	377,487	29,752
Under 15	2,564,074	2,561,072	2,648	288	66
15 - 19	790,389	712,213	76,559	811	806
20 - 24	760,846	420,765	332,468	4,014	3,599
25 - 29	636,832	193,393	432,418	6,697	4,324
30 - 34	555,813	88,058	451,338	11,359	5,058
35 - 39	417,376	37,317	359,352	16,393	4,314
40 - 44	338,259	20,106	291,177	23,599	3,377
45 - 49	300,547	13,391	251,242	33,221	2,693
50 - 54	254,956	10,807	200,273	41,892	1,984
55 - 59	199,996	7,689	145,346	45,640	1,321
60 - 64	157,066	7,002	99,847	49,314	903
65 - 69	118,989	5,333	66,187	46,845	624
70 - 74	83,492	3,978	38,449	40,736	329
75 and Over	99,738	5,257	37,449	56,678	354
© ２００８， KRI (Kusaka Research Institute)
Source:
Statistical Abstract 2004, Department of Census & Statistics
Revised:  2008(y)/07(m)/31(d)
Chief Editor:
Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
The Head, Department of Management Studies
University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka