Japanese	English	top
	Table  2 (Pop., Population)
	Population (Sex) 1871-2002
	Pop02e
Year	Total	Males	Females	Sex
	(x 1,000)	(x 1,000)	(x 1,000)	Ratio (%)
1871	2,400	1,280	1,120	114.3
1881	2,760	1,470	1,290	114.0
1891	3,008	1,593	1,415	112.6
1901	3,566	1,896	1,670	113.5
1911	4,106	2,175	1,931	112.6
1921	4,498	2,381	2,117	112.5
1931	5,307	2,812	2,495	112.7
1932	5,386	2,852	2,534	112.5
1933	5,415	2,867	2,548	112.5
1934	5,551	2,939	2,612	112.5
1935	5,598	2,964	2,634	112.5
1936	5,631	2,981	2,650	112.5
1937	5,712	3,024	2,688	112.5
1938	5,810	3,077	2,733	112.6
1939	5,897	3,122	2,775	112.5
1940	5,951	3,151	2,800	112.5
1941	6,020	3,187	2,833	112.5
1942	6,021	3,188	2,833	112.5
1943	6,134	3,248	2,886	112.5
1944	6,276	3,323	2,953	112.5
1945	6,496	3,409	3,087	110.4
1946	6,695	3,514	3,181	110.5
1947	6,879	3,550	3,329	106.6
1948	7,086	3,760	3,326	113.0
1949	7,297	3,872	3,425	113.1
1950	7,544	4,003	3,541	113.0
1951	7,742	4,108	3,634	113.0
1952	7,940	4,284	3,656	117.2
1953	8,098	4,367	3,731	117.0
1954	8,385	4,488	3,897	115.2
1955	8,589	4,594	3,995	115.0
1956	8,929	4,707	4,222	111.5
1957	9,165	4,831	4,334	111.5
1958	9,388	4,950	4,438	111.5
1959	9,625	5,074	4,551	111.5
1960	9,896	5,216	4,680	111.5
1961	10,168	5,361	4,807	111.5
1962	10,443	5,484	4,959	110.6
1963	10,582	5,499	5,083	108.2
1964	10,903	5,629	5,274	106.7
1965	11,164	5,866	5,298	110.7
1966	11,439	5,945	5,494	108.2
1967	11,703	6,082	5,621	108.2
1968	11,992	6,224	5,768	107.9
1969	12,252	6,367	5,885	108.2
1970	12,514	6,502	6,012	108.2
1971	12,690	6,571	6,119	107.4
1972	12,861	6,619	6,242	106.0
1973	13,091	6,738	6,353	106.1
1974	13,284	6,837	6,447	106.0
1975	13,496	6,950	6,546	106.2
1976	13,717	7,060	6,657	106.1
1977	13,942	7,176	6,766	106.1
1978	14,190	7,296	6,894	105.8
1979	14,472	7,442	7,030	105.9
1980	14,747	7,582	7,165	105.8
1981	14,847	7,554	7,293	103.6
1982	15,196	7,742	7,454	103.9
1983	15,417	7,858	7,559	104.0
1984	15,603	7,951	7,652	103.9
1985	15,842	8,104	7,738	104.7
1986	16,127	8,225	7,902	104.1
1987	16,373	8,351	8,022	104.1
1988	16,599	8,454	8,145	103.8
1989	16,825	8,566	8,259	103.7
1990	16,993	8,672	8,321	104.2
1991	17,247	8,738	8,509	102.7
1992	17,405	8,842	8,563	103.3
1993	17,619	8,941	8,678	103.0
1994	17,865	9,039	8,826	102.4
1995	18,112	9,143	8,969	101.9
1996	18,315	9,236	9,079	101.7
1997	18,552	9,363	9,189	101.9
1998	18,774	9,476	9,298	101.9
1999	19,043	9,654	9,389	102.8
2000	19,359	n.a	n.a	n.a
2001*	18,732	9,267	9,465	97.9
2002	19,007	n.a	n.a	n.a
© ２００８， KRI (Kusaka Research Institute)
Source:
Compiled from Statistical Abstract (various volumes),
Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka.
* Census Data
Key:
Sex Ratio = Ratio of men to women expressed
in percentage terms.
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
							1.3	4.2