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Table  3 (Pop., Population)
Population (Age Group) 1881-2000 
Pop03e (x1,000)
       Age    Year 0-4 5-9 10-14 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 70-74 75-79 80 & over
1881 496 426 279 298 262 282 154 172 82 111 55 90 25 28 n.a n.a n.a
1991 536 465 306 313 280 299 170 190 93 117 59 96 45 39 n.a n.a n.a
1901 564 498 363 337 356 334 226 226 137 139 112 84 97 93 n.a n.a n.a
1911 608 564 515 347 399 397 304 254 206 151 138 88 82 53 n.a n.a n.a
1921 643 575 553 414 442 421 325 297 217 177 145 95 92 102 n.a n.a n.a
1946 958 856 806 681 642 577 450 468 322 320 196 137 115 129 n.a n.a n.a
1950 1,241 1,008 873 786 719 602 502 423 349 292 239 186 154 102 40 20 8
1951 1,263 1,040 863 760 684 622 554 498 410 312 280 183 124 77 44 20 8
1952 1,271 1,060 874 784 703 637 575 511 424 326 288 199 130 82 45 22 9
1953 1,285 1,092 926 792 717 649 560 519 432 344 290 202 132 82 45 22 9
1954 1,308 1,116 937 814 725 663 605 549 472 384 302 210 136 85 46 23 10
1955 1,398 1,138 941 829 737 672 614 552 480 398 311 214 139 86 47 23 10
1956 1,440 1,195 995 867 777 705 636 565 490 412 319 219 140 88 47 24 10
1957 1,478 1,225 1,020 888 797 723 652 580 505 423 329 226 146 90 49 24 10
1958 1,520 1,254 1,044 910 815 740 667 594 517 433 337 231 149 92 51 24 10
1959 1,557 1,286 1,070 933 836 759 684 609 530 443 345 236 154 95 52 25 11
1960 1,611 1,322 1,100 959 859 780 704 626 545 456 355 243 158 87 53 26 12
1961 1,647 1,358 1,131 985 883 802 722 643 560 468 365 250 162 99 54 27 12
1962 1,691 1,395 1,161 1,012 907 823 743 660 574 481 374 257 167 103 56 27 12
1963 1,672 1,412 1,264 1,019 896 752 675 661 657 463 362 264 198 116 98 45 28
1964 1,720 1,482 1,362 1,057 917 771 692 677 488 459 357 278 250 155 107 92 39
1965 1,761 1,517 1,395 1,083 939 789 708 693 500 470 367 284 256 159 109 94 40
1966 1,805 1,555 1,429 1,109 962 808 726 710 512 482 376 280 274 163 112 96 40
1967 1,846 1,590 1,462 1,135 984 827 742 726 524 493 384 298 268 167 115 98 44
1968 1,892 1,630 1,500 1,163 1,009 848 761 744 536 503 395 305 277 170 116 67 76
1969 1,915 1,677 1,542 1,186 1,028 864 775 759 548 516 402 312 282 175 121 67 83
1970 1,956 1,713 1,575 1,211 1,050 882 792 776 559 527 411 319 288 179 123 69 84
1971 1,973 1,747 1,606 1,235 1,070 900 807 791 570 538 420 326 243 183 125 71 85
1972 1,733 1,695 1,633 1,375 1,286 962 738 732 593 547 428 354 271 226 128 72 88
1973 1,721 1,727 1,662 1,399 1,308 981 752 745 603 557 435 360 277 229 165 80 90
1974 1,748 1,753 1,686 1,419 1,328 993 764 757 612 563 439 366 280 234 168 82 92
1975 1,771 1,777 1,712 1,446 1,352 1,015 776 771 625 579 445 371 285 234 170 79 88
1976 1,785 1,821 1,739 1,470 1,374 1,032 788 784 634 589 451 378 290 238 173 81 90
1977 1,829 1,835 1,768 1,494 1,396 1,048 802 797 644 598 459 384 294 242 176 84 92
1978 1,863 1,873 1,799 1,520 1,421 1,067 812 812 655 609 468 391 301 247 178 82 92
1979 1,900 1,906 1,835 1,550 1,450 1,088 832 828 668 622 477 399 306 251 182 84 94
1980 1,937 1,942 1,870 1,580 1,476 1,108 848 844 681 633 486 406 312 256 186 86 96
1981 1,917 1,867 1,904 1,608 1,502 1,128 863 859 693 645 495 414 317 261 189 87 98
1982 1,900 1,729 1,730 1,645 1,545 1,302 1,149 858 716 624 556 433 350 261 185 109 104
1983 1,929 1,754 1,755 1,668 1,567 1,322 1,167 871 726 634 563 439 355 265 187 110 105
1984 1,951 1,776 1,775 1,689 1,586 1,338 1,180 882 734 642 570 444 359 269 190 111 107
1985 1,982 1,803 1,803 1,715 1,610 1,358 1,198 894 745 652 579 451 365 273 192 113 109
1986 2,015 1,826 1,834 1,742 1,658 1,385 1,223 911 759 662 586 459 370 274 197 115 111
1987 2,046 1,856 1,863 1,768 1,684 1,405 1,241 925 769 672 595 466 375 278 200 117 113
1988 2,074 1,881 1,888 1,793 1,706 1,425 1,259 937 780 681 603 473 381 282 203 119 114
1989 2,102 1,907 1,914 1,817 1,730 1,445 1,276 950 790 691 611 479 386 285 206 121 115
1990 2,123 1,926 1,933 1,835 1,748 1,459 1,289 959 798 697 618 484 389 288 208 121 118
1991 2,155 1,954 1,961 1,861 1,774 1,481 1,308 974 811 708 627 491 396 293 210 124 119
1992 2,164 1,982 1,980 1,877 1,798 1,497 1,325 983 815 711 630 500 392 295 211 125 120
1993 2,202 1,997 2,004 1,908 1,812 1,513 1,336 995 829 723 634 501 403 299 215 126 122
1994 2,230 2,022 2,024 1,930 1,839 1,536 1,357 1,011 841 734 650 509 411 303 219 126 123
1995 2,266 2,055 2,063 1,959 1,865 1,557 1,348 1,025 852 745 660 517 416 308 222 130 124
1996 2,292 2,078 2,086 1,980 1,885 1,574 1,370 1,036 862 752 666 522 420 311 225 131 125
1997 2,318 2,103 2,110 2,004 1,907 1,603 1,407 1,040 870 762 674 528 425 314 227 133 127
1998 2,343 2,128 2,136 2,028 1,931 1,614 1,424 1,060 883 770 682 534 431 318 229 134 129
1999 2,379 2,159 2,167 2,057 1,958 1,635 1,444 1,076 895 791 692 542 437 323 232 136 130
2000 2,419 2,194 2,202 2,091 1,991 1,652 1,468 1,094 910 795 703 551 444 329 236 138 133
© ２００８， KRI (Kusaka Research Institute) 
Source:
Compiled from Statistical Abstract (various volumes), Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka.
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