| |
Mid
Year
Population ('000)
|
Annual
Growth Rate (%)
|
Age
Composition (Years) ('000)
|
Dependency
Ratio (%) (a)
|
Population
Density (No. per sq. km.)
|
|
Year
|
|
|
<20
|
20
- 64
|
>64
|
|
|
|
1946
|
6,657
|
-
|
3,159
|
3,296
|
229
|
71.8
|
103
|
|
1947
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
1948
|
7,086
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
1949
|
7,297
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
1950
|
7,544
|
3.3
|
3,579
|
3,704
|
261
|
-
|
-
|
|
1951
|
7,742
|
2.6
|
3,674
|
3,801
|
267
|
-
|
-
|
|
1952
|
7,940
|
2.6
|
3,767
|
3,899
|
274
|
-
|
-
|
|
1953
|
8,098
|
2
|
3,872
|
3,944
|
282
|
-
|
-
|
|
1954
|
8,385
|
2.8
|
3,977
|
4,119
|
289
|
68.6
|
125
|
|
1955
|
8,589
|
2.4
|
4,077
|
4,215
|
297
|
-
|
-
|
|
1956
|
8,929
|
3.9
|
4,320
|
4,296
|
313
|
-
|
-
|
|
1957
|
9,165
|
2.6
|
4,615
|
4,379
|
171
|
-
|
-
|
|
1958
|
9,388
|
2.4
|
4,728
|
4,483
|
177
|
-
|
-
|
|
1959
|
9,625
|
2.5
|
4,799
|
4,693
|
133
|
-
|
-
|
|
1960
|
9,896
|
2.8
|
4,983
|
4,725
|
188
|
-
|
-
|
|
1961
|
10,168
|
2.7
|
5,121
|
4,855
|
192
|
-
|
-
|
|
1962
|
10,443
|
2.7
|
5,258
|
4,987
|
198
|
-
|
-
|
|
1963
|
10,582
|
1.3
|
5,411
|
4,724
|
447
|
76.1
|
163
|
|
1964
|
10,903
|
3
|
5,621
|
4,889
|
393
|
-
|
-
|
|
1965
|
11,164
|
2.4
|
5,756
|
5,006
|
402
|
-
|
-
|
|
1966
|
11,439
|
2.5
|
5,898
|
5,130
|
411
|
-
|
-
|
|
1967
|
11,703
|
2.3
|
6,035
|
5,248
|
420
|
-
|
-
|
|
1968
|
11,992
|
2.5
|
6,185
|
5,378
|
429
|
-
|
-
|
|
1969
|
12,252
|
2.2
|
6,320
|
5,486
|
446
|
-
|
-
|
|
1970
|
12,514
|
2.1
|
6,455
|
5,604
|
455
|
-
|
-
|
|
1971
|
12,690
|
1.4
|
6,304
|
5,848
|
538
|
82.1
|
196
|
|
1972
|
12,861
|
1.3
|
6,393
|
5,911
|
557
|
-
|
199
|
|
1973
|
13,091
|
1.8
|
6,509
|
6,018
|
564
|
-
|
202
|
|
1974
|
13,284
|
1.5
|
6,604
|
6,104
|
576
|
-
|
205
|
|
1975
|
13,496
|
1.6
|
6,706
|
6,219
|
571
|
-
|
209
|
|
1976
|
13,717
|
1.6
|
6,815
|
6,320
|
582
|
-
|
212
|
|
1977
|
13,942
|
1.6
|
6,926
|
6,422
|
594
|
-
|
216
|
|
1978
|
14,190
|
1.8
|
7,051
|
6,540
|
599
|
-
|
219
|
|
1979
|
14,472
|
2
|
7,191
|
6,670
|
611
|
-
|
224
|
|
1980
|
14,747
|
1.9
|
7,329
|
6,794
|
624
|
-
|
228
|
|
1981
|
14,847
|
0.7
|
7,039
|
7,077
|
731
|
76.1
|
232
|
|
1982
|
15,196
|
2.3
|
7,000
|
7,538
|
658
|
-
|
235
|
|
1983
|
15,417
|
1.5
|
7,105
|
7,645
|
667
|
-
|
238
|
|
1984
|
15,603
|
1.2
|
7,189
|
7,737
|
677
|
-
|
241
|
|
1985
|
15,842
|
1.5
|
7,303
|
7,852
|
687
|
-
|
245
|
|
1986
|
16,127
|
1.8
|
7,417
|
8,013
|
697
|
-
|
250
|
|
1987
|
16,373
|
1.5
|
7,533
|
8,132
|
708
|
-
|
253
|
|
1988
|
16,599
|
1.4
|
7,636
|
8,245
|
718
|
-
|
265
|
|
1989
|
16,825
|
1.4
|
7,740
|
8,358
|
727
|
-
|
268
|
| 1990 |
17,015 |
1.1 |
7,817 |
8,442 |
734 |
- |
271 |
| 1991 |
17,267 |
1.5 |
7,932 |
8,570 |
745 |
- |
267 |
| 1992 |
17,426 |
0.9 |
8,006 |
8,648 |
751 |
- |
269 |
| 1993 |
17,646 |
1.3 |
8,106 |
8,752 |
761 |
- |
273 |
| 1994 |
17,891 |
1.4 |
8,219 |
8,876 |
770 |
- |
240 |
| 1995 |
18,136 |
1.4 |
8,333 |
8,997 |
782 |
- |
289 |
| 1996 |
18,336 |
1.1 |
8,425 |
9,101 |
789 |
- |
292 |
| 1997 |
18,568 |
1.2 |
8,543 |
9,216 |
801 |
- |
296 |
| 1998(c) |
18,774 |
1.2 |
8,637 |
9,327 |
810 |
- |
299 |
| 1999(c) |
19,043 |
1.4 |
8,762 |
9,460 |
821 |
- |
304 |
| 2000(c) |
19,359 |
1.7 |
8,906 |
9,618 |
835 |
- |
309 |
| 2001(d) |
18,732 |
1.4 |
6,142 |
10,481 |
1,839 |
52.8 |
299 |
| 2002(c) |
19,007 |
1.5 |
6,506 |
10,636 |
1,865 |
- |
304 |
Note :
(a) - Estimates of mid-year population from the Registrar
General's Department
(b) - Data available only in census years
(c) - Provisional
(d) - based on Census of Population and Housing - 2001
Source : Economic Progress of Independent Sri Lanka, Central
Bank 1998
Annual Reports 1997,98,99, 2000, 2002, Central Bank
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Lanka Demography