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20,359,439 Population [2012] – census

21,763,170 Population [2024] – census

Contents: Districts and Divisional Secretariats

The population of the districts and divisional secretariats of Sri Lanka by census years.

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NameStatusNativePopulation
Census
2001-07-17		Population
Census
2012-03-20		Population
Census
2024-12-19
AmparaDistrictඅම්පාර / அம்பாறை592,997649,402744,150
AddalachchenaiDivisional Secretariatඅඩ්ඩාලච්චේන / அட்டாளைச்சேனை36,02041,96853,214
AkkaraipattuDivisional Secretariatඅක්කරපත්තුව / அக்கரைப்பற்று34,93939,16644,979
AlayadiwembuDivisional Secretariatඅලයාඩිවෙම්බු / ஆலயடிவேம்பு22,62722,45824,838
AmparaDivisional Secretariatඅම්පාර / அம்பாறை38,16643,82947,868
DamanaDivisional Secretariatදමන / தமன35,34338,69240,325
DehiattakandiyaDivisional Secretariatදෙහිඅත්තකණ්ඩිය / தெகித்தகண்டிய63,90860,17867,274
Eragama [Irakkamam]Divisional Secretariatඉරක්කාමම් / இறக்காமம்11,34414,38317,671
KalmunaiDivisional Secretariatකල්මුණේ / கல்முனை...44,63252,798
Kalmunai North [← Kalmunai]Divisional Secretariatකල්මුණේ උතුර උප / கல்முனை வடக்கு உப...29,80031,556
Karativu [Karaitheevu]Divisional Secretariatකාරෙයිතීවු / காரைதீவூ16,36516,83919,493
LahugalaDivisional Secretariatලාහුගල / லாகுகல7,6238,91410,416
MahaoyaDivisional Secretariatමහඔය / மஹா ஓயா18,12320,82823,715
NavithanveliDivisional Secretariatනාවිදන්වැලි / நாவிதன்வெளி17,06518,72721,856
NinthavurDivisional Secretariatනින්දවුර් / நிந்தவ+ர்24,62526,36130,671
PadiyathalawaDivisional Secretariatපදියතලාව / படியத்தலாவ15,97118,29020,834
PothuvilDivisional Secretariatපොතුවිල් / பொத்துவில்28,48034,80942,908
Sainthamarathu [Sainthamaruthu]Divisional Secretariatසායින්දමරුතු / சாய்ந்தமருது24,11425,46129,873
Sammanthurai [Samanthurai]Divisional Secretariatසමන්තුරේ / சம்மாந்துறை51,51060,46572,794
ThirukkovilDivisional Secretariatතිරුක්කෝවිල් / திருக்கோவில்23,70025,27729,252
UhanaDivisional Secretariatඋහන / உஹன52,60958,32562,216
AnuradhapuraDistrictඅනුරාධපුර / அனுராதபுரம்745,693860,575959,552
GalenbindunuwewaDivisional Secretariatගලෙන්බිඳුණුවැව / கலென்பிந்துணுவவ40,88846,99251,952
GalnewaDivisional Secretariatගල්නෑව / கல்னாவ30,34434,75639,458
HorowpothanaDivisional Secretariatහොරොව්පොතාන / ஹொரொப்பொத்தான29,64236,99041,261
IpalogamaDivisional Secretariatඉපලෝගම / இபலோகம32,93338,86241,961
KahatagasdigiliyaDivisional Secretariatකහටගස්දිගිලිය / கஹட்டகஸ்திகிலிய33,57240,33944,903
KebithigollewaDivisional Secretariatකැබිතිගොල්ලෑව / கபித்திகொல்லாவ19,45722,32526,432
KekirawaDivisional Secretariatකැකිරාව / கெக்கிராவ52,10759,24165,317
Mahavilachchiya [Mahawilachchiya]Divisional Secretariatමහවිලච්චිය / மஹவிலச்சிய18,55722,46724,194
MedawachchiyaDivisional Secretariatමැදවච්චිය / மதவச்சிய40,46946,90652,496
MihinthaleDivisional Secretariatමිහින්තලේ / மிஹிந்தல26,78635,29344,107
Nachchadoowa [Nachchaduwa]Divisional Secretariatනාච්චාදූව / நாச்சாதுவ21,77225,37728,266
NochchiyagamaDivisional Secretariatනොච්චියාගම / நொச்சியாகம41,60149,88655,471
Nuwaragam Palatha CentralDivisional Secretariatමධ්‍යම නුවරගම් පළාත / நுவரகம பலாத்த மத்தி53,66561,22371,529
Nuwaragam Palatha EastDivisional Secretariatනැගෙනහිර නුවරගම් පළාත / நுவரகம பலாத்த கிழக்கு65,67169,73776,138
PadaviyaDivisional Secretariatපදවිය / பதவிய21,14622,99824,493
PalagalaDivisional Secretariatපලාගල / பலாகல29,83734,00238,469
PalugaswewaDivisional Secretariatපලුගස්වැව / பலுகஸ்வவ14,63515,58218,138
RajanganayaDivisional Secretariatරාජාංගනය / ராஜாங்கனய30,18633,54336,236
RambewaDivisional Secretariatරඹෑව / ரம்பாவ31,60436,78239,861
ThalawaDivisional Secretariatතලාව / தலாவ50,91957,79361,216
ThambuttegamaDivisional Secretariatතඹුත්තේගම / தம்புத்தேகம36,52442,43747,061
ThirappaneDivisional Secretariatතිරප්පනේ / திரப்பனே23,37827,04431,121
BadullaDistrictබදුල්ල / பதுளை779,983815,405871,763
BadullaDivisional Secretariatබදුල්ල / பதுளை70,23075,04283,033
BandarawelaDivisional Secretariatබණ්ඩාරවෙල / பண்டாரவெல60,26965,50265,488
EllaDivisional Secretariatඇල්ල / எ(அ)ல்ல42,89445,18149,439
HaldummullaDivisional Secretariatහල්දුම්මුල්ල / ஹல்தும்முல்ல38,22337,55838,778
Hali-ElaDivisional Secretariatහාලිඇල / லிஎல87,47690,57194,226
HaputaleDivisional Secretariatහපුතලේ / ஹப்புதலே50,73549,79848,280
KandaketiyaDivisional Secretariatකන්දකැටිය / கந்தகட்டிய22,49423,07526,913
LunugalaDivisional Secretariatලුණුගල / லுணகல33,07931,38131,881
MahiyanganayaDivisional Secretariatමහියංගණය / மஹியங்கனய67,30175,77689,082
MeegahakivulaDivisional Secretariatමීගහකිවුල / மீகஹகிவூல18,65019,71922,683
PassaraDivisional Secretariatපස්සර / பஸ்ஸர49,19048,80749,636
RideemaliyaddaDivisional Secretariatරිදීමාලියද්ද / ரிதீமாலியத்த45,75951,61860,882
SoranathotaDivisional Secretariatසොරණාතොට / சொரணாதொட்ட22,76022,57124,407
Uva-ParanagamaDivisional Secretariatඌව පරණගම / ஊவா பரணகம76,52477,99882,069
WelimadaDivisional Secretariatවැලිමඩ / வெலிமட94,399100,808105,510
BatticaloaDistrictමඩකලපුව / மட்டக்களப்பு486,447526,567595,435
Eravur PattuDivisional Secretariatඑරාවුර් පත්තු / ஏறாவ+ர் பற்று...75,47894,237
Eravur TownDivisional Secretariatඑරාවුර් නගරය / ஏறாவ+ர் நகரம்22,13324,64326,468
KattankudyDivisional Secretariatකාත්තාන්කුඩි / காத்தான்குடி35,08840,35644,794
Koralai Pattu [Valachenai]Divisional Secretariatකෝරළේ පත්තු (වාලච්චේන) / கோரளைப்பற்று (வாழைச்சேனை)...23,37628,762
Koralai Pattu CentralDivisional Secretariatකෝරළේ පත්තු මධ්‍යම / கோரளைப்பற்று மத்தி...25,68730,603
Koralai Pattu North [Vaharai]Divisional Secretariatකෝරළේ පත්තු උතුර (වාහරෙයි) / கோரளைப்பற்று வடக்கு (வாகரை)...21,53725,475
Koralai Pattu South [Kiran]Divisional Secretariatකෝරළේ පත්තු දකුණ (කිරාන්) / கோரளைப்பற்று (கிரான்)...26,14328,302
Koralai Pattu West [Oddamavadi]Divisional Secretariatකෝරළේ පත්තු බටහිර (ඔඩ්ඩමාවඩි) / கோரளைப்பற்று மேற்கு (ஓட்டமாவடி)...22,18224,583
Manmunai NorthDivisional Secretariatමන්මුනෙයි උතුර / மண்முனை வடக்கு80,31386,22795,107
Manmunai Pattu [Araipattai]Divisional Secretariatමන්මුනෙයි පත්තු (අරෙයිපත්තෙයි) / மண்முனை பற்று (ஆரையம்பதி)25,90830,69436,533
Manmunai South & Eruvil PattuDivisional Secretariatමන්මුනෙයි දකුණ හා එරුවිල් පත්තු / மண்முனை தெற்கு மற்றும் எருவில் பற்று53,89660,80762,920
Manmunai South WestDivisional Secretariatමන්මුනෙයි නිරිත / மண்முனை தென்மேற்கு...24,72626,676
Manmunai WestDivisional Secretariatමන්මුනෙයි බටහිර / மண்முனை மேற்கு...28,48932,831
Porativu PattuDivisional Secretariatපෝරතීවු පත්තු / போரதீவூ பற்று...36,22238,627
ColomboDistrictකොළඹ / கொழும்பு2,251,2742,324,3492,374,461
ColomboDivisional Secretariatකොළඹ / கொழும்பு380,946323,257292,089
DehiwalaDivisional Secretariatදෙහිවල / தெகிவளை101,83088,96293,815
HomagamaDivisional Secretariatහෝමාගම / ஹோமாகம186,050237,905280,771
KaduwelaDivisional Secretariatකඩුවෙල / கடுவெல209,251252,041277,918
KesbewaDivisional Secretariatකැස්බෑව / கஸ்பாவ209,619245,232263,541
KolonnawaDivisional Secretariatකොලොන්නාව / கொலன்னாவ161,247191,687214,070
MaharagamaDivisional Secretariatමහරගම / மகரகம185,193196,423196,500
MoratuwaDivisional Secretariatමොරටුව / மொரட்டுவ177,563168,280160,199
PadukkaDivisional Secretariatපාදුක්ක / பாதுக்கை54,33865,26773,014
RatmalanaDivisional Secretariatරත්මලාන / இரத்மலானை108,71695,50688,063
Seethawaka [Hanwella]Divisional Secretariatසීතාවක / சீதாவாக்கை94,001113,807122,128
Sri Jayawardanapura KotteDivisional Secretariatශ්‍රී ජයවර්ධනපුර කෝට්ටේ / ஸ்ரீ ஜெயவர்த்தனபுர கோட்டை116,366107,92596,189
ThimbirigasyayaDivisional Secretariatතිඹිරිගස්යාය / திம்பிரிகஸ்ஸாய266,154238,057217,118
GalleDistrictගාල්ල / காலி990,4871,063,3341,096,585
AkmeemanaDivisional Secretariatඅක්මීමණ / அக்மீமன63,88177,77686,136
AmbalangodaDivisional Secretariatඅම්බලන්ගොඩ / அம்பலங்கொட...56,96159,617
BaddegamaDivisional Secretariatබද්දේගම / பத்தேகம...48,05750,956
BalapitiyaDivisional Secretariatබලපිටිය / பலபிடிய65,34667,43268,150
Benthota [Bentota]Divisional Secretariatබෙන්තොට / பெந்தொட46,44249,97549,650
Bope-PoddalaDivisional Secretariatබෝපෙ-පෝද්දල / போபே-போத்தல41,61250,33157,890
ElpitiyaDivisional Secretariatඇල්පිටිය / எல்பிடிய60,29264,72666,671
Galle Four Gravets [Kadawath Sathra]Divisional Secretariatගාල්ල කඩවත් සතර / காலி103,246101,749108,321
Gonapinuwala [Gonapeenuwala]Divisional Secretariatගෝනපීනුවල / கோனபீனுவல...21,75523,271
HabaraduwaDivisional Secretariatහබරාදූව / ஹபராதுவ59,04162,38963,302
HikkaduwaDivisional Secretariatහික්කඩුව / ஹிக்கடுவ...27,07526,216
ImaduwaDivisional Secretariatඉමදූව / இமதுவ39,94444,88048,204
KarandeniyaDivisional Secretariatකරන්දෙණිය / கரன்தெணிய56,12862,49863,862
Madampagama [← Hikkaduwa]Divisional Secretariatමාදම්පාගම / மாதம்பாகம...33,93533,408
NagodaDivisional Secretariatනාගොඩ / நாகொட52,41453,82952,031
NeluwaDivisional Secretariatනෙළුව / நெழுவ27,50128,64027,746
NiyagamaDivisional Secretariatනියාගම / நியாகம34,33035,57435,751
Rathgama [← Hikkaduwa]Divisional Secretariatරත්ගම / ரத்கம...40,89941,456
ThawalamaDivisional Secretariatතවලම / தவலம31,80332,60930,989
Wanduramba [← Baddegama]Divisional Secretariatවඳුරඹ / வந்துரம்ப...26,95127,702
Welivitiya-DivithuraDivisional Secretariatවැලිවිටිය-දිවිතුර / வெலிவிடிய- திவிதுர26,59929,34729,356
YakkalamullaDivisional Secretariatයක්කලමුල්ල / யக்கலமுல்ல43,63845,94646,687
GampahaDistrictගම්පහ / கம்பகா2,063,6842,304,8332,433,685
AttanagallaDivisional Secretariatඅත්තනගල්ල / அத்தனகல்ல154,967179,565197,725
BiyagamaDivisional Secretariatබියගම / பியகம161,300186,585207,155
DivulapitiyaDivisional Secretariatදිවුලපිටිය / திவூலபிடிய128,048144,506156,957
DompeDivisional Secretariatදොම්පේ / தொம்பே130,021154,005169,877
GampahaDivisional Secretariatගම්පහ / கம்பஹா171,040197,667205,610
Ja-ElaDivisional Secretariatජා-ඇල / ஜாஎல184,666201,521204,806
KatanaDivisional Secretariatකටාන / கந்தான222,683235,291241,219
KelaniyaDivisional Secretariatකැලණිය / களனி134,364137,339133,755
MaharaDivisional Secretariatමහර / மஹர176,870207,782223,060
MinuwangodaDivisional Secretariatමිනුවන්ගොඩ / மினுவங்கொட151,661178,331198,774
MirigamaDivisional Secretariatමීරිගම / மீரிகம143,663164,580176,747
NegomboDivisional Secretariatමීගමුව / மீகமுவ144,274142,136137,952
WattalaDivisional Secretariatවත්තල / வத்தல160,127175,525182,505
HambantotaDistrictහම්බන්තොට / அம்பாந்தோட்டை526,414599,903671,037
AmbalantotaDivisional Secretariatඅම්බලන්තොට / அம்பலந்தோட்டை64,36172,94380,506
AngunakolapelessaDivisional Secretariatඅඟුණකොළපැලැස්ස / அங்குணகொலபெலஸ்ஸ42,42648,30153,409
BeliattaDivisional Secretariatබෙලිඅත්ත / பெலியத்த52,28355,99258,675
HambantotaDivisional Secretariatහම්බන්තොට / ஹம்பாந்தோட்டை46,75757,26467,207
KatuwanaDivisional Secretariatකටුවන / கடுவன...46,77252,169
LunugamveheraDivisional Secretariatලුණුගම්වෙහෙර / லுணகம்வெஹர25,22631,55936,923
OkewelaDivisional Secretariatඕකේවෙල / ஒகேவல18,24719,01819,992
SooriyawewaDivisional Secretariatසූරියවැව / சூரியவெவ35,52943,10252,709
TangalleDivisional Secretariatතංගල්ල / தங்கல்லை62,80072,50779,543
ThissamaharamaDivisional Secretariatතිස්සමහාරාම / திஸ்ஸமகாராம60,98268,60674,175
WalasmullaDivisional Secretariatවලස්මුල්ල / வலஸ்முல்ல...42,27447,869
WeeraketiyaDivisional Secretariatවීරකැටිය / வீரகெடிய...41,56548,241
JaffnaDistrictයාපනය / யாழ்ப்பாணம்490,621583,882594,333
DelftDivisional Secretariatඩෙල්ෆ්ට් / டெல்ப்...3,8243,158
Island North [Kayts]Divisional Secretariatදිවයින් උතුර (කයිට්ස්) / தீவூ வடக்கு (கய்ட்ஸ்)...9,8769,931
Island South [Velanai]Divisional Secretariatදිවයින් දකුණ (වේලනයි) / தீவூ தெற்கு (வேலணை)...16,74216,600
JaffnaDivisional Secretariatයාපනය / யாழ்ப்பாணம்...50,49148,543
KarainagarDivisional Secretariatකරෙයිනගර් / கரைநகர்...9,5769,131
NallurDivisional Secretariatනල්ලූර් / நல்லூர்...68,14272,884
Thenmaradchi [Chavakachcheri]Divisional Secretariatතෙන්මරඩ්චි (චාවාකච්චේරි) / தென்மராட்சி (சாவகச்சேரி)...64,70467,782
Vadamaradchi East [Maruthnkerny]Divisional Secretariatවඩමරාඩ්චි නැගෙනහිර / வடமராட்சி கிழக்கு...12,76613,537
Vadamaradchi North [Point Pedro]Divisional Secretariatවඩමරාඩ්චි උතුර (පේදුරුතුඩුව) / வடமராட்சி வடக்கு (பேதுரு முனை)...47,56543,369
Vadamaradchi South-West [Karaveddy]Divisional Secretariatවඩමරාඩ්චි නිරිත (කරවෙඩ්ඩි) / வடமராட்சி தென் மேற்கு (கரவெட்டி)...45,73041,102
Valikamam East [Kopay]Divisional Secretariatවලිකාමම් නැගෙනහිර (කෝපායි) / வலிகாமம் கிழக்கு (கோப்பாய்)...73,22575,979
Valikamam North [Tellippalai]Divisional Secretariatවලිකාමම් උතුර / வலிகாமம் வடக்கு...29,51844,914
Valikamam South [Uduvil]Divisional Secretariatවලිකාමම් දකුණ (උඩුවිල්) / வலிகாமம் தெற்கு (உடுவில்)...53,01650,540
Valikamam South-West [Sandilipay]Divisional Secretariatවලිකාමම් නිරිත (සන්ඩිලිපායි) / வலிகாமம் தென் மேற்கு (சண்டிலிபாய்)...52,26952,121
Valikamam West [Chankanai]Divisional Secretariatවලිකාමම් බටහිර (චන්කානයි) / வலிகாமம் மேற்கு (சங்கணை)...46,43845,160
KalutaraDistrictකළුතර / களுத்துறை1,066,2391,221,9481,305,552
AgalawattaDivisional Secretariatඅගලවත්ත / அகலவத்த33,96236,66936,589
BandaragamaDivisional Secretariatබණ්ඩාරගම / பண்டாரகம86,886109,236124,133
BeruwalaDivisional Secretariatබේරුවල / பேருவளை144,733164,969180,820
BulathsinhalaDivisional Secretariatබුලත්සිංහල / புளத்சிங்கள59,78764,60065,550
DodangodaDivisional Secretariatදොඩන්ගොඩ / தொடங்கொட55,05263,96067,089
HoranaDivisional Secretariatහොරණ / ஹொரண90,690113,364133,685
IngiriyaDivisional Secretariatඉංගිරිය / இங்கிரிய45,72653,89658,361
KalutaraDivisional Secretariatකළුතර / களுத்தறை141,829159,697166,624
Madurawela [Madurawala]Divisional Secretariatමදුරාවල / மதுராவல29,75034,38136,723
MathugamaDivisional Secretariatමතුගම / மதுகம73,26981,28686,065
MillaniyaDivisional Secretariatමිල්ලනිය / மில்லனிய44,47652,17656,166
PalindanuwaraDivisional Secretariatපාලින්දනුවර / பாளிந்தநுவர45,91150,80151,171
PanaduraDivisional Secretariatපානදුර / பாணந்துறை163,492182,285187,475
WalallavitaDivisional Secretariatවලල්ලාවිට / வலல்லாவிட50,67654,62855,333
KandyDistrictමහනුවර / கண்டி1,279,0281,375,3821,461,269
AkuranaDivisional Secretariatඅකුරණ / அக்குரன55,74463,39771,010
Delthota [Deltota]Divisional Secretariatදෙල්තොට / தெல்தொட்ட29,91730,34531,904
DoluwaDivisional Secretariatදොළුව / தொழுவ45,27049,84252,784
Ganga Ihala KoraleDivisional Secretariatගඟ ඉහළ කෝරළේ / கங்க இஹல கோரளை51,13055,25459,145
HarispattuwaDivisional Secretariatහාරිස්පත්තුව / ஹாரிஸ்பத்துவ78,88088,17794,021
HatharaliyaddaDivisional Secretariatහතරලියද්ද / ஹத்தரலியத்த29,10729,98631,141
Kandy Four Gravets & Gangawata KoraleDivisional Secretariatමහනුවර කඩවත් සතර හා ගඟවට කෝරළේ / கண்டிநகரம் மற்றும் கங்கவட்ட கோரளை160,630158,561153,329
KundasaleDivisional Secretariatකුණ්ඩසාලේ / குண்டசாலை107,180127,070144,383
MedadumbaraDivisional Secretariatමැදදුම්බර / மததும்பர58,72161,03464,539
MinipeDivisional Secretariatමිනිපේ / மினிப்பே48,33851,88355,342
PanvilaDivisional Secretariatපන්විල / பன்வில26,68026,29425,650
Pasbage KoraleDivisional Secretariatපස්බාගේ කෝරළේ / பஸ்பாகே கோரளை57,36559,91765,553
PathadumbaraDivisional Secretariatපාතදුම්බර / பானதும்பர80,55888,72593,476
PathahewahetaDivisional Secretariatපාතහේවාහැට / பானஹேவாஹட்ட53,84358,18860,639
Poojapitiya [Pujapitiya]Divisional Secretariatපූජාපිටිය / ப+ஜாபிட்டிய54,17257,91460,316
ThumpaneDivisional Secretariatතුම්පනේ / தும்பனே35,44737,64238,776
UdadumbaraDivisional Secretariatඋඩදුම්බර / உடதும்பர22,83122,50523,046
UdapalathaDivisional Secretariatඋඩපළාත / உடபலான86,14591,716103,181
UdunuwaraDivisional Secretariatඋඩුනුවර / உடுநுவர99,235110,905121,018
YatinuwaraDivisional Secretariatයටිනුවර / யட்டிநுவர97,835106,027112,642
KegalleDistrictකෑගල්ල / கேகாலை785,524840,648869,901
AranayakaDivisional Secretariatඅරණායක / அரணாயக்க66,19868,46469,075
BulathkohupitiyaDivisional Secretariatබුලත්කොහුපිටිය / வூலத்கொகுபிட்டிய45,57347,09545,237
DehiovitaDivisional Secretariatදෙහිඕවිට / டெகியோவிட்ட73,99181,31584,967
DeraniyagalaDivisional Secretariatදැරණියගල / தரணியகல44,73545,86944,005
GaligamuwaDivisional Secretariatගලිගමුව / கலிகமுவ69,10474,49073,778
KegalleDivisional Secretariatකෑගල්ල / கேகாலை87,63790,85494,314
MawanellaDivisional Secretariatමාවනැල්ල / மாவனல்ல100,192111,727126,026
RambukkanaDivisional Secretariatරඹුක්කන / இறம்புக்கன75,92582,76987,055
RuwanwellaDivisional Secretariatරුවන්වැල්ල / ருவன்வெல்ல58,89263,91365,797
WarakapolaDivisional Secretariatවරකාපොල / வரகாபொல106,038113,056117,967
YatiyanthotaDivisional Secretariatයටියන්තොට / இயட்டியாந்தொட்ட57,23961,09662,255
KilinochchiDistrictකිලිනොච්චි / கிளிநொச்சி127,263113,510136,434
KandavalaiDivisional Secretariatකන්ඩාවලයි / கண்டவளை...23,19424,921
KarachchiDivisional Secretariatකරච්චි / கரச்சி...61,48474,631
PachchilaipalliDivisional Secretariatපචිචිලෙයිපල්ලි / பச்சிலைப்பள்ளி...8,53013,045
PoonakaryDivisional Secretariatපූනකරි / பூநகரி...20,30224,113
KurunegalaDistrictකුරුණෑගල / குருணாகல்1,460,2151,618,4651,760,829
AlawwaDivisional Secretariatඅලව්ව / அலவ்வ59,08263,66765,689
AmbanpolaDivisional Secretariatඅඹන්පොල / அம்பன்பொல19,96422,87825,515
BamunakotuwaDivisional Secretariatබමුණාකොටුව / வமுணாகொட்டுவ20,70236,21739,442
BingiriyaDivisional Secretariatබිංගිරිය / விங்கிரிய55,76362,34966,724
EhetuwewaDivisional Secretariatඇහැටුවැව / அஹட்டுவவ23,07625,78128,317
GalgamuwaDivisional Secretariatගල්ගමුව / கல்கமுவ47,84455,07861,759
GanewattaDivisional Secretariatගනේවත්ත / கனேவத்த36,81240,13743,431
GiribawaDivisional Secretariatගිරිබාව / கிரிபாவ28,09331,41234,929
IbbagamuwaDivisional Secretariatඉබ්බාගමුව / இவ்வாகமுவ76,34485,30994,167
KobeiganeDivisional Secretariatකොබෙයිගනේ / கொபெய்கனே32,23035,97540,669
KotaveheraDivisional Secretariatකොටවෙහෙර / கொட்டவெஹெர19,27321,26324,031
Kuliyapitiya EastDivisional Secretariatකුලියාපිටිය නැගෙනහිර / குளியாப்பிட்டிய கிழக்கு46,96654,06261,223
Kuliyapitiya WestDivisional Secretariatකුලියාපිටිය බටහිර / குளியாப்பிட்டிய மேற்கு71,48377,31682,587
KurunegalaDivisional Secretariatකුරුණෑගල / குருணாகல்88,94480,75588,999
Mahawa [Maho]Divisional Secretariatමහව / மாகோ50,57657,48564,122
MallawapitiyaDivisional Secretariatමල්ලවපිටිය / மல்லவபிட்டிய46,57552,63459,491
MaspothaDivisional Secretariatමාස්පොත / மாஸ்பொத18,85034,26241,873
MawathagamaDivisional Secretariatමාවතගම / மாவத்தகம56,82064,90470,867
NarammalaDivisional Secretariatනාරම්මල / நாரம்மல51,24456,27959,806
NikaweratiyaDivisional Secretariatනිකවැරටිය / நிகவெரட்டிய36,37040,45243,402
Panduwasnuwara East [Katupotha]Divisional Secretariatපඬුවස්නුවර නැගෙනහිර / பண்டுவஸ்நுவர கிழக்கு...30,00631,790
Panduwasnuwara WestDivisional Secretariatපඬුවස්නුවර බටහිර / பண்டுவஸ்நுவர மேற்கு...66,12271,186
PannalaDivisional Secretariatපන්නල / பன்னல114,438124,225135,845
PolgahawelaDivisional Secretariatපොල්ගහවෙල / பொல்கஹவெல58,76265,15667,465
PolpithigamaDivisional Secretariatපොල්පිතිගම / பொல்பிதிகம67,26376,13986,411
RasnayakapuraDivisional Secretariatරස්නායකපුර / ரஸ்நாயக்கபுர18,81421,89324,912
RideegamaDivisional Secretariatරිදීගම / ரிதீகம80,47388,71495,960
UdubaddawaDivisional Secretariatඋඩුබද්දාව / உடுவத்தாவ48,80052,23154,466
WariyapolaDivisional Secretariatවාරියපොල / வாரியபொல56,88061,42566,488
WeerambugedaraDivisional Secretariatවීරඹුගෙදර / வீரம்புகெகர30,31134,33936,590
MannarDistrictමන්නාරම / மன்னார்151,57799,570123,674
MadhuDivisional Secretariatමඩු / மடு...7,7119,493
Mannar TownDivisional Secretariatමන්නාරම නගරය / மன்னார் நகரம்...51,07857,772
Manthai WestDivisional Secretariatමාන්තයි බටහිර / மாந்தை மேற்கு...14,77118,674
Musalai [Musali]Divisional Secretariatමුසලි / முசலி...8,11918,143
Nanaddan [Nanattan]Divisional Secretariatනානාට්ටාන් / நாணாட்டான்...17,89119,674
MataleDistrictමාතලේ / மாத்தளை441,328484,531526,578
Ambanganga KoraleDivisional Secretariatඅඹන්ගඟ කෝරළේ / அம்பன்கங்க கோரளை15,51515,64315,876
DambullaDivisional Secretariatදඹුල්ල / தம்புல்ல60,97672,30681,239
GalewelaDivisional Secretariatගලේවෙල / கலேவெல61,84270,04278,639
Laggala-PallegamaDivisional Secretariatලග්ගල-පල්ලේගම / லக்கல பல்லேகம12,39912,11016,300
MataleDivisional Secretariatමාතලේ / மாத்தளை68,45174,86480,376
NaulaDivisional Secretariatනාඋල / நாவூல28,15730,88430,718
PallepolaDivisional Secretariatපල්ලේපොල / பல்லேபொல27,52029,56531,629
RattotaDivisional Secretariatරත්තොට / ரத்தொட்ட49,38251,35453,650
UkuwelaDivisional Secretariatඋකුවෙල / உகுவெல61,56868,02772,313
WilgamuwaDivisional Secretariatවිල්ගමුව / வில்கமுவ26,87029,49433,715
YatawattaDivisional Secretariatයටවත්ත / யட்டவத்த28,64830,24232,415
MataraDistrictමාතර / மாத்தறை761,370814,048837,884
AkuressaDivisional Secretariatඅකුරැස්ස / அகுரெஸ்ஸ49,80652,91253,638
AthuraliyaDivisional Secretariatඅතුරලිය / அதுரலிய30,17932,30432,811
DevinuwaraDivisional Secretariatදෙවිනුවර / தெவிநுவர44,19948,25349,274
DickwellaDivisional Secretariatදික්වැල්ල / திக்வெல்ல51,31454,67256,468
HakmanaDivisional Secretariatහක්මණ / ஹக்மன30,20131,64832,985
KamburupitiyaDivisional Secretariatකඹුරුපිටිය / கம்புரபிடிய37,34740,96942,816
Kirinda PuhulwellaDivisional Secretariatකිරින්ද පුහුල්වැල්ල / கிரிந்த புகல்வெல்ல19,48320,29120,627
KotapolaDivisional Secretariatකොටපොල / கொடபொல64,01263,25561,002
MalimbadaDivisional Secretariatමාලිම්බඩ / மாலிம்பட31,52434,85636,128
Matara Four GravetsDivisional Secretariatමාතර කඩවත් සතර / மாத்தறை கடவத் சதர108,238115,805123,868
MulatiyanaDivisional Secretariatමුලටියන / முலடியன46,06650,26151,832
PasgodaDivisional Secretariatපස්ගොඩ / பஸ்கொட56,14259,16061,171
PitabeddaraDivisional Secretariatපිටබැද්දර / பிடபெத்தர49,32051,18648,867
ThihagodaDivisional Secretariatතිහගොඩ / திஹகொட30,90933,53534,306
WeligamaDivisional Secretariatවැලිගම / வெலிகம66,45972,84376,136
WelipitiyaDivisional Secretariatවැලිපිටිය / வெலிபிடிய46,17152,09855,960
MoneragalaDistrictමොණරාගල / மொனராகலை397,375451,058527,286
BadalkumburaDivisional Secretariatබඩල්කුඹුර / படல்கும்புர36,78440,10346,595
BibileDivisional Secretariatබිබිල / பிபில35,49040,32947,266
ButtalaDivisional Secretariatබුත්තල / புத்தல47,32453,08460,606
KatharagamaDivisional Secretariatකතරගම / கதரகம16,29718,22018,158
MadullaDivisional Secretariatමඩුල්ල / மதுள்ள28,35831,23836,446
MedagamaDivisional Secretariatමැදගම / மெதகம32,46735,88144,614
MoneragalaDivisional Secretariatමොණරාගල / மொனராகல42,45749,52056,951
SevanagalaDivisional Secretariatසෙවනගල / செவனகல36,82041,90049,376
SiyambalanduwaDivisional Secretariatසියඹලාණ්ඩුව / சியம்பலாண்டுவ47,43854,04063,055
ThanamalvilaDivisional Secretariatතණමල්විල / தணமல்வில23,17226,68331,238
WellawayaDivisional Secretariatවැල්ලවාය / வெல்லவாய50,76860,06073,280
MullaitivuDistrictමුලතිව් / முல்லைத்தீவு121,66792,238122,542
Manthai East [Pandiyankulam]Divisional Secretariatමාන්තයි නැගෙනහිර / மாந்தை கிழக்கு...7,1177,650
MaritimepattuDivisional Secretariatමුහුදුබඩපත්තු / மருதம்பற்று...28,97336,813
OddusuddanDivisional Secretariatඔඩ්ඩුසුඩ්ඩාන් / ஒட்டுசுட்டாண்...15,72118,149
Puthukudiyiruppu [Puthukkudiyiruppu]Divisional Secretariatපුතුකුඩියිරුප්පු / புதுக்குடியிருப்பு...23,82439,532
ThunukkaiDivisional Secretariatතුනුක්කායි / துணுக்காய்...9,69910,410
WelioyaDivisional Secretariatවැලිඔය / வெலிஓயா...6,90410,065
Nuwara EliyaDistrictනුවරඑළිය / நுவரெலியா703,610711,644724,957
Ambagamuwa Koralaya [← Ambagamuwa]Divisional Secretariatඅඹගමුව / அம்பகமுவ...43,16042,538
HangurankethaDivisional Secretariatහඟුරන්කෙත / ஹங்குரன்கெத...55,37158,931
Kothmale East [← Kothmale]Divisional Secretariatකොත්මලේ නැගෙනහිර / கொத்மலை கிழக்கு...61,92761,742
Kothmale West [← Kothmale]Divisional Secretariatකොත්මලේ බටහිර / கொத்மலை மேற்கு...39,25341,955
Mathurata [← Hanguranketha]Divisional Secretariatමතුරට / மதுரட்ட...33,15733,175
Nildandahinna [← Walapane]Divisional Secretariatනිල්දණ්ඩාහින්න / நில்தன்தகின்ன...41,61842,422
Norwood [← Ambagamuwa]Divisional Secretariatනෝර්වූඩ් / நோர்வூட்...162,563161,367
Nuwara EliyaDivisional Secretariatනුවරඑළිය / நுவரேலியா...89,25688,332
Thalawakelle [← Nuwara Eliya]Divisional Secretariatතලවකැලේ / தலவகலே...122,838129,531
WalapaneDivisional Secretariatවලපනේ / வலபனே...62,50165,287
PolonnaruwaDistrictපොළොන්නරුව / பொலன்னறுவை358,984406,088447,338
DimbulagalaDivisional Secretariatදිඹුලාගල / திம்புலாகல63,34979,66185,907
ElaheraDivisional Secretariatඇලහැර / எலஹர39,90843,91548,565
HingurakgodaDivisional Secretariatහිඟුරක්ගොඩ / ஹிங்குரக்கொட60,86964,28970,651
LankapuraDivisional Secretariatලංකාපුර / லங்காபுர33,67636,45239,673
MedirigiriyaDivisional Secretariatමැදිරිගිරිය / மதிரிகிரிய57,89965,57572,482
ThamankaduwaDivisional Secretariatතමන්කඩුව / தமன்கடுவ74,22482,42692,056
WelikandaDivisional Secretariatවැලිකන්ද / வலிகந்த29,05933,77038,196
PuttalamDistrictපුත්තලම / புத்தளம்709,677762,396818,065
AnamaduwaDivisional Secretariatආණමඩුව / ஆணமடுவ33,30238,28643,526
ArachchikattuwaDivisional Secretariatආරච්චිකට්ටුව / ஆராச்சிகட்டுவ38,09240,99942,749
ChilawDivisional Secretariatහලාවත / சிலாபம்59,89062,51563,639
DankotuwaDivisional Secretariatදන්කොටුව / தன்கொட்டுவ59,38662,39962,873
KalpitiyaDivisional Secretariatකල්පිටිය / கல்பிட்டிய81,78086,40596,995
KaruwalagaswewaDivisional Secretariatකරුවලගස්වැව / கருவலகஸ்வவ20,22523,44026,225
MadampeDivisional Secretariatමාදම්පේ / மாதம்பே43,52247,92048,994
MahakumbukkadawalaDivisional Secretariatමහකුඹුක්කඩවල / மஹகும்புக்கடவல16,90518,63321,867
MahawewaDivisional Secretariatමහවැව / மஹவவ48,86151,07848,833
Mundalama [Mundel]Divisional Secretariatමුන්දලම / முந்தல்56,29461,63872,570
NattandiyaDivisional Secretariatනාත්තන්ඩිය / நாத்தாண்டிய57,68662,14565,500
NawagattegamaDivisional Secretariatනවගත්තේගම / நவகத்தேகம12,95614,48317,571
PallamaDivisional Secretariatපල්ලම / பள்ளம22,41024,44127,938
PuttalamDivisional Secretariatපුත්තලම / புத்தளம்71,09182,44394,777
Vanathavilluwa [Vanathawilluwa]Divisional Secretariatවනාතවිල්ලුව / வனாத்தவில்லுவ16,46017,46019,991
WennappuwaDivisional Secretariatවෙන්නප්පුව / வென்னப்புவ70,81768,11164,768
RatnapuraDistrictරත්නපුර / இரத்தினபுரி1,015,8071,088,0071,145,138
AyagamaDivisional Secretariatඅයගම / அயகம28,63730,89429,944
BalangodaDivisional Secretariatබලංගොඩ / பலாங்கொட...69,39574,893
EheliyagodaDivisional Secretariatඇහැලියගොඩ / எஹலியகொட63,87070,83974,071
Elapattha [Elapatha]Divisional Secretariatඇලපාත / எலபாத36,32237,85338,429
EmbilipitiyaDivisional Secretariatඇඹිලිපිටිය / எம்பிலிபிட்டிய119,563134,713160,008
GodakawelaDivisional Secretariatගොඩකවෙල / கொடகவெல69,12376,46978,541
ImbulpeDivisional Secretariatඉඹුල්පේ / இம்புல்பே55,54659,47764,555
KahawattaDivisional Secretariatකහවත්ත / கஹவத்த42,46843,29843,708
KalawanaDivisional Secretariatකලවාන / கலவான48,66951,30750,753
Kaltota [← Balangoda]Divisional Secretariatකල්තොට / கல்தோட...12,16813,018
KiriellaDivisional Secretariatකිරිඇල්ල / கிரியல்ல30,88132,61333,631
KolonnaDivisional Secretariatකොලොන්න / கொலொன்ன43,69345,95450,068
KuruvitaDivisional Secretariatකුරුවිට / குருவிட்ட85,88295,64697,966
NivithigalaDivisional Secretariatනිවිතිගල / நிவிதிகல59,09260,13059,442
Opanayaka [Opanayake]Divisional Secretariatඕපනායක / ஒபநாயக்க25,47026,58727,244
PelmadullaDivisional Secretariatපැල්මඩුල්ල / பல்மடுல்ல84,96689,46993,818
RatnapuraDivisional Secretariatරත්නපුර / இரத்தினபுரி115,223120,212121,166
WeligepolaDivisional Secretariatවැලිගෙපොල / வெலிகேபொல29,09930,98334,168
TrincomaleeDistrictත්‍රිකුණාමලය / திருகோணமலை340,158379,541442,465
GomarankadawalaDivisional Secretariatගෝමරන්කඩවල / கோமரன்கடவல5,1747,3828,398
Kantalai [Kanthale]Divisional Secretariatකන්තලේ / கந்தளாய்41,13946,80250,840
KinniyaDivisional Secretariatකින්නියා / கிண்ணியா55,46864,61386,504
KuchchaveliDivisional Secretariatකුච්චවේලි / குச்சவெளி21,59033,21839,873
MorawewaDivisional Secretariatමොරවැව / மொரவவ4,8777,9689,193
MutturDivisional Secretariatමුතූර් / மூதூர்...56,62171,881
Padavi Sri PuraDivisional Secretariatපදවිශ්‍රීපුර / பதவிஸ்ரீபுர10,99611,88212,081
SeruvilaDivisional Secretariatසේරුවිල / சேருவில...13,63216,007
ThambalagamuwaDivisional Secretariatතඹලගමුව / தம்பலகாமம்25,53828,52733,636
Trincomalee Town and GravetsDivisional Secretariatත්‍රිකුණාමලය නගරය හා කඩවත්සතර / திருகோணமலை நகரமும் சூழவூள்ள பிரதேசமும்...97,487100,270
Verugal [Echchilampattai]Divisional Secretariatවෙරුගල් (ඊච්චලම්පත්තු) / வெருகல் (ஈச்சிலம்பற்று)...11,40914,062
VavuniyaDistrictවවුනියාව / வவுனியா149,835172,115172,257
VavuniyaDivisional Secretariatවවුනියාව / வவூனியா116,441117,533116,991
Vavuniya NorthDivisional Secretariatවවුනියාව උතුර / வவூனியா வடக்கு...11,57814,709
Vavuniya SouthDivisional Secretariatවවුනියාව දකුණ / வவூனியா தெற்கு11,00013,11814,842
VengalacheddikulamDivisional Secretariatවෙන්ගලචෙඩ්ඩිකුලම / வெண்கலச்செட்டிக்குளம்...29,88625,770
Sri LankaRepublicශ්‍රී ලංකාව / இலங்கை18,797,25720,359,43921,763,170

Source: Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka.

Explanation: The results of the 2024 census are provisional. The area figures of divisional secretariats are calculated from geospatial data.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2012)
Males9,856,634
Females10,502,805
Age Groups (C 2012)
0-14 years5,131,666
15-64 years13,625,110
65+ years1,602,663
Age Distribution (C 2012)
0-9 years3,491,614
10-19 years3,284,301
20-29 years3,085,731
30-39 years3,048,492
40-49 years2,645,039
50-59 years2,283,689
60-69 years1,551,199
70-79 years695,600
80+ years273,774