Colombo
District in Sri Lanka
Contents: Subdivision
The population development in Colombo as well as related information and services (Wikipedia, Google, images).
icon links to further information about a selected division including its population structure (gender, age groups, ethnic group, religion).| Name | Status | Native | Population Census 2001-07-17 | Population Census 2012-03-20 | Population Census 2024-12-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombo | District | කොළඹ / கொழும்பு | 2,251,274 | 2,324,349 | 2,375,415 | |
| Colombo | Divisional Secretariat | කොළඹ / கொழும்பு | 380,946 | 323,257 | 292,089 | → |
| Dehiwala | Divisional Secretariat | දෙහිවල / தெகிவளை | 101,830 | 88,962 | 93,815 | → |
| Homagama | Divisional Secretariat | හෝමාගම / ஹோமாகம | 186,050 | 237,905 | 280,771 | → |
| Kaduwela | Divisional Secretariat | කඩුවෙල / கடுவெல | 209,251 | 252,041 | 277,918 | → |
| Kesbewa | Divisional Secretariat | කැස්බෑව / கஸ்பாவ | 209,619 | 245,232 | 263,541 | → |
| Kolonnawa | Divisional Secretariat | කොලොන්නාව / கொலன்னாவ | 161,247 | 191,687 | 214,070 | → |
| Maharagama | Divisional Secretariat | මහරගම / மகரகம | 185,193 | 196,423 | 196,500 | → |
| Moratuwa | Divisional Secretariat | මොරටුව / மொரட்டுவ | 177,563 | 168,280 | 160,199 | → |
| Padukka | Divisional Secretariat | පාදුක්ක / பாதுக்கை | 54,338 | 65,267 | 73,014 | → |
| Ratmalana | Divisional Secretariat | රත්මලාන / இரத்மலானை | 108,716 | 95,506 | 88,063 | → |
| Seethawaka [Hanwella] | Divisional Secretariat | සීතාවක / சீதாவாக்கை | 94,001 | 113,807 | 122,128 | → |
| Sri Jayawardanapura Kotte | Divisional Secretariat | ශ්රී ජයවර්ධනපුර කෝට්ටේ / ஸ்ரீ ஜெயவர்த்தனபுர கோட்டை | 116,366 | 107,925 | 96,189 | → |
| Thimbirigasyaya | Divisional Secretariat | තිඹිරිගස්යාය / திம்பிரிகஸ்ஸாய | 266,154 | 238,057 | 217,118 | → |
| Sri Lanka | Republic | ශ්රී ලංකාව / இலங்கை | 18,797,257 | 20,359,439 | 21,781,800 |
Source: Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka.
Explanation: The area figures of divisional secretariats are calculated from geospatial data.
Further information about the population structure:
| Gender (C 2024) | |
|---|---|
| Males | 1,154,799 |
| Females | 1,220,616 |
| Age Groups (C 2024) | |
|---|---|
| 0-14 years | 392,725 |
| 15-64 years | 1,661,603 |
| 65+ years | 321,087 |
| Ethnic Group (C 2024) | |
|---|---|
| Sinhalese | 1,807,945 |
| Sri Lankan Tamil | 243,856 |
| Indian Tamil | 15,427 |
| Sri Lankan Moor | 285,346 |
| Other ethnic group | 22,841 |
| Religion (C 2024) | |
|---|---|
| Buddhists | 1,682,524 |
| Hindus | 197,759 |
| Muslims | 298,422 |
| Christians | 195,506 |
| Other religion | 1,204 |