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Sabaragamuwa

Province in Sri Lanka

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NameStatusPopulation
Census
1981-03-17		Population
Census
2001-07-17		Population
Census
2012-03-20		Population
Estimate
2019-07-01
SabaragamuwaProvince1,482,0311,801,3311,928,6552,058,000
KegalleDistrict684,944785,524840,648887,000
RatnapuraDistrict797,0871,015,8071,088,0071,171,000
Sri LankaRepublic14,846,75018,797,25720,359,43921,803,000

Source: Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka (web).

Explanation: All 2019 estimates are provisional.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2019)
Males1,000,000
Females1,058,000
Urbanization (C 2012)
Rural1,656,314
Urban115,444
Estate156,897
Age Groups (C 2012)
0-14 years467,527
15-64 years1,291,507
65+ years169,621
Age Distribution (C 2012)
0-9 years321,403
10-19 years294,032
20-29 years283,115
30-39 years286,035
40-49 years251,023
50-59 years227,425
60-69 years163,882
70-79 years73,989
80+ years27,751
Ethnic Group (C 2012)
Sinhalese1,666,180
Tamil178,170
Sri Lankan Moor82,343
Other ethnic group1,962
Religion (C 2012)
Buddhist1,653,381
Hindu156,312
Muslim85,610
Christian33,219
Other religion133
Place of Birth (C 2012)
in the same district1,708,745
elsewhere219,910