Colombo, Sri Lanka — statistics


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FAQ about Colombo

In what country is Colombo ?

Colombo is in Sri Lanka

What population in Colombo ?

Today in Colombo living 650105 people

How many men there are in Colombo ?

Today in Colombo living 310516 men

How many women are there in Colombo ?

As of today in Colombo live 339588 women

What is the average age of a resident of Colombo ?

Today the average age of a resident of Colombo is 34 years

How many babies are there in Colombo ?

Today in Colombo 46541 babies. Of these, the girls - 22826, the boys - 23714. By infants we mean young children under 4 years of age

How many little kids are there in Colombo ?

As of today in Colombo 48873 little kids. Of these boys - 24801 and girls 24071. These are children from 5 to 9 years old.

How many children in Colombo ?

Today in Colombo there are 50016 children. Of these, the boys are - 25285 and girls - 24732. These are children from 10 to 14 years old

How many teenagers there are in Colombo ?

Today in Colombo living 50396 teenagers. These are people from 14 to 19 years old. Of these, the girls are - 25174 , boys - 25221.

How many long-livers there are in Colombo ?

Today in Colombo 20 long-livers. These are people who are over 100 years old. Of these men 11 and women 7.

Population in Colombo
650,105
Male
310,516
Female
339,588
Median age in Colombo
34
Population by age
0-14 years old 145,430
15-29 years old 138,710
30-44 years old 122,427
45-59 years old 122,922
60-74 years old 89,178
75-89 years old 29,696
90+ years old 1,517
Male by age
0-14 years old 73,800
15-29 years old 68,601
30-44 years old 56,723
45-59 years old 59,032
60-74 years old 40,269
75-89 years old 11,397
90+ years old 582
Female by age
0-14 years old 71,629
15-29 years old 70,105
30-44 years old 65,704
45-59 years old 63,886
60-74 years old 48,905
75-89 years old 18,294
90+ years old 931

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The main milestones of Colombo, Sri Lanka population

1961 300,000
1974 400,000
1988 500,000
2009 600,000

Colombo, Sri Lanka population is constantly growing, and we can estimate the main milestones of Sri Lanka population

The ratio of men and women in Colombo, Sri Lanka

Male 310,516 48%
Female 339,588 52%

Current ratio of men and women in absolute and relative values in Colombo, Sri Lanka. If you are interested in the answer to the question "How many men and women are there in Colombo, Sri Lanka?" you've come to the right place!

Sources of our data about Colombo, Sri Lanka

The main sources of data on the population and other in Colombo, Sri Lanka:

  • United Nations (UN) Colombo, Sri Lanka statistic;
  • World Bank Colombo, Sri Lanka statistic
  • World Health Organization (WHO) Colombo, Sri Lanka statistic;

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Statistics details

Colombo, Sri Lanka population, demographics, and projections to 2100

This graph provides information about the dynamics of changes in the quantitative composition of Colombo, Sri Lanka population: the Total number of inhabitants, the number of men, the number of women, and the average age of Colombo, Sri Lanka inhabitants.

In the table, we present similar data, taking into account the projections until 2100.

Year Population Male Female Median age
1950 238,372 129,773 108,599 21
1951 242,479 131,430 111,048
1952 246,909 133,258 113,650
1953 251,710 135,287 116,423
1954 256,911 137,534 119,377
1955 262,516 140,004 122,512 20
1956 268,506 142,688 125,818
1957 274,843 145,565 129,277
1958 281,466 148,603 132,863
1959 288,305 151,761 136,544
1960 295,292 155,002 140,290 19
1961 302,385 158,302 144,082
1962 309,578 161,660 147,917
1963 316,915 165,102 151,812
1964 324,464 168,670 155,794
1965 332,265 172,386 159,878 19
1966 340,334 176,263 164,071
1967 348,618 180,268 168,349
1968 356,990 184,331 172,658
1969 365,283 188,354 176,929
1970 373,381 192,270 181,111 20
1971 381,219 196,041 185,178
1972 388,827 199,686 189,140
1973 396,297 203,261 193,036
1974 403,770 206,850 196,919
1975 411,342 210,512 200,830 21
1976 419,050 214,266 204,784
1977 426,844 218,082 208,761
1978 434,625 221,903 212,721
1979 442,256 225,647 216,608
1980 449,641 229,260 220,381 22
1981 456,728 232,711 224,016
1982 463,558 236,023 227,535
1983 470,240 239,242 230,997
1984 476,934 242,443 234,490
1985 483,746 245,673 238,073 23
1986 490,701 248,939 241,762
1987 497,731 252,209 245,522
1988 504,736 255,446 249,289
1989 511,571 258,594 252,977
1990 518,121 261,607 256,514 24
1991 524,400 264,493 259,906
1992 530,413 267,251 263,162
1993 536,035 269,810 266,225
1994 541,109 272,081 269,027
1995 545,548 274,014 271,533 26
1996 549,267 275,565 273,702
1997 552,365 276,782 275,583
1998 555,167 277,814 277,353
1999 558,119 278,865 279,253
2000 561,537 280,085 281,452 28
2001 565,548 281,531 284,017
2002 570,056 283,161 286,894
2003 574,888 284,899 289,988
2004 579,766 286,620 293,145
2005 584,486 288,235 296,250 29
2006 589,001 289,725 299,276
2007 593,369 291,123 302,246
2008 597,614 292,453 305,161
2009 601,786 293,752 308,034
2010 605,920 295,048 310,871 30
2011 610,010 296,342 313,667
2012 614,020 297,622 316,397
2013 617,921 298,888 319,033
2014 621,673 300,137 321,535
2015 625,247 301,369 323,878 32
2016 628,631 302,584 326,047
2017 631,826 303,777 328,048
2018 634,838 304,933 329,905
2019 637,679 306,026 331,652
2020 640,355 307,041 333,314 34
2021 642,869 307,970 334,898
2022 645,218 308,818 336,399
2023 647,405 309,588 337,817
2024 649,435 310,288 339,146 34
2025 651,314 310,927 340,386 35
2026 653,040 311,502 341,537
2027 654,618 312,014 342,604
2028 656,060 312,470 343,590
2029 657,381 312,881 344,500
2030 658,590 313,253 345,337 37
2031 659,694 313,591 346,102
2032 660,686 313,891 346,794
2033 661,557 314,148 347,409
2034 662,291 314,353 347,938
2035 662,876 314,497 348,378 38
2036 663,306 314,580 348,726
2037 663,585 314,602 348,982
2038 663,706 314,560 349,146
2039 663,669 314,452 349,216
2040 663,472 314,277 349,194 39
2041 663,112 314,035 349,077
2042 662,588 313,722 348,866
2043 661,898 313,338 348,559
2044 661,036 312,880 348,156
2045 660,002 312,346 347,655 40
2046 658,794 311,737 347,057
2047 657,418 311,053 346,364
2048 655,878 310,298 345,579
2049 654,182 309,475 344,707
2050 652,339 308,588 343,750 41
2051 650,351 307,639 342,712
2052 648,225 306,629 341,595
2053 645,968 305,563 340,404
2054 643,591 304,445 339,145
2055 641,102 303,279 337,822 43
2056 638,506 302,068 336,438
2057 635,811 300,813 334,997
2058 633,018 299,518 333,500
2059 630,136 298,186 331,950
2060 627,168 296,817 330,350 44
2061 624,118 295,415 328,702
2062 620,990 293,981 327,008
2063 617,786 292,516 325,269
2064 614,507 291,021 323,485
2065 611,154 289,496 321,657 45
2066 607,730 287,942 319,787
2067 604,238 286,360 317,877
2068 600,678 284,750 315,927
2069 597,051 283,111 313,940
2070 593,359 281,442 311,916 46
2071 589,603 279,745 309,858
2072 585,785 278,018 307,767
2073 581,907 276,261 305,646
2074 577,973 274,474 303,498
2075 573,985 272,657 301,328 47
2076 569,944 270,809 299,135
2077 565,850 268,928 296,921
2078 561,706 267,017 294,689
2079 557,514 265,073 292,441
2080 553,276 263,096 290,180 49
2081 548,992 261,086 287,906
2082 544,662 259,042 285,619
2083 540,283 256,965 283,318
2084 535,852 254,850 281,001
2085 531,365 252,699 278,665 50
2086 526,823 250,511 276,311
2087 522,225 248,286 273,938
2088 517,568 246,023 271,544
2089 512,848 243,722 269,126
2090 508,064 241,382 266,681 51
2091 503,214 239,004 264,210
2092 498,298 236,588 261,710
2093 493,319 234,135 259,183
2094 488,277 231,648 256,629
2095 483,175 229,127 254,048 52
2096 478,014 226,574 251,440
2097 472,795 223,990 248,804
2098 467,519 221,378 246,141
2099 462,187 218,738 243,449
2100 456,799 216,073 240,726 54
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