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Anuradhapura

District in Sri Lanka

Contents: Population

The population development of Anuradhapura as well as related information and services (Wikipedia, Google, images).

AnuradhapuraDistrict587,929745,693860,575954,000
Sri LankaRepublic14,846,75018,797,25720,359,43922,156,000

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

Explanation: The 2021 estimates are provisional.


Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2021)
Males466,000
Females488,000
Urbanization (C 2012)
Rural809,980
Urban50,595
Age Groups (C 2012)
0-14 years230,911
15-64 years584,002
65+ years45,662
Age Distribution (C 2012)
0-9 years162,294
10-19 years137,334
20-29 years133,902
30-39 years142,144
40-49 years113,053
50-59 years93,028
60-69 years51,271
70-79 years20,195
80+ years7,354
Ethnic Group (C 2012)
Sinhalese782,808
Tamil5,205
Sri Lankan Moor70,692
Other ethnic group1,870
Religion (C 2012)
Buddhist775,366
Hindu3,231
Muslim71,493
Christian10,407
Other religion78
Place of Birth (C 2012)
in the same district689,925
elsewhere170,650

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