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Population Puttalam (Sri Lanka)
50 654
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Puttalam is 50 654 people, including children under the age of 6 - 5 097 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 5 946 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 6 110 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 21 750 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 9 523 people, and the centenarians Puttalam over 80 years old - 2 229 people.
Population size Puttalam by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 5 097 / 10.06% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 5 946 / 11.74% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 6 110 / 12.06% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 21 750 / 42.94% |
| Elderly over 60 | 9 523 / 18.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 2 229 / 4.4% |
Gender composition of the population Puttalam
Total Puttalam permanent residents 23 985 men (47.35%) and 26 669 women (52.65%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 1 547 / 6.1% | 1 238 / 5.6% | 47.7% |
| 5 – 9 | 1 547 / 6.1% | 1 215 / 5.5% | 47.5% |
| 10 - 14 | 1 380 / 5.4% | 1 096 / 5% | 47.5% |
| 15 - 19 | 1 166 / 4.5% | 953 / 4.4% | 48% |
| 20 - 24 | 1 380 / 5.4% | 1 143 / 5.2% | 49% |
| 25 - 29 | 2 047 / 8.2% | 1 715 / 7.6% | 48.9% |
| 30 - 34 | 1 999 / 8% | 1 715 / 7.6% | 49.4% |
| 35 - 39 | 1 833 / 7.3% | 1 667 / 7.4% | 51.1% |
| 40 - 44 | 1 690 / 6.7% | 1 572 / 7% | 51.5% |
| 45 - 49 | 1 547 / 6.1% | 1 453 / 6.5% | 51.8% |
| 50 - 54 | 1 761 / 7% | 1 762 / 7.8% | 53.6% |
| 55 - 59 | 1 857 / 7.4% | 2 024 / 8.9% | 55.5% |
| 60 - 64 | 1 547 / 6.1% | 1 810 / 8% | 57.3% |
| 65 - 69 | 1 071 / 4.1% | 1 429 / 6.4% | 60.4% |
| 70 - 74 | 452 / 1.5% | 762 / 3.6% | 65.8% |
| 75 - 79 | 571 / 2% | 1 191 / 5.4% | 70% |
| 80+ | 404 / 1.3% | 1 072 / 4.9% | 75.2% |
Education level
Education level of residents Puttalam: have higher education 22.7% (11 498 people), incomplete higher education — 2.9% (1 469 people), secondary vocational — 35.7% (18 083 people), 11 classes — 15.7% (7 953 people), 9 classes — 8.7% (4 407 people), 5 classes — 8.2% (4 154 people), have no education — 0.4% (203 people), illiterate — 0.6% (304 people).
| Higher education | 11 498 / 22.7% |
| Incomplete higher | 1 469 / 2.9% |
| Secondary vocational | 18 083 / 35.7% |
| Elementary school | 7 953 / 15.7% |
| Middle school | 4 407 / 8.7% |
| High school | 4 154 / 8.2% |
| Without education | 203 / 0.4% |
| Illiterate | 304 / 0.6% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Puttalam
Total Puttalam the number of officially employed population is 32 773 people (64.7%), pensioners 13 677 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 2 685 people (5.3%).
| Employed population | 32 773 / 64.7% |
| Unemployed | 2 685 / 5.3% |
| Pensioners | 13 677 / 27% |
Disability
Total Puttalam have a disability 4 827 people, what constitutes 9.53% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 745 (1.47.%), disabled of the group II are 1 884 (3.72.%), disabled of the group III are 1 808 (3.57.%), disabled children 390 (0.77.%).
| Total disabled | 4 827 / 9.53% |
| Disabled of the group I | 745 / 1.47% |
| Disabled of the group II | 1 884 / 3.72% |
| Disabled of the group III | 1 808 / 3.57% |
| Disabled children | 390 / 0.77% |