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Population Anuradhapura (Sri Lanka)
68 254
people
As of November 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Anuradhapura is 68 254 people, including children under the age of 6 - 6 868 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 8 011 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 8 233 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 29 307 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 12 832 people, and the centenarians Anuradhapura over 80 years old - 3 003 people.
Population size Anuradhapura by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 6 868 / 10.06% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 8 011 / 11.74% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 8 233 / 12.06% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 29 307 / 42.94% |
| Elderly over 60 | 12 832 / 18.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 3 003 / 4.4% |
Gender composition of the population Anuradhapura
Total Anuradhapura permanent residents 32 318 men (47.35%) and 35 936 women (52.65%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 2 085 / 6.1% | 1 669 / 5.6% | 47.7% |
| 5 – 9 | 2 085 / 6.1% | 1 636 / 5.5% | 47.5% |
| 10 - 14 | 1 860 / 5.4% | 1 476 / 5% | 47.5% |
| 15 - 19 | 1 571 / 4.5% | 1 284 / 4.4% | 48% |
| 20 - 24 | 1 860 / 5.4% | 1 540 / 5.2% | 49% |
| 25 - 29 | 2 758 / 8.2% | 2 310 / 7.6% | 48.9% |
| 30 - 34 | 2 694 / 8% | 2 310 / 7.6% | 49.4% |
| 35 - 39 | 2 470 / 7.3% | 2 246 / 7.4% | 51.1% |
| 40 - 44 | 2 277 / 6.7% | 2 118 / 7% | 51.5% |
| 45 - 49 | 2 085 / 6.1% | 1 957 / 6.5% | 51.8% |
| 50 - 54 | 2 373 / 7% | 2 374 / 7.8% | 53.6% |
| 55 - 59 | 2 502 / 7.4% | 2 727 / 8.9% | 55.5% |
| 60 - 64 | 2 085 / 6.1% | 2 438 / 8% | 57.3% |
| 65 - 69 | 1 443 / 4.1% | 1 925 / 6.4% | 60.4% |
| 70 - 74 | 609 / 1.5% | 1 027 / 3.6% | 65.8% |
| 75 - 79 | 770 / 2% | 1 604 / 5.4% | 70% |
| 80+ | 545 / 1.3% | 1 444 / 4.9% | 75.2% |
Education level
Education level of residents Anuradhapura: have higher education 22.7% (15 494 people), incomplete higher education — 2.9% (1 979 people), secondary vocational — 35.7% (24 367 people), 11 classes — 15.7% (10 716 people), 9 classes — 8.7% (5 938 people), 5 classes — 8.2% (5 597 people), have no education — 0.4% (273 people), illiterate — 0.6% (410 people).
| Higher education | 15 494 / 22.7% |
| Incomplete higher | 1 979 / 2.9% |
| Secondary vocational | 24 367 / 35.7% |
| Elementary school | 10 716 / 15.7% |
| Middle school | 5 938 / 8.7% |
| High school | 5 597 / 8.2% |
| Without education | 273 / 0.4% |
| Illiterate | 410 / 0.6% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Anuradhapura
Total Anuradhapura the number of officially employed population is 44 160 people (64.7%), pensioners 18 429 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 3 617 people (5.3%).
| Employed population | 44 160 / 64.7% |
| Unemployed | 3 617 / 5.3% |
| Pensioners | 18 429 / 27% |
Disability
Total Anuradhapura have a disability 6 505 people, what constitutes 9.53% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 1 003 (1.47.%), disabled of the group II are 2 539 (3.72.%), disabled of the group III are 2 437 (3.57.%), disabled children 526 (0.77.%).
| Total disabled | 6 505 / 9.53% |
| Disabled of the group I | 1 003 / 1.47% |
| Disabled of the group II | 2 539 / 3.72% |
| Disabled of the group III | 2 437 / 3.57% |
| Disabled children | 526 / 0.77% |