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Population Jaffna (Sri Lanka)
184 480
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Jaffna is 184 480 people, including children under the age of 6 - 18 563 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 21 653 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 22 253 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 79 211 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 34 682 people, and the centenarians Jaffna over 80 years old - 8 117 people.
Population size Jaffna by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 18 563 / 10.06% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 21 653 / 11.74% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 22 253 / 12.06% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 79 211 / 42.94% |
| Elderly over 60 | 34 682 / 18.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 8 117 / 4.4% |
Gender composition of the population Jaffna
Total Jaffna permanent residents 87 351 men (47.35%) and 97 129 women (52.65%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 5 635 / 6.1% | 4 509 / 5.6% | 47.7% |
| 5 – 9 | 5 635 / 6.1% | 4 422 / 5.5% | 47.5% |
| 10 - 14 | 5 029 / 5.4% | 3 989 / 5% | 47.5% |
| 15 - 19 | 4 248 / 4.5% | 3 469 / 4.4% | 48% |
| 20 - 24 | 5 029 / 5.4% | 4 162 / 5.2% | 49% |
| 25 - 29 | 7 456 / 8.2% | 6 243 / 7.6% | 48.9% |
| 30 - 34 | 7 283 / 8% | 6 243 / 7.6% | 49.4% |
| 35 - 39 | 6 676 / 7.3% | 6 070 / 7.4% | 51.1% |
| 40 - 44 | 6 156 / 6.7% | 5 723 / 7% | 51.5% |
| 45 - 49 | 5 635 / 6.1% | 5 289 / 6.5% | 51.8% |
| 50 - 54 | 6 416 / 7% | 6 417 / 7.8% | 53.6% |
| 55 - 59 | 6 763 / 7.4% | 7 370 / 8.9% | 55.5% |
| 60 - 64 | 5 635 / 6.1% | 6 590 / 8% | 57.3% |
| 65 - 69 | 3 901 / 4.1% | 5 203 / 6.4% | 60.4% |
| 70 - 74 | 1 647 / 1.5% | 2 775 / 3.6% | 65.8% |
| 75 - 79 | 2 081 / 2% | 4 336 / 5.4% | 70% |
| 80+ | 1 474 / 1.3% | 3 902 / 4.9% | 75.2% |
Education level
Education level of residents Jaffna: have higher education 22.7% (41 877 people), incomplete higher education — 2.9% (5 350 people), secondary vocational — 35.7% (65 859 people), 11 classes — 15.7% (28 963 people), 9 classes — 8.7% (16 050 people), 5 classes — 8.2% (15 127 people), have no education — 0.4% (738 people), illiterate — 0.6% (1 107 people).
| Higher education | 41 877 / 22.7% |
| Incomplete higher | 5 350 / 2.9% |
| Secondary vocational | 65 859 / 35.7% |
| Elementary school | 28 963 / 15.7% |
| Middle school | 16 050 / 8.7% |
| High school | 15 127 / 8.2% |
| Without education | 738 / 0.4% |
| Illiterate | 1 107 / 0.6% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Jaffna
Total Jaffna the number of officially employed population is 119 359 people (64.7%), pensioners 49 810 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 9 777 people (5.3%).
| Employed population | 119 359 / 64.7% |
| Unemployed | 9 777 / 5.3% |
| Pensioners | 49 810 / 27% |
Disability
Total Jaffna have a disability 17 581 people, what constitutes 9.53% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 2 712 (1.47.%), disabled of the group II are 6 863 (3.72.%), disabled of the group III are 6 586 (3.57.%), disabled children 1 420 (0.77.%).
| Total disabled | 17 581 / 9.53% |
| Disabled of the group I | 2 712 / 1.47% |
| Disabled of the group II | 6 863 / 3.72% |
| Disabled of the group III | 6 586 / 3.57% |
| Disabled children | 1 420 / 0.77% |