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Population Maharagama (Sri Lanka)
75 202
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Maharagama is 75 202 people, including children under the age of 6 - 7 567 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 8 827 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 9 071 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 32 290 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 14 138 people, and the centenarians Maharagama over 80 years old - 3 309 people.
Population size Maharagama by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 7 567 / 10.06% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 8 827 / 11.74% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 9 071 / 12.06% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 32 290 / 42.94% |
| Elderly over 60 | 14 138 / 18.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 3 309 / 4.4% |
Gender composition of the population Maharagama
Total Maharagama permanent residents 35 608 men (47.35%) and 39 594 women (52.65%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 2 297 / 6.1% | 1 838 / 5.6% | 47.7% |
| 5 – 9 | 2 297 / 6.1% | 1 803 / 5.5% | 47.5% |
| 10 - 14 | 2 050 / 5.4% | 1 626 / 5% | 47.5% |
| 15 - 19 | 1 732 / 4.5% | 1 414 / 4.4% | 48% |
| 20 - 24 | 2 050 / 5.4% | 1 697 / 5.2% | 49% |
| 25 - 29 | 3 039 / 8.2% | 2 545 / 7.6% | 48.9% |
| 30 - 34 | 2 969 / 8% | 2 545 / 7.6% | 49.4% |
| 35 - 39 | 2 721 / 7.3% | 2 475 / 7.4% | 51.1% |
| 40 - 44 | 2 509 / 6.7% | 2 333 / 7% | 51.5% |
| 45 - 49 | 2 297 / 6.1% | 2 156 / 6.5% | 51.8% |
| 50 - 54 | 2 615 / 7% | 2 616 / 7.8% | 53.6% |
| 55 - 59 | 2 757 / 7.4% | 3 005 / 8.9% | 55.5% |
| 60 - 64 | 2 297 / 6.1% | 2 687 / 8% | 57.3% |
| 65 - 69 | 1 590 / 4.1% | 2 121 / 6.4% | 60.4% |
| 70 - 74 | 671 / 1.5% | 1 131 / 3.6% | 65.8% |
| 75 - 79 | 848 / 2% | 1 768 / 5.4% | 70% |
| 80+ | 600 / 1.3% | 1 591 / 4.9% | 75.2% |
Education level
Education level of residents Maharagama: have higher education 22.7% (17 071 people), incomplete higher education — 2.9% (2 181 people), secondary vocational — 35.7% (26 847 people), 11 classes — 15.7% (11 807 people), 9 classes — 8.7% (6 543 people), 5 classes — 8.2% (6 167 people), have no education — 0.4% (301 people), illiterate — 0.6% (451 people).
| Higher education | 17 071 / 22.7% |
| Incomplete higher | 2 181 / 2.9% |
| Secondary vocational | 26 847 / 35.7% |
| Elementary school | 11 807 / 15.7% |
| Middle school | 6 543 / 8.7% |
| High school | 6 167 / 8.2% |
| Without education | 301 / 0.4% |
| Illiterate | 451 / 0.6% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Maharagama
Total Maharagama the number of officially employed population is 48 656 people (64.7%), pensioners 20 305 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 3 986 people (5.3%).
| Employed population | 48 656 / 64.7% |
| Unemployed | 3 986 / 5.3% |
| Pensioners | 20 305 / 27% |
Disability
Total Maharagama have a disability 7 167 people, what constitutes 9.53% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 1 105 (1.47.%), disabled of the group II are 2 798 (3.72.%), disabled of the group III are 2 685 (3.57.%), disabled children 579 (0.77.%).
| Total disabled | 7 167 / 9.53% |
| Disabled of the group I | 1 105 / 1.47% |
| Disabled of the group II | 2 798 / 3.72% |
| Disabled of the group III | 2 685 / 3.57% |
| Disabled children | 579 / 0.77% |