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Population Colombo (Sri Lanka)
685 309
people
As of November 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Colombo is 685 309 people, including children under the age of 6 - 68 959 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 80 438 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 82 665 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 294 255 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 128 838 people, and the centenarians Colombo over 80 years old - 30 154 people.
Population size Colombo by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 68 959 / 10.06% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 80 438 / 11.74% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 82 665 / 12.06% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 294 255 / 42.94% |
| Elderly over 60 | 128 838 / 18.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 30 154 / 4.4% |
Gender composition of the population Colombo
Total Colombo permanent residents 324 494 men (47.35%) and 360 815 women (52.65%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 20 936 / 6.1% | 16 749 / 5.6% | 47.7% |
| 5 – 9 | 20 936 / 6.1% | 16 427 / 5.5% | 47.5% |
| 10 - 14 | 18 681 / 5.4% | 14 817 / 5% | 47.5% |
| 15 - 19 | 15 782 / 4.5% | 12 884 / 4.4% | 48% |
| 20 - 24 | 18 681 / 5.4% | 15 461 / 5.2% | 49% |
| 25 - 29 | 27 700 / 8.2% | 23 191 / 7.6% | 48.9% |
| 30 - 34 | 27 056 / 8% | 23 191 / 7.6% | 49.4% |
| 35 - 39 | 24 801 / 7.3% | 22 547 / 7.4% | 51.1% |
| 40 - 44 | 22 868 / 6.7% | 21 259 / 7% | 51.5% |
| 45 - 49 | 20 936 / 6.1% | 19 648 / 6.5% | 51.8% |
| 50 - 54 | 23 835 / 7% | 23 835 / 7.8% | 53.6% |
| 55 - 59 | 25 123 / 7.4% | 27 378 / 8.9% | 55.5% |
| 60 - 64 | 20 936 / 6.1% | 24 480 / 8% | 57.3% |
| 65 - 69 | 14 494 / 4.1% | 19 326 / 6.4% | 60.4% |
| 70 - 74 | 6 119 / 1.5% | 10 307 / 3.6% | 65.8% |
| 75 - 79 | 7 730 / 2% | 16 105 / 5.4% | 70% |
| 80+ | 5 475 / 1.3% | 14 495 / 4.9% | 75.2% |
Education level
Education level of residents Colombo: have higher education 22.7% (155 565 people), incomplete higher education — 2.9% (19 874 people), secondary vocational — 35.7% (244 655 people), 11 classes — 15.7% (107 594 people), 9 classes — 8.7% (59 622 people), 5 classes — 8.2% (56 195 people), have no education — 0.4% (2 741 people), illiterate — 0.6% (4 112 people).
| Higher education | 155 565 / 22.7% |
| Incomplete higher | 19 874 / 2.9% |
| Secondary vocational | 244 655 / 35.7% |
| Elementary school | 107 594 / 15.7% |
| Middle school | 59 622 / 8.7% |
| High school | 56 195 / 8.2% |
| Without education | 2 741 / 0.4% |
| Illiterate | 4 112 / 0.6% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Colombo
Total Colombo the number of officially employed population is 443 395 people (64.7%), pensioners 185 033 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 36 321 people (5.3%).
| Employed population | 443 395 / 64.7% |
| Unemployed | 36 321 / 5.3% |
| Pensioners | 185 033 / 27% |
Disability
Total Colombo have a disability 65 310 people, what constitutes 9.53% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 10 074 (1.47.%), disabled of the group II are 25 493 (3.72.%), disabled of the group III are 24 466 (3.57.%), disabled children 5 277 (0.77.%).
| Total disabled | 65 310 / 9.53% |
| Disabled of the group I | 10 074 / 1.47% |
| Disabled of the group II | 25 493 / 3.72% |
| Disabled of the group III | 24 466 / 3.57% |
| Disabled children | 5 277 / 0.77% |