Population Kandy (Sri Lanka)

Sri Lanka

120 099

people

As of September 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Kandy is 120 099 people, including children under the age of 6 - 12 085 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 14 097 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 14 487 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 51 568 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 22 579 people, and the centenarians Kandy over 80 years old - 5 284 people.

56

place is occupied by Sri Lanka in the ranking of countries by population

Population size Kandy by age groups

Children under 6 years old

12 085 / 10.06%

Teenagers from 7 to 17

14 097 / 11.74%

Young people from 18 to 29

14 487 / 12.06%

Adults from 30 to 59

51 568 / 42.94%

Elderly over 60

22 579 / 18.8%

Centenarians over 80

5 284 / 4.4%

Gender composition of the population Kandy

Total Kandy permanent residents 56 867 men (47.35%) and 63 232 women (52.65%).

Age

Men

Women

Percentage of women

0 – 4

3 669 / 6.1%

2 936 / 5.6%

47.7%

5 – 9

3 669 / 6.1%

2 879 / 5.5%

47.5%

10 - 14

3 273 / 5.4%

2 597 / 5%

47.5%

15 - 19

2 765 / 4.5%

2 258 / 4.4%

48%

20 - 24

3 273 / 5.4%

2 710 / 5.2%

49%

25 - 29

4 854 / 8.2%

4 065 / 7.6%

48.9%

30 - 34

4 741 / 8%

4 065 / 7.6%

49.4%

35 - 39

4 346 / 7.3%

3 952 / 7.4%

51.1%

40 - 44

4 007 / 6.7%

3 726 / 7%

51.5%

45 - 49

3 669 / 6.1%

3 444 / 6.5%

51.8%

50 - 54

4 177 / 7%

4 177 / 7.8%

53.6%

55 - 59

4 402 / 7.4%

4 798 / 8.9%

55.5%

60 - 64

3 669 / 6.1%

4 290 / 8%

57.3%

65 - 69

2 540 / 4.1%

3 387 / 6.4%

60.4%

70 - 74

1 072 / 1.5%

1 807 / 3.6%

65.8%

75 - 79

1 354 / 2%

2 823 / 5.4%

70%

80+

959 / 1.3%

2 540 / 4.9%

75.2%

Education level

Education level of residents Kandy: have higher education 22.7% (27 262 people), incomplete higher education — 2.9% (3 483 people), secondary vocational — 35.7% (42 875 people), 11 classes — 15.7% (18 856 people), 9 classes — 8.7% (10 449 people), 5 classes — 8.2% (9 848 people), have no education — 0.4% (480 people), illiterate — 0.6% (721 people).

Higher education

27 262 / 22.7%

Incomplete higher

3 483 / 2.9%

Secondary vocational

42 875 / 35.7%

Elementary school

18 856 / 15.7%

Middle school

10 449 / 8.7%

High school

9 848 / 8.2%

Without education

480 / 0.4%

Illiterate

721 / 0.6%

Employment, unemployment and pensioners Kandy

Total Kandy the number of officially employed population is 77 704 people (64.7%), pensioners 32 427 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 6 365 people (5.3%).

Employed population

77 704 / 64.7%

Unemployed

6 365 / 5.3%

Pensioners

32 427 / 27%

Disability

Total Kandy have a disability 11 445 people, what constitutes 9.53% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 1 765 (1.47.%), disabled of the group II are 4 468 (3.72.%), disabled of the group III are 4 288 (3.57.%), disabled children 925 (0.77.%).

Total disabled

11 445 / 9.53%

Disabled of the group I

1 765 / 1.47%

Disabled of the group II

4 468 / 3.72%

Disabled of the group III

4 288 / 3.57%

Disabled children

925 / 0.77%

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