Population Wattala (Sri Lanka)

Sri Lanka
30 198

people

As of November 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Wattala is 30 198 people, including children under the age of 6 - 3 039 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 3 544 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 3 643 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 12 966 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 5 677 people, and the centenarians Wattala over 80 years old - 1 329 people.

56

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

Population size Wattala by age groups

Children under 6 years old 3 039 / 10.06%
Teenagers from 7 to 17 3 544 / 11.74%
Young people from 18 to 29 3 643 / 12.06%
Adults from 30 to 59 12 966 / 42.94%
Elderly over 60 5 677 / 18.8%
Centenarians over 80 1 329 / 4.4%

Gender composition of the population Wattala

Total Wattala permanent residents 14 299 men (47.35%) and 15 899 women (52.65%).

Age Men Women Percentage of women
0 – 4922 / 6.1%738 / 5.6%47.7%
5 – 9922 / 6.1%724 / 5.5%47.5%
10 - 14 823 / 5.4%653 / 5%47.5%
15 - 19 695 / 4.5%568 / 4.4%48%
20 - 24 823 / 5.4%682 / 5.2%49%
25 - 29 1 220 / 8.2%1 022 / 7.6%48.9%
30 - 34 1 192 / 8%1 022 / 7.6%49.4%
35 - 39 1 092 / 7.3%994 / 7.4%51.1%
40 - 44 1 007 / 6.7%937 / 7%51.5%
45 - 49 922 / 6.1%866 / 6.5%51.8%
50 - 54 1 050 / 7%1 051 / 7.8%53.6%
55 - 59 1 107 / 7.4%1 207 / 8.9%55.5%
60 - 64 922 / 6.1%1 079 / 8%57.3%
65 - 69 638 / 4.1%852 / 6.4%60.4%
70 - 74 269 / 1.5%455 / 3.6%65.8%
75 - 79 340 / 2%710 / 5.4%70%
80+241 / 1.3%639 / 4.9%75.2%

Education level

Education level of residents Wattala: have higher education 22.7% (6 855 people), incomplete higher education — 2.9% (876 people), secondary vocational — 35.7% (10 781 people), 11 classes — 15.7% (4 741 people), 9 classes — 8.7% (2 627 people), 5 classes — 8.2% (2 476 people), have no education — 0.4% (121 people), illiterate — 0.6% (181 people).

Higher education 6 855 / 22.7%
Incomplete higher 876 / 2.9%
Secondary vocational 10 781 / 35.7%
Elementary school 4 741 / 15.7%
Middle school 2 627 / 8.7%
High school 2 476 / 8.2%
Without education 121 / 0.4%
Illiterate 181 / 0.6%

Employment, unemployment and pensioners Wattala

Total Wattala the number of officially employed population is 19 538 people (64.7%), pensioners 8 153 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 1 600 people (5.3%).

Employed population 19 538 / 64.7%
Unemployed 1 600 / 5.3%
Pensioners 8 153 / 27%

Disability

Total Wattala have a disability 2 878 people, what constitutes 9.53% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 444 (1.47.%), disabled of the group II are 1 123 (3.72.%), disabled of the group III are 1 078 (3.57.%), disabled children 233 (0.77.%).

Total disabled 2 878 / 9.53%
Disabled of the group I 444 / 1.47%
Disabled of the group II 1 123 / 3.72%
Disabled of the group III 1 078 / 3.57%
Disabled children 233 / 0.77%