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Population Matara (Sri Lanka)
45 744
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Matara is 45 744 people, including children under the age of 6 - 4 603 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 5 369 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 5 518 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 19 641 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 8 600 people, and the centenarians Matara over 80 years old - 2 013 people.
Population size Matara by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 4 603 / 10.06% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 5 369 / 11.74% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 5 518 / 12.06% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 19 641 / 42.94% |
| Elderly over 60 | 8 600 / 18.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 2 013 / 4.4% |
Gender composition of the population Matara
Total Matara permanent residents 21 660 men (47.35%) and 24 084 women (52.65%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 1 397 / 6.1% | 1 118 / 5.6% | 47.7% |
| 5 – 9 | 1 397 / 6.1% | 1 097 / 5.5% | 47.5% |
| 10 - 14 | 1 247 / 5.4% | 989 / 5% | 47.5% |
| 15 - 19 | 1 053 / 4.5% | 860 / 4.4% | 48% |
| 20 - 24 | 1 247 / 5.4% | 1 032 / 5.2% | 49% |
| 25 - 29 | 1 849 / 8.2% | 1 548 / 7.6% | 48.9% |
| 30 - 34 | 1 806 / 8% | 1 548 / 7.6% | 49.4% |
| 35 - 39 | 1 655 / 7.3% | 1 505 / 7.4% | 51.1% |
| 40 - 44 | 1 526 / 6.7% | 1 419 / 7% | 51.5% |
| 45 - 49 | 1 397 / 6.1% | 1 312 / 6.5% | 51.8% |
| 50 - 54 | 1 591 / 7% | 1 591 / 7.8% | 53.6% |
| 55 - 59 | 1 677 / 7.4% | 1 828 / 8.9% | 55.5% |
| 60 - 64 | 1 397 / 6.1% | 1 634 / 8% | 57.3% |
| 65 - 69 | 967 / 4.1% | 1 290 / 6.4% | 60.4% |
| 70 - 74 | 408 / 1.5% | 688 / 3.6% | 65.8% |
| 75 - 79 | 516 / 2% | 1 075 / 5.4% | 70% |
| 80+ | 365 / 1.3% | 968 / 4.9% | 75.2% |
Education level
Education level of residents Matara: have higher education 22.7% (10 384 people), incomplete higher education — 2.9% (1 327 people), secondary vocational — 35.7% (16 331 people), 11 classes — 15.7% (7 182 people), 9 classes — 8.7% (3 980 people), 5 classes — 8.2% (3 751 people), have no education — 0.4% (183 people), illiterate — 0.6% (274 people).
| Higher education | 10 384 / 22.7% |
| Incomplete higher | 1 327 / 2.9% |
| Secondary vocational | 16 331 / 35.7% |
| Elementary school | 7 182 / 15.7% |
| Middle school | 3 980 / 8.7% |
| High school | 3 751 / 8.2% |
| Without education | 183 / 0.4% |
| Illiterate | 274 / 0.6% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Matara
Total Matara the number of officially employed population is 29 596 people (64.7%), pensioners 12 351 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 2 424 people (5.3%).
| Employed population | 29 596 / 64.7% |
| Unemployed | 2 424 / 5.3% |
| Pensioners | 12 351 / 27% |
Disability
Total Matara have a disability 4 359 people, what constitutes 9.53% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 672 (1.47.%), disabled of the group II are 1 702 (3.72.%), disabled of the group III are 1 633 (3.57.%), disabled children 352 (0.77.%).
| Total disabled | 4 359 / 9.53% |
| Disabled of the group I | 672 / 1.47% |
| Disabled of the group II | 1 702 / 3.72% |
| Disabled of the group III | 1 633 / 3.57% |
| Disabled children | 352 / 0.77% |