Registrar General's Department

Vital Statistics


Statistics Pertaninig to Births, Deaths, Marriages, Divorces and Population are compiled and published by the Registrar Genaral's department. Vital statistics cover the entire Island.


Marriages, births & deaths registered by district - 2004
District
Marriges
Births
Deaths
General
Kandyan
Muslim
Total
Male
Female
Total
Male
Female
Total
Colombo
19921
2454
22375
32015
31456
63471
12365
8013
20378
Gampaha
19782
699
20481
13346
12714
26060
6892
4137
11029
Kalutara
10299
794
11093
8691
8265
16956
3617
2511
6128
Kandy
10338
941
1736
13015
15455
14724
30179
5500
3677
9177
Matale
3862
357
489
4708
4782
4598
9380
1498
917
2415
Nuwara Eliya
6747
6
152
6905
5613
5368
10981
2146
1657
3803
Galle
9865
17
9882
10091
9556
19647
4048
3051
7099
Matara
7832
174
8006
7254
7096
14350
2906
2088
4994
Hambantota
6192
131
6323
3932
3719
7651
1457
998
2455
Jaffna
5448
5448
5451
5164
10615
1728
1147
2875
Kilinochchi
1303
1303
1289
1290
2579
281
159
440
Mannar
837
837
1027
951
1978
189
100
289
Vavuniya
1496
73
89
1658
1989
1855
3844
453
286
739
Mullaitivu
1079
1079
1123
1087
2210
541
195
736
Batticaloa
3282
1266
4548
5625
5463
11088
1428
986
2414
Ampara
3290
61
2591
5942
6182
5837
12019
1396
968
2364
Trincomalee
2291
80
1306
3677
4180
3910
8090
865
527
1392
Kurunegala
12699
1923
1129
15751
11898
11419
23317
5184
3275
8459
Puttalam
6088
196
1237
7521
6375
5961
12336
2185
1278
3463
Anuradhapura
5605
2043
706
8354
7892
7520
15412
2974
1624
4598
Polonnaruwa
3635
143
330
4108
3576
3398
6974
1124
641
1765
Badulla
6638
391
314
7343
9180
8688
17868
2607
1766
4373
Moneragala
4088
221
98
4407
3246
3143
6389
833
517
1350
Ratnapura
9380
119
214
9713
9149
8852
18001
3252
1954
5206
Kegalle
6788
155
565
7508
4446
4379
8825
2810
1817
4627
Sri Lanka
168785
6709
16491
191985
183807
176413
360220
68279
44289
112568

Maternal deaths by district - 2002
District
Urban
Rural
Total
Colombo
6
1
7
Gampaha
2
0
2
Kaluthara
0
0
0
Kandy
2
1
3
Matale
0
0
0
Nuwara Eliya
3
3
6
Galle
1
1
2
Matara
3
0
3
Hambanthota
1
0
1
Jaffna
1
1
2
Killinochchi
0
1
1
Mannar
0
0
Vavuniya
0
0
0
Mullaitive
0
0
0
Batticaloa
1
3
4
Ampara
1
0
1
Trincomalee
0
1
1
Kurunegala
1
1
2
Puttalam
0
2
2
Anuradhapura
3
0
3
Polonnaruwa
0
0
0
Baddulla
4
2
6
Moneragala
1
1
Ratnapura
2
3
5
Kegalle
0
0
0
Sri Lanka
31
21
52

   
No Urban
 
Infant Deaths by sex & district - 2003
District
Urban
Rural
Total
Colombo
540
416
956
Gampaha
103
53
156
Kaluthara
39
25
64
Kandy
248
209
457
Matale
49
45
94
Nuwara Eliya
88
89
177
Galle
133
79
212
Matara
69
51
120
Hambanthota
32
19
51
Jaffna
31
19
50
Killinochchi
1
4
5
Mannar
3
0
3
Vavuniya
7
19
26
Mullaitive
3
5
8
Batticaloa
131
132
263
Ampara
34
39
73
Trincomalee
12
8
20
Kurunegala
192
136
328
Puttalam
37
36
73
Anuradhapura
151
149
300
Polonnaruwa
72
66
163
Baddulla
94
69
163
Moneragala
6
7
13
Ratnapura
130
113
243
Kegalle
32
34
66
Sri Lanka
2237
1822
4059

Estimated Mid-Year Population by age & sex - 2004
Age Group
Population ('000)
Total
Male
Famale
0-4
1683
856
827
5-9
1732
875
857
10-14
1770
904
866
0-14
5185
2635
2550
15-19
1897
971
926
20-24
1791
885
906
25-29
1519
731
788
30-34
1459
711
748
35-39
1440
702
738
40-44
1333
654
679
45-49
1178
577
601
50-54
1061
519
542
15-54
11678
5750
5928
55-59
779
375
404
60-64
574
279
295
65-69
477
221
256
70-74
350
163
187
75 and over
419
192
227
55 and over
2599
1230
1369
Total
19462
9615
9847
 
Estimated Mid-Year Population by sex - 2004
District
Population ('000)
Total
Male
Famale
Colombo
2342
1189
1153
Gampaha
2099
1020
1079
Kaluthara
1085
533
552
Kandy
1325
642
683
Matale
459
228
231
Nuwara Eliya
722
356
366
Galle
1020
494
526
Matara
788
380
408
Hambanthota
538
268
270
Jaffna
596
283
313
Killinochchi
143
72
71
Mannar
97
51
46
Vavuniya
142
69
73
Mullaitive
144
70
74
Batticaloa
544
265
279
Ampara
613
307
306
Trincomalee
383
191
192
Kurunegala
1486
730
756
Puttalam
728
359
369
Anuradhapura
773
392
381
Polonnaruwa
372
194
178
Baddulla
813
402
411
Moneragala
410
207
203
Ratnapura
1049
528
521
Kegalle
791
385
406
Total
19462
9615
9847

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