1.1       Population size, growth and density of population

                  The total population of Moneragala district is 2000000.  The intercensal increase of population between 1981 and 2001 is 50000 persons or 00.5 percent.  The growth rate of the district is 0.00 percent per annum during the above period.  The highest population is reported from Moneragala divisional secretary’s division and it is 00000.  The population of Sevenagala divisional secretary’s division is 000000 and it is the divisional secretary’s division with lowest population. 

1.2Age-Sex composition

                  Age-sex composition of a population describes the pattern of the distribution of people in different age and sex categories.  It is determined by the past trends of fertility, mortality and migration, which are the components of population change.  Figure 1 shows the age pyramid for Colombo district, which shows the distribution of population by 5 year age groups and sex. 

Figure 1:   Age Pyramid