Sri Lanka at a glance
- Across 330 DS divisions, Sri Lanka runs from 65.9 to 115.7 men per 100 women aged 20–39.
- 1 sits at 115 or above and 204 at 95 or below.
- Summed across every DS division on this page the figure is 93.8; the published national figure is 98.8 (different source and vintage).
Every line is computed from the DS division table below. Green cells hold more women per man aged 20–39.
The map
Every district in Sri Lanka, shaded by men per 100 women aged 20–39. Green holds more women, red more men.
94 or fewer112 or more men per 100 women
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Most women-heavy DS divisions
Lowest men-per-100-women, 20–39. 30 of 330 with at least 300 people in the band, sortable by any column.
| Porativu Pattu | Batticaloa | 65.9 | 36k |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kattankudy | Batticaloa | 71 | 40k |
| Nintavur | Ampara | 71.3 | 26k |
| Navithanveli | Ampara | 72.8 | 19k |
| Sainthamaruthu | Ampara | 74.8 | 25k |
| Deltota | Kandy | 75.8 | 30k |
| Ambanganga | Matale | 76.8 | 16k |
| Akurana | Kandy | 77.1 | 63k |
| Pasbagekorale | Kandy | 77.4 | 60k |
| Lunugala | Badulla | 77.9 | 31k |
| Eravur Town | Batticaloa | 78.4 | 25k |
| Sammanthurai | Ampara | 78.4 | 60k |
| Addalaichenai | Ampara | 79.6 | 42k |
| Manmunai Pattu | Batticaloa | 79.9 | 31k |
| Udapalatha | Kandy | 81.1 | 92k |
| Panvila | Kandy | 81.4 | 26k |
| Karainagar | Jaffna | 82.3 | 10k |
| Badulla | Badulla | 82.3 | 75k |
| Eravur Pattu | Batticaloa | 82.4 | 75k |
| Mawanella | Kegalle | 83.2 | 112k |
| Kundasale | Kandy | 83.6 | 127k |
| Mihinthale | Anuradhapura | 83.7 | 35k |
| Passara | Badulla | 83.8 | 49k |
| Pathadumbara | Kandy | 84.2 | 89k |
| Athuraliya | Matara | 84.3 | 32k |
| Bibile | Monaragala | 84.5 | 40k |
| Ukuwela | Matale | 84.6 | 68k |
| Medadumbara | Kandy | 84.8 | 61k |
| Malimbada | Matara | 84.8 | 35k |
| Kotawehera | Kurunegala | 85 | 21k |
Most men-heavy DS divisions
Highest men-per-100-women, 20–39. 30 of 330 with at least 300 people in the band. Units housing an institution (prison, barracks, camp) read high here; the figure is correct, the dating signal is not.
| Vavuniya North | Vavuniya | 115.7 | 12k |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vengalacheddikulam | Vavuniya | 111.4 | 30k |
| Welikanda | Polonnaruwa | 110.5 | 34k |
| Katharagama | Monaragala | 109.8 | 18k |
| Madhu | Mannar | 109.7 | 8k |
| Colombo | Colombo | 109.2 | 323k |
| Thanamalwila | Monaragala | 108.2 | 27k |
| Gomarankadawala | Trincomalee | 108 | 7k |
| Morawewa | Trincomalee | 107.8 | 8k |
| Kuchchaweli | Trincomalee | 107.3 | 33k |
| Sooriyawewa | Hambantota | 107 | 43k |
| Lunugamwehera | Hambantota | 106.8 | 32k |
| Maritimepattu | Mullaitivu | 106.5 | 29k |
| Neluwa | Galle | 106.5 | 29k |
| Oddusuddan | Mullaitivu | 105.4 | 16k |
| Thimbirigasyaya | Colombo | 105.4 | 238k |
| Kalawana | Ratnapura | 105.3 | 51k |
| Ayagama | Ratnapura | 105.3 | 31k |
| Moratuwa | Colombo | 105.2 | 168k |
| Siyambalanduwa | Monaragala | 104 | 54k |
| Musali | Mannar | 103.9 | 8k |
| Seruvila | Trincomalee | 103.7 | 14k |
| Nivithigala | Ratnapura | 103 | 60k |
| Thissamaharama | Hambantota | 102.7 | 69k |
| Kalpitiya | Puttalam | 102.4 | 86k |
| Pachchilaipalli | Kilinochchi | 102.3 | 9k |
| Dambulla | Matale | 102.3 | 72k |
| Ratmalana | Colombo | 102 | 96k |
| Dankotuwa | Puttalam | 101.8 | 62k |
| Biyagama | Gampaha | 101.8 | 187k |
By District
Every district in Sri Lanka, aggregated from the DS divisions above.
| DS divisions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Batticaloa | 85.5 | 527k | 14 |
| Kandy | 86.3 | 1.4M | 20 |
| Ampara | 86.9 | 649k | 19 |
| Jaffna | 88.3 | 584k | 15 |
| Nuwara Eliya | 89.1 | 712k | 5 |
| Badulla | 89.6 | 815k | 15 |
| Matale | 90.4 | 485k | 11 |
| Kegalle | 90.4 | 841k | 11 |
| Matara | 91.2 | 814k | 16 |
| Kurunegala | 91.6 | 1.6M | 30 |
| Galle | 92.2 | 1.1M | 19 |
| Anuradhapura | 93.7 | 861k | 22 |
| Kalutara | 95.1 | 1.2M | 14 |
| Puttalam | 95.5 | 762k | 16 |
| Polonnaruwa | 95.6 | 405k | 7 |
| Trincomalee | 95.9 | 380k | 11 |
| Kilinochchi | 96.7 | 114k | 4 |
| Hambantota | 96.8 | 600k | 12 |
| Ratnapura | 97.4 | 1.1M | 17 |
| Gampaha | 97.5 | 2.3M | 13 |
| Monaragala | 97.5 | 451k | 11 |
| Mullaitivu | 100.2 | 92k | 6 |
| Vavuniya | 100.7 | 172k | 4 |
| Colombo | 100.9 | 2.3M | 13 |
| Mannar | 101.6 | 100k | 5 |
Census age-by-sex counts. Figures for 2012. Data updated August 6, 2026. A ratio is a supply number, not a measure of dating success.
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