Prisoners by age and background

Prisoners by age and background. Persons, annual, 2019–2025.
Published by the Department of Prisons; read from CBSL Economic and Social Statistics.
Prisoners by age groups - 16 to 40 years - male23,630−15.3%
Prisoners by age groups - 16 to 40 years - female436−15.2%
Prisoners by age groups - 16 to 40 years - total24,066−15.3%
Prisoners by age groups - 41 to 60 years - male17,377−1.4%
Prisoners by age groups - 41 to 60 years - female259−19.8%
Prisoners by age groups - 41 to 60 years - total17,636−1.7%
Prisoners by age groups - above 60 years - male2,684+95.1%
Prisoners by age groups - above 60 years - female20−58.3%
Prisoners by age groups - above 60 years - total2,704+89.9%
Prisoners by educational status - no schooling - male2,768+14.6%
Prisoners by educational status - no schooling - female57−44.1%
Prisoners by educational status - no schooling - total2,825+12.2%
Prisoners by educational status - grade 1–5 - male8,640+25.6%
Prisoners by educational status - grade 1–5 - female45−50.0%
Prisoners by educational status - grade 1–5 - total8,685+24.6%
Prisoners by educational status - passed grade 5 - male9,326+26.4%
Prisoners by educational status - passed grade 5 - female81−27.7%
Prisoners by educational status - passed grade 5 - total9,407+25.6%
Prisoners by educational status - passed grade 8 - male12,547+7.3%
Prisoners by educational status - passed grade 8 - female251−1.2%
Prisoners by educational status - passed grade 8 - total12,798+7.1%
Prisoners by educational status - passed GCE (O/L) - male8,094−40.1%
Prisoners by educational status - passed GCE (O/L) - female223−10.4%
Prisoners by educational status - passed GCE (O/L) - total8,317−39.5%
Prisoners by educational status - passed GCE (A/L) - male2,152−51.6%
Prisoners by educational status - passed GCE (A/L) - female48−22.6%
Prisoners by educational status - passed GCE (A/L) - total2,200−51.2%
Prisoners by educational status - graduates - male101−76.3%
Prisoners by educational status - graduates - female8+14.3%
Prisoners by educational status - graduates - total109−74.9%
Prisoners by educational status - other - male63−58.6%
Prisoners by educational status - other - total65−59.6%
Prisoners by educational status - other - female2−77.8%
Prisoners by marital status - never married - male16,460+50.8%
Prisoners by marital status - never married - female78−20.4%
Prisoners by marital status - never married - total16,538+50.2%
Prisoners by marital status - married - male25,082−24.1%
Prisoners by marital status - married - female541−17.4%
Prisoners by marital status - married - total25,623−24.0%
Prisoners by marital status - widowed - male371−8.2%
Prisoners by marital status - widowed - female27−46.0%
Prisoners by marital status - widowed - total398−12.3%
Prisoners by marital status - divorced - male610−66.0%
Prisoners by marital status - divorced - female40+150.0%
Prisoners by marital status - divorced - total650−64.1%
Prisoners by marital status - legally separated - male1,168+60.2%
Prisoners by marital status - legally separated - female29−56.1%
Prisoners by marital status - legally separated - total1,197+50.6%
Prisoners by ethnicity - sinhalese - male28,535+28.4%
Prisoners by ethnicity - sinhalese - female478−27.4%
Prisoners by ethnicity - sinhalese - total29,013+26.8%
Prisoners by ethnicity - tamil - male8,324−23.4%
Prisoners by ethnicity - tamil - female1480.0%
Prisoners by ethnicity - tamil - total8,472−23.1%
Prisoners by ethnicity - moor - male6,733−49.8%
Prisoners by ethnicity - moor - female88+22.2%
Prisoners by ethnicity - moor - total6,821−49.4%
Prisoners by ethnicity - malay - male0–
Prisoners by ethnicity - malay - total0–
Prisoners by ethnicity - malay - female0–
Prisoners by ethnicity - burgher - male0–
Prisoners by ethnicity - burgher - total0–
Prisoners by ethnicity - burgher - female0–
Prisoners by ethnicity - other - male99−73.7%
Prisoners by ethnicity - other - female1−85.7%
Prisoners by ethnicity - other - total100−73.9%
Prisoners by religion - buddhist - male26,871+27.1%
Prisoners by religion - buddhist - female406−27.9%
Prisoners by religion - buddhist - total27,277+25.7%
Prisoners by religion - hindu - male6,200−36.6%
Prisoners by religion - hindu - female119+5.3%
Prisoners by religion - hindu - total6,319−36.1%
Prisoners by religion - islam - male7,125−47.0%
Prisoners by religion - islam - female105+61.5%
Prisoners by religion - islam - total7,230−46.5%
Prisoners by religion - roman catholic - male2,023+20.0%
Prisoners by religion - roman catholic - female75−19.4%
Prisoners by religion - roman catholic - total2,098+17.9%
Prisoners by religion - other christians - male1,388+140.6%
Prisoners by religion - other christians - female9−80.4%
Prisoners by religion - other christians - total1,397+124.2%
Prisoners by religion - others - male84−69.2%
Prisoners by religion - others - female1−80.0%
Prisoners by religion - others - total85−69.4%
Total convicted prisoners - male43,691−6.8%
Total convicted prisoners - female715−19.2%
Total convicted prisoners - total44,406−7.1%
Prisoners by age groups - 16 to 40 years - male

persons, annual. 2025: 23,630, −15.3% on a year earlier
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Published by the Department of Prisons; read from CBSL Economic and Social Statistics.
* Calculated by Macro Lab from the published values.