| Central (Madhyama) Province | Kandy | 5,674 | 2,009,248 | 2,423,966 | 2,628,000 |
| Kandy | Kandy | 1,940 | 1,048,317 | 1,279,028 | 1,396,000 |
| Matale | Matale | 1,993 | 357,354 | 441,328 | 483,000 |
| Nuwara-Eliya | Nuwara-Eliya | 1,741 | 603,577 | 703,610 | 749,000 |
| Eastern (Negenahira) Province | Trincomalee | 9,791 | 975,251 | 1,415,949 | 1,515,000 |
| Ampara | Ampara | 4,431 | 388,970 | 592,997 | 624,000 |
| Batticaloa (1) | Batticaloa | 2,633 | 330,333 | 486,447 | 530,000 |
| Trincomalee (1) | Trincomalee | 2,727 | 255,948 | 340,158 | 361,000 |
| North Central (Uturumeda) Province | Anuradhapura | 10,472 | 849,492 | 1,104,677 | 1,209,000 |
| Anuradhapura | Anuradhapura | 7,179 | 587,929 | 745,693 | 809,000 |
| Polonnaruwa | Polonnaruwa | 3,293 | 261,563 | 358,984 | 400,000 |
| North-Western (Wayamba) Province | Kurunegala | 7,888 | 1,704,334 | 2,169,892 | 2,295,000 |
| Kurunegala | Kurunegala | 4,816 | 1,211,801 | 1,460,215 | 1,535,000 |
| Puttalam | Puttalam | 3,072 | 492,533 | 709,677 | 760,000 |
| Northern (Uturu) Province | Maangkulam | 8,884 | 1,109,404 | 1,040,963 | 1,172,000 |
| Jaffna (1) | Jaffna | 1,025 | 738,788 | 490,621 | 603,000 |
| Kilinochchi (1) | Pachchilaipali | 1,279 | 91,764 | 127,263 | 150,000 |
| Mannar (1) | Mannar | 1,996 | 106,235 | 151,577 | 102,000 |
| Mullaitivu (1) | Mullaitivu | 2,617 | 77,189 | 121,667 | 150,000 |
| Vavuniya (1) | Vavuniya | 1,967 | 95,428 | 149,835 | 167,000 |
| Province of Sabaragamuwa | Ratnapura | 4,968 | 1,482,031 | 1,801,331 | 1,906,000 |
| Ratnapura | Ratnapura | 3,275 | 797,087 | 1,015,807 | 1,099,000 |
| Kegalle | Kegalle | 1,693 | 684,944 | 785,524 | 807,000 |
| Southern (Dakunu) Province | Galle | 5,444 | 1,882,661 | 2,278,271 | 2,443,000 |
| Galle | Galle | 1,652 | 814,531 | 990,487 | 1,063,000 |
| Hambantota | Hambantota | 2,609 | 424,344 | 526,414 | 558,000 |
| Matara | Matara | 1,283 | 643,786 | 761,370 | 822,000 |
| Province of Uva | Badulla | 8,500 | 914,522 | 1,177,358 | 1,291,000 |
| Badulla | Badulla | 2,861 | 640,952 | 779,983 | 861,000 |
| Monaragala | Moneragala | 5,639 | 273,570 | 397,375 | 430,000 |
| Western (Basnahira) Province | Colombo | 3,684 | 3,919,807 | 5,381,197 | 5,758,000 |
| Colombo | Colombo | 699 | 1,699,241 | 2,251,274 | 2,488,000 |
| Gampaha | Gampaha | 1,387 | 1,390,862 | 2,063,684 | 2,152,000 |
| Kalutara | Kalutara | 1,598 | 829,704 | 1,066,239 | 1,118,000 |
| total | | 65,610 | 14,846,750 | 18,793,604 | 20,217,000 |