Ampara has a population of 43,720, making it the 33rd largest place we list in Sri Lanka. It is in Eastern Province.
Ampara holds 0.19% of Sri Lanka's 23,348,315 people. Colombo, the largest place we list there, is 15 times its size.
43,720
population
#33
in Sri Lanka
Nearby in size
| Place | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Pottuvil | Eastern Province | 45,727 |
| Puttalam | North Western Province | 45,661 |
| Devinuwara | Southern Province | 45,000 |
| Welisara | Western Province | 41,306 |
| Kalutara | Western Province | 37,081 |
| Bentota | Southern Province | 37,000 |
Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant) where the UN lists the country separately; the handful it reports under a parent state keep a GeoNames figure and are marked as such. Sources & method.