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Tuesday, 23 October 2007 01:56 |
| Population |
19.043 million |
| Male |
9.707 million |
| Female |
9.336 million |
| Population density |
309 people per sq km |
| Population growth rate |
1.4% |
| Population by Ethnicity |
Sinhalese - 74% |
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Sri Lanka Tamils - 13% |
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Indian Tamils - 5% |
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Muslims - 7% |
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Others (Burghers, Malays, and others) - 1% |
| Population by religion |
Buddhists - 69% |
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Hindus - 15% |
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Islam - 8% |
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Christians - 7% |
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Others - 1% |
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