Population21,324,791 Age structure0-14 years: 23.9% (male 2,594,815/female 2,493,002) Median agetotal: 30.9 years Population growth rate0.904% (2009 est.) Birth rate16.26 births/1,000 population (2009 est.) Death rate6.13 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.) Net migration rate-1.09 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.) Urbanizationurban population: 15% of total population (2008) Sex ratioat birth: 1.04 male(s)/female Infant mortality ratetotal: 18.57 deaths/1,000 live births Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 75.14 years Total fertility rate1.99 children born/woman (2009 est.) HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rateless than 0.1% (2001 est.) HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS3,800 (2007 est.) HIV/AIDS - deathsfewer than 200 (2003 est.) Major infectious diseasesdegree of risk: high Nationalitynoun: Sri Lankan(s) Ethnic groupsSinhalese 73.8%, Sri Lankan Moors 7.2%, Indian Tamil 4.6%, Sri Lankan Tamil 3.9%, other 0.5%, unspecified 10% (2001 census provisional data) ReligionsBuddhist 69.1%, Muslim 7.6%, Hindu 7.1%, Christian 6.2%, unspecified 10% (2001 census provisional data) LanguagesSinhala (official and national language) 74%, Tamil (national language) 18%, other 8% Literacydefinition: age 15 and over can read and write Education expendituresNA |
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Source: CIA World Factbook | |