Population21,481,334 (July 2012 est.) Age structure0-14 years: 24.9% (male 2,723,657/female 2,615,425) Median agetotal: 31.1 years Population growth rate0.913% (2012 est.) Birth rate17.04 births/1,000 population (2012 est.) Death rate5.96 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.) Net migration rate-1.95 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.) Urbanizationurban population: 14% of total population (2010) Major cities - populationCOLOMBO (capital) 681,000 (2009) Sex ratioat birth: 1.04 male(s)/female Infant mortality ratetotal: 9.47 deaths/1,000 live births Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 75.94 years Total fertility rate2.17 children born/woman (2012 est.) HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rateless than 0.1% (2009 est.) HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS2,800 (2009 est.) HIV/AIDS - deathsfewer than 200 (2009 est.) Sanitation facility accessimproved: 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 (official) 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 School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)total: 13 years Education expendituresNA Maternal mortality rate35 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) Children under the age of 5 years underweight21.1% (2007) Health expenditures4% of GDP (2009) Physicians density0.492 physicians/1,000 population (2006) Hospital bed density3.1 beds/1,000 population (2004) |
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Source: CIA World Factbook | |