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People And SocietyNationality
Noun Sri Lankan(s)
Adjective Sri Lankan Ethnic groups
Sinhalese 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) Languages
Sinhala (official and national language) 74%, Tamil (national language) 18%, other 8% Note English, spoken competently by about 10% of the population, is commonly used in government and is referred to as the link language in the constitution Religions
Buddhist (official) 69.1%, Muslim 7.6%, Hindu 7.1%, Christian 6.2%, unspecified 10% (2001 census provisional data) Population World Ranking: 57
21,481,334 (July 2012 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years
24.9% (male 2,705,953/female 2,599,717) 15-64 years 67.2% (male 6,993,668/female 7,313,440) 65 years and over 7.9% (male 720,219/female 950,916) (2011 est.) Median age
Total 31.1 years
Male 30.1 years Female 32.2 years (2012 est.) Population growth rate World Ranking: 123
0.913% (2012 est.)
Birth rate World Ranking: 118
17.04 births/1,000 population (2012 est.) Death rate World Ranking: 163
5.96 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.) Net migration rate World Ranking: 162
-1.95 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.) Urbanization
Urban population 14% of total population (2010)
Rate of urbanization 1.1% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) Major cities - population
COLOMBO (capital) 681,000 (2009) Sex ratio
At birth 1.04 male(s)/female
Under 15 years 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years 0.96 male(s)/female 65 years and over 0.75 male(s)/female Total population 0.96 male(s)/female (2011 est.) Maternal mortality rate World Ranking: 117
35 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) Infant mortality rate World Ranking: 148
Total 9.47 deaths/1,000 live births
Male 10.44 deaths/1,000 live births Female 8.45 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.) Life expectancy at birth World Ranking: 82
Total population 75.94 years
Male 72.43 years Female 79.59 years (2012 est.) Total fertility rate World Ranking: 105
2.17 children born/woman (2012 est.) Health expenditures World Ranking: 161
4% of GDP (2009)
Physicians density
0.492 physicians/1,000 population (2006) Hospital bed density
3.1 beds/1,000 population (2004) Hiv/aids - adult prevalence rate World Ranking: 155
Less than 0.1% (2009 est.)
Hiv/aids - people living with hiv/aids World Ranking: 129
2,800 (2009 est.)
Hiv/aids - deaths World Ranking: 104
Fewer than 200 (2009 est.)
Major infectious diseases
Degree of risk High
Food or waterborne diseases Bacterial diarrhea and hepatitis A Vectorborne disease Dengue fever and chikungunyaWater contact disease Leptospirosis Animal contact disease Rabies (2009) Children under the age of 5 years underweight World Ranking: 30
21.1% (2007)
Education expenditures
NA
Literacy
Definition
Age 15 and over can read and write Total population 91.2%Male 92.6% Female 90% (2010 census) School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
Total 13 years
Male 12 years Female 13 years (2004) Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 World Ranking: 49
Total 21.3%
Male 17.1% Female 27.9% (2009)
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