Sri Lanka Socio-Economic Data
Population
(Mid-Year) '000 (a) 
18,732
Land Area (Excluding Inland Waters) 62,705
Population and Land Area by Provinces
|
Province
|
Population
(a)
'000 |
Land
Area
(Sq. km.) |
Density
of Population
(No. Per Sq .km) |
|
Western
|
5,361
|
3,593
|
1,492
|
|
Central
|
2,415
|
5,575
|
433
|
|
Southern
|
2,277
|
5,383
|
423
|
|
North-Western
|
2,157
|
7,506
|
287
|
|
Sabaragamuwa
|
1,788
|
4,921
|
363
|
|
Northern
|
1,042
|
8,290
|
126
|
|
Eastern
|
1,415
|
9,361
|
151
|
|
Uva
|
1,171
|
8,335
|
141
|
|
North-Central
|
1,106
|
9,741
|
114
|
|
Total
|
18,732
|
62,705
|
299
|
|
By
Ethnicity
|
%
|
By
Religion
|
%
|
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|
Sinhalese
|
74.0
|
Buddhists
|
69.3
|
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|
Sri
Lankan Tamils
|
12.6
|
Hindus
|
15.5
|
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|
Indian
Tamils
|
5.5
|
Muslims
|
7.5
|
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|
Moors
|
7.1
|
Christians
|
7.6
|
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|
Others
|
0.8
|
Others
|
0.1
|
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GNP
at Market Prices : Rs. Bn. 1,377.1 US$ Bn. 15.4
GNP per Capita : Rs. 73,528 US$ 823
Rate of Growth of GDP (In real terms): -1.4%
Sectoral
Composition of GDP, %
Agriculture 19.4
Industry 26.5
Services 54.1
Exports:
Rs. Bn. 430.430.7% of GDP
Imports: Rs. Bn. 533.038.1% of GDP
Govt.
Expenditure: Rs. Bn. 383.727.4% of GDP
Budget Deficit: Rs. Bn. 152.210.9% of GDP
Money
Stock M2b : Rs. Bn. 549.1 39.2% of GDP
Unemployment Rate, % of Labour Force: 7.9% (d)
Inflation : Change of CCPI 14.2% Change of CDCPI 10.3%
Life Expectancy: 73 Years (Male: 71 yrs - Female: 76 yrs)
Literacy Rate (Aged 5 Years and Above) (1999): 91.4%
Human
Development Index (1999): 0.735 (Min:0.;Max:1)
|
Temperature: oC (oF)
|
Minimum
|
Maximum
|
|
Low
Country
|
24.5
(76.1)
|
31.7
(89.1)
|
|
Hill
Country
|
17.1
(62.8)
|
26.3
(79.3)
|
(a)
Provisional estimates from Department of Census & Statistics (DCS)
on the basis of the Census of Population and Housing- 2001.
(b) Data refer to population census- 1981 as comparative data based
on Census of Population and Housing- 2001 are yet to be estimated.
(c) Calculated by the Central Bank using mid-year population estimates
received from DCS.
(d) Average of 1st, 3rd & 4th Quarters.
Based on Central Bank of Sri Lanka data quoted from http://www.peaceinsrilanka.org