 |
People |
|
|
| Population |
19,742,439
(2004) |
| Age
Structure |
0-14
years: 25.2% (male 2,543,336; female 2,431,223)
15-64 years: 67.9% (male 6,518,145; female 6,890,424)
65 years and over: 6.9% (male 641,708; female 717,603) (2004)
|
Human
development
index (HDI) value 2001 |
0.730
(2004) |
Population
without sustainable access to an
improved water source (%) |
23
(2004) |
Urban
population
(as % of total) |
22.0
(2004) |
Population
with
sustainable access to an
improved water source
(%) |
77
(2004) |
| People
living with HIV/AIDS |
Adults
(% age 15-49): 0.10 Women (age 15-49): 1,400 Children (age 0-14):100
(2004) |
Life
expectancy at birth
(years) |
72.6
(2004) |
Probability
at birth of
surviving to age 65 |
Female
(% of cohort):81.6
Male (% of cohort):75.1 (2004) |
Adult
literacy rate
(% age 15 and above) |
91.9
(2004) |
Gender-related
development index
(GDI) Value |
0.726
(2004) |
| Seats
in parliament held by women (as % of total) |
4.4
(2004) |
| Population
Growth Rate |
0.83%
(2004) |
| Birth
Rate |
16.12
births/1,000 population (2004) |
| Death
Rate |
6.46
deaths/1,000 population (2004) |
| Net
Migration Rate |
-1.35
migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004) |
| Infant
Mortality Rate |
Total:
15.22 deaths/1,000 live births
Female: 13.92 deaths/1,000 live births
Male: 16.45 deaths/1,000 live births (2004) |
| Life
Expectancy at Birth |
Total
population: 72.62 years
Male: 70.09 years
Female: 75.29 years (2004) |
| Total
Fertility Rate |
1.9
children born/woman |
| Sex
Ratio |
At
birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
Under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.89 male(s)/female
Total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2004) |
| HIV/AIDS
- Adult Prevalence Rate |
less
than 0.1% (2004) |
| HIV/AIDS
- Deaths |
250
(2004) |
| Nationality |
Noun:
Sri Lankan(s)
Adjective: Sri Lankan (2004) |
| Ethnic
Groups |
Sinhalese
74%, Tamil 18%, Moor 7%, Burgher, Malay, and Vedda 1% (2004) |
| Religions |
Buddhist
70%, Hindu 15%, Christian 8%, Muslim 7% (2004) |
| Languages |
Sinhala
(official and national language) 74%, Tamil (national language)
18%, other 8%
Note: English is commonly used in government and is spoken
competently by about 10% of the population (2004) |
| Literacy |
Definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
Total population: 92.3%
Male: 94.8%
Female: 90% (2004) |
| Source:
www.countryreports.org |
Brief
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