Sri Lanka People:
Population:
20,064,776 (July 2005 est.)
note: Since the outbreak of hostilities between the government and armed Tamil separatists in the mid-1980s, several hundred thousand Tamil civilians have fled the island and more than 200,000 Tamils have sought refuge in the West
Age structure:
0-14 years: 24.5% (male:2,508,384; female:2,397,986)
15-64 years: 68.4% (male:6,518,145; female:7,059,468)
65 years and over: 7.2% (male:670,813; female:769,360) (2005)
Median age:
total: 29.44 years
male: 28.38 years
female: 30.51 years (2005)
Population growth rate:
0.79% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
15.63 births
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
6.49 deaths
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
-1.27 migrant(s)
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female (2005)
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female (2005)
15-64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female (2005)
65 years and over: 0.87 male(s)/female (2005)
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2005)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 14.35 deaths
/
1,000 live births (2005 est.)
male: 15.57 deaths
/
1,000 live births
female: 13.07 deaths
/
1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total: 73.17 years (2005 est.)
male: 70.6 years
female: 75.86 years
Total fertility rate:
1.85 children born/woman (2005 est.)
HIV/AIDS — adult prevalence rate:
less than 0.1% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS — people living with HIV/AIDS:
3,500 (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS — deaths:
less than 200 (2003 est.)
Nationality:
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)
Religions:
Buddhist 69.1%, Hindu 7.1%, Christian 6.2%, Muslim 7.6%, unspecified 10% (2001)
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
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.3%
male: 94.8%
female: 90% (2003)
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