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Population:
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21,513,990
country
comparison to the world:
55
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 (July 2010 est.)
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Age
structure:
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0-14
years: 23.9%
(male 2,594,815/female
2,493,002)
15-64
years: 68%
(male 7,089,307/female
7,418,123)
65
years and over: 8.1%
(male 803,172/female
926,372) (2010 est.)
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Median
age:
|
|
total: 31.3
years
male: 30.3
years
female:
32.2
years (2010 est.)
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|
|
Population
growth rate:
|
|
0.863%
(2010 est.)
country
comparison to the world:
132 |
|
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Birth
rate:
|
|
15.88
births/1,000 population
(2010 est.)
country
comparison to the world:
130 |
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Death
rate:
|
|
6.2
deaths/1,000 population
(July 2010 est.)
country
comparison to the world:
159 |
|
|
Net
migration rate:
|
|
-1.05
migrant(s)/1,000
population (2010 est.)
country
comparison to the world:
157 |
|
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Urbanization:
|
|
urban
population: 15%
of total population (2008)
rate of
urbanization: 0.5%
annual rate of change
(2005-10 est.)
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|
|
Sex
ratio:
|
|
at
birth: 1.044
male(s)/female
under
15 years: 1.04
male(s)/female
15-64
years: 0.96
male(s)/female
65
years and over: 0.86
male(s)/female
total
population: 0.97
male(s)/female (2010 est.)
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Infant
mortality rate:
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|
total: 18.14
deaths/1,000 live births
country
comparison to the world:
105
male: 19.9
deaths/1,000 live births
female:
16.3
deaths/1,000 live births
(2010 est.)
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|
|
Life
expectancy at birth:
|
|
total
population: 75.3
years
country
comparison to the world:
85
male: 73.22
years
female:
77.47
years (2010 est.)
|
|
|
Total
fertility rate:
|
|
1.96
children born/woman (2010
est.)
country
comparison to the world:
135 |
|
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HIV/AIDS
- adult prevalence rate:
|
|
less
than 0.1% (2001 est.)
country
comparison to the world:
157 |
|
|
HIV/AIDS
- people living with
HIV/AIDS:
|
|
3,800
(2007 est.)
country
comparison to the world:
127 |
|
|
HIV/AIDS
- deaths:
|
|
fewer
than 200 (2003 est.)
country
comparison to the world:
117 |
|
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Major
infectious diseases:
|
|
degree
of risk: high
food or
waterborne diseases: bacterial
diarrhea and hepatitis A
vectorborne
disease: dengue
fever and chikungunya
water
contact disease: leptospirosis
animal
contact disease: rabies
(2009)
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Nationality:
|
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noun: Sri
Lankan(s)
adjective:
Sri
Lankan
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|
|
Ethnic
groups:
|
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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)
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Religions:
|
|
Buddhist
69.1%, Muslim 7.6%, Hindu
7.1%, Christian 6.2%,
unspecified 10% (2001
census provisional data)
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Languages:
|
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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
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Literacy:
|
|
definition:
age
15 and over can read and
write
total
population: 90.7%
male: 92.3%
female:
89.1%
(2001 census)
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Education
expenditures:
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NA
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