Population Statistics
Sri Lanka
Population
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22,889,201 |
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[July 2020 est.] |
Language
| Sinhala [official] | 74% |
|---|---|
| Tamil [official] | 18% |
| Other | 8% |
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English is spoken competently by about 10% of the population. It is often used in government, referred to as the 'link language' in the constitution. |
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[Census, 2012] |
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Religion
| Buddhism | 70.2% |
|---|---|
| Hinduism | 12.6% |
| Islam | 9.7% |
| Catholic Christianity | 6.1% |
| Other | 1.8% |
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[Census, 2012] |
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Ethnicity
| Sinhalese | 74.9% |
|---|---|
| Sri Lankan Tamil | 11.2% |
| Sri Lankan Moors | 9.2% |
| Indian Tamil | 4.2% |
| Other | 0.5% |
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[Census, 2012] |
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Cultural Dimensions
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80 |
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35 |
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10 |
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45 |
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45 |
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– |
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Australians with Sri Lankan Ancestry
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138,268 |
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This includes the ancestry categories of Sri Lankan, Sinhalese and Sri Lankan Tamil. |
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[Census, 2016] |
Sri Lankans in Australia
Population
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109,849 |
|
[Census, 2016] |
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This figure refers to the number of Australian residents that were born in Sri Lanka. |
Median Age
| 40 |
| [Census, 2016] |
Gender
| Male | 52.1% |
|---|---|
| Female | 47.9% |
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[Census, 2016] |
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Religion
| Buddhism | 40.8% |
|---|---|
| Catholic Christianity | 20.7% |
| Hinduism | 18.8% |
| Anglican Christianity | 4.2% |
| Other Religion | 9.9% |
| No Religion | 3.8% |
| Not Stated | 1.7% |
|
[Census, 2016] |
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Ancestry
| Sri Lankan | 58.8% |
|---|---|
| Sinhalese | 12.1% |
| Tamil [not defined] | 8.0% |
| Sri Lankan Tamil | 4.7% |
| Other Ancestry | 16.4% |
|
[Census, 2016] |
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Language Spoken at Home
| Sinhalese | 49.9% |
|---|---|
| Tamil | 24.9% |
| English | 23.1% |
| Other Languages | 1.7% |
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Of those who speak a language other than English at home, 92.0% speak English fluently. |
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[Census, 2016] |
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Diaspora
| Victoria | 50.8% |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 26.2% |
| Queensland | 8.9% |
| Western Australia | 7.1% |
| Other | 7.0% |
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[Census, 2016] |
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Arrival
| Prior to 2007 | 53.8% |
|---|---|
| 2007 - 2011 | 22.3% |
| 2012 - 2016 | 21.6% |
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[Census, 2016] |
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