Demographics of Sri Lanka

Demographics of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka population pyramid in 2020
Population	23,187,516 (2022)
Density	332/km2 (2018)
Growth rate	0.61% (2022)
Birth rate	11.2 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Death rate	8.2 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Life expectancy	75.94 years (2012 est.)
• male	72.43 years (2012 est.)
• female	79.59 years (2012 est.)
Fertility rate	1.97 children born/woman (2023 est.)[1]
Infant mortality rate	9.47 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Age structure
0–14 years	25.24% (2019)[2]
15–64 years	66.92% (2019)[2]
65 and over	7.84% (2019)[2]
Sex ratio
Total	0.93 male(s)/female (2018)[2]
At birth	1.02 male(s)/female (2018)[2]
Under 15	1.02 male(s)/female (2018)[2]
15–64 years	0.93 male(s)/female (2018)[2]
65 and over	0.76 male(s)/female (2018)[2]
Nationality
Nationality	noun: Sri Lankan(s) adjective: Sri Lankan
Major ethnic	Sinhala (74.9%) (2012 census)
Minor ethnic	Sri Lanka Tamil (11.1%) (2012 census) Moor (9.3%) (2012 census) Indian Tamil (4.1%) (2012 census)
Language
Official	Sinhala, Tamil
Spoken	English

This is a demography of the population of Sri Lanka including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the population, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

Sri Lanka is an island in the Indian Ocean, also called Ceylon and many other names. It is about the size of Ireland. It is about 28 kilometres (18 mi.) off the south-eastern coast of India with a population of about 22 million. Density is highest in the south west where Colombo, the country's main port and industrial center, is located. The net population growth is about 0.7%. Sri Lanka is ethnically, linguistically, and religiously diverse.