Sri Lanka Demographics

  • Population : 21,886,445
  • Capital : Colombo
  • Major Language :Sinhala (Official and National Language) 74%, Tamil (National Language) 18%, Other 8%
  • Major Religions : Buddhist (Official) 69.1%, Muslim 7.6%, Hindu 7.1%, Christian 6.2%, Unspecified 10% (2001 Census Provisional Data)
  • Life Expectancy : 72.85 yrs(M), 79.99 yrs(W)