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Asia > Sri Lanka > People

SRI LANKAN PEOPLE STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Age structure > 0-14 years 24.5 [142nd of 226]
Age structure > 15-64 years 68.4 [44th of 226]
Age structure > 65 years and over 7.3 % [86th of 225]
Chinese population 3,500 [67th of 127]
Gender development 0.737 [68th of 141]
Gender empowerment 0.274 [64th of 65]
Percentage living in urban areas 21% [186th of 199]
Persons per room 2.2 [4th of 60]
Population in 2015 22,293 [53rd of 225]
Projected population growth 18.94% [94th of 141]
Sex ratio > 15-64 years 0.94 [193rd of 223]
Urbanization 23 [185th of 204]
Urbanization in 1975 22% [121st of 164]
Women > Adult literacy rate females as a % of males 94 [72nd of 144]
Women > Antenatal care coverage % 98 [20th of 133]
Women > Contraceptive prevalence % 71 [34th of 170]
Women > Life expectancy females as a % of males 109 [36th of 173]
Women > Maternal mortality ratio > reported 92 [77th of 154]
Women > Maternal mortality ratio adjusted 92 [94th of 166]
Women > Skilled attendant at delivery % 97 [63rd of 172]

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; University Libraries, Ohio University; Human Development Reports, United Nations 2002; Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat, World Urbanization Prospects: The 2003 Revision, Data Tables and Highlights. Estimates and projections of urban and rural populations are made by the Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat and published every two years. These estimates and projections are based on national census or survey data that have been evaluated and, whenever necessary, adjusted for deficiencies and inconsistencies; United Nations Secretariat and United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat), Compendium of Human Settlement Statistics 2001 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.01.XVII.5), Compendium of Human Settlement Statistics 1995 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.95.XVII.11) and United Nations, Compendium of Human Settlements Statistics 1983 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E/F.84.XVII.5); Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat, World Population Prospects: The 2004 Revision and World Urbanization Prospects: http://esa.un.org/unpp; Population Reference Bureau, 2001 World Population Data Sheet, Washington, DC: PRB, 2001. via ciesin.org; Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat, World Urbanization Prospects: The 2001 Revision, Data Tables and Highlights (ESA/P/WP.173, 20 March 2002); UN (United Nations). 2002. World Urbanization Prospects: The 2001 Revision. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. New York; UNICEF

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Sri Lanka, Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, ceylon

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