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The population of Colombo is a mix of numerous ethnic groups, mainly Sinhalese, Sri Lankan Moor and Sri Lankan Tamils, . There are also small communities of people with Chinese , Portuguese Burgher , Dutch Burgher , Malay and Indian origins living in the city, as well as numerous European expatriates.
Sri Lanka's population is aging faster than any other nation in South Asia and has the fifth highest rapidly growing population of older people in Asia after China, Thailand, South Korea and Japan. [16] [17] [18] In 2015, Sri Lanka's population aged over 60 was 13.9%, by 2030 this will increase to 21% and by 2050 this number will reach 27.4%.
Colombo District's population was 2,309,809 in 2012. [2] It has the highest population and population density in Sri Lanka. The majority of the population are Sinhalese , with a minority Sri Lankan Moor and Sri Lankan Tamil population.
Sri Lanka's population, (1871–2001) Sri Lanka has roughly 22,156,000 people and an annual population growth rate of 0.5%. The birth rate is 13.8 births per 1,000 people, and the death rate is 6.0 deaths per 1,000 people. [268] Population density is highest in western Sri Lanka, especially in and around the capital.
The following is a list of settlements in Sri Lanka with a population over 50,000. Cities. City Image DS Division District ... Colombo / Thimbirigasyaya: Colombo ...
Tamil population by cities. This is a list of Tamil population per city (excluding Tamil Nadu & Pondicherry).Some cities in Sri Lanka also includes Sri Lankan Moors population because most of them have Tamil as their mother tongue.In Singapore the number also includes ethnic Tamils who don't speak Tamil at home. City. Country. Numbers. Percent.
Capital of Sri Lanka. The current legislative capital of Sri Lanka is Sri Jayawardhapura Kotte and the executive and judicial capital is Colombo. Over the course of the island's history, the national capital has been in several locations other than [1] Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. [1]
Districts of Sri Lanka; ... All population data is from the most recent census of Sri Lanka, in 2012. ... Colombo: Western: Colombo: 676 (261) 23 (8.9)