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	Table  33(Pop., Change)
	Arrivals and Departures (Nationality) 1998-2004
	Pop33e
Year	1998		1999		2000		2001		2002		2003		2004*
Number               Nationality	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number
Arrivals
Sri Lankan Citizen	481,793	52.1	509,761	49.6	514,448	51.3	478,359	54.3	517,356	50.6	572,321	47.5	647,175
Indian Citizen	53,264	5.8	48,230	4.7	36,923	3.7	36,775	4.2	84,264	8.2	123,007	10.2	183,757
Indian Estate Residents	3,671	0.4	4,016	0.4	3,975	0.4	3,953	0.4	3,410	0.3	2,607	0.2	-
Pakistanis	14,009	1.5	13,946	1.4	12,137	1.2	10,008	1.1	6,404	0.6	11,195	0.9	13,849
Commonwealth Citizen	105,458	11.4	128,860	12.5	152,104	15.2	128,389	14.6	127,216	12.4	193,169	16.0	233,990
Other Aliens	266,941	28.9	323,800	31.5	282,784	28.2	224,205	25.4	284,393	27.8	301,821	25.1	384,606
Total	925,136	100	1,028,613	100	1,002,371	100	881,689	100	1,023,043	100	1,204,120	100	1,463,377
Departures
Sri Lankan Citizen	518,050	55.0	496,964	52.8	524,212	53.9	500,218	54.9	548,440	53.1	601,387	48.9	679,953
Indian Citizen	50,729	5.4	42,016	4.5	33,434	3.4	36,241	4.0	83,615	8.1	122,755	10.0	181,840
Indian Estate Residents	3,823	0.4	3,860	0.4	4,172	0.4	3,554	0.4	3,052	0.3	3,275	0.3	-
Pakistanis	14,949	1.6	12,262	1.3	10,910	1.1	9,932	1.1	6,207	0.6	11,719	1.0	13,674
Commonwealth Citizen	96,139	10.2	101,448	10.8	140,276	14.4	137,228	15.1	121,673	11.8	186,186	15.1	232,554
Other Aliens	258,585	27.4	284,636	30.2	260,383	26.8	223,869	24.6	270,708	26.2	304,359	24.8	379,022
Total	942,275	100	941,186	100	973,387	100	911,042	100	1,033,695	100	1,229,681	100	1,487,043
© ２００８， KRI (Kusaka Research Institute)
Source:
Statistical Abstract 2004, Department of Census & Statistics
＊:　Department of Immigration and Emmigration
Key :
＊：　Provisional
Revised:  200８(y)/07(m)/31(d)
Chief Editor:
Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
The Head, Department of Management Studies
University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka