Japanese	English	Top
Table  00 (Pop., Population)
Vital Statistics (1999 - 2008)
pop00e
Item	Unit	1999	2000	2001(a)	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008(b)
Mid Year Population	x1,000	19,043	19,102	18,797	19,007	19,252	19,462	19,668	19,886	20,010	20,217
0 - 14 years	x1,000	6,705	6,725	5,003	5,062	5,125	5,185	5,240	5,297	5,331	5,386
15 - 54 years	x1,000	10,538	10,570	11,285	11,410	11,556	11,678	11,801	11,933	12,006	12,130
55 years & over	x1,000	1,800	1,807	2,509	2,535	2,571	2,599	2,627	2,656	2,673	2,701
Population Growth Rate	%	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Crude Birth Rate	/1,000	18	18	19	19	19	19	18	19	19	19
Crude Death Rate	/1,000	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	6	6	6
Rate of Natural Increase	/1,000	12	12	13	13	13	13	12	13	13	13
In - Migration	x1,000	1,029	1,002	882	1,023	1,204	1,463	1,391	1,440	1,530	n.a.
Out - Migration	x1,000	941	973	898	1,034	1,230	1,488	1,421	1,470	1,565	n.a.
Net Migration Rate	x1,000	3	2	-1	-1	-1	-1	-2	-2	-2	-2
Density of Population,	Persons /Sq. km	304	305	300	303	307	310	314	317	319	322
Infant Mortality	/1,000 Live Births	13	13	12	11	11	12	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
© ２００９， KRI (Kusaka Research Institute)
Source:
Central Bank of Sri Lanka
(a) Based on Census of Population and Housing - 2001
Key:
(b) Provisional
n.a. - Not available
Revised:  2009(y)/10(m)/10(d)
Chief Editor:
Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
The Head, Department of Management Studies
University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka