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Historical population of Sri Lanka. This is a demography of the population of Sri Lanka including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the population, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population. Sri Lanka is an island in the Indian Ocean, also called Ceylon and many other names. It is about ...
6 Indian Tamils of Sri Lanka. 7 Colombo Chetties. 8 See also. ... The following is a list of Sri Lankans by ethnicity. Sinhalese people Sri Lankan Tamils ...
By ethnicity Over 95% of Taiwan's population is Han Chinese, which includes Hoklo, Hakka and other mainland Chinese ethnic groups. Almost 2.4% belong to the indigenous peoples of Taiwan (16 recognized peoples). Small number of foreigners (Southeast Asians, Europeans, Americans) [3] Tajikistan: By ethnicity
Sri Lankan Moors (Tamil: இலங்கைச் சோனகர், romanized: Ilaṅkaic Cōṉakar; Arwi: اَیلَࢳَیچْ چٗونَكَرْ ; Sinhala: ලංකා යෝනක, romanized: Lanka Yonaka; formerly Ceylon Moors; colloquially referred to as Sri Lankan Muslims) are an ethnic minority group in Sri Lanka, comprising 9.3% of the country's total population.
According to the 2012 census there were 2,270,924 Sri Lankan Tamils in Sri Lanka, 11.2% of the population. [1] Sri Lankan Tamils constitute an overwhelming majority of the population in the Northern Province and are the largest ethnic group in the Eastern Province . [ 1 ]
Sri Lanka. This article's factual accuracy is disputed. ... Sri Lanka enumerated its population by ethnicity in 1971, 1981, and 2012. [6] Tajikistan.
The form of Buddhism in Sri Lanka is known as Theravada (school of elders). The Pali chronicles (e.g., the Mahavansa) claim that the Sinhalese as an ethnic group are destined to preserve and protect Buddhism. In 1988 almost 93% of the Sinhala-speaking population in Sri Lanka were Buddhist. [60]
Category: Ethnic groups in Sri Lanka. 39 languages. ... Political parties of minorities in Sri Lanka (2 C, 2 P) S. Sinhalese people (5 C, 866 P) Sri Lankan Moors (1 C ...