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Population 19.043 million
Male 9.707 million
Female 9.336 million
Population density 309 people per sq km
Population growth rate 1.4%
Population by Ethnicity Sinhalese - 74%
Sri Lanka Tamils - 13%
Indian Tamils - 5%
Muslims - 7%
Others (Burghers, Malays, and others) - 1%
Population by religion Buddhists - 69%
Hindus - 15%
Islam - 8%
Christians - 7%
Others - 1%
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