|
|
| |
Demography
|
| Total Population (2001) |
19.6
million |
| Growth rate(1991-2001) |
1.3
% |
| Life Expectancy at Birth-2001 |
73
years ** |
| Sex Ratio at birth (Male births
per 1000 female) |
1,054
# |
| Literacy Rate |
91.8
% * |
| Male |
94.
3 %* |
| Female |
89.4
%* |
|
Source: World Development
Report-2003
* 1996-97 excluding Northern and Eastern Provinces
Source: Sri Lanka Socio-Economic Data-2002
Central Bank of Sri Lanka, June 2002
** World Develoment Indicators -2003, Page No. 114.
# Statistical Abstract 2001, Department of Census and Statistics,
Govt. of Sri Lanka |
| |
| |
1997 |
2000 |
2001 |
| Population, total
|
18.6
million |
19.4
million |
19.6
million |
| Population growth
(annual %) |
1.1
|
1.6 |
1.5
|
| Fertility rate, total (births
per woman) |
2.2 |
2.1 |
..
|
| Mortality rate, infant (per
1,000 live births) |
15.9 |
15.0 |
..
|
| Mortality rate, under-5 (per
1,000 live births) |
19.0 |
17.9
|
19** |
| Urban population (% of total)
|
22.2 |
22.8
|
23.1
|
| Illiteracy rate, adult male
(% of males 15+) |
6.0
|
5.6
|
5.5
|
| Illiteracy rate, adult female
(% of females 15+) |
12.2
|
11.0
|
10.7
|
Source: World Development Indicators
database, April 2002
**World Development Indicators – 2003, |
|
| |
| Environment |
| |
| |
1997 |
2000 |
2001 |
| Surface area (sq.
km) |
65,610.0
|
65,610.0
|
65,610.0
|
| Forest area (sq.
km) |
- |
19,390.0 |
- |
| Annual deforestation (% of change) |
- |
1.6
|
- |
| Freshwater resources per capita
(cubic meters) |
- |
2,582.8
|
- |
| Improved water source (% of
total population with access) |
- |
83.0
|
- |
| Improved sanitation facilities,
urban (% of urban population with access) |
- |
91.0
|
- |
| Energy use per capita (kg of
oil equivalent) |
377.1
|
- |
- |
| Electricity use per capita (kwh)
|
226.8
|
- |
- |
|
| |
| Trade and Finance |
| |
| |
1997 |
2000 |
2001 |
| Trade in goods as
a share of GDP (%) |
69.5 |
73.3 |
- |
| Net barter terms
of trade (1995=100) |
87.0 |
- |
- |
| Foreign direct investment, net
inflows in reporting country (current US$) |
430.0
million |
172.9
million |
- |
| Present value of debt (current
US$) |
- |
7.0
billion |
- |
| Total debt service (% of exports
of goods and services) |
8.0 |
9.6 |
- |
| Short-term debt outstanding
(current US$) |
478.6
million |
705.4
million |
- |
| Aid per capita (current US$) |
17.9 |
14.3 |
- |
| Source: World Development Indicators
database, April 2002 |
|
| |
| Technology and Infrastructure |
| |
| |
1997 |
2000 |
2001 |
| Fixed line and mobile telephones
(per 1,000 population) |
24.7
|
63.2 |
- |
| Personal computers (per 1,000
population) |
4.1
|
7.1 |
- |
| Internet users |
30,000.0 |
121.5
thousand |
- |
|
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