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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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