
Eastern
Province in Sri Lanka
Contents: Subdivision
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Name | Status | Population Census 1981-03-17 | Population Census 2001-07-17 | Population Census 2012-03-20 | Population Estimate 2021-07-01 | |
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Eastern (Kilakku, Negenahira) | Province | 975,251 | 1,419,602 | 1,555,510 | 1,783,000 | |
Ampara | District | 388,970 | 592,997 | 649,402 | 752,000 | → |
Batticaloa | District | 330,333 | 486,447 | 526,567 | 590,000 | → |
Trincomalee | District | 255,948 | 340,158 | 379,541 | 441,000 | → |
Sri Lanka | Republic | 14,846,750 | 18,797,257 | 20,359,439 | 22,156,000 |
Source: Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka (web).
Explanation: The 2021 estimates are provisional.
Further information about the population structure:
Gender (E 2021) | |
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Males | 863,000 |
Females | 920,000 |
Urbanization (C 2012) | |
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Rural | 1,165,823 |
Urban | 389,687 |
Age Groups (C 2012) | |
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0-14 years | 472,373 |
15-64 years | 1,010,175 |
65+ years | 72,962 |
Age Distribution (C 2012) | |
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0-9 years | 318,428 |
10-19 years | 308,058 |
20-29 years | 251,413 |
30-39 years | 226,227 |
40-49 years | 186,174 |
50-59 years | 143,145 |
60-69 years | 80,996 |
70-79 years | 31,828 |
80+ years | 9,241 |
Ethnic Group (C 2012) | |
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Sinhalese | 360,738 |
Tamil | 614,184 |
Sri Lankan Moor | 574,327 |
Other ethnic group | 6,261 |
Religion (C 2012) | |
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Buddhist | 357,052 |
Hindu | 540,153 |
Muslim | 575,470 |
Christian | 82,683 |
Other religion | 152 |
Place of Birth (C 2012) | |
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in the same district | 1,392,299 |
elsewhere | 163,211 |