Photo | People Group ▲ | Population this Country |
Global Population |
Indigenous | Primary Language | Primary Religion | Progress Scale |
% Christian Adherent * |
% Evangelical | Est. Workers Needed ** |
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Adi Andhra | 800 | 307,000 | ● | Telugu | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Agamudaiyan | 18,000 | 901,000 | ● | Tamil | Hinduism | 2 ● | 13.59 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Agamudaiyan Nattaman | 8,600 | 668,000 | ● | Tamil | Hinduism | 2 ● | 14.65 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Ahinkuntaya | 60,000 | 60,000 | ● | Sinhala | Buddhism | 2 ● | 6.52 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Ambalavasi | 16,000 | 174,000 | ● | Tamil | Hinduism | 2 ● | 14.98 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Ambattan | 15,000 | 15,000 | ● | Tamil | Hinduism | 2 ● | 14.49 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Ansari | 1,000 | 16,505,000 | ● | Urdu | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Arab | 5,100 | 496,000 | Arabic, Mesopotamian Spoken | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Arain (Muslim traditions) | 600 | 11,446,000 | ● | Punjabi, Western | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Arayan | 900 | 204,000 | ● | Malayalam | Hinduism | 2 ● | 11.33 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Badahala | 113,000 | 113,000 | ● | Sinhala | Buddhism | 2 ● | 7.52 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Baloch | 900 | 8,984,000 | ● | Urdu | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Bania | 16,000 | 29,335,000 | ● | Tamil | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Bania Agarwal | 21,000 | 4,877,000 | ● | Gujarati | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Bania Chetti | 6,200 | 734,000 | ● | Tamil | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Bania Mahajan | 1,300 | 188,000 | ● | Hindi | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Bania Mahesri | 1,900 | 366,000 | ● | Marwari | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Bania Porwal | 1,800 | 328,000 | ● | Marwari | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Banjara (Hindu traditions) | 800 | 6,257,000 | ● | Hindi | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Batgama | 375,000 | 375,000 | ● | Sinhala | Buddhism | 1 ● | 1.48 % | -1 | 7 |
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Berava | 366,000 | 366,000 | ● | Sinhala | Buddhism | 2 ● | 6.56 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Bharathar (Christian traditions) | 2,200 | 40,000 | ● | Tamil | Christianity | 3 ● | 100.00 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Bharathar (Hindu traditions) | 600 | 13,000 | ● | Tamil | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Bintanna | 6,700 | 6,700 | ● | Sinhala | Buddhism | 2 ● | 5.05 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Bodhivansha | 15,000 | 15,000 | ● | Sinhala | Buddhism | 2 ● | 6.02 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Bohra | 1,900 | 1,110,000 | ● | Gujarati | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Boya | 16,000 | 4,047,000 | ● | Tamil | Hinduism | 2 ● | 14.00 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Brahmin | 107,000 | 62,714,000 | ● | Tamil | Hinduism | 1 ● | 0.22 % | -1 | 2 |
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Brahmin Indian Tamil | 31,000 | 31,000 | ● | Tamil | Hinduism | 1 ● | 0.45 % | -1 | 1 |
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Burgher | 51,000 | 51,000 | ● | Sinhala | Christianity | 3 ● | 86.96 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Burmese | 600 | 32,046,000 | Burmese | Buddhism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions) | 4,800 | 122,000 | ● | Tamil | Christianity | 3 ● | 100.00 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) | 27,000 | 884,000 | ● | Tamil | Hinduism | 1 ● | 0.12 % | -1 | 1 |
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Chinese, general | 700 | 15,378,000 | Chinese, Mandarin | Unknown | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Christian | 26,000 | 1,565,000 | ● | Language unknown | Christianity | 3 ● | 100.00 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Couratto | 6,900 | 6,900 | ● | Sinhala | Buddhism | 1 ● | 1.72 % | -1 | 1 |
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Deaf | 107,000 | 47,601,000 | ● | Sri Lankan Sign Language | Buddhism | 2 ● | 8.38 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Demala Gattara | 8,000 | 8,000 | ● | Sinhala | Buddhism | 2 ● | 7.52 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | 11,000 | 12,223,000 | ● | Tamil | Hinduism | 1 ● | 1.22 % | -1 | 1 |
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Divehi | 1,900 | 3,100 | ● | Maldivian | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Dodda-Weddah | 37,000 | 37,000 | ● | Sinhala | Buddhism | 2 ● | 6.50 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Durava | 719,000 | 719,000 | ● | Sinhala | Buddhism | 2 ● | 8.12 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Gahala | 11,000 | 11,000 | ● | Sinhala | Buddhism | 1 ● | 0.78 % | -1 | 1 |
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Gattara | 754,000 | 754,000 | ● | Sinhala | Buddhism | 2 ● | 6.74 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Gauraykwallu | 19,000 | 19,000 | ● | Sinhala | Buddhism | 1 ● | 3.88 % | -1 | 1 |
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Goanese | 2,200 | 674,000 | ● | Konkani | Christianity | 3 ● | 100.00 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Govigama | 553,000 | 553,000 | ● | Sinhala | Buddhism | 2 ● | 6.90 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Govigama Patti | 27,000 | 27,000 | ● | Sinhala | Buddhism | 2 ● | 5.28 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Govigama Radala | 27,000 | 27,000 | ● | Sinhala | Buddhism | 2 ● | 5.27 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Hajam | 4,800 | 4,544,000 | ● | Tamil | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Hakki Pikki | 1,200 | 26,000 | ● | Telugu | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Handi | 1,700 | 1,700 | ● | Sinhala | Buddhism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Hannali | 331,000 | 331,000 | ● | Sinhala | Buddhism | 2 ● | 6.85 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Hanomoreyo | 5,300 | 5,300 | ● | Sinhala | Buddhism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Heeri | 17,000 | 17,000 | ● | Sinhala | Buddhism | 1 ● | 1.59 % | -1 | 1 |
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Henawalayo | 19,000 | 19,000 | ● | Sinhala | Buddhism | 1 ● | 3.71 % | -1 | 1 |
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Hinna | 240,000 | 240,000 | ● | Sinhala | Buddhism | 2 ● | 6.70 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Hunna | 90,000 | 90,000 | ● | Sinhala | Buddhism | 2 ● | 6.49 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Idayan | 9,200 | 80,000 | ● | Tamil | Hinduism | 2 ● | 12.72 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Ilavan | 68,000 | 5,860,000 | ● | Tamil | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.09 % | -1 | 1 |
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Ilavan Christian | 11,000 | 128,000 | ● | Tamil | Christianity | 3 ● | 100.00 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Indian Tamil | 9,600 | 9,600 | ● | Tamil | Hinduism | 2 ● | 36.16 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Japanese | 2,300 | 122,852,000 | Japanese | Buddhism | 1 ● | 2.87 % | -1 | 1 | |
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Jat (Hindu traditions) | 1,600 | 19,176,000 | ● | Punjabi, Eastern | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Jat (Muslim traditions) | 1,700 | 33,478,000 | ● | Punjabi, Western | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Javanese | 8,500 | 18,213,000 | Javanese | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Kadaiyar | 1,000 | 15,000 | ● | Tamil | Hinduism | 2 ● | 7.45 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Kaikolan | 78,000 | 2,555,000 | ● | Tamil | Hinduism | 2 ● | 12.52 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Kallan | 17,000 | 1,291,000 | ● | Tamil | Hinduism | 2 ● | 9.12 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Kapu | 1,300 | 15,311,000 | ● | Telugu | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Karaiyar | 193,000 | 193,000 | ● | Tamil | Hinduism | 2 ● | 15.81 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Karava | 1,067,000 | 1,067,000 | ● | Sinhala | Buddhism | 2 ● | 7.40 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Kasar (Hindu traditions) | 3,400 | 661,000 | ● | Tamil | Hinduism | 2 ● | 7.95 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Kiddea | 15,000 | 15,000 | ● | Sinhala | Buddhism | 2 ● | 6.10 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Kinnara | 28,000 | 28,000 | ● | Sinhala | Buddhism | 1 ● | 0.46 % | -1 | 1 |
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Konta Durayi | 1,900 | 1,900 | ● | Sinhala | Buddhism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Koviar | 209,000 | 209,000 | ● | Tamil | Hinduism | 2 ● | 17.02 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Koviyar | 1,100 | 1,100 | ● | Tamil | Hinduism | 2 ● | 15.77 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Kumhar (Hindu traditions) | 6,200 | 15,942,000 | ● | Tamil | Hinduism | 2 ● | 9.55 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Kuravan (Christian traditions) | 500 | 16,000 | ● | Tamil | Christianity | 3 ● | 100.00 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Kuravan (Hindu traditions) | 4,000 | 429,000 | ● | Tamil | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Kustarogiyo | 15,000 | 15,000 | ● | Sinhala | Buddhism | 2 ● | 5.31 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Lohar (Hindu traditions) | 900 | 9,737,000 | ● | Hindi | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Madappalli | 800 | 800 | ● | Tamil | Hinduism | 2 ● | 12.42 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Madari (Muslim traditions) | 500 | 115,000 | ● | Urdu | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Mahishya | 600 | 10,561,000 | ● | Bengali | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Malay, Javar | 51,000 | 17,309,000 | Sri Lankan Creole Malay | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Malayali | 700 | 1,578,000 | ● | Malayalam | Hinduism | 2 ● | 11.02 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Malayan, caste | 1,500 | 37,000 | ● | Malayalam | Hinduism | 2 ● | 12.08 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Mangala | 700 | 1,918,000 | ● | Telugu | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Mappila | 11,000 | 8,720,000 | ● | Malayalam | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Marakkalage | 8,700 | 8,700 | ● | Tamil | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Maravan | 99,000 | 3,292,000 | ● | Tamil | Hinduism | 2 ● | 13.51 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Maravar | 86,000 | 86,000 | ● | Tamil | Hinduism | 2 ● | 16.49 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Mauritian | 3,800 | 1,080,000 | Morisyen | Hinduism | 2 ● | 45.11 % | -1 | -1 - | |
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Memon | 2,000 | 791,000 | ● | Gujarati | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Moghal | 1,100 | 3,097,000 | ● | Urdu | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) | 1,100 | 159,000 | ● | Tamil | Hinduism | 1 ● | 2.78 % | -1 | 1 |
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Mukkuvar | 42,000 | 42,000 | ● | Tamil | Hinduism | 2 ● | 18.51 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Nadar (Christian traditions) | 8,900 | 1,277,000 | ● | Tamil | Christianity | 3 ● | 100.00 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Nadar (Hindu traditions) | 25,000 | 3,021,000 | ● | Tamil | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Nair | 4,000 | 6,702,000 | ● | Tamil | Hinduism | 1 ● | 0.51 % | -1 | 1 |
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Nalavar | 44,000 | 44,000 | ● | Tamil | Hinduism | 2 ● | 15.42 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Namassej (Hindu traditions) | 500 | 7,947,000 | ● | Bengali | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Navait | 17,000 | 73,000 | ● | Tamil | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Navandanna | 1,150,000 | 1,150,000 | ● | Sinhala | Buddhism | 2 ● | 7.28 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Navithan | 21,000 | 829,000 | ● | Tamil | Hinduism | 2 ● | 13.76 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Oli | 30,000 | 30,000 | ● | Sinhala | Buddhism | 2 ● | 5.20 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Osta (Nasuva) | 8,100 | 8,100 | ● | Tamil | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Palla | 32,000 | 32,000 | ● | Tamil | Hinduism | 2 ● | 15.91 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Pallan (Christian traditions) | 6,700 | 466,000 | ● | Tamil | Christianity | 3 ● | 100.00 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Pallan (Hindu traditions) | 46,000 | 2,503,000 | ● | Tamil | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Pallar | 68,000 | 68,000 | ● | Tamil | Hinduism | 2 ● | 16.04 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Palliwilli | 2,200 | 2,200 | ● | Tamil | Hinduism | 2 ● | 15.08 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Pamunu | 30,000 | 30,000 | ● | Sinhala | Buddhism | 2 ● | 5.38 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Panan | 5,000 | 239,000 | ● | Tamil | Hinduism | 2 ● | 11.96 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Panna | 32,000 | 32,000 | ● | Tamil | Hinduism | 2 ● | 16.38 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Pannikki | 241,000 | 241,000 | ● | Sinhala | Buddhism | 2 ● | 6.62 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Paraiyan (Christian traditions) | 16,000 | 802,000 | ● | Tamil | Christianity | 3 ● | 100.00 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) | 102,000 | 2,294,000 | ● | Tamil | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 2 |
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Paraiyar | 70,000 | 70,000 | ● | Tamil | Hinduism | 2 ● | 15.03 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Paravan (Hindu traditions) | 1,800 | 90,000 | ● | Tamil | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Parsee | 700 | 153,000 | Gujarati | Other / Small | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Pashtun, Pathan | 41,000 | 11,637,000 | ● | Tamil | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Pidayne Danno | 8,800 | 8,800 | ● | Sinhala | Buddhism | 1 ● | 3.51 % | -1 | 1 |
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Porowakara | 59,000 | 59,000 | ● | Sinhala | Buddhism | 2 ● | 5.08 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Primanar | 72,000 | 72,000 | ● | Tamil | Hinduism | 1 ● | 3.07 % | -1 | 1 |
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Pulayan | 4,500 | 1,056,000 | ● | Tamil | Hinduism | 2 ● | 11.79 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Radava | 361,000 | 361,000 | ● | Sinhala | Buddhism | 2 ● | 7.36 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Radayo | 1,700 | 1,700 | ● | Sinhala | Buddhism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Rajaka | 148,000 | 148,000 | ● | Sinhala | Buddhism | 2 ● | 7.03 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Rajput (Hindu traditions) | 2,200 | 45,388,000 | ● | Hindi | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Rajput (Muslim traditions) | 1,500 | 19,607,000 | ● | Punjabi, Western | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Rodiya | 18,000 | 18,000 | ● | Sinhala | Buddhism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Salagama | 309,000 | 309,000 | ● | Sinhala | Buddhism | 2 ● | 12.16 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Sali, Seriyar | 3,300 | 1,045,000 | ● | Tamil | Hinduism | 2 ● | 10.94 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Samban | 1,400 | 22,000 | ● | Tamil | Hinduism | 2 ● | 8.03 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Sayyid | 49,000 | 17,132,000 | ● | Tamil | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Semman | 1,100 | 6,000 | ● | Tamil | Hinduism | 2 ● | 6.25 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Shaikh | 200,000 | 234,920,000 | ● | Tamil | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 4 |
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Silpi | 3,300 | 208,000 | ● | Tamil | Hinduism | 2 ● | 10.80 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Sindhi (Muslim traditions) | 1,000 | 221,000 | ● | Sindhi | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Sinhalese | 183,000 | 183,000 | ● | Sinhala | Buddhism | 2 ● | 6.81 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Siviyar | 500 | 500 | ● | Tamil | Hinduism | 2 ● | 16.00 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Sonar (Hindu traditions) | 6,200 | 7,802,000 | ● | Tamil | Hinduism | 1 ● | 1.00 % | -1 | 1 |
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Sri Lanka Chetti | 6,200 | 6,200 | ● | Tamil | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Sri Lanka Moor | 676,000 | 676,000 | ● | Tamil | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 14 |
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Sri Lankan Tamil | 9,300 | 9,300 | ● | Tamil | Hinduism | 2 ● | 37.72 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Syrian Christian | 700 | 3,709,000 | ● | Malayalam | Christianity | 3 ● | 100.00 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Tamil (Muslim traditions) | 1,131,000 | 4,317,000 | ● | Tamil | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 23 |
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Tattar | 5,800 | 5,800 | ● | Tamil | Hinduism | 2 ● | 12.06 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Teli (Hindu traditions) | 4,700 | 19,188,000 | ● | Tamil | Hinduism | 2 ● | 6.93 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Thacher | 3,100 | 3,100 | ● | Tamil | Hinduism | 2 ● | 9.83 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Thanakavar | 2,400 | 2,400 | ● | Tamil | Hinduism | 2 ● | 9.53 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Thimilar | 21,000 | 21,000 | ● | Tamil | Hinduism | 2 ● | 15.42 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Thurumber | 1,000 | 1,000 | ● | Tamil | Hinduism | 2 ● | 13.98 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Tondagattan | 1,500 | 1,500 | ● | Sinhala | Buddhism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Valluvan | 3,000 | 119,000 | ● | Tamil | Hinduism | 2 ● | 9.86 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Vaniyan | 17,000 | 965,000 | ● | Tamil | Hinduism | 2 ● | 12.77 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Vannan (Christian traditions) | 3,700 | 152,000 | ● | Tamil | Christianity | 3 ● | 100.00 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Vannan (Hindu traditions) | 25,000 | 914,000 | ● | Tamil | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Vannar | 17,000 | 17,000 | ● | Tamil | Hinduism | 2 ● | 14.49 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Vanniyan | 36,000 | 12,771,000 | ● | Tamil | Hinduism | 2 ● | 12.06 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Vanniyar | 100,000 | 100,000 | ● | Tamil | Hinduism | 2 ● | 15.46 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Vedda | 300 | 300 | ● | Sinhala | Christianity | 2 ● | 50.00 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Velakkithalanayan | 700 | 362,000 | ● | Malayalam | Hinduism | 2 ● | 12.08 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Vellalan | 30,000 | 2,611,000 | ● | Tamil | Hinduism | 2 ● | 12.47 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Vellalar | 1,161,000 | 1,161,000 | ● | Tamil | Hinduism | 2 ● | 14.80 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Vellidura | 1,200 | 1,200 | ● | Sinhala | Buddhism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Vettar | 3,000 | 3,000 | ● | Tamil | Hinduism | 2 ● | 8.86 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Viswakarma | 7,100 | 7,654,000 | ● | Tamil | Hinduism | 1 ● | 2.80 % | -1 | 1 |
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Wahumpura | 8,128,000 | 8,128,000 | ● | Sinhala | Buddhism | 2 ● | 7.01 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Yadav (Hindu traditions) | 7,300 | 59,573,000 | ● | Tamil | Hinduism | 1 ● | 0.85 % | -1 | 1 |
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Yamannu | 77,000 | 77,000 | ● | Sinhala | Buddhism | 1 ● | 3.68 % | -1 | 2 |
Totals: 174 | 21,290,000 | 79 ● | 7.58 % | 0.00 % | 126 | |||||
Unclassified / Other Individuals | 123,000 | |||||||||
UN Country Population (2020) | 21,413,000 |
Province ▲ | Population | People Groups | Unreached Groups |
% Unreached Peoples |
Population in Unreached |
% Population Unreached |
Districts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Central | 2,639,000 | 154 | 69 | 44.8 % | 661,000 | 25.0 % | 3 |
Eastern | 1,601,000 | 131 | 52 | 39.7 % | 635,000 | 39.7 % | 3 |
North Central | 1,297,000 | 89 | 35 | 39.3 % | 168,000 | 13.0 % | 2 |
North Western | 2,442,000 | 116 | 49 | 42.2 % | 400,000 | 16.4 % | 2 |
Northern | 1,117,000 | 99 | 39 | 39.4 % | 103,000 | 9.2 % | 5 |
Sabaragamuwa | 1,983,000 | 134 | 58 | 43.3 % | 280,000 | 14.1 % | 2 |
Southern | 2,546,000 | 120 | 44 | 36.7 % | 102,000 | 4.0 % | 3 |
Uva | 1,310,000 | 137 | 57 | 41.6 % | 218,000 | 16.6 % | 2 |
Western | 6,221,000 | 152 | 64 | 42.1 % | 835,000 | 13.4 % | 3 |
Country: | 21,290,000 | 174 | 79 | 45.4 % | 3,430,000 | 16.1 % | 25 |
Class ▲ | Population | % Popl | % Hindu | % Muslim | % Christian | % Buddhist | % Sikh | % Other | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Forward Caste (FC) | 287,717,000 | 1,351.4 % | 97.3 % | 0.0 % | 1.1 % | 0.1 % | 0.0 % | 1.5 % |
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Other Backward Classes (OBC) | 765,974,000 | 3,597.8 % | 70.6 % | 24.5 % | 1.7 % | 0.1 % | 2.3 % | 0.8 % |
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Scheduled Caste (SC) | 205,728,000 | 966.3 % | 93.5 % | 0.0 % | 0.5 % | 3.4 % | 2.6 % | 0.0 % |
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Scheduled Tribe (ST) | 114,522,000 | 537.9 % | 81.9 % | 1.5 % | 9.2 % | 0.8 % | 0.0 % | 6.7 % |
21,290,000 |
Language ▲ | Code | # Peoples w/ this Primary Language |
# Unreached w/ this Primary Language |
Scripture Status |
NT Text Online |
NT Audio Online |
Jesus Film Online |
Audio Recordings Online |
Gospel Tract Online |
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Arabic, Mesopotamian Spoken | acm | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Bengali | ben | 2 | 2 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Burmese | mya | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Chinese, Mandarin | cmn | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Gujarati | guj | 4 | 4 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Hindi | hin | 4 | 4 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Japanese | jpn | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Javanese | jav | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Konkani | knn | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Malayalam | mal | 6 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Maldivian | div | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Marwari | rwr | 2 | 2 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Morisyen | mfe | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Punjabi, Eastern | pan | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Punjabi, Western | pnb | 3 | 3 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Sindhi | snd | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Sinhala | sin | 46 | 16 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Sri Lankan Creole Malay | sci | 1 | 1 | 1 Translation Needed | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
Sri Lankan Sign Language | sqs | 1 | 0 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
Tamil | tam | 86 | 30 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Telugu | tel | 4 | 4 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Unknown | xxx | 1 | 0 | Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
Urdu | urd | 4 | 4 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Totals: | 23 | 174 | 79 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 13 |
State ▲ | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other | % Christian Adherent * |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Central | 2,639,000 | 581,000 | 270,000 | 97,500 | 1,689,000 | 0 | 230 | 0.00 % |
Eastern | 1,601,000 | 566,000 | 586,000 | 85,900 | 364,000 | 0 | 350 | 0.00 % |
North Central | 1,297,000 | 10,600 | 104,000 | 15,200 | 1,168,000 | 0 | 70 | 0.00 % |
North Western | 2,442,000 | 46,700 | 275,000 | 315,000 | 1,805,000 | 0 | 170 | 0.00 % |
Northern | 1,117,000 | 837,000 | 33,900 | 216,000 | 30,800 | 0 | 40 | 0.00 % |
Sabaragamuwa | 1,983,000 | 164,000 | 90,300 | 34,400 | 1,694,000 | 0 | 50 | 0.00 % |
Southern | 2,546,000 | 36,300 | 81,700 | 18,700 | 2,408,000 | 0 | 90 | 0.00 % |
Uva | 1,310,000 | 186,000 | 57,700 | 21,700 | 1,044,000 | 0 | 120 | 0.00 % |
Western | 6,221,000 | 303,000 | 726,000 | 801,000 | 4,389,000 | 0 | 4,300 | 0.00 % |
Country: | 21,290,000 | 2,731,000 | 2,225,000 | 1,605,000 | 14,592,000 | 0 | 5,400 | 7.54 % |
People Groups | 174 |
Unreached People Groups | 79 (45.4%) |
Population | 21,290,000 |
Population Annual Growth Rate | 0.5% |
Population in Unreached | 3,430,000 (16.1%) |
Primary Religion | Buddhism |
Percent Christian Adherent * | 7.6% |
Percent Evangelical | Unknown |
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate | 2.3% |
Pioneer Workers Needed ** | 126 |
Country Progress Level | 2 ● |
Urbanization | 19% |
Continent | Asia |
Region | Asia, South |
10/40 Window | Yes |
Country Code | CE |
Official Language(s) | Sinhala | English |
Literacy Rate | 95% |
Estimated Illiterate Population | 1,065,000 |
Persecution Ranking | Not ranked |
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