Country: Province: District:

Major People Groups *

127

Major Unreached People Groups *

45

Total Population

6,805,000

Buddhist

70.6 %

Christian

12.9 %

Hindu

4.8 %

Muslim

11.7 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.1 %
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Photo People Group Population
in Province
Population
in Country
% Country
Popl in Province
Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale
 Divehi 1,900 2,100 90.5% Maldivian Muslim Progress Gauge
Dodda-Weddah 17,000 41,000 41.5% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Durava 450,000 784,000 57.4% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Gahala 400 12,000 3.3% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Gattara 256,000 822,000 31.1% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Gauraykwallu 3,300 21,000 15.7% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Goanese 1,800 2,400 75.0% Konkani Christian Progress Gauge
 Govigama 180,000 603,000 29.9% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Govigama Patti 9,200 29,000 31.7% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Govigama Radala 9,200 30,000 30.7% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Hajam 1,300 5,300 24.5% Tamil Muslim Progress Gauge
 Hakki Pikki 100 1,300 7.7% Telugu Hindu Progress Gauge
Hannali 115,000 361,000 31.9% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Hanomoreyo 60 5,800 1.0% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Henawalayo 3,300 21,000 15.7% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Hinna 83,000 262,000 31.7% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Hunna 31,000 98,000 31.6% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Idayan 1,100 10,000 11.0% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
 Ilavan 5,100 74,000 6.9% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Ilavan Christian 2,000 11,000 18.2% Tamil Christian Progress Gauge
Indian Tamil 1,500 11,000 13.6% Tamil Christian Progress Gauge
 Javanese 2,900 9,300 31.2% Javanese Muslim Progress Gauge
 Kaikolan 6,100 85,000 7.2% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
 Kallan 1,500 19,000 7.9% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Karaiyar 18,000 211,000 8.5% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
  Major Groups (displayed):  127 6,805,000         45
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  127 6,805,000         45
* Province level entries that are less than 1,000 individuals AND less than 1% of the groups total in the country are not displayed.

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