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Stats SL - 2026 Population and Housing Census
CPI February, 2026 = 8.05% Y/Y | GDP Growth 2024 = 4.4% | Population (2021 Mid-Term Census) = 7,548,702 (Male = 3,727,747 (49%) Female = 3,820,955 (50.6%) | PPI 2022 - Q2 =20.33% Y/Y | PHC Projection 2022 (Medium Variant) = 8,494,260 | Population (National - 2015 Census) = 7,092,113
Department of Census and Statistics
HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS - CENSUS OF POPULATION AND HOUSING 2001 Housing stock and Households Number of Housing Units and Type of Housing Units Number of occupied housing units by district and sector Number and percentage of occupied housing units by district and type of housing unit Permanent Materials of Construction and Quality of Housing Units Number and percentage of occupied housing units by district and permanent materials of construction outer walls floor, roof Number and percentage of huts and shanties by district Average rooms per occupied housing unit by district and type of housing unit Household Amenities Size of Household and Female Headed Households Number of households,average size of household and percentage of female headed households by district Toilet Facilities Number and percentage of households using toilets exclusively, using hygienic toilets and households not using a toilet by district Drinking Water Number and percentage of households using pipe born water and safe water for drinking by district Lighting Number and percentage of households using electricity for lighting by district and sector Cooking Fuel Number and percentage of households using firewood and L.P. gas for cooking by district Tenure Percentage of households by district and tenure
Special Data Dissemination Standard - Sri Lanka
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Department of Census and Statistics
25th March, 2025 Census of Population and Housing - 2024 The Preliminary Report of the Census of Population and Housing 2024, which was conducted in accordance with the powers conferred by the Census Ordinance,was presented to the minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development; Read more
