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Population of Sri Lanka by District - Census of Population & Housing 2024 . . . . . . The total population reported in the Census of Population & Housing 2024 was 21,763,170 in Sri Lanka and the average annual population growth rate was 0.5 percent for the 2012 - 2024 inter - census period. ........ // ........ NCPI for the month of March 2025 was 206.0 and the year on year inflation has reported as -1.9%

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