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Socio Economic Indicators
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Population
Vital Statistics
Labour and Employment
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Industrial Production, Construction and Energy
Transport and Communication
Prices
Trade and Balance of Payments
National Accounts
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Education
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Tourism
Socio Economic Indicators
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DEMOGRAPHY            
Total Population('000) 21,670* 21,803* 21,919* 22,156* 22,181* 22,037*
Population Density (per sq.km) 345* 348* 350* 353* 354* 351*
Crude Birth Rate (per 1000 population) 15.1* 14.6* 13.8* 12.9* 12.4* 11.2*
Crude Death Rate (per 1000 population) 6.4* 6.7* 6.0* 7.4* 8.1* 8.2*
Labour Force (Number) 8,387,759 8,592,010 8,466,606 8,553,290 8,547,062 8,408,331
Labour Force Participation Rate (percent) 51.8 52.3 50.6 49.9 49.8 48.6
Unemployment Rate (percent) 4.4 4.8 5.5 5.1 4.7 4.7
             
AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES            
Paddy production (MT') 3,929,831 4,592,056 5,120,924 5,149,596 3,392,905 4,513,431
Maha 2,396,926 3,072,581 3,196,752 3,061,394 1,931,230 2,696,040
Yala 1,532,905 1,519,475 1,924,172 2,088,202 1,461,675 1,817,391
Per capita calorie availability (per day)            
Total 2,704 2,912** 3,002 3,108 2,581 2,838
Animal 218 253 328 269 207 228
Vegetable 2,486 2,659 2,674 2,839 2,374 2,610
Total forest area under forest department (Hectares) 1,951.472 1,917,171 1,912,970 1,912,970 1,912,970 1,912,970
Total Fish Production (MT) 527,060 505,830 428,740 435,910 397,230 407,070
             
TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION            
Length of Public Roads (Kms)            
A and B roads 12,220.01 12,220.01 12,224.66 12,224.66 12,224.66 12,255.41
Express Way 169.85 217.83 271.68 312.60 312.60 312.60
No. of Registered Motor Vehicles 7,729,921 8,095,224 8,297,852 8,331,702 8,352,213 8,380,103
Total No. of Post Offices (Main, Sub and Agency) 4,475 4,198 4,196 4,194 4,135 4,145
             
PRICES            
Colombo Consumers' Price Index 124.1 129.5 135.4 143.4 163.5 191.8
(Base 2006/2007 = 100)            
             
TRADE            
Value of Eports (Rs. Mn.) 1,974,260 2,140,876 1,980,785 2,472,541 4,194,854 3,828,347
Value of Imports (Rs. Mn.) 3,587,048 3,482,346 2,891,600 3,988,063 5,419,580 5,321,251
Balance of Trade (Rs. Mn.) -1,612,788 -1,341,470 -910,814 -1,515,522 -1,224,726 -1,492,904
             
NATIONAL ACCOUNTS            
GDP at currrent market prices (Rs. Mn.) 15,351,933 15,910,976 15,646,254** 17,612,370** 24,063,762** 27,629,665*
GNP at current market prices (Rs. Mn.) 14,962,333 15,469,582** 15,223,191** 17,216,831** 23,432,546** 26,734,375*
GDP at constant (2015) market prices (Rs. Mn.) 13,235,458 13,206,276 12,595,550 13,125,505** 12,161,201** 11,881,736*
Per Capita GNI at            
Current Market Prices (Rs.) 690,463 709,516** 694,520** 777,073** 1,056,424** 1,213,159*
GDP Growth Rate 2.3 -0.2 -4.6** 4.2** -7.3** -2.3*
             
EDUCATION            
Total No. of schools 11,018 11,055 11,061 11,058 11,043 11,013
Government 10,175 10,165 10,155 10,146 10,126 10.096
Private 80 89 90 93 95 95
Pirivenas 763 801 816 819 822 822
Total No. of Pupils 4,415,228 4,265,572 4,269,793 4,258,075 4,178,143 4,089,665
Total No. of Teachers 260,995 261,282 264,849 256,177 251,417 253,075
Pupil Teacher Ratio (Govt. Schools) 17 17 16 17 17 16
% Qualifying for GCE (A/L) 71.66 70.59 75.50 72.55 72.12 -- -
% Qualifying to enter University 64.70 62.4(a)
75.37(b) 		65.98(a) 63.53 64.21 66.07
             
TOURISM            
Total No. of Tourists arrivals 2,333,796 1,913,702 507,704 194,495 719,978 1,487,303
Tourists receipts (Rs. Mn) 712,027.3 644,846.9 126,608.1* 100,813.2* 362,426** 677,360.3
             
*Provisional
**Revised/(a)New Syllabus, (b)Old Syllabus