Question

descibe the social composition of the population of sri lanka

Answer 1

Sri Lanka has a diverse population with :

• 74% Sinhala speakers
• 18% Tamil speakers.
• Among Tamils, 13% are called ‘Sri Lankan Tamils’ and the rest ‘Indian Tamils’.
• Most of the Sinhala-speaking people are Buddhist, while most of the Tamils are Hindus or Muslims.
• There are about 7 % Christians, who are both Tamil and Sinhala.