Country: Province: District:

Major People Groups *

127

Major Unreached People Groups *

45

Total Population

6,780,000

Buddhist

70.6 %

Christian

12.9 %

Hindu

4.9 %

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 449,000 788,000 57.0% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Gahala 400 12,000 3.3% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Gattara 255,000 826,000 30.9% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Gauraykwallu 3,300 21,000 15.7% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Goanese 1,800 2,500 72.0% Konkani Christian Progress Gauge
 Govigama 179,000 606,000 29.5% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Govigama Patti 9,100 30,000 30.3% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Govigama Radala 9,100 30,000 30.3% 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 114,000 362,000 31.5% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Hanomoreyo 60 5,800 1.0% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Henawalayo 3,200 21,000 15.2% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Hinna 83,000 264,000 31.4% 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 75,000 6.8% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Ilavan Christian 2,000 12,000 16.7% 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 6,000 86,000 7.0% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
 Kallan 1,500 19,000 7.9% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Karaiyar 18,000 212,000 8.5% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
  Major Groups (displayed):  127 6,780,000         45
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  127 6,780,000         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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