 Distribution by regional area. | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| Sri Lankan-born residents 67,938 (2001 census) 129,076 (2011 census) Other population estimates 110,000 (2002 Berghof Research Center estimate) 170,000 (2007 Tamil Information Centre estimate) Ethnic Sri Lankans: 149,239 (England and Wales only, 2021)[1] People with Sri Lankan descent 400,000 (2023)[2] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| London, South East England, East of England, Midlands | |
| Languages | |
| Tamil, English, Sinhala | |
| Religion | |
| Theravada Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Roman Catholicism, Protestantism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Sri Lankan |
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British Sri Lankans are an ethnic group referring to British people who can trace their ancestry to Sri Lanka. It can refer to a variety of ethnicities and races, including Sinhalese, Tamils, Moors/Muslims and Burghers.
- ^ "TS:002 Ethnic group (detailed)". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ "Sri Lankan diaspora – an extended family? | the Sundaytimes Sri Lanka".