British Sri Lankans

British Sri Lankans
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

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.

  1. ^ "TS:002 Ethnic group (detailed)". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Sri Lankan diaspora – an extended family? | the Sundaytimes Sri Lanka".