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Sri Lankan diaspora
Total population
2,000,000+ (estimated)[1]
Regions with significant populations
United Arab Emirates
320,000 (2023)[2]
India
184,780 (2021)[3]
Australia
146,950 (2020)[4]
Qatar
145,256 (2016)[5]
Canada
136,240 (2021)[6]
United Kingdom
131,000-400,000 (2021)[7][8]
Lebanon
117,031 (2007)[9]
Italy
108,069 (2022)[10]
Kuwait
99,858 (2016)[11]
Saudi Arabia
84,794 (2022)[12]
United States
61,416 (2020)[13]
France
52,300 (2017)[14]
Japan
40,917 (2023)[15]
Switzerland
28,838 (2019)[16]
Oman
26,268 (2017)[17]
Germany
25,900 (2019)[18]
South Korea
20,239 (2017)[17]
New Zealand
16,830 (2018)[19]
Norway
15,818 (2021)[20]
Netherlands
13,463 (2020)[21]
Jordan
12,582 (2017)[17]
Denmark
11,700 (2017)[22]
Singapore
11,066 (2017)[17]
Bahrain
10,099 (2017)[17]
Thailand
7,931 (2017)[17]
Cyprus
7,350 (2011)[23]
Sweden
7,106 (2017)[17]
Maldives
7,062 (2017)[17]
Malaysia
6,766 (2017)[17]
China
5,554 (2017)[17]
Languages
Sinhala, Tamil, other languages of Sri Lanka and various languages of the countries they inhabit
Religion
Theravada Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity, Islam
Related ethnic groups
Sri Lankan
Populations stated are the maximum estimated United States population, Foreign born stated only
The Sri Lankan diaspora are Sri Lankan emigrants and expatriates from Sri Lanka, and their descendants, that reside in a foreign country. They number a total estimated population of around 3 million.
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^"Table 5.1 Estimated resident population, by country of birth(a), Australia, as at 30 June, 1996 to 2019(b)(c)". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
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^"Population of the United Kingdom by country of birth and nationality, July 2020 to June 2021". ons.gov.uk. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
^"Sri Lankan diaspora – an extended family? | the Sundaytimes Sri Lanka".
^"International Migration Outlook – Sri Lanka 2008" (PDF). International Organization for Migration. 2008. p. 92. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
^"2022 - Cingalesi in italia". Tuttitalia Dati Ufficiali ISTAT. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
^Toumi, Habib (5 October 2016). "7 nationalities make up 90% of foreigners in Kuwait". Gulf News. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
^"Saudi Arabia 2022 Census" (PDF). General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (in Arabic). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
^"Asian and Pacific Islander Population in the United States". census.gov. US Census Bureau. 30 April 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
^"Étrangers – Immigrés : pays de naissance et nationalités détaillés". insee.fr (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
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^"Foreign permanent resident population by citizenship, 1980-2019". admin.ch. Federal Statistics Office. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
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United Arab Emirates
India
Australia
Qatar
Canada
United Kingdom
Lebanon
Italy
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
United States
France
Japan
Switzerland
Oman
Germany
South Korea
New Zealand
Norway
Netherlands
Jordan
Denmark
Singapore
Bahrain
Thailand
Cyprus
Sweden
Maldives
Malaysia
China