![]() Distribution by regional area. | |
Total population | |
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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.