Population approximation of Burger people in 2012[1]
The Burghers are a mixed small group of Eurasian people in Sri Lanka created by the mixed marriage of local women with Portuguese, Dutch, British[2][3] and other European men[4][5] who came to Sri Lanka. Most of the Burghers are found in Sri Lanka. Today, even though their mother tongue is English or other European languages, they also speak many local languages. Sri Lankan Portuguese Creole is one of the most common languages they speak.