The context of organising the event is remarkable – Sri Lanka’s Bohra community numbers about 2,500 (1% of Sri Lankan Muslims). Welcome. The Sri Lankan Moors are mostly native speakers of the Tamil language while a few of them speak Sinhala as primary language, and follow Islam as their religion. But in Sri Lanka, entrepreneurs are less than 3% of the working population,’ the minister said. Of the six main Bohra firms in Ceylon, the oldest was that of the Carimjee Jafferjee family. The firm had been in Sri Lanka since 1831 with branches all over India and even extending to Mauritius. In 2015, Sri Lanka's population aged over 60 was 13.9%, by 2030 this will increase to 21% and by 2050 this number will reach 27.4%. PopulationPyramid.net Population Pyramids of the World from 1950 to 2100. They live in Kolkata, Mushidabad, etc. Prayer Points * Scripture Prayers for the Bohra in Sri Lanka. * Sri Lanka earns over Rs. Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin TUS visited the campus site of Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah, Mumbai (Marol) to survey the ongoing construction work on Wednesday, 26th February, 2020. Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan Moors comprise 9.30% (2012 Census) of Sri Lanka's population, and constitute the largest … The Bohra Community of Sri Lanka. Population Pyramids: Sri Lanka - 2017. Members of the Editorial Board and Writers 365 - 366 xi. Welcome to the official website of the Department of Census and Statistics Sri Lanka. The population of Sri Lanka will be increasing by 291 persons daily in 2020. Currently, 18.3 % of the population of Sri Lanka is urban (3,906,383 people in 2019) Population Density The 2019 population density in Sri Lanka is 340 people per Km 2 (881 people per mi 2 ), calculated on a total land area of 62,710 Km2 (24,212 sq. Introduction. The Sri Lankan Gypsy Community 331 - 355 21. Andhra Pradesh: They are called Bohara and have come from Gujarat. 10 billion income from Bohra conference in Colombo Sat, Sep 14, 2019, 09:09 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka. Sept 14, Colombo: Sri Lanka has earned over Rs.10 billion (US$ 55 million) from tourists who participated in the Bohra conference in Colombo, said Chairman of Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Board (SLTPB) Kishu Gomes. They live in Hyderabad, Secunderabad, Vishakapatnam and Kurnool. Demographics of Sri Lanka 2019 As of 1 January 2020, the population of Sri Lanka was estimated to be 21,190,977 people. The Vedda Community of Sri Lanka 301 - 323 19. This website is aimed to provide easy access to internationally comparable up-to-date statistics of Sri Lanka collected Produced and analyzed by the Department. The Dawoodi Bohras of Sri Lanka 283 - 300 18. The Parsis of Sri Lanka 357 - 364 22. Near the Bohra Masjid stand police guards, part of a government security program intended to protect religious buildings from further violence and clamp down on a backlash against Sri Lanka’s minority Muslim community – 9.7% of the 21 million population – which has faced widespread discrimination since the bombings. 17. Mailing List - See more. Environ 8 % de la population du Sri Lanka est chrétienne, qui sont à 88 % des catholiques, le reste des chrétiens étant principalement des anglicans, et des protestants [30]. The Bohra in Sri Lanka: A detailed ethnic people profile with photo, map, text, statistics and links. The Bohra of Tamil Nadu follow the Ismaili-shia faith. Even though the Bohra population of Sri Lanka has made an impact in many fields, we are just 2,500 people here – and thus have a relatively tiny presence.