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	<country name="SRI LANKA">

		<topic title="Population size and growth">

			<variable description="Population size (thousands)">

				<source1>13 790</source1>
				<source2>16 168</source2>
				<source3>18 233</source3>
				<source4>20 238</source4>
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			<variable description="Annual growth rate (percentage)">
			<sup>*</sup>

				<source1>1.9</source1>
				<source2>1.4</source2>
				<source3>1.1</source3>
				<source4>0.9</source4>
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		<topic title="Population age structure">

			<variable description="Percentage of population under age 15">

				<source1>37</source1>
				<source2>34</source2>
				<source3>29</source3>
				<source4>24</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="Percentage of population aged 60 or over">

				<source1>6</source1>
				<source2>8</source2>
				<source3>9</source3>
				<source4>12</source4>
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		<topic title="Fertility and family planning">

			<variable description="Total fertility (children per woman)">
			<sup>*</sup>

				<source1>4.0</source1>
				<source2>3.2</source2>
				<source3>2.5</source3>
				<source4>2.3</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="Adolescent fertility rate (per 1,000 women, aged 15 - 19)">
			<sup>*</sup>

				<source1>..</source1>
				<source2>..</source2>
				<source3>31.0</source3>
				<source4>30.0</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="Percentage of births to women under age 20">
			<sup>*</sup>

				<source1>..</source1>
				<source2>..</source2>
				<source3>6</source3>
				<source4>6</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="Percentage of births to women aged 35 or over">
			<sup>*</sup>

				<source1>..</source1>
				<source2>..</source2>
				<source3>19</source3>
				<source4>16</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="Percentage of married women using contraception">

				<var1 description="Modern methods">

				<source1>20</source1>
				<source2>41</source2>
				<source3>44</source3>
				<source4>53</source4>

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				</var1>
				<var1 description="All methods">

				<source1>43</source1>
				<source2>62</source2>
				<source3>66</source3>
				<source4>68</source4>

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		<topic title="Health and mortality">

			<variable description="Life expectancy at birth (years)">
<sup>*</sup>

				<var1 description="Males">

				<source1>62</source1>
				<source2>66</source2>
				<source3>67</source3>
				<source4>70</source4>
				</var1>

				<var1 description="Females">

				<source1>66</source1>
				<source2>72</source2>
				<source3>73</source3>
				<source4>78</source4>
				</var1>

				<var1 description="Both sexes combined">

				<source1>64</source1>
				<source2>69</source2>
				<source3>70</source3>
				<source4>74</source4>
				</var1>

			</variable>
			<variable description="Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births)">
			<sup>*</sup>

				<source1>55</source1>
				<source2>33</source2>
				<source3>23</source3>
				<source4>16</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="Under-five mortality (per 1,000 live births)">
			<sup>*</sup>

				<source1>..</source1>
				<source2>43</source2>
				<source3>28</source3>
				<source4>20</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) (2005)">

				<source1>..</source1>
				<source2>..</source2>
				<source3>..</source3>
				<source4>58</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="HIV/AIDS">

				<var1 description="People living with HIV/AIDS (thousands)">

				<source1>..</source1>
				<source2>..</source2>
				<source3>1.9</source3>
				<source4>3.8</source4>

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				</var1>
				<var1 description="Adult prevalence (percentage)">

				<source1>..</source1>
				<source2>..</source2>
				<source3>..</source3>
				<source4>..</source4>

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		<topic title="Spatial distribution">

			<variable description="Population density (per sq. km)">

				<source1>210</source1>
				<source2>246</source2>
				<source3>278</source3>
				<source4>308</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="Urban population (percentage)">

				<source1>19</source1>
				<source2>18</source2>
				<source3>16</source3>
				<source4>15</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="Annual urban population growth rate (percentage)">

				<source1>1.2</source1>
				<source2>0.5</source2>
				<source3>-0.1</source3>
				<source4>0.7</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="Annual rural population growth rate (percentage)">

				<source1>2.1</source1>
				<source2>1.5</source2>
				<source3>1.0</source3>
				<source4>0.4</source4>
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		<topic title="International migration">

			<variable description="Migrant stock">

				<var1 description="Number of migrants (thousands)">

				<source1>886</source1>
				<source2>495</source2>
				<source3>426</source3>
				<source4>340</source4>

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				<var1 description="As percentage of total population">

				<source1>6.4</source1>
				<source2>3.1</source2>
				<source3>2.3</source3>
				<source4>1.7</source4>

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	<fntext>
		<num1>*</num1>
		<desc1>For the periods 1970-1975, 1980-1985, 1990-1995 and 2005-2010.</desc1>
		<num2>**</num2>
		<desc2>For 2010.</desc2>
		<num2>`</num2>
		<desc2></desc2>
		<num3>a</num3>
		<desc3>For 1987.</desc3>
		<num4>b</num4>
		<desc4>For 1993.</desc4>
		<num5>c</num5>
		<desc5>For 2006/2007.</desc5>
		<num6>d</num6>
		<desc6>For 2007.</desc6>

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