SRI LANKA: FACTS AND FIGURES

 

Table 2.1: Total number of people officially migrated yearly by sex (1986 – 2002*)

 

Year

Male

Female

Total

No:

Percentage

No:

Percentage

1986

11,023

67.0

5,433

33.0

16,456

1987

10,647

66.0

5,480

34.0

16,127

1988

8,309

45.0

10,119

55.0

18,428

1989

8,680

35.0

16,044

65.0

24,724

1990

15,377

36.0

27,248

64.0

42,625

1991

21,423

33.0

43,560

67.0

64,983

1992

15,493

35.0

29,159

65.0

44,652

1993

17,153

35.0

31,600

65.0

48,753

1994

16,377

27.0

43,791

73.0

60,168

1995

46,021

27.0

126,468

73.0

172,489

1996

43,112

26.0

119,464

73.5

162,576

1997

37,552

25.0

112,731

75.0

150,283

1998

53,867

33.7

105,949

66.3

159,816

1999

63,720

35.4

116,015

64.5

179,735

2000

59,793

32.8

122,395

67.2

182,188

2001

59,807

32.5

124,200

67.5

184,007

2002*

70,726

34.7

132,984

65.28

203,710

*Provisional

 

Source: Research Division –SLBFE

Information Technology Division –SLBFE