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Table  31(Pop., Change)
Movement of Population (Natural Increase, Net Gain or Loss by Migration) 1891-2004
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Period Population at the beginning of the period (x1,000) Movement During the period 
Actual Increase or Decrease Excess of births Over Deaths Net Gain or Loss by Migration
Number (x1,000) Rate* Number (x1,000) Rate* Number (x1,000) Rate*
1891 - 1901 3,008 558 186 225 75 338.0 111.0
1901 - 1911 3,566 540 151 262 102 178.0 50.0
1911 - 1921 4,106 393 96 313 76 80.0 11.0
1921 - 1931 4,499 808 180 663 147 145.0 32.0
1931 - 1946 5,307 1,350 254 1,286 242 64.0 12.0
1946 - 1953 6,657 1,441 216 1,328 199 113.0 17.0
1960 9,269 229 24 244 26 -15.0 -2.0
1961 9,498 216 27 268 28 -8.0 -1.0
1962 9,759 271 28 277 28 -6.0 -1.0
1963 10,030 271 27 282 28 -11.0 -1.0
1964 10,301 272 27 282 28 -10.0 -1.0
1965 10,573 264 25 274 26 -10.0 -1.0
1966 10,769 256 24 266 24 -10.0 -1.0
1967 11,024 272 25 278 25 -6.0 -
1968 11,296 269 24 275 24 -6.0 -
1969 11,566 275 23 282 24 -7.0 -0.6
1970 11,840 274 23 289 24 -9.0 -0.7
1971 12,121 281 23 292 24 -11.0 -0.9
1972 12,380 259 21 274 22 -10.0 -0.8
1973 12,976 596 46 266 20 -50.0 -3.9
1974 13,192 216 16 246 19 -54.0 -4.1
1975 13,385 193 14 261 19 -31.0 -2.3
1976 13,621 236 17 274 20 -52.0 -3.8
1977 13,838 217 16 286 21 -52.0 -3.8
1978 14,072 234 17 311 22 -40.0 -2.8
1979 14,342 270 19 324 23 -44.0 -3.1
1980 14,622 280 19 327 22 -68.0 -4.7
1981 14,881 259 17 335 23 -50.0 -3.4
1982 15,166 285 19 314 21 -91.0 -6.0
1983 15,308 225 15 316 21 -104.0 -6.8
1984 15,514 206 13 286 18 -112.0 -4.9
1985 15,718 204 13 287 18 -9.0 -0.6
1986 15,996 278 17 263 16 -1.0 -0.1
1987 16,258 262 16 261 16 -44.0 -2.7
1988 16,476 218 13 247 15 -51.0 -3.1
1989 16,673 197 12 253 15 -20.0 -1.2
1990 16,907 234 14 243 14 20.0 1.2
1991 17,105 198 12 266 16 -68.0 -4.0
1992 17,285 180 10 252 15 -72.0 -4.2
1993 17,512 227 13 258 15 -29.0 -1.7
1994 17,767 255 14 255 14 0.3 0.02
1995 17,971 204 11 239 13 -35.0 -1.9
1996 18,187 216 12 222 12 6.0 0.3
1997 18,420 225 12 220 12 5.0 0.2
1998 18,655 235 13 214 11 21.0 1.1
1999 18,924 269 14 215 11 54.0 2.8
2000 19,181 257 13 228 12 29.0 1.5
2001** 19,425 226 12 243 13 -17 -0.90
2002** 19,661 237 12 253 13 -16 -0.90
2003** 19,885 223 11 249 13 -26 -1.30
2004** 20,109 224 11 248 12 -24 -1.20
© 2008, KRI (Kusaka Research Institute) 
Source: 
Statistical Abstract 2004, Department of Census & Statistics
Key:
;  Rate:  person per 1,000 Population
**: Provisional
Revised:  200(y)/07(m)/31(d)
Chief Editor:
   Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
     The Head, Department of Management Studies
     University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka