British Ceylon
Demographics

British Ceylon

Section Title: Demographics
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Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%

1871	2,400,380	—

1881	2,759,700	+15.0%

1891	3,007,800	+9.0%

1901	3,566,000	+18.6%

1911	4,106,400	+15.2%

1921	4,498,600	+9.6%

1931	5,306,000	+17.9%

1946	6,657,300	+25.5%

Source: Department of Census and Statistics Sri Lanka

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In 1911, the population of British Ceylon was 4,106,400.

final_sentence: In 1911, the population of British Ceylon was 4,106,400.