Srilanka, April 8 -- The report of the 'Census of Population and Housing 2024,' conducted by the Census and Statistics Department, was handed over to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Presidential Secretariat yesterday (7).

This preliminary report has been prepared based on country wide data collected between October and December 2024.

The report provides details on Sri Lanka's population, its growth and the distribution of the population across districts.

The information gathered through the census is vital not only for the Government but also for other institutions in formulating policies and development plans essential for the country's progress. For the first time in the history of census-collecting in Sri Lanka, data coll...