Maldivians in Sri Lanka

Maldivian Sri Lankan
Total population
1,280 (2025)
Languages
Dhivehi, Sinhalese, Tamil, English
Religion
Islam
Related ethnic groups
Sinhalese people

Maldivian Sri Lankan refer to people of Dhivehi ethnicity living in Sri Lanka, there were over 8,000 of them, as of 2019, declining to 1,280 in 2025.[1]

History

Sinhalese people, as well as Bengali people and Odia people have connections to Mahl people due to long-lasting contact through trade and travel. Local oral tradition says that when Mahls went to the Maldives the Tivarun who first settled in the islands have migrated to Sri Lanka.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Maldivian population in Sri Lanka drastically declines". edition.mv. Retrieved 24 March 2026.


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