(250408) -- COLOMBO, April 8, 2025 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 7, 2025 shows a road crowded with vehicles and people in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The total population of Sri Lanka reported in the Census of Population and Housing 2024 is 21,763,170, an increase of 1,403,731 over the total population reported in the Census of Population and Housing 2012, the country's Department of Census and Statistics (DCS) said on Monday. (Photo by Gayan Sameera/Xinhua)