Conference Proceedings : âJANASEVANAâ National ... - UN HABITAT
Conference Proceedings : âJANASEVANAâ National ... - UN HABITAT
Conference Proceedings : âJANASEVANAâ National ... - UN HABITAT
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1/5/2012<br />
<strong>National</strong> Home need.<br />
‣Sri Lanka’s population as at 2010 –<br />
20.6 million or roughly 5.36 million<br />
households nationwide.<br />
‣Thus the national housing need is<br />
approximately 5.36 million units.<br />
( Estimated based on CBSL 2009 annual report and World bank<br />
report on housing finance 2007)<br />
<strong>National</strong> Housing Stock<br />
‣<strong>National</strong> Housing need is currently<br />
counterbalanced by approximately<br />
4.71 million existing housing units.<br />
> About 1/3 of existing stock , is<br />
estimated to require substantial<br />
upgrading or rehabilitation as well as<br />
better public service. Particularly in<br />
the North and East.<br />
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