<page_title> British Ceylon </page_title> <section_title> Demographics </section_title> <table> <cell> 1911 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Year </col_header> <col_header> 1871 </col_header> <col_header> 1881 </col_header> <col_header> 1891 </col_header> <col_header> 1901 </col_header> </cell> <cell> 4,106,400 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> <row_header> 1911 </row_header> </cell> </table>
In 1911, the population of British Ceylon was 4,106,400.