This is a list of Tamil population per city (excluding Tamil Nadu & Pondicherry).Some cities in Sri Lanka also includes Sri Lankan Moors population because most of them have Tamil as their mother tongue.In Singapore the number also includes ethnic Tamils who don't speak Tamil at home
City | Country | Numbers | Percent | Year | Notes | Refs |
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Mysore | India | 137,452 | 4.58% | 2011 census | ||
Ballari | India | 8,309 | 1.74% | 2011 census | ||
Tirupati | India | 10,041 | 3.40% | 2011 census | ||
Bangalore | India | 2,379,697 | 16.34% | 2011 census | ||
Thiruvananthapuram | India | 38,813 | 1.18% | 2011 census | ||
Hyderabad | India | 74,910 | 1.1% | 2011 census | ||
Anuradhapura | Sri Lanka | 4,720 | 9.33% | 2012 census | ||
Kandy | Sri Lanka | 38,086 | 24.01% | 2012 census | [1] | |
Kolonnawa | Sri Lanka | 19,881 | 30.64% | 2012 census | [2] | |
Negombo | Sri Lanka | 32,860 | 23.19% | 2012 census | ||
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte | Sri Lanka | 13,511 | 12.57% | 2012 census | [3] | |
Moratuwa | Sri Lanka | 7,260 | 4.1% | 2012 census | ||
Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia | Sri Lanka | 49,839 | 27.24% | 2012 census | [4] | |
Durban | South Africa | 378,000 | 11.3% | |||
London | United Kingdom | 200,000 | 2.35% | |||
Toronto | Canada | 200,000 | 7.52% | |||
Singapore | Singapore | 198,449 | 4.91% | 2020 census | [a] | [6][7] |
Colombo | Sri Lanka | 457,820 | 60.8% | 2012 census | [b][c] | [8] |
Penang | Malaysia | 166,000 | 10.0% | |||
Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | 142,300 | 10.3% | |||
Paris | France | 100,000 | 1.00% | |||
Jaffna | Sri Lanka | 80,743 | 98.43% | 2004 census | [d] | [9] |
Batticaloa | Sri Lanka | 516,144 | 98.30% | 2012 census | [d][e] | [10] |
Ipoh | Malaysia | 73,220 | 11.3% | |||
Medan | Indonesia | 40,000 | 1.67% | |||
Vavuniya | Sri Lanka | 35,605 | 93.45% | 2012 census | [d][f] | [11] |
Mannar | Sri Lanka | 21,597 | 88.45% | 2012 census | [d][f] | [12] |
Thaton | Myanmar | 15,000 | 12% | [13] | ||
Montreal | Canada | 10,000 | 0.82% | |||
Sungai Siput | Malaysia | 9,500 | 20.1% | |||
Kuala Selangor | Malaysia | 8,500 | 20.3% | |||
Oslo | Norway | 7,200 | 1.29% | |||
Bagan Datoh | Malaysia | 6,950 | 20.2% | |||
Palermo | Italy | 4,500 | 0.60% |