2 percent to 104,918 visitors, the Tourist Board said Wednesday.
The tropical island famed for its golden beaches, lush, tea-growing mountains and historic sites dating back 2,500 years, greeted 52,687 (up 43.8 percent) holidaymakers in February.
"The numbers are encouraging, though they are off a low base during the initial post-tsunami months," Tourist Board's acting Director Statistics K Gnanaratnam told LBO.
Arrivals from the traditional European markets, which provide the bulk of package tourists, rose 65.
8 percent for the 12-months to February to 25,376.
Visitors from Germany led the pack, rising 76 percent to 5,233, while Britain chipped in with 8,759 travellers, up 45.
4 percent year-on-year to February.
However, Indian nationals continued to be the single largest group of visitors in what used to be a European-dominated market.
The tourist board said that 10,480 (up 44.
9 percent) Indians made use of discount airline packages to visit the island in February.
Indians, on average, stay under five days in city hotels, spending US$100