Above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Above or below extreme poverty line world bank was 21.21 million in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
21.21 million
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
41st
of 120 countries
All-time high
21.21 million
in 2019
All-time low
11.15 million
in 1985
Years of data
9
1985–2019
Above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Sri Lanka, 1985–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 21.21 million for above or below extreme poverty line world bank in 2019. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Sri Lanka peaked at 21.21 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11.15 million, in 1985.
Sri Lanka ranks 41st of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 11.15 million | — |
| 1990 | 12.58 million | +12.8% |
| 1995 | 13.65 million | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 15.70 million | +15.1% |
| 2006 | 17.94 million | +14.2% |
| 2009 | 19.19 million | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 19.55 million | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 20.40 million | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 21.21 million | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.15 million | 11.15 million | 11.15 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 13.11 million | 12.58 million | 13.65 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.61 million | 15.70 million | 19.19 million | 3 |
| 2010s | 20.39 million | 19.55 million | 21.21 million | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 38 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 24.58 million compare
- 39 Côte d'Ivoire 23.92 million compare
- 40 Taiwan, China 23.46 million compare
- 42 Cameroon 20.08 million compare
- 43 Kazakhstan 19.74 million compare
- 44 Chile 19.69 million compare
More poverty & inequality data for Sri Lanka
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.97 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,804 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 25.42 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 9.85 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 9.85 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 32.5 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.367 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Sri Lanka?
- Above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Sri Lanka was 21.21 million in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest above or below extreme poverty line world bank recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 21.21 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest above or below extreme poverty line world bank recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.15 million in 1985.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for above or below extreme poverty line world bank?
- Sri Lanka ranks 41st out of 120 countries with data for 2019.
- Is above or below extreme poverty line world bank rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Above or below extreme poverty line world bank. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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