Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh was 394,526 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Sri Lanka, 1985–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Sri Lanka is 394,526, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 171.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Sri Lanka peaked at 401,530 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2,954, in 1985.
Sri Lanka ranks 71st of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,954 | 2,954 | 2,954 | 1 |
| 1990s | 38,716 | 37,045 | 40,388 | 2 |
| 2000s | 156,236 | 139,373 | 184,114 | 3 |
| 2010s | 351,944 | 259,775 | 401,530 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 9.85 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.367 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 14.66 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0829 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0829 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1045 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.3658 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Sri Lanka?
- Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Sri Lanka was 394,526 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 401,530 in 2016.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,954 in 1985.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh?
- Sri Lanka ranks 71st out of 120 countries with data for 2019.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 171.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresholds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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