Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp was 5.23 million in 2019. β Volatile
Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Sri Lanka, 1985β2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 5.23 million for distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in 2019. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.2% on the previous year and up 89.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Sri Lanka peaked at 5.23 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 634,521, in 1985.
That places Sri Lanka 57th out of 119 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 634,521 | 634,521 | 634,521 | 1 |
| 1990s | 958,034 | 735,619 | 1.18 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.48 million | 1.91 million | 2.77 million | 3 |
| 2010s | 4.53 million | 3.62 million | 5.23 million | 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 poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Sri Lanka?
- Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Sri Lanka was 5.23 million in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 5.23 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 634,521 in 1985.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp?
- Sri Lanka ranks 57th out of 119 countries with data for 2019.
- Is distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.2%. 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 poverty thresholds 2011 ppp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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