Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 134,320 people in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Sri Lanka, 1985–2019
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2019, number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Sri Lanka stood at 134,320 people. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 33.7% on the previous year and down 77.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Sri Lanka peaked at 2.33 million people in 1985 and was at its lowest, 134,320 people, in 2019.
Sri Lanka ranks 59th of 119 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 2.33 million people | — |
| 1990 | 1.61 million people | -30.9% |
| 1995 | 1.74 million people | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 1.67 million people | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 882,228 people | -47.3% |
| 2009 | 582,956 people | -33.9% |
| 2012 | 401,953 people | -31.0% |
| 2016 | 202,550 people | -49.6% |
| 2019 | 134,320 people | -33.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.33 million people | 2.33 million people | 2.33 million people | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.67 million people | 1.61 million people | 1.74 million people | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.05 million people | 582,956 people | 1.67 million people | 3 |
| 2010s | 246,274 people | 134,320 people | 401,953 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More poverty & inequality data for Sri Lanka
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.97 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,804 kg per hectare (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 revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 9.8% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Sri Lanka?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Sri Lanka was 134,320 people in 2019, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 2.33 million people in 1985.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 134,320 people in 2019.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Sri Lanka ranks 59th out of 119 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $1.90 per day.