Poverty & Inequality in Sri Lanka 96 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Sri Lanka. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per day 2.7% 2019 down 65.3% 48th Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines 2.7% 2019 down 65.3% 48th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 394,526 people 2019 up 171.7% 71st Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day 96.5% 2019 down 2.0% 39th Share of population living in extreme poverty 2.7% 2019 down 65.3% 48th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day 53.3% 2019 down 24.8% 37th Number of people living in extreme poverty 21.21 million people 2019 up 10.5% 41st Distribution of population between different poverty lines 589,870 people 2019 down 63.7% 47th Number of people living in extreme poverty 589,870 people 2019 down 63.7% 47th Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption 53.3% 2019 down 24.8% 37th The share and number of people living in extreme poverty 2.7% 2019 down 65.3% 48th Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median 3.6% 2019 up 12.1% 91st Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median 9.4% 2019 up 20.9% 83rd Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median 17.3% 2019 up 11.3% 75th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day 98.2% 2019 down 1.1% 42nd Extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time 2.7% 2019 down 65.3% 48th Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty 11.5% 2019 down 52.4% 42nd Share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding China 2.7% 2019 down 65.3% 48th Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index 65.3% 2019 down 18.1% 38th Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data 589,870 people 2019 down 63.7% 47th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 394,526 people 2019 up 171.7% 71st Gini coefficient 0.3766 2019 up 4.5% 38th Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty 17.1% 2024 down 34.5% 22nd Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate 2.7% 2019 down 65.3% 47th Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines 14.3% 2019 down 49.6% 47th Share of population living below national poverty lines 14.3% 2019 down 49.6% 47th Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) 5.23 million people 2019 up 89.2% 57th Share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices) 0.6% 2019 down 78.3% 66th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) 97.7% 2019 down 1.3% 41st Share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 0.6% 2019 down 78.3% 66th Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 134,320 people 2019 down 77.0% 59th Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 9.1% 2019 down 54.4% 47th Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 38.9% 2019 down 32.9% 42nd Share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) 1.0% 2019 down 72.6% 59th Proportion of population living below the national poverty line 14.3% 2019 down 49.6% 47th Proportion of population below the international poverty line of 0.8% 2016 down 78.9% 34th ← Previous Page 2 of 2