Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day was 0.0% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Sri Lanka, 1985–2019
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Sri Lanka stood at 0.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 80.6% on the previous year and down 86.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.1% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1985.
Sri Lanka ranks 97th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
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More reference data data for Sri Lanka
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.316 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1784 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1604 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9713 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Sri Lanka?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Sri Lanka was 0.0% in 2019, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 1995.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1985.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day?
- Sri Lanka ranks 97th out of 120 countries with data for 2019.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 86.4%. 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 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $1 per day.