Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income was 9.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Sri Lanka, 1985–2019
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Sri Lanka is 9.4%, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Sri Lanka peaked at 9.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 1990.
Sri Lanka ranks 92nd of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 9.3% | — |
| 1990 | 5.9% | -36.6% |
| 1995 | 6.9% | +16.9% |
| 2002 | 9.3% | +34.8% |
| 2006 | 9.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7.8% | -16.1% |
| 2012 | 9.2% | +17.9% |
| 2016 | 9.8% | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 9.4% | -4.1% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 9.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.8%, 64% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 9.4% is above the median for South Asia, which is 7.9%, 1.2× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.3% | 9.3% | 9.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 6.4% | 5.9% | 6.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.8% | 7.8% | 9.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 9.2% | 9.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More infrastructure data for Sri Lanka
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 30.62 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 132.55 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.58 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.85 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0722 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -7.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.58 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.4 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Sri Lanka?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Sri Lanka was 9.4% in 2019, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 9.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 1990.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Sri Lanka ranks 92nd out of 130 countries with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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