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. Measured in %.
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 | % | 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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