Coverage (%) - All Social Assistance -urban in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Coverage (%) - All Social Assistance -urban was 17.9% in 2019. β² Rising
Coverage (%) - All Social Assistance -urban in Sri Lanka, 2006β2019
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
In 2019, coverage (%) - all social assistance -urban in Sri Lanka stood at 17.9%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coverage (%) - all social assistance -urban in Sri Lanka peaked at 17.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 2012.
Sri Lanka ranks 31st of 38 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.4% | 16.0% | 16.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 14.7% | 17.9% | 3 |
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More work & labour data for Sri Lanka
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population, annual growth rate -1.3 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population 6,575 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population 14,218 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female 10,672 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male 10,578 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes 21,249 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population, per capita 0.0008 1000 No per person (2025)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coverage (%) - all social assistance -urban in Sri Lanka?
- Coverage (%) - all social assistance -urban in Sri Lanka was 17.9% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest coverage (%) - all social assistance -urban recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 17.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest coverage (%) - all social assistance -urban recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 2012.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for coverage (%) - all social assistance -urban?
- Sri Lanka ranks 31st out of 38 countries with data for 2019.
- Is coverage (%) - all social assistance -urban rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Coverage (%) - All Social Assistance -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population participating in Social Assistance programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)