Population receiving Social Assistance and Other (%) -rural in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Population receiving Social Assistance and Other (%) -rural was 1.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.1%
Change on year
up 15.4%
World rank
31st
of 38 countries
All-time high
1.1%
in 2019
All-time low
0.4%
in 2006
Years of data
5
2006–2019

Population receiving Social Assistance and Other (%) -rural in Sri Lanka, 2006–2019

0.40.60.812006201220192006: 0.362009: 0.4422012: 0.4392016: 0.9122019: 1.1

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population receiving social assistance and other (%) -rural in Sri Lanka is 1.1%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is up 15.4% on the previous year and up 138.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population receiving social assistance and other (%) -rural in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2006.

That places Sri Lanka 31st out of 38 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Population receiving Social Assistance and Other (%) -rural in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Population receiving Social Assistance and Other (%) -rural in Sri Lanka, 2006 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2006 0.4%
2009 0.4% +22.6%
2012 0.4% -0.6%
2016 0.9% +107.7%
2019 1.1% +15.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 2
2010s 0.8% 0.4% 1.1% 3

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 28 Kosovo 1.2% compare
  2. 28 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 1.2% compare
  3. 30 Pakistan 1.1% compare
  4. 32 Colombia 0.8% compare
  5. 33 Malawi 0.6% compare
  6. 34 Paraguay 0.6% compare

See the full ranking of 38 places →

More work & labour data for Sri Lanka

All data for Sri Lanka →

Frequently asked questions

What is population receiving social assistance and other (%) -rural in Sri Lanka?
Population receiving social assistance and other (%) -rural in Sri Lanka was 1.1% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest population receiving social assistance and other (%) -rural recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2019.
What is the lowest population receiving social assistance and other (%) -rural recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2006.
How does Sri Lanka rank for population receiving social assistance and other (%) -rural?
Sri Lanka ranks 31st out of 38 countries with data for 2019.
Is population receiving social assistance and other (%) -rural rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 138.1%. 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 Population receiving Social Assistance and Other (%) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 5 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Population receiving Social Assistance and Other (%) -rural in Sri Lanka. Statizoid, drawing on ASPIRE. Retrieved 02 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/population-receiving-social-assistance-and-other-percent-rural/sri-lanka/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/population-receiving-social-assistance-and-other-percent-rural/sri-lanka/">Population receiving Social Assistance and Other (%) -rural in Sri Lanka</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Population receiving Social Assistance and Other (%) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
38 places, 370 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Percentage of population receiving Social Assistance and Other program (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)