Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile was 10.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile in Sri Lanka, 2006–2019
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 10.9% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Sri Lanka peaked at 10.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2009.
That places Sri Lanka 22nd out of 34 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | poorest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 8.2% | — |
| 2009 | 7.9% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 9.8% | +23.7% |
| 2016 | 10.6% | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 10.9% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.1% | 7.9% | 8.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 9.8% | 10.9% | 3 |
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More work & labour data for Sri Lanka
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.5555 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5407 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.5702 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.3 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 6,575 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 14,218 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 10,672 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 10,578 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 21,249 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Sri Lanka?
- Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Sri Lanka was 10.9% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2009.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile?
- Sri Lanka ranks 22nd out of 34 countries with data for 2019.
- Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.1%. 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 Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty headcount reduction due to Social Insurance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount