# Share of population in poverty ($3 a day): Sri Lanka

2.7054540812969208% in 2019, the latest year published. Figures for 9 years from 1985 to 2019 are below.

Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.

Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. [Source and method](/sources/extreme-poverty) · [All countries and regions](/extreme-poverty).

## Every year

| Year | Value (%) |
| ---: | ---: |
| 2019 | 2.7054540812969208 |
| 2016 | 3.8126643747091293 |
| 2012 | 6.362118571996689 |
| 2009 | 7.806097716093063 |
| 2006 | 12.160678207874298 |
| 2002 | 20.707987248897552 |
| 1995 | 23.032215237617493 |
| 1990 | 23.37159812450409 |
| 1985 | 28.24699878692627 |

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