Poverty in Sri Lanka is 24.8% of the population as of July 1, 2024 [1] Sri Lanka's life expectancy and literacy rate are nearly on par with those of developed countries, and even top [vague] the rankings for the South Asia region.

Poverty Line (2016-2019) and Percentage of Poor Households of Sri Lanka (2006-2016) published by Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka.

• In 2019, an estimated 2.5 percent of households in Sri Lanka are in poverty on OldPL and 11.9% households are in UPL. Poverty rates by ages and gender were: • 3.9% on OldPL and 16.8% on UPL under age 18 • 3.0% on OldPL and 13.8% on UPL age 60 and above

Dec 5, 2024 · For over a decade, Sri Lanka’s Urban Development Authority’s Urban Regeneration Project has reshaped Colombo’s fabric. The ambitious plan, initiated in 2010, involved relocating the urban poor, numbering roughly 68,000 or 50% of the population to free up 9% of land.

Kurunegala, for instance, is home to 7.7 percent of the country’s poor people even though only 6.5 percent of its population lives under the official poverty line. In contrast, Mullaitivu and Mannar, where estimated poverty rates are very high (28.8 and 20.1 percent, respectively), account for only 3.4 percent of poor people nationwide due to ...

Approximately one out of every six (16.0%) people in Sri Lanka are multidimensionally poor. Estate areas are pockets of poverty that require policy attention as more than half (51.3%) of all people living in these areas are living in poverty.

We work to tackle housing poverty in Sri Lanka by providing simple, decent and affordable housing to the most vulnerable. Established in 1995, our local office has enabled more than 19,000 low-income families to break the cycle of poverty with decent and safe housing.

Out of the 6 million families living in Sri Lanka, only 5.2 million have some form of housing. More than 800,000 families currently live in poor housing conditions with limited access to safe drinking and sanitation facilities. Well-built, clean housing is rare and very expensive in Sri Lanka.

In Sri Lanka, one of the areas where we find it useful to measure non-monetary poverty is in the Estate sector. The poor and near-poor in the Estate sector are mainly young, Hindu Tamils, working in tea estates in the agriculture sector, and living …

Jun 3, 2024 · Sri Lanka had maintained a steady downward path of its poverty levels and, promised for an early achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on poverty reduction. At the eve of its economic crisis, Sri Lanka was approaching the “last mile” of poverty alleviation drive.