Poverty

Poverty headcount and the poverty line by district. Irregular, 2012–2019.
Published by the Department of Census and Statistics; read from CBSL Economic and Social Statistics.
Poverty indicators by sector, province and district
Sri Lanka - poverty head count index (percentage)3.2%–
Sri Lanka - poverty head count index (percentage) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)14.3%–
Sri Lanka - poor household percentage2.5%–
Sri Lanka - poor household percentage - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)11.9%–
Sri Lanka - poverty gap index (%)0.5%–
Sri Lanka - poverty gap index (%) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2.8%–
Urban - poverty head count index (percentage)1.1%–
Urban - poverty head count index (percentage) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)6.0%–
Urban - poor household percentage0.8%–
Urban - poor household percentage - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)4.4%–
Urban - poverty gap index (%)0.2%–
Urban - poverty gap index (%) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)1.0%–
Rural - poverty head count index (percentage)3.3%–
Rural - poverty head count index (percentage) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)15.0%–
Rural - poor household percentage2.6%–
Rural - poor household percentage - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)12.6%–
Rural - poverty gap index (%)0.5%–
Rural - poverty gap index (%) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)3.0%–
Estate - poverty head count index (percentage)10.4%–
Estate - poverty head count index (percentage) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)33.8%–
Estate - poor household percentage8.3%–
Estate - poor household percentage - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)29.7%–
Estate - poverty gap index (%)1.2%–
Estate - poverty gap index (%) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)7.3%–
Western - poverty head count index (percentage)1.1%–
Western - poverty head count index (percentage) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)5.7%–
Western - poor household percentage0.8%–
Western - poor household percentage - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)4.4%–
Western - poverty gap index (%)0.2%–
Western - poverty gap index (%) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)1.1%–
Central - poverty head count index (percentage)4.7%–
Central - poverty head count index (percentage) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)18.7%–
Central - poor household percentage3.7%–
Central - poor household percentage - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)15.7%–
Central - poverty gap index (%)0.6%–
Central - poverty gap index (%) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)3.9%–
Southern - poverty head count index (percentage)2.3%–
Southern - poverty head count index (percentage) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)12.6%–
Southern - poor household percentage1.9%–
Southern - poor household percentage - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)10.7%–
Southern - poverty gap index (%)0.3%–
Southern - poverty gap index (%) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2.3%–
Northern - poverty head count index (percentage)8.0%–
Northern - poverty head count index (percentage) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)23.8%–
Northern - poor household percentage6.2%–
Northern - poor household percentage - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)19.9%–
Northern - poverty gap index (%)1.4%–
Northern - poverty gap index (%) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)5.6%–
Eastern - poverty head count index (percentage)3.7%–
Eastern - poverty head count index (percentage) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)18.6%–
Eastern - poor household percentage2.8%–
Eastern - poor household percentage - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)15.1%–
Eastern - poverty gap index (%)0.5%–
Eastern - poverty gap index (%) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)3.4%–
North western - poverty head count index (percentage)1.8%–
North western - poverty head count index (percentage) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)11.8%–
North western - poor household percentage1.5%–
North western - poor household percentage - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)9.9%–
North western - poverty gap index (%)0.2%–
North western - poverty gap index (%) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2.0%–
North central - poverty head count index (percentage)2.0%–
North central - poverty head count index (percentage) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)11.0%–
North central - poor household percentage1.5%–
North central - poor household percentage - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)9.2%–
North central - poverty gap index (%)0.4%–
North central - poverty gap index (%) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2.0%–
Uva - poverty head count index (percentage)6.6%–
Uva - poverty head count index (percentage) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)28.3%–
Uva - poor household percentage5.3%–
Uva - poor household percentage - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)24.5%–
Uva - poverty gap index (%)0.9%–
Uva - poverty gap index (%) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)5.7%–
Sabaragamuwa - poverty head count index (percentage)6.2%–
Sabaragamuwa - poverty head count index (percentage) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)23.1%–
Sabaragamuwa - poor household percentage5.0%–
Sabaragamuwa - poor household percentage - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)19.6%–
Sabaragamuwa - poverty gap index (%)1.0%–
Sabaragamuwa - poverty gap index (%) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)4.9%–
Colombo - poverty head count index (percentage)0.3%–
Colombo - poverty head count index (percentage) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2.3%–
Colombo - poor household percentage0.2%–
Colombo - poor household percentage - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)1.8%–
Colombo - poverty gap index (%)0.1%–
Colombo - poverty gap index (%) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)0.4%–
Gampaha - poverty head count index (percentage)1.0%–
Gampaha - poverty head count index (percentage) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)5.7%–
Gampaha - poor household percentage0.7%–
Gampaha - poor household percentage - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)4.2%–
Gampaha - poverty gap index (%)0.2%–
Gampaha - poverty gap index (%) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)1.0%–
Kalutara - poverty head count index (percentage)2.7%–
Kalutara - poverty head count index (percentage) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)12.2%–
Kalutara - poor household percentage2.0%–
Kalutara - poor household percentage - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)9.5%–
Kalutara - poverty gap index (%)0.6%–
Kalutara - poverty gap index (%) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2.5%–
Kandy - poverty head count index (percentage)3.0%–
Kandy - poverty head count index (percentage) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)14.3%–
Kandy - poor household percentage2.4%–
Kandy - poor household percentage - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)11.5%–
Kandy - poverty gap index (%)0.3%–
Kandy - poverty gap index (%) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2.9%–
Matale - poverty head count index (percentage)3.9%–
Matale - poverty head count index (percentage) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)19.6%–
Matale - poor household percentage2.8%–
Matale - poor household percentage - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)15.6%–
Matale - poverty gap index (%)0.8%–
Matale - poverty gap index (%) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)4.1%–
Nuwara Eliya - poverty head count index (percentage)8.5%–
Nuwara Eliya - poverty head count index (percentage) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)26.3%–
Nuwara Eliya - poor household percentage7.0%–
Nuwara Eliya - poor household percentage - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)23.9%–
Nuwara Eliya - poverty gap index (%)1.1%–
Nuwara Eliya - poverty gap index (%) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)5.9%–
Galle - poverty head count index (percentage)3.0%–
Galle - poverty head count index (percentage) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)13.2%–
Galle - poor household percentage2.5%–
Galle - poor household percentage - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)10.8%–
Galle - poverty gap index (%)0.4%–
Galle - poverty gap index (%) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2.6%–
Matara - poverty head count index (percentage)2.3%–
Matara - poverty head count index (percentage) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)11.1%–
Matara - poor household percentage1.8%–
Matara - poor household percentage - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)9.5%–
Matara - poverty gap index (%)0.3%–
Hambantota - poverty head count index (percentage)1.1%–
Hambantota - poverty head count index (percentage) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)13.6%–
Hambantota - poor household percentage1.0%–
Hambantota - poor household percentage - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)12.0%–
Hambantota - poverty gap index (%)0.1%–
Hambantota - poverty gap index (%) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)1.8%–
Jaffna - poverty head count index (percentage)9.1%–
Jaffna - poverty head count index (percentage) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)25.8%–
Jaffna - poor household percentage6.9%–
Jaffna - poor household percentage - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)20.8%–
Jaffna - poverty gap index (%)1.6%–
Jaffna - poverty gap index (%) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)6.3%–
Mannar - poverty head count index (percentage)1.3%–
Mannar - poverty head count index (percentage) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)8.0%–
Mannar - poor household percentage1.1%–
Mannar - poor household percentage - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)6.3%–
Mannar - poverty gap index (%)0.2%–
Mannar - poverty gap index (%) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)1.1%–
Vavuniya - poverty head count index (percentage)5.5%–
Vavuniya - poverty head count index (percentage) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)13.9%–
Vavuniya - poor household percentage4.3%–
Vavuniya - poor household percentage - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)12.1%–
Vavuniya - poverty gap index (%)1.0%–
Vavuniya - poverty gap index (%) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)3.5%–
Mullaitivu - poverty head count index (percentage)14.3%–
Mullaitivu - poverty head count index (percentage) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)44.5%–
Mullaitivu - poor household percentage10.8%–
Mullaitivu - poor household percentage - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)39.5%–
Mullaitivu - poverty gap index (%)2.1%–
Mullaitivu - poverty gap index (%) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)10.9%–
Kilinochchi - poverty head count index (percentage)7.0%–
Kilinochchi - poverty head count index (percentage) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)26.4%–
Kilinochchi - poor household percentage6.4%–
Kilinochchi - poor household percentage - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)23.0%–
Kilinochchi - poverty gap index (%)1.3%–
Kilinochchi - poverty gap index (%) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)5.5%–
Batticaloa - poverty head count index (percentage)5.0%–
Batticaloa - poverty head count index (percentage) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)20.8%–
Batticaloa - poor household percentage3.3%–
Batticaloa - poor household percentage - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)16.2%–
Batticaloa - poverty gap index (%)0.6%–
Batticaloa - poverty gap index (%) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)4.0%–
Ampara - poverty head count index (percentage)2.8%–
Ampara - poverty head count index (percentage) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)17.2%–
Ampara - poor household percentage2.1%–
Ampara - poor household percentage - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)14.2%–
Ampara - poverty gap index (%)0.3%–
Ampara - poverty gap index (%) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2.8%–
Trincomalee - poverty head count index (percentage)3.6%–
Trincomalee - poverty head count index (percentage) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)18.3%–
Trincomalee - poor household percentage3.2%–
Trincomalee - poor household percentage - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)15.0%–
Trincomalee - poverty gap index (%)0.6%–
Trincomalee - poverty gap index (%) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)3.3%–
Kurunegala - poverty head count index (percentage)2.0%–
Kurunegala - poverty head count index (percentage) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)12.5%–
Kurunegala - poor household percentage1.8%–
Kurunegala - poor household percentage - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)10.7%–
Kurunegala - poverty gap index (%)0.3%–
Kurunegala - poverty gap index (%) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2.2%–
Puttalam - poverty head count index (percentage)1.4%–
Puttalam - poverty head count index (percentage) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)10.5%–
Puttalam - poor household percentage1.0%–
Puttalam - poor household percentage - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)8.1%–
Puttalam - poverty gap index (%)0.1%–
Puttalam - poverty gap index (%) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)1.5%–
Anuradhapura - poverty head count index (percentage)0.9%–
Anuradhapura - poverty head count index (percentage) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)8.1%–
Anuradhapura - poor household percentage0.7%–
Anuradhapura - poor household percentage - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)7.2%–
Anuradhapura - poverty gap index (%)0.1%–
Anuradhapura - poverty gap index (%) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)1.3%–
Polonnaruwa - poverty head count index (percentage)4.6%–
Polonnaruwa - poverty head count index (percentage) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)17.0%–
Polonnaruwa - poor household percentage3.2%–
Polonnaruwa - poor household percentage - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)13.8%–
Polonnaruwa - poverty gap index (%)0.9%–
Polonnaruwa - poverty gap index (%) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)3.4%–
Badulla - poverty head count index (percentage)7.1%–
Badulla - poverty head count index (percentage) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)32.3%–
Badulla - poor household percentage6.0%–
Badulla - poor household percentage - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)28.0%–
Badulla - poverty gap index (%)0.9%–
Badulla - poverty gap index (%) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)6.6%–
Moneragala - poverty head count index (percentage)5.6%–
Moneragala - poverty head count index (percentage) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)21.0%–
Moneragala - poor household percentage4.1%–
Moneragala - poor household percentage - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)18.4%–
Moneragala - poverty gap index (%)0.8%–
Moneragala - poverty gap index (%) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)4.2%–
Ratnapura - poverty head count index (percentage)6.9%–
Ratnapura - poverty head count index (percentage) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)24.9%–
Ratnapura - poor household percentage5.4%–
Ratnapura - poor household percentage - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)20.7%–
Ratnapura - poverty gap index (%)1.1%–
Ratnapura - poverty gap index (%) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)5.2%–
Kegalle - poverty head count index (percentage)5.3%–
Kegalle - poverty head count index (percentage) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)20.8%–
Kegalle - poor household percentage4.5%–
Kegalle - poor household percentage - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)18.0%–
Kegalle - poverty gap index (%)1.0%–
Kegalle - poverty gap index (%) - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)4.4%–
Daily average dietary energy consumption per person by poverty status, sector, province and district
Sri Lanka - poor households1,475kcal–
Sri Lanka - non-poor households2,141kcal–
Sri Lanka - all households2,120kcal–
Sri Lanka - poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)1,691kcal–
Sri Lanka - non-poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2,191kcal–
Sri Lanka - all households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2,120kcal–
Urban - poor households1,222kcal–
Urban - non-poor households2,001kcal–
Urban - all households1,992kcal–
Urban - poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)1,400kcal–
Urban - non-poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2,030kcal–
Urban - all households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)1,992kcal–
Rural - poor households1,473kcal–
Rural - non-poor households2,163kcal–
Rural - all households2,140kcal–
Rural - poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)1,697kcal–
Rural - non-poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2,219kcal–
Rural - all households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2,140kcal–
Estate - poor households1,591kcal–
Estate - non-poor households2,315kcal–
Estate - all households2,240kcal–
Estate - poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)1,836kcal–
Estate - non-poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2,447kcal–
Estate - all households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2,240kcal–
Western - poor households1,259kcal–
Western - non-poor households2,017kcal–
Western - all households2,008kcal–
Western - poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)1,487kcal–
Western - non-poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2,040kcal–
Western - all households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2,008kcal–
Central - poor households1,431kcal–
Central - non-poor households2,154kcal–
Central - all households2,120kcal–
Central - poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)1,632kcal–
Central - non-poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2,232kcal–
Central - all households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2,120kcal–
Southern - poor households1,422kcal–
Southern - non-poor households2,176kcal–
Southern - all households2,159kcal–
Southern - poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)1,641kcal–
Southern - non-poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2,234kcal–
Southern - all households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2,159kcal–
Northern - poor households1,431kcal–
Northern - non-poor households2,161kcal–
Northern - all households2,103kcal–
Northern - poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)1,669kcal–
Northern - non-poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2,238kcal–
Northern - all households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2,103kcal–
Eastern - poor households1,515kcal–
Eastern - non-poor households2,194kcal–
Eastern - all households2,169kcal–
Eastern - poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)1,716kcal–
Eastern - non-poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2,272kcal–
Eastern - all households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2,169kcal–
North western - poor households1,436kcal–
North western - non-poor households2,141kcal–
North western - all households2,128kcal–
North western - poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)1,630kcal–
North western - non-poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2,195kcal–
North western - all households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2,128kcal–
North central - poor households1,318kcal–
North central - non-poor households2,261kcal–
North central - all households2,241kcal–
North central - poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)1,717kcal–
North central - non-poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2,306kcal–
North central - all households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2,241kcal–
Uva - poor households1,669kcal–
Uva - non-poor households2,288kcal–
Uva - all households2,248kcal–
Uva - poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)1,921kcal–
Uva - non-poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2,377kcal–
Uva - all households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2,248kcal–
Sabaragamuwa - poor households1,579kcal–
Sabaragamuwa - non-poor households2,230kcal–
Sabaragamuwa - all households2,189kcal–
Sabaragamuwa - poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)1,778kcal–
Sabaragamuwa - non-poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2,313kcal–
Sabaragamuwa - all households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2,189kcal–
Colombo - poor households1,110kcal–
Colombo - non-poor households1,972kcal–
Colombo - all households1,969kcal–
Colombo - poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)1,348kcal–
Colombo - non-poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)1,984kcal–
Colombo - all households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)1,969kcal–
Gampaha - poor households1,252kcal–
Gampaha - non-poor households2,020kcal–
Gampaha - all households2,013kcal–
Gampaha - poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)1,441kcal–
Gampaha - non-poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2,047kcal–
Gampaha - all households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2,013kcal–
Kalutara - poor households1,298kcal–
Kalutara - non-poor households2,095kcal–
Kalutara - all households2,074kcal–
Kalutara - poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)1,575kcal–
Kalutara - non-poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2,143kcal–
Kalutara - all households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2,074kcal–
Kandy - poor households1,465kcal–
Kandy - non-poor households2,040kcal–
Kandy - all households2,023kcal–
Kandy - poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)1,590kcal–
Kandy - non-poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2,095kcal–
Kandy - all households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2,023kcal–
Matale - poor households1,333kcal–
Matale - non-poor households2,180kcal–
Matale - all households2,147kcal–
Matale - poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)1,546kcal–
Matale - non-poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2,294kcal–
Matale - all households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2,147kcal–
Nuwara Eliya - poor households1,438kcal–
Nuwara Eliya - non-poor households2,364kcal–
Nuwara Eliya - all households2,286kcal–
Nuwara Eliya - poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)1,717kcal–
Nuwara Eliya - non-poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2,489kcal–
Nuwara Eliya - all households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2,286kcal–
Galle - poor households1,340kcal–
Galle - non-poor households2,121kcal–
Galle - all households2,097kcal–
Galle - poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)1,561kcal–
Galle - non-poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2,179kcal–
Galle - all households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2,097kcal–
Matara - poor households1,573kcal–
Matara - non-poor households2,206kcal–
Matara - all households2,191kcal–
Matara - poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)1,710kcal–
Matara - non-poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2,251kcal–
Matara - all households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2,191kcal–
Hambantota - poor households1,398kcal–
Hambantota - non-poor households2,230kcal–
Hambantota - all households2,221kcal–
Hambantota - poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)1,699kcal–
Hambantota - non-poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2,203kcal–
Hambantota - all households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2,221kcal–
Jaffna - poor households1,427kcal–
Jaffna - non-poor households2,140kcal–
Jaffna - all households2,075kcal–
Jaffna - poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)1,659kcal–
Jaffna - non-poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2,220kcal–
Jaffna - all households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2,075kcal–
Mannar - poor households1,335kcal–
Mannar - non-poor households2,131kcal–
Mannar - all households2,120kcal–
Mannar - poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)1,761kcal–
Mannar - non-poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2,151kcal–
Mannar - all households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2,120kcal–
Vavuniya - poor households1,444kcal–
Vavuniya - non-poor households2,137kcal–
Vavuniya - all households2,098kcal–
Vavuniya - poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)1,501kcal–
Vavuniya - non-poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2,194kcal–
Vavuniya - all households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2,098kcal–
Mullaitivu - poor households1,453kcal–
Mullaitivu - non-poor households2,311kcal–
Mullaitivu - all households2,189kcal–
Mullaitivu - poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)1,745kcal–
Mullaitivu - non-poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2,545kcal–
Mullaitivu - all households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2,189kcal–
Kilinochchi - poor households1,418kcal–
Kilinochchi - non-poor households2,219kcal–
Kilinochchi - all households2,163kcal–
Kilinochchi - poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)1,720kcal–
Kilinochchi - non-poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2,322kcal–
Kilinochchi - all households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2,163kcal–
Batticaloa - poor households1,476kcal–
Batticaloa - non-poor households2,130kcal–
Batticaloa - all households2,097kcal–
Batticaloa - poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)1,700kcal–
Batticaloa - non-poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2,201kcal–
Batticaloa - all households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2,097kcal–
Ampara - poor households1,668kcal–
Ampara - non-poor households2,238kcal–
Ampara - all households2,222kcal–
Ampara - poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)1,796kcal–
Ampara - non-poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2,310kcal–
Ampara - all households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2,222kcal–
Trincomalee - poor households1,385kcal–
Trincomalee - non-poor households2,204kcal–
Trincomalee - all households2,174kcal–
Trincomalee - poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)1,610kcal–
Trincomalee - non-poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2,300kcal–
Trincomalee - all households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2,174kcal–
Kurunegala - poor households1,396kcal–
Kurunegala - non-poor households2,131kcal–
Kurunegala - all households2,116kcal–
Kurunegala - poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)1,631kcal–
Kurunegala - non-poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2,186kcal–
Kurunegala - all households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2,116kcal–
Puttalam - poor households1,556kcal–
Puttalam - non-poor households2,160kcal–
Puttalam - all households2,152kcal–
Puttalam - poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)1,627kcal–
Puttalam - non-poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2,213kcal–
Puttalam - all households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2,152kcal–
Anuradhapura - poor households1,461kcal–
Anuradhapura - non-poor households2,281kcal–
Anuradhapura - all households2,274kcal–
Anuradhapura - poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)1,744kcal–
Anuradhapura - non-poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2,321kcal–
Anuradhapura - all households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2,274kcal–
Polonnaruwa - poor households1,261kcal–
Polonnaruwa - non-poor households2,215kcal–
Polonnaruwa - all households2,172kcal–
Polonnaruwa - poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)1,689kcal–
Polonnaruwa - non-poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2,271kcal–
Polonnaruwa - all households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2,172kcal–
Badulla - poor households1,741kcal–
Badulla - non-poor households2,299kcal–
Badulla - all households2,259kcal–
Badulla - poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)1,979kcal–
Badulla - non-poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2,393kcal–
Badulla - all households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2,259kcal–
Moneragala - poor households1,506kcal–
Moneragala - non-poor households2,270kcal–
Moneragala - all households2,227kcal–
Moneragala - poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)1,763kcal–
Moneragala - non-poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2,351kcal–
Moneragala - all households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2,227kcal–
Ratnapura - poor households1,703kcal–
Ratnapura - non-poor households2,296kcal–
Ratnapura - all households2,255kcal–
Ratnapura - poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)1,849kcal–
Ratnapura - non-poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2,390kcal–
Ratnapura - all households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2,255kcal–
Kegalle - poor households1,362kcal–
Kegalle - non-poor households2,143kcal–
Kegalle - all households2,102kcal–
Kegalle - poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)1,665kcal–
Kegalle - non-poor households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2,216kcal–
Kegalle - all households - updated poverty line (2012/13 NCPI)2,102kcal–
Sri Lanka - poverty head count index (percentage)

%, irregular. 1 Jan 2019: 3.2
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Published by the Department of Census and Statistics; read from CBSL Economic and Social Statistics.
* Calculated by Macro Lab from the published values.