Average age of employers, aged 15-64, urban in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Average age of employers, aged 15-64, urban was 46.36 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
46.36
Change on year
up 6.0%
World rank
14th
of 85 countries
All-time high
46.36
in 2019
All-time low
39.4
in 1993
Years of data
23
1992–2019

Average age of employers, aged 15-64, urban in Sri Lanka, 1992–2019

010203040501992200520191992: 40.81993: 39.41994: 39.81995: 40.91996: 40.41998: 42.41999: 43.52000: 41.52001: 42.62002: 43.52003: 43.22004: 41.82006: 42.42007: 42.82008: 41.52009: 44.22011: 44.82012: 43.82013: 44.32014: 452015: 44.82016: 43.72019: 46.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 46.36 for average age of employers, aged 15-64, urban in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of employers, aged 15-64, urban in Sri Lanka peaked at 46.36 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 39.4, in 1993.

That places Sri Lanka 14th out of 85 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Average age of employers, aged 15-64, urban in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Average age of employers, aged 15-64, urban in Sri Lanka, 1992 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1992 40.79
1993 39.4 -3.4%
1994 39.78 +0.9%
1995 40.92 +2.9%
1996 40.44 -1.2%
1998 42.36 +4.8%
1999 43.54 +2.8%
2000 41.55 -4.6%
2001 42.61 +2.6%
2002 43.55 +2.2%
2003 43.21 -0.8%
2004 41.83 -3.2%
2006 42.42 +1.4%
2007 42.77 +0.8%
2008 41.5 -3.0%
2009 44.22 +6.5%
2011 44.81 +1.3%
2012 43.81 -2.2%
2013 44.25 +1.0%
2014 45.01 +1.7%
2015 44.76 -0.5%
2016 43.72 -2.3%
2019 46.36 +6.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 41.03 39.4 43.54 7
2000s 42.63 41.5 44.22 9
2010s 44.67 43.72 46.36 7

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 11 Greece 46.61 compare
  2. 12 Uruguay 46.48 compare
  3. 13 Czechia 46.37 compare
  4. 15 Hungary 46.3 compare
  5. 16 Portugal 46.26 compare
  6. 17 Thailand 46.04 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of employers, aged 15-64, urban in Sri Lanka?
Average age of employers, aged 15-64, urban in Sri Lanka was 46.36 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of employers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 46.36 in 2019.
What is the lowest average age of employers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 39.4 in 1993.
How does Sri Lanka rank for average age of employers, aged 15-64, urban?
Sri Lanka ranks 14th out of 85 countries with data for 2019.
Is average age of employers, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age of employers, aged 15-64, urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Average age of employers, aged 15-64, urban
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
85 places, 1,140 data points, 1981–2021
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