Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male was 46.25 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
46.25
Change on year
up 4.5%
World rank
10th
of 106 countries
All-time high
46.25
in 2019
All-time low
37.45
in 1993
Years of data
23
1992–2019

Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male in Sri Lanka, 1992–2019

010203040501992200520191992: 37.71993: 37.51994: 381995: 38.21996: 381998: 38.21999: 38.52000: 38.82001: 39.22002: 392003: 39.42004: 39.82006: 41.82007: 41.22008: 41.32009: 42.92011: 422012: 42.32013: 42.82014: 43.82015: 43.72016: 44.32019: 46.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 46.25 for average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male in Sri Lanka peaked at 46.25 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 37.45, in 1993.

That places Sri Lanka 10th out of 106 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male in Sri Lanka, 1992 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1992 37.72
1993 37.45 -0.7%
1994 37.97 +1.4%
1995 38.23 +0.7%
1996 38.02 -0.5%
1998 38.24 +0.6%
1999 38.54 +0.8%
2000 38.79 +0.6%
2001 39.23 +1.1%
2002 38.97 -0.6%
2003 39.41 +1.1%
2004 39.85 +1.1%
2006 41.81 +4.9%
2007 41.16 -1.5%
2008 41.3 +0.3%
2009 42.9 +3.9%
2011 42.05 -2.0%
2012 42.27 +0.5%
2013 42.79 +1.2%
2014 43.79 +2.3%
2015 43.71 -0.2%
2016 44.27 +1.3%
2019 46.25 +4.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 38.02 37.45 38.54 7
2000s 40.38 38.79 42.9 9
2010s 43.59 42.05 46.25 7

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 7 Finland 47.42 compare
  2. 8 Portugal 47.16 compare
  3. 9 Norway 46.88 compare
  4. 11 Serbia 46.14 compare
  5. 12 Greece 45.94 compare
  6. 13 Spain 45.75 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male in Sri Lanka?
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male in Sri Lanka was 46.25 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 46.25 in 2019.
What is the lowest average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 37.45 in 1993.
How does Sri Lanka rank for average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male?
Sri Lanka ranks 10th out of 106 countries with data for 2019.
Is average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. 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 self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,490 data points, 1970–2021
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