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

Sri Lanka: Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary was 52.6 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
52.6
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
14th
of 103 countries
All-time high
52.6
in 2019
All-time low
41.78
in 1996
Years of data
23
1992–2019

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

02040601992200520191992: 41.91993: 42.11994: 42.41995: 42.71996: 41.81998: 42.41999: 43.32000: 43.72001: 44.22002: 43.52003: 44.22004: 44.92006: 47.82007: 47.32008: 47.12009: 48.52011: 48.72012: 48.72013: 49.62014: 50.12015: 50.82016: 51.42019: 52.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary in Sri Lanka stood at 52.6. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary in Sri Lanka peaked at 52.6 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 41.78, in 1996.

Sri Lanka ranks 14th of 103 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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, primary in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Sri Lanka, 1992 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1992 41.95
1993 42.14 +0.5%
1994 42.38 +0.6%
1995 42.74 +0.8%
1996 41.78 -2.2%
1998 42.45 +1.6%
1999 43.26 +1.9%
2000 43.74 +1.1%
2001 44.24 +1.1%
2002 43.54 -1.6%
2003 44.24 +1.6%
2004 44.91 +1.5%
2006 47.83 +6.5%
2007 47.28 -1.2%
2008 47.12 -0.3%
2009 48.51 +2.9%
2011 48.68 +0.4%
2012 48.73 +0.1%
2013 49.57 +1.7%
2014 50.13 +1.1%
2015 50.8 +1.3%
2016 51.4 +1.2%
2019 52.6 +2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 42.39 41.78 43.26 7
2000s 45.71 43.54 48.51 9
2010s 50.27 48.68 52.6 7

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 11 Ireland 54.54 compare
  2. 12 Luxembourg 53.76 compare
  3. 13 Greece 52.69 compare
  4. 15 Bosnia and Herzegovina 51.76 compare
  5. 16 Cyprus 51.55 compare
  6. 17 Portugal 51.43 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary in Sri Lanka?
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary in Sri Lanka was 52.6 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 52.6 in 2019.
What is the lowest average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 41.78 in 1996.
How does Sri Lanka rank for average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary?
Sri Lanka ranks 14th out of 103 countries with data for 2019.
Is average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. 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, primary education and below. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
103 places, 1,363 data points, 1970–2021
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