Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female was 39.48 in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
39.48
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
48th
of 105 countries
All-time high
39.48
in 2019
All-time low
33.57
in 1993
Years of data
23
1992–2019

Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Sri Lanka, 1992–2019

0102030401992200520191992: 33.71993: 33.61994: 33.91995: 34.41996: 33.91998: 34.21999: 34.52000: 34.32001: 352002: 34.92003: 35.42004: 35.42006: 37.32007: 36.92008: 372009: 382011: 37.52012: 382013: 38.22014: 38.22015: 38.42016: 38.82019: 39.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 39.48 for average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Sri Lanka peaked at 39.48 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 33.57, in 1993.

That places Sri Lanka 48th out of 105 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 34 33.57 34.53 7
2000s 36.03 34.31 38.04 9
2010s 38.37 37.51 39.48 7

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 45 Cyprus 39.82 compare
  2. 46 Argentina 39.78 compare
  3. 47 Chile 39.56 compare
  4. 49 Albania 39.48 compare
  5. 50 Kosovo 39.39 compare
  6. 51 Costa Rica 39.05 compare

See the full ranking of 105 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Sri Lanka?
Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Sri Lanka was 39.48 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 39.48 in 2019.
What is the lowest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 33.57 in 1993.
How does Sri Lanka rank for average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female?
Sri Lanka ranks 48th out of 105 countries with data for 2019.
Is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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 wage workers, aged 15-64, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
105 places, 1,483 data points, 1970–2021
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