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

Sri Lanka: Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total was 39.68 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
39.68
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
48th
of 104 countries
All-time high
39.68
in 2019
All-time low
34.88
in 1993
Years of data
23
1992–2019

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

0102030401992200520191992: 35.11993: 34.91994: 35.11995: 35.41996: 351998: 35.21999: 35.42000: 35.42001: 35.92002: 35.92003: 36.12004: 36.22006: 37.72007: 37.22008: 37.32009: 38.42011: 37.92012: 38.12013: 38.32014: 38.62015: 38.72016: 39.22019: 39.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Sri Lanka stood at 39.68. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Sri Lanka peaked at 39.68 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 34.88, in 1993.

That places Sri Lanka 48th out of 104 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 35.15 34.88 35.37 7
2000s 36.69 35.44 38.37 9
2010s 38.65 37.92 39.68 7

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 45 United States 40.05 compare
  2. 46 Albania 39.87 compare
  3. 47 Chile 39.7 compare
  4. 49 Uruguay 39.57 compare
  5. 50 Mauritius 39.41 compare
  6. 51 South Africa 39.38 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Sri Lanka?
Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Sri Lanka was 39.68 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 39.68 in 2019.
What is the lowest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 34.88 in 1993.
How does Sri Lanka rank for average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total?
Sri Lanka ranks 48th out of 104 countries with data for 2019.
Is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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 wage workers, aged 15-64, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,577 data points, 1970–2021
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