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

Sri Lanka: Average age of workers, aged 15-64, total was 41.67 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
41.67
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
31st
of 108 countries
All-time high
41.67
in 2019
All-time low
35.98
in 1993
Years of data
23
1992–2019

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

0102030401992200520191992: 36.21993: 361994: 36.31995: 36.61996: 36.31998: 36.61999: 36.82000: 372001: 37.42002: 37.32003: 37.52004: 37.82006: 39.32007: 392008: 39.12009: 40.12011: 39.92012: 402013: 40.32014: 40.82015: 40.92016: 41.12019: 41.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, average age of workers, aged 15-64, total in Sri Lanka stood at 41.67. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of workers, aged 15-64, total in Sri Lanka peaked at 41.67 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 35.98, in 1993.

That places Sri Lanka 31st out of 108 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 36.4 35.98 36.83 7
2000s 38.29 37 40.08 9
2010s 40.67 39.88 41.67 7

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 28 Croatia 41.74 compare
  2. 29 Ireland 41.74 compare
  3. 30 Austria 41.71 compare
  4. 32 Slovakia 41.66 compare
  5. 33 Albania 41.62 compare
  6. 34 Thailand 41.6 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of workers, aged 15-64, total in Sri Lanka?
Average age of workers, aged 15-64, total in Sri Lanka was 41.67 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 41.67 in 2019.
What is the lowest average age of workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 35.98 in 1993.
How does Sri Lanka rank for average age of workers, aged 15-64, total?
Sri Lanka ranks 31st out of 108 countries with data for 2019.
Is average age of workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. 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 workers, aged 15-64, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age of workers, aged 15-64, total
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
110 places, 1,618 data points, 1970–2021
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