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
Average age of workers, aged 15-64, total in Sri Lanka, 1992–2019
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 111 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.
Average age of workers, aged 15-64, total in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 36.2 | — |
| 1993 | 35.98 | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 36.3 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 36.65 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 36.27 | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 36.6 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 36.83 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 37 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 37.42 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 37.28 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 37.55 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 37.78 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 39.34 | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 39 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 39.14 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 40.08 | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 39.88 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 39.98 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 40.32 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 40.81 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 40.93 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 41.11 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 41.67 | +1.4% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 41.67 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 39.74, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Sri Lanka
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.316 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1784 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1604 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9713 (2050)
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 111 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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