Average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban was 41.13 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
41.13
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
29th
of 88 countries
All-time high
41.13
in 2019
All-time low
35.75
in 1993
Years of data
23
1992–2019

Average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban in Sri Lanka, 1992–2019

0102030401992200520191992: 361993: 35.81994: 361995: 361996: 36.81998: 37.21999: 37.72000: 37.42001: 37.72002: 37.72003: 37.92004: 38.12006: 39.22007: 38.92008: 39.22009: 39.82011: 39.62012: 39.82013: 40.12014: 40.82015: 40.12016: 40.12019: 41.1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban in Sri Lanka stood at 41.13. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban in Sri Lanka peaked at 41.13 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 35.75, in 1993.

Sri Lanka ranks 29th of 88 countries on this measure, 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 in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban in Sri Lanka, 1992 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1992 35.97
1993 35.75 -0.6%
1994 36.03 +0.8%
1995 36.04 +0.0%
1996 36.77 +2.0%
1998 37.22 +1.2%
1999 37.68 +1.2%
2000 37.42 -0.7%
2001 37.66 +0.6%
2002 37.73 +0.2%
2003 37.9 +0.4%
2004 38.08 +0.5%
2006 39.18 +2.9%
2007 38.86 -0.8%
2008 39.2 +0.9%
2009 39.85 +1.7%
2011 39.64 -0.5%
2012 39.83 +0.5%
2013 40.09 +0.7%
2014 40.76 +1.7%
2015 40.13 -1.6%
2016 40.09 -0.1%
2019 41.13 +2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 36.5 35.75 37.68 7
2000s 38.43 37.42 39.85 9
2010s 40.24 39.64 41.13 7

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 26 Armenia 41.27 compare
  2. 27 Georgia 41.25 compare
  3. 28 Tunisia 41.22 compare
  4. 30 Panama 40.96 compare
  5. 31 Luxembourg 40.88 compare
  6. 32 Poland 40.88 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban in Sri Lanka?
Average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban in Sri Lanka was 41.13 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 41.13 in 2019.
What is the lowest average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 35.75 in 1993.
How does Sri Lanka rank for average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban?
Sri Lanka ranks 29th out of 88 countries with data for 2019.
Is average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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 in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban
Source
World Bank
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Coverage
88 places, 1,180 data points, 1970–2021
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