Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male was 46.26 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
46.26
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
14th
of 80 countries
All-time high
46.26
in 2015
All-time low
40.07
in 1996
Years of data
19
1992–2015

Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male in Sri Lanka, 1992–2015

010203040501992200320151992: 43.21993: 43.61994: 44.41995: 43.71996: 40.11998: 43.81999: 43.92000: 43.62001: 45.82002: 44.92003: 44.22004: 45.52007: 46.12008: 45.42011: 44.92012: 462013: 45.62014: 45.92015: 46.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male in Sri Lanka is 46.26, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male in Sri Lanka peaked at 46.26 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 40.07, in 1996.

Sri Lanka ranks 14th of 80 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 43.24 40.07 44.38 7
2000s 45.06 43.6 46.07 7
2010s 45.75 44.92 46.26 5

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 11 Bolivia 46.91 compare
  2. 12 Guatemala 46.76 compare
  3. 13 Cambodia 46.27 compare
  4. 15 Nigeria 46.22 compare
  5. 16 Mexico 46.07 compare
  6. 17 Nepal 45.91 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male in Sri Lanka?
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male in Sri Lanka was 46.26 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 46.26 in 2015.
What is the lowest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 40.07 in 1996.
How does Sri Lanka rank for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male?
Sri Lanka ranks 14th out of 80 countries with data for 2015.
Is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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 weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
81 places, 1,158 data points, 1970–2021
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