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

Sri Lanka: Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, total was 43.66 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
43.66
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
14th
of 82 countries
All-time high
44.14
in 2001
All-time low
39.26
in 1996
Years of data
19
1992–2015

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

0102030401992200320151992: 41.61993: 42.31994: 42.71995: 42.31996: 39.31998: 41.51999: 42.12000: 41.82001: 44.12002: 432003: 42.42004: 43.62007: 43.92008: 432011: 42.72012: 442013: 43.42014: 43.82015: 43.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 43.66 for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, total in 2015.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, total in Sri Lanka peaked at 44.14 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 39.26, in 1996.

That places Sri Lanka 14th out of 82 countries with data for 2015, putting it 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 41.69 39.26 42.72 7
2000s 43.12 41.85 44.14 7
2010s 43.51 42.74 43.99 5

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 11 Colombia 44.81 compare
  2. 12 Nigeria 44.7 compare
  3. 13 Bolivia 43.98 compare
  4. 15 Guatemala 43.56 compare
  5. 16 Tunisia 43.4 compare
  6. 17 El Salvador 43.05 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, total in Sri Lanka?
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, total in Sri Lanka was 43.66 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, total recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 44.14 in 2001.
What is the lowest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, total recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 39.26 in 1996.
How does Sri Lanka rank for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, total?
Sri Lanka ranks 14th out of 82 countries with data for 2015.
Is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 weekly working hours, aged 15-64, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, total
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
83 places, 1,246 data points, 1970–2021
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