Employers, aged 15-64, urban in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Employers, aged 15-64, urban was 0.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.0%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
52nd
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2002
All-time low
0.0%
in 1992
Years of data
23
1992–2019

Employers, aged 15-64, urban in Sri Lanka, 1992–2019

0.020.040.060.081992200520191992: 0.021 % of urban employed population in working age1993: 0.027 % of urban employed population in working age1994: 0.03 % of urban employed population in working age1995: 0.04 % of urban employed population in working age1996: 0.044 % of urban employed population in working age1998: 0.042 % of urban employed population in working age1999: 0.037 % of urban employed population in working age2000: 0.047 % of urban employed population in working age2001: 0.044 % of urban employed population in working age2002: 0.075 % of urban employed population in working age2003: 0.061 % of urban employed population in working age2004: 0.056 % of urban employed population in working age2006: 0.028 % of urban employed population in working age2007: 0.058 % of urban employed population in working age2008: 0.057 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.025 % of urban employed population in working age2011: 0.057 % of urban employed population in working age2012: 0.054 % of urban employed population in working age2013: 0.058 % of urban employed population in working age2014: 0.041 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0.061 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 0.031 % of urban employed population in working age2019: 0.032 % of urban employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban employed population in working age.

Analysis

In 2019, employers, aged 15-64, urban in Sri Lanka stood at 0.0%.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employers, aged 15-64, urban in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.1% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1992.

That places Sri Lanka 52nd out of 94 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.

Employers, aged 15-64, urban in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Employers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) in Sri Lanka, 1992 to 2019.
Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
1992 0.0%
1993 0.0% +28.3%
1994 0.0% +10.1%
1995 0.0% +34.2%
1996 0.0% +8.4%
1998 0.0% -3.2%
1999 0.0% -13.2%
2000 0.0% +29.5%
2001 0.0% -7.0%
2002 0.1% +69.8%
2003 0.1% -18.6%
2004 0.1% -8.6%
2006 0.0% -50.4%
2007 0.1% +108.7%
2008 0.1% -1.8%
2009 0.0% -55.8%
2011 0.1% +127.5%
2012 0.1% -4.4%
2013 0.1% +7.0%
2014 0.0% -30.3%
2015 0.1% +49.6%
2016 0.0% -48.2%
2019 0.0% +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 7
2000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 9
2010s 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is employers, aged 15-64, urban in Sri Lanka?
Employers, aged 15-64, urban in Sri Lanka was 0.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2002.
What is the lowest employers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1992.
How does Sri Lanka rank for employers, aged 15-64, urban?
Sri Lanka ranks 52nd out of 94 countries with data for 2019.
Is employers, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. 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 Employers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,312 data points, 1970–2021
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