Employment in the machine operators occupation group, aged 15-64, male in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Employment in the machine operators occupation group, aged 15-64, male was 0.2% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.2%
Change on year
up 35.3%
World rank
12th
of 86 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2016
All-time low
0.1%
in 1995
Years of data
22
1992–2016

Employment in the machine operators occupation group, aged 15-64, male in Sri Lanka, 1992–2016

0.050.0750.10.1250.151992200420161992: 0.061 % of male employed population in working age1993: 0.062 % of male employed population in working age1994: 0.065 % of male employed population in working age1995: 0.056 % of male employed population in working age1996: 0.069 % of male employed population in working age1998: 0.081 % of male employed population in working age1999: 0.084 % of male employed population in working age2000: 0.076 % of male employed population in working age2001: 0.093 % of male employed population in working age2002: 0.078 % of male employed population in working age2003: 0.079 % of male employed population in working age2004: 0.086 % of male employed population in working age2006: 0.095 % of male employed population in working age2007: 0.113 % of male employed population in working age2008: 0.103 % of male employed population in working age2009: 0.106 % of male employed population in working age2011: 0.098 % of male employed population in working age2012: 0.119 % of male employed population in working age2013: 0.117 % of male employed population in working age2014: 0.114 % of male employed population in working age2015: 0.118 % of male employed population in working age2016: 0.16 % of male employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 0.2% for employment in the machine operators occupation group, aged 15-64, male in 2016. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 35.3% on the previous year and up 69.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment in the machine operators occupation group, aged 15-64, male in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1995.

That places Sri Lanka 12th out of 86 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Employment in the machine operators occupation group, aged 15-64, male in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Employment in the machine operators occupation group, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age) in Sri Lanka, 1992 to 2016.
Year % of male employed population in working age Change
1992 0.1%
1993 0.1% +0.7%
1994 0.1% +5.1%
1995 0.1% -14.3%
1996 0.1% +23.0%
1998 0.1% +17.8%
1999 0.1% +4.5%
2000 0.1% -9.8%
2001 0.1% +21.7%
2002 0.1% -15.4%
2003 0.1% +0.4%
2004 0.1% +9.4%
2006 0.1% +9.9%
2007 0.1% +18.9%
2008 0.1% -8.2%
2009 0.1% +2.8%
2011 0.1% -7.5%
2012 0.1% +21.0%
2013 0.1% -2.0%
2014 0.1% -1.9%
2015 0.1% +3.6%
2016 0.2% +35.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 7
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 9
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 6

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

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  3. 11 Latvia 0.2% compare
  4. 13 Mongolia 0.2% compare
  5. 14 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.2% compare
  6. 15 Serbia 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment in the machine operators occupation group, aged 15-64, male in Sri Lanka?
Employment in the machine operators occupation group, aged 15-64, male in Sri Lanka was 0.2% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment in the machine operators occupation group, aged 15-64, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2016.
What is the lowest employment in the machine operators occupation group, aged 15-64, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1995.
How does Sri Lanka rank for employment in the machine operators occupation group, aged 15-64, male?
Sri Lanka ranks 12th out of 86 countries with data for 2016.
Is employment in the machine operators occupation group, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 69.2%. 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 Employment in the machine operators occupation group, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment in the machine operators occupation group, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age)
Unit
% of male employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
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Coverage
86 places, 1,140 data points, 1970–2021
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