Employment rate, aged 15-64, female in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Employment rate, aged 15-64, female was 0.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.9%
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
52nd
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2012
All-time low
0.8%
in 2009
Years of data
23
1992–2019

Employment rate, aged 15-64, female in Sri Lanka, 1992–2019

00.20.40.60.811992200520191992: 0.774 % of female labor force in working age1993: 0.78 % of female labor force in working age1994: 0.796 % of female labor force in working age1995: 0.808 % of female labor force in working age1996: 0.82 % of female labor force in working age1998: 0.855 % of female labor force in working age1999: 0.866 % of female labor force in working age2000: 0.886 % of female labor force in working age2001: 0.883 % of female labor force in working age2002: 0.868 % of female labor force in working age2003: 0.865 % of female labor force in working age2004: 0.869 % of female labor force in working age2006: 0.801 % of female labor force in working age2007: 0.912 % of female labor force in working age2008: 0.919 % of female labor force in working age2009: 0.761 % of female labor force in working age2011: 0.931 % of female labor force in working age2012: 0.939 % of female labor force in working age2013: 0.931 % of female labor force in working age2014: 0.936 % of female labor force in working age2015: 0.926 % of female labor force in working age2016: 0.897 % of female labor force in working age2019: 0.914 % of female labor force in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female labor force in working age.

Analysis

The most recent figure for employment rate, aged 15-64, female in Sri Lanka is 0.9%, measured in 2019.

The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment rate, aged 15-64, female in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2009.

That places Sri Lanka 52nd out of 108 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.

Employment rate, aged 15-64, female in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Employment rate, aged 15-64, female (% of female labor force in working age) in Sri Lanka, 1992 to 2019.
Year % of female labor force in working age Change
1992 0.8%
1993 0.8% +0.8%
1994 0.8% +2.2%
1995 0.8% +1.5%
1996 0.8% +1.4%
1998 0.9% +4.4%
1999 0.9% +1.3%
2000 0.9% +2.3%
2001 0.9% -0.4%
2002 0.9% -1.6%
2003 0.9% -0.3%
2004 0.9% +0.4%
2006 0.8% -7.9%
2007 0.9% +13.9%
2008 0.9% +0.8%
2009 0.8% -17.2%
2011 0.9% +22.3%
2012 0.9% +0.9%
2013 0.9% -0.8%
2014 0.9% +0.5%
2015 0.9% -1.1%
2016 0.9% -3.1%
2019 0.9% +1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 7
2000s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 9
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 49 Luxembourg 0.9% compare
  2. 50 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.9% compare
  3. 51 Republic of Moldova 0.9% compare
  4. 53 Honduras 0.9% compare
  5. 54 Pakistan 0.9% compare
  6. 55 Argentina 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment rate, aged 15-64, female in Sri Lanka?
Employment rate, aged 15-64, female in Sri Lanka was 0.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment rate, aged 15-64, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2012.
What is the lowest employment rate, aged 15-64, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2009.
How does Sri Lanka rank for employment rate, aged 15-64, female?
Sri Lanka ranks 52nd out of 108 countries with data for 2019.
Is employment rate, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. 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 rate, aged 15-64, female (% of female labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment rate, aged 15-64, female (% of female labor force in working age)
Unit
% of female labor force in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,528 data points, 1970–2021
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