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

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

Latest (2019)
0.9%
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
45th
of 108 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2011
All-time low
0.9%
in 1992
Years of data
23
1992–2019

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

00.20.40.60.811992200520191992: 0.89 % of male labor force in working age1993: 0.899 % of male labor force in working age1994: 0.9 % of male labor force in working age1995: 0.906 % of male labor force in working age1996: 0.914 % of male labor force in working age1998: 0.933 % of male labor force in working age1999: 0.93 % of male labor force in working age2000: 0.94 % of male labor force in working age2001: 0.935 % of male labor force in working age2002: 0.932 % of male labor force in working age2003: 0.938 % of male labor force in working age2004: 0.938 % of male labor force in working age2006: 0.909 % of male labor force in working age2007: 0.957 % of male labor force in working age2008: 0.963 % of male labor force in working age2009: 0.9 % of male labor force in working age2011: 0.973 % of male labor force in working age2012: 0.971 % of male labor force in working age2013: 0.968 % of male labor force in working age2014: 0.968 % of male labor force in working age2015: 0.969 % of male labor force in working age2016: 0.95 % of male labor force in working age2019: 0.941 % of male labor force in working age

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

Analysis

In 2019, employment rate, aged 15-64, male in Sri Lanka stood at 0.9%.

That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment rate, aged 15-64, male in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1992.

Sri Lanka ranks 45th of 108 countries on this measure, 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, male in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Employment rate, aged 15-64, male (% of male labor force in working age) in Sri Lanka, 1992 to 2019.
Year % of male labor force in working age Change
1992 0.9%
1993 0.9% +1.1%
1994 0.9% +0.1%
1995 0.9% +0.6%
1996 0.9% +0.9%
1998 0.9% +2.0%
1999 0.9% -0.3%
2000 0.9% +1.1%
2001 0.9% -0.5%
2002 0.9% -0.4%
2003 0.9% +0.6%
2004 0.9% +0.1%
2006 0.9% -3.1%
2007 1.0% +5.2%
2008 1.0% +0.6%
2009 0.9% -6.5%
2011 1.0% +8.1%
2012 1.0% -0.2%
2013 1.0% -0.3%
2014 1.0% +0.1%
2015 1.0% +0.1%
2016 1.0% -2.0%
2019 0.9% -1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 7
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 9
2010s 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% 7

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 42 Philippines 0.9% compare
  2. 43 Kyrgyzstan 0.9% compare
  3. 44 Netherlands 0.9% compare
  4. 46 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.9% compare
  5. 47 Poland 0.9% compare
  6. 48 Belarus 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment rate, aged 15-64, male in Sri Lanka?
Employment rate, aged 15-64, male in Sri Lanka was 0.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment rate, aged 15-64, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2011.
What is the lowest employment rate, aged 15-64, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1992.
How does Sri Lanka rank for employment rate, aged 15-64, male?
Sri Lanka ranks 45th out of 108 countries with data for 2019.
Is employment rate, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. 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, male (% of male labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment rate, aged 15-64, male (% of male labor force in working age)
Unit
% of male 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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