Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, male in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, male was 0.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.8%
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
43rd
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2008
All-time low
0.7%
in 1992
Years of data
23
1992–2019

Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, male in Sri Lanka, 1992–2019

00.20.40.60.81992200520191992: 0.706 % of male population in working age1993: 0.719 % of male population in working age1994: 0.725 % of male population in working age1995: 0.716 % of male population in working age1996: 0.734 % of male population in working age1998: 0.759 % of male population in working age1999: 0.754 % of male population in working age2000: 0.758 % of male population in working age2001: 0.748 % of male population in working age2002: 0.755 % of male population in working age2003: 0.757 % of male population in working age2004: 0.754 % of male population in working age2006: 0.754 % of male population in working age2007: 0.774 % of male population in working age2008: 0.779 % of male population in working age2009: 0.749 % of male population in working age2011: 0.77 % of male population in working age2012: 0.774 % of male population in working age2013: 0.778 % of male population in working age2014: 0.775 % of male population in working age2015: 0.777 % of male population in working age2016: 0.775 % of male population in working age2019: 0.751 % of male population in working age

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

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 0.8% for employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, male in 2019.

That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, male in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1992.

That places Sri Lanka 43rd 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 to population ratio, aged 15-64, male in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, male (% of male population in working age) in Sri Lanka, 1992 to 2019.
Year % of male population in working age Change
1992 0.7%
1993 0.7% +1.9%
1994 0.7% +0.8%
1995 0.7% -1.2%
1996 0.7% +2.5%
1998 0.8% +3.5%
1999 0.8% -0.7%
2000 0.8% +0.5%
2001 0.7% -1.2%
2002 0.8% +0.9%
2003 0.8% +0.2%
2004 0.8% -0.3%
2006 0.8% +0.0%
2007 0.8% +2.6%
2008 0.8% +0.6%
2009 0.7% -3.8%
2011 0.8% +2.8%
2012 0.8% +0.5%
2013 0.8% +0.5%
2014 0.8% -0.4%
2015 0.8% +0.3%
2016 0.8% -0.3%
2019 0.8% -3.1%

Sri Lanka compared with similar countries

  • Sri Lanka's 0.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 7
2000s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 9
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 7

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 40 Norway 0.8% compare
  2. 41 Austria 0.8% compare
  3. 42 Netherlands 0.8% compare
  4. 44 Iceland 0.8% compare
  5. 45 Estonia 0.8% compare
  6. 46 Mauritius 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, male in Sri Lanka?
Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, male in Sri Lanka was 0.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2008.
What is the lowest employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1992.
How does Sri Lanka rank for employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, male?
Sri Lanka ranks 43rd out of 108 countries with data for 2019.
Is employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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 to population ratio, aged 15-64, male (% of male population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, male (% of male population in working age)
Unit
% of male population 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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