Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 was 0.3% in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
0.3%
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
13th
of 76 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2007
All-time low
0.2%
in 1996
Years of data
19
1992–2015

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Sri Lanka, 1992–2015

00.10.20.31992200320151992: 0.24 % of rural employed population in working age1993: 0.26 % of rural employed population in working age1994: 0.275 % of rural employed population in working age1995: 0.269 % of rural employed population in working age1996: 0.239 % of rural employed population in working age1998: 0.248 % of rural employed population in working age1999: 0.257 % of rural employed population in working age2000: 0.264 % of rural employed population in working age2001: 0.28 % of rural employed population in working age2002: 0.271 % of rural employed population in working age2003: 0.275 % of rural employed population in working age2004: 0.301 % of rural employed population in working age2007: 0.318 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.302 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.298 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.309 % of rural employed population in working age2013: 0.291 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.298 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.293 % of rural employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Sri Lanka is 0.3%, measured in 2015.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1996.

That places Sri Lanka 13th out of 76 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) in Sri Lanka, 1992 to 2015.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
1992 0.2%
1993 0.3% +8.3%
1994 0.3% +5.5%
1995 0.3% -2.1%
1996 0.2% -11.1%
1998 0.2% +3.5%
1999 0.3% +3.8%
2000 0.3% +2.7%
2001 0.3% +6.0%
2002 0.3% -3.1%
2003 0.3% +1.2%
2004 0.3% +9.5%
2007 0.3% +5.8%
2008 0.3% -5.2%
2011 0.3% -1.0%
2012 0.3% +3.5%
2013 0.3% -5.7%
2014 0.3% +2.4%
2015 0.3% -1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 7
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 7
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Sri Lanka?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Sri Lanka was 0.3% in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2007.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1996.
How does Sri Lanka rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64?
Sri Lanka ranks 13th out of 76 countries with data for 2015.
Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. 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 Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
76 places, 1,013 data points, 1980–2021
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